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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
RESERVE RATIO
DECLINES AGAIN
Holiday Brings Increase in
Reserve Note Circulation

Wednesday. July 4. being observed
AZ n legal holiday by all federal 70.
serve banks. tho weekly bank state
ment shows tho condition Of the re-
serve banks as AZ close OF business
on Tuesday. July 3. 1929. The state.
mont shows an increase OF 3i5s.e0o..
900 in discounted bills and reductions
OF i5.500.0O0 in purchased accept.
anees and OF $40. 1900. 900 in govern.
ment securities. Deposit liabilities
increased by ts7.T0o.o00 and federal
reserve motto circulation by t5b,lo0,.
600. Cash reserves OF the reserve
banks show reduction Of l35 100000
and this reserve ratio declined from
1913 20 7si per cent.
Increased holdings cf discounted
bills ARE shown for all the reserve
banks except Richmond and Chicago.
the largest increases being reported
for tho New York. Cleveland and 81.
Louis banks. Increases Ia federal
reserve note circulation. which re.
fleet the demand for currency in con.
nection with tho July I holiday. are
shown for every federal reserve
bank
or the total decline IN cash re
serves. $4,000. 900 represents a re.
duction in gold reserves and i12. 500.
900 reduction In reserves other
'hnn gold. Smaller gold reserves are
reported by tho New York. Cleve.
land. Richmond and ST. Louis banks.
tho reduction nj tho New York bank
being about ISL 900. 900. or the eight
banks reporting increases in gold re.
serves the largest increase. amount.
ing 10 $4,000, 900. is shown by the
federal reserve bank Of Chicago.
Holdings Of paper secured by gov.
eminent obligations increased during
the week from tis2. 100000 10 s477..
zoe. 900. or the total held on July
$685.. 900. or SOL per cent, were
secured by United States bonds: siss..
zoe. 900. or 3as per cent, by treasury
notes. and 100000 900. or 20 per
cent. by treasury certificates. com.
pared with $4,000. 900. tl2I, 500, 900
and $500. 900 reported the week be.
fore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Writers PeSsimistic on
Columbia Basin Pro ject
Correspondents With President Point to
Many Obstacles TO Scheme

reclaim an arid region. the project
must first bo able 10 answer in tho
affirmative two questions will the
increased value OF tho redeemed land
b. equal 10 tho money expended on
n. and will there be a market for tho
produce OF such lands that will en-
able tho farmer 20 make a living
from itY'
Richard Barry. OF the Philadelphia
Ledger. also IN peSsimistic over tho
basins chances. So rs Armstrong.
OF tho Los Angeles Times. In a sec
ton which not only needs It's
own congressional appropriations.
but which has many more votes than
the Northwest In ali the stories re-
ceiyed here the basin IL not taken
with a great deal OF seriousness. the
general tone being-'it's n fine thing.
doubtless. and maybe i'm go over In
90 years. but ."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Wheat Condition
Is 1873 Per Cent

WASHINGTON. July 10.-The con.
dition of all wheat in the United
States on July was 7s.3 per cent.
forecasting a total production this
year Of S2l,ooo,Ooo bushels. the de-
partment Of agriculture estimated to.
day.
The condition of winter wheat was
76.s per cent: forecasted production.
5S6,oOo.0OO bushels: spring wheat
condition. S2,A per cent. Forecasted
production, eS5. 100000 bushels
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Erckenbrack to Talk
on Merchant Marine

South America and the American
Merchant Marine" was the subject OF
a speech scheduled TO be delivered by
+. p. Erckenbrack. district director
OF the United States shipping board.
at the Chamber OF Commerce foreign
trade departments luncheon meeting
Tuesday noon at the L. c. Smith
building restaurant.
Mr.. Erckenbrack, who is native
OF the state OF Washington. has just
returned from Rio Janeiro. where he
was agent for the United States ship
ping board. His transfer to Seattle
win mean much 10 those who have
an interest in Pan-American trade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Kiwanians Dedicate
2 Welcome Arches

AFTER their regular meeting. Wed.
neaday noon. at tho Hotel Gowman.
the Seattle Kiwanla club will dedi.
cate two ''Weleoms" arches, ono at
tho Bothrll and ono az tho Rsnion
entrance 20 Seattle. Tho members
viii divide into two groups. ono 80.
ing 90 each arch.
Tho mayors or Rcnton and Both.
Ell Will each represent their own
city AZ tho dedication. while Mayor
Brown and other city officials will
represent Seattle Tho club mem.
beers will 30 Joined by a uUnhcr Of
tourists from tho Woodland park
touris, camp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
LEFTH,NDED TyPEwRITERs

Ever SEQ n Turkish typewriter
It's left.handed, The keyboard has
% touches and 20 keys, the carriage
moving from left to right instead Of
from right to left, ms Is the case with
Latin.lottered machines, Angora now
requires all government communica.
lions to he in Turkish, so Germany
and the United states are competing
In the sale of such machines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Exports of Grain
Decline for Week

WASHINGTON. July 10.-Grain
exports during the week ended July
Z totalled 1897, 900 bushels. n decrease
OF $4,000 bushels under exports OF
the preceding week, the department
OF commerce announced today.
Exports OF various grains were /:
Barley, $4,000 bushels: corn, 100000
bushels; oats, 1900 bushels; rye,
.4St 900 bushels; wheat 2,7l6.0O0
bushels; flour, $4,000 barrels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
GRAIN PRICES
ARE IRREGULAR

CHICAGO. July s.-Graln prices
closed irregular on the Chicago
board 81 trade today corn aud oats
makins favorable gains while wheat
siumpei fracuoBally lower Els
urrs showing the worlds visible
supply were posted during tho days
trading Decreases were registered
In wheat corn and oats and a slight
Increase in rye.
Wheat prices were held back thru
out the day by a drop In Liverpool
a. the close and generally favorable
crop news from most sections Of tho
American and Canadian brltH
Corn prices mounted atcudily thru
out the DAYS session, with low
stocks and light receipts the chief
builinb factor during tho morning
Receipts were only 50 cars
uat prices we're strong, with n
good class % LEGAL buying and con
tlnucd Tight receipts
i'roFltipra were lower.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
SHIP BRINGS
SILK CARGO

Bringing a cargo Of silk valued at
IS. 600. 900. and with passenger list
totaling 800. the President Jefferson,
Capt. Francis r. Nichols. IS due TO
arrive In Seattle July is from the
Orient The Jefferson left Yoke
hama July s. and in addition TO silk
and passengers Is carrying an ex-
ceedlngiy valuable cargo OF rattan.
hemp. Chinese foodstuffs and tea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
pHONOGRApuS IN YIlcAr.N

Perhaps you've wondered where
the old.fashioncd photograph with
the horn has gone The answcr ls.
fucalnn. Almost every Indian hut
has one. Nowhere is canned music
moro popular. Tho American product
dominates the market Fox trota.
Jazz and LatIn.Amcrican songs arc
tho most popular records
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
in Port at Seattle

Smith Cove Termlnal--Pier sis-Str Shld-
suokn Maru. Pier to--Motorship Donna
Lane barge hayden.
Great Northern Tormlnal-Str Hnkata
Maru, str Floridlan.
Bel Street Terminai--De stroyers Nos. 200,
sol. u. &. l.. II, r, Heather,
Pier li.B-str oweEo. str Cascade
pier s-Str Rainier
Pier G-Str Quinnult. str Northwestern.
Pier i--str Walter Luekonhach.
Pier A-Slr Admiral Nicholson,
Pier B--str Admiral Farragut, motorshlp
Chellpmba,
U, s. shipping Board Moorlngs- str Anna
H. Morse.
Associated oil Docks Str Odune.
Lander Street Terminal--str Hawaiian.
East waterway Dock q Warehouse Co..
Str West Jappa. str j. G, kirkpatrick
Todd DrydoclS--Str Wcst Nilus, str Prosl-
don't Harrison. str West laon
Puget Sound Bridge = Dredging Co,--str
Patterson,
1ioffernhn'B Drydoclt Barge Gratla
Alaska steamship MooringH-str ketohl-
kan.
Stream buoy No. 6-str wheatlaud
Montana u. T. 8. Seattle. U, s. s,
Maryland. U. =. T. Idaho.
Wlnslow Marine Railway Betsy
Ross, schr X V. l<rusc, barge Coqult-
lam city. whalcrs star Nos. 1, ?. J.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
BANK CLEARINGs
Seattle

Total transactions $780,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Refiners Review
Sugar Situation

The Federal Refining company. in
It's review Of the sugar industry. says
that the distribution OF sugar in the
first six months Of this year declined
about 10000 tons. Refiners' melting
during this period totalled 2.4s4. SOS
tons. equal In refined sugar 10 ss.:ess,-
Oi5 tons. compared with 2.s55.125 last
year.
With exports of $4,000 tons this
year, against $4,000 tons last year.
the balance for domestic trade In
1923 is 2.0e7,o45. against I.sss.4s4 in
1922. The total indicates that iistri-
button during the first half of 1928 is
2.532.045 tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
BRITISH REVOLUTION

From time lmmemorinl three
horses have been making two and n
hnlf trips n day towing grayel
barge three miles along tho Coiwlck
canal. near Nottingham, England
Now an American tractor IL on tho
Job, the possible forerunner Of others
all over the United Kingdom. IT
makes five trips a day and eats less
than tho horses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
New Issues

The Metropolitan Edison company,
which owns and operates electric
light and power properties in an ex.
tensive territory in Eastern Pennsyl.
vonia, has sold TO Halsey, Stuart 4
Co. an additional block of $1,000. 900
first and refunding mortgage gold
bonds, series b. 6 per cent, duo Feb
runry /. 1869. which they are offer.
ing at 9Tis and interest TO yield
about 20 per cent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Chicago Realtors
Visiting Seattle

One hundred real estate men and
their wives who are making West.
ern tour under the auspices of the
Chicago Real Estate association,
were guests of the Seattle Real Es.
tate association on arriving here.
Tuesday morning, They are spend.
ing the day studying the local real
estate situation and seeing the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
TRADE TERMS
AVERAGING

Averaging" consists In buying a
security or commodity at price
lower than that previously paid,
thereby decreasing the average price.
This procedure Is usually followed in
the belief that the subsequent price
tendency is more likely 70 be upward
Than downward Obviously. one may
average W" ~ yell as average
down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Untitled Tonnage
Of Steel Declines

NEW YORK. July 1o.-The state
ment OF the United States Steel cor
poratlon on untitled tonnage for
June. issued today, shows de,
crease of 1880 tons. The untitled
tonnage on June 80 was $685. POI,
against 6,9S7,S51 May 81, 7,2SS,509
April 30, 1923, and 5,6S5.531 June 30,
1929.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Liverpool Grain
Denver Live Stock

Cnttie--aitecripta, 1870 MARX
steady 90 strong. Hcsf steers. 81
q II. cows aud hrifers. s160as.
calves, $40 10. stockrra and fcod l.
cFs. 81 7.t0.
Hags-Reeoipts, 1850 Market s60
Sc lower. Top. 1850. bulk. 1858
MT16
sheep--Recolpts. $3.50. Marka, 30
lower. Lambs. li28t5S0. owes.
gt8s.sp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
: BUSINESS-Fnca Produce Agriculture Shipping Real Estate Building
NelU York Stock Market
MI sTREET D



An which up e9h who New York Central recorded
a while
100000
a development
u
keh otf iaA Chandler bQA York
Telephone Telegraph Delaware
Hudson =.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Boston Wool

BOSTON. July o.-The entire wool
trnde " awaiting the opening OF tho
llghtwc iBht senson nj the end OF the
month. IN the hope that tho demand
for lightweight goods may bring
back normal conditions In the wool
trade.
Just now mills arc content TO on
crate cautiously and await rrgulta
Of sales In tho WrBt.
n n believed that nearly thirty
per cent Of the reaminlnR stocks Of
the present clip Of wool will be con
signed
NH agents locally continue To buy
In small way mostly secured for
elgn sorts. quotations on domestic
woods nominal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Weather Bureau Report

TAToOsH ISLAND. July - A. N
Cloudy. wind south eight miles an hour.
Passed In. str n y Alexander AZ $50 a.
N str EAnta olivia. at $40 y. m. str
Pred BAXTER az e.io a. m. str III cedro.
at $50 a. m str kaikyu Mafu ~ t;i0
a. N. Passed out. motorship HHadieap
at ,.so a. M str Tiyerton. at 7iS e M.
10 A. M.--Pssssd IN, sir ~ Iobo al AIS
a IN ctr s,anwood. a, $50 a, m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Foreign Money Status
Mondays Quotation.
Furnished by Logan 4 Bryan
$40 Second Ave, Seattle
Foreign EXCHANGE
hondAy's Quotations
Furnished b. Logan a tirJan
AtO scgand ANr Seattle

NEW YORK, July Foreign OK
demand. S4.5Gb; francs, s0.0b77iF.
IRE, sO.Of2t u marks. 25s. 900 TO the
The foreign exchange market
closed higher. Sterling. Si56K, up
y francs, S0.05s5h. up 100000 4
IRE, sO092bia. up S0.00D3h marks.
28b,7l0 20 tho dollar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
San Francisco Produce
Mondays Quotation.

Buttrr--HNtraa. s5r 10. prime gfrata.
sc H. firatH. 42c To-
EgEs-STtrRs. 13t5c doz extra
firsts. 32c doz: extra pullcts. 2Tysc
doE.s underlined pullcts. st4c doz
Chrcse--Califoruia flats. fancy.
ZgtEe ID
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Local
Markets
VEGETABLES
Ks.f.. ~ Ntst..gz.zt. n..Iaes

ffiers faid Wholesale dealers
THE prices sivsn are those made 20 re-
tail dealers BY wholesalers with q 10"
seasonal exceptions. prices 90 producers
can BE- fiEursd by asduo,lnE the eost 81
transportation 60 Seattle and sPpspii'
matstly itE fsT hauling. stofsss and sell
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Alaska Vessels

Petersburg July s-saIled. str Admiral
Watson, northhound, at 1850 a. IN. July
Str Queen, northhound, at 1880 y. m.
siunoau--July s-saiiod. str Queen.
northboupd, Rt I r. m; str Admiral
Evans. aouthbound at gss0 n. m.
Seward July s-sRilcd, str Alaska
southbound, at a. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10

Special Newspaper correspondents
81 Eastern journals who accompanied
President Harding 10 Spokane. see.
almost unanimously. little II any
chance for government development
Of tho Columbia basin project This
IL tho necessary conclusion from n
survey 81 Eastern papers that have
just arrived IN Seattle with deBcrip-
lions or the preSidenta trip thru
Washington and his speech AZ spo-
kane.
In one way or another tho articles
bring out tho lukeWarm attitude Of
Eaaiernorn 20 the proposition. the
lack OF support from Secretaries
Wallace and Work. and political an
iasoniam from the farming sections
u the Middle-West
These points are brought out b.
the Eastern writer's in various Ways
according 10 the political complexion
of their journals Most Of then, gent
" Kid tho West. and tho basin
project n referred 20. moro than
once. M IAN irridescent dream for fu-
turo consideration"
Charles Michelson. veteran poiiti-
cal writer Of tho New York World
dnd. Dem). writes for bis paper:
DO not fear tho president told
hpohancra, that tho present develop
meni II likely 20 impoverish us In the
future. The precise contrary. accord
lng 70 every historical analogy. "a
whnt will take pinec
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
N. Y. Sugar and Coffee

suEar--Cuist. HAw. 81 %: refined. quist.
Eranuiatsd. t9-15g56b.
coffee--No Rlo spot. Iigiikr H. 80.
santos. lax attHc 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
DAIRY PRODUCTS
POULTRY AND MEATS
Priss. rzid By whsIs.ais Dealer.
o.. Af,las....

Brpii,rs--tesEhurnt, per 10. 49,. ..ee II
Rocks sna Reds. per ib..... n
Capans Live. fat, per D. . ~
FaneY d p. .s,.t.,tssss..... -
liens-th fhs. ard ~ ..,.. 70
Msdlsn. live. ~ % 81 n. is
Live. light. to "a ns 500. II
Fancy dry plrksd J cent? abpvs
live
Gesse-t4ss. fat. > 10 - ms ~
Belgian HaEr.-t ne and up 10
Turkeys Fancy q 3. SaIE foa Is
Live. fat. per ib.s......... as
Hoos,.rs-ola. live, per n. 49,. 10
Hoka-
Nhaira tiEbfsss.. 10
Ctnles heavy .....,......... .etO .sS
Veal
EsneT nsht ..,... ........... ~
Fancy. heavy. ite-rss ms loo III
Medium. heavy. Ito.ses NJ. ESQ Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10

DAIRY-Cross.fcnce your pasture
into two or three lots and rotate
your dairy herd on these lots. Don't
pasture grass short.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Portland Produce
Mondays ouotatIons

MONDAY Quotations
Hufter-1s9 42c 10.
EKg.-9s case doz.
Cheese--13f &c 10.
Hens--iin23 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Ship News
Tides in Seattle
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
JULY 10
Tirtt high Tide
.iGti a. m iet n
first Iow Tide
t1f a IN bt n
second high Tide
900 D. m. ieo n
second low Tide
$40 p. m, ~ q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
NUTS
Prices raid wneiesais Dealer.
Sark Lots
DAIRY PRODUCTS

Huttrffaf=-
grade. FsAius delivery zee. as
EEEs-FFssh ranch. Hhlis shell ~
histd eeiefs ..st..ss.4...... "a
Ipllsts s.stsssss.fs fr.ss ss4.s.s ~
hllk--CHt- fob Seattle supply EEs
" % n eaufsrsaFy - Az
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
POULTRY a%D MEATS
rrice. raid MhnIe.aIn DEALER,

Ducks Dressed. per 10. ...... N
hena--p fsssed. heavy .-...,... $40 -
Dressed. Hight ..........., ga0 ,.
Live. heavy. n. ........... "a
Live. light. n. ........ son -
Brolirrs-is77. per n ....,, ZIG 81
Ge,ss-prssssd. per H. - "A
Turhoys--Fancy. dressed 80 .,sg a.
Live. fancy. n. ...... a.
belgian Hhrea--tsiys, per NJ ~
Dressed. per lb.......... -
lows ,sonhtfY, dressed. De-, ESQ on
noks aneY' hloek ..'...+..,. .ii1 ~
'caI-t aheY, hEht 's's......,. .isg IL
nssIy. coarse ........'...... 900 ~
heQiufu. dressed sssssss..... lta II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
STATEMENTS MADE
WITH RESERVATIONS


In a country where every other
man figures that tho government by
spending 500. 1000. 900 or 80 would dou-
bic the value Of his land such a
declaration has n grand and rolling
appeal. but actually the presidents
words are not such as 20 alarm the
eonaoryaiipnlatA for every promise
was neatly hhndeuffed 10 reseryn-
lion.
What could b. more rcsolute than
thu announcement that 'wo hive
done with tho era % ihoughilesa and
reckless exploitation OF our domain.
There viii not como agaln dime
when imperial estates win be dintrlb.
n,cd with lavish hand 70 entorprising
gentlemen whose only claim IL that
ihoy Nould like 90 osn them
However. II II worth while 10 err.
phssiSe TINT many Of the most val.
ued resources OF the West are Of
such character and their dcyelop.
iunnt mus, be on such scale that
they can only DO made available IN
der concentrated management and by
the use nf capital IN large units.
CONsERyATTONfSTs MAY
OPPOSE BAsIS PROJECT
Tho drug ~ tho Middle IVES,
farmer snor,ing in fury nghinp, civ
lag him moro competition instead Of
better prices for his produce, II "A
bigger thing In politics than any dam
project IN the West The confeTvn-
iiouls,E, including Gov pinchot and
others Of HIS school in and out Of the
cabinet. have formulated policy
which viii obtain that ls 20 put
every reclamation plan 10 the ,es; OF
economic value.
In other words. whenever II II
suggested that river DO damned 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Car Lots

Menday's Quotations
Furnished By Logan 4 tirssn
sip Srrona Ave. seattle
Evening star., 1923-03-13
CIVIL GUARDS FIRED ON.

BARCELONA, March 13-Three civil
guards and several syndicalists were
Evening star., 1923-03-13
J. J. STRAPP. RESIDENT
HERE So YEARS, DEAD
Was Native of Ireland and Veteran
of Civil War-Later in Gov
ernment Service.

John ]. Strapp. for f1fty-eight years
a resident of Washington, died at
Garfield Hospital Saturday. Funeral
services were held today at the chapel
of Gawler's undertaking establish
ment. followed by requiem mass at
the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. Burial was in Arlington ma
tional cemetery.
Mr. Strapp was native of Tfppe-
! rary, ireland. where he was born in
| 1870. Sixty years ago he came to the
United States and settled in northern
New York. Early in 1862 he volun-
/ teered and joined the Union Army
I serving with distinction throughout
the war. He lost an arm in the en-
gagement before Richmond. Va. For
more than twenty years he. was q
member of the corps of watchme n
stationed at the bureau of engraving
and printing. He was an enthusiastic
/ patriot, taking keen interest in the
veterans of the civil and other wars
i and especially the G. A. r., and was
loyal TO the fight of his native land
| for freedom. The interment was with
| military honors by George Meade
; Post, G. A. r., of which Mr.. Strapp
had long been an active member.
Evening star., 1923-03-13

wounded yesterday afternoon when the
authorities attempted to arrest a syndi-
calist wanted by the court,
The guards. fired upon from windows.
replied. Forty arrests were made.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
MRS. SARAH MERRITT DIES
Resident of Washington for Fifty

Mrs Sarah Merritt. resident of
this city for more than fifty years,
died at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Frank II. Van Houten. at Bea-
con, y. y. yesterday Funeral serv-
ices and interment will take place in
Beacon at = o'clock tomorrow
Mrs. Merritt had the distinction of
witnessing the inauguration of four
teen Presidents of the United States.
as we'll as having been personally
acquainted with Presidents Hayes,
Arthur. Mckinley and Cleveland.
She was the widow of John d.
Merritt. a photographer. located at
925 Pennsylvania avenue for a num-
ber OF years. She was born in
Dutchess county, y. Y, and was of
old Dutch ancestry.
She was member of the Order of
the la stern Star and was an ardent
worker in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church for years. She
is survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Louise Richmond and Mrs. Frank Van
Houten, and a sister, Mrs. Emma j.
Baker
Evening star., 1923-03-13

attendance is expected this year.
While at the present time the
amaryllis is not extensively handled
In this country, either by norists or
as a house plGnt, it lends itself read
lily to such use. 1t Is not dlmouIt 10
hybridize, and, while 1t requires
eighteen months for the seedlings to
come into bloom, the display In the
department greenhouses amply proves
the possibilities as regards poth
numbers and variety.
Plant Popular I'm England.
In England this plant has for years
been much more popular than here
and the breeders and fanciers often
secure prices which, to the amateur
seem exorbitant, yet good sorts can
be had around 81 per plant in the
English trade. But the greatest sat
isfactiOn for the amateur in growing
this plant is in the production OF
hybrid seedlings from crosses he mas
made between parent plants OF ms
own choosing. The element or chance
which is factor in such work gives
zest and encouragement.
The most satisfactory way or hand.
ling the amarylliS is as a potted
plant, but it may also be used as a
border plant in some of the northern
states, handling it as you would a
dahlia, or as an outdoor plant in some
of the southern states, such as florl-
da. southern Texas and southern
California. When properly treated,
it will flower as a house or con-
servatory plant in April or early May.