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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

Remember that both brakeman and
conductor may be in collision to de-
ceive you. Look around, therefore,
for the name of the station on the
signboard. Having found 1t. alight
this is Kansas City. He will answer,
why, where in blank are your blank
eyes? Can't you see II there, plain
as blank" When you hear language
OF this sort, ask no more. You are
now in Kansas and this is Kansas
City.
8. / have observed that it Is now
the practice of the conductors to stick
bits OF paper In the hats of the pas
sengers. They do this. I believe. to
mark which ones they like best. The
device is pretty and adds much to
the scenic appearance of the car
But I notice with pain that the sys-
tenn is fraught with much trouble
for the conductors. The task of
crushing two or three passengers to-
other. in order to reach over them
and stick a ticket into the chinks of
silk skull cap is embarrassing for
conductor of refined feelings. 1t
would be simpler IL the conductor
should carry a small hammer and a
packet of single nails and nail the
paid up passenger to the back of the
seat.
Or, better still. let the conductor
carry q small pot of paint and g.
brush, and mark the passengers In
such a way that he cannot easily
mistake them. In the case of bald
headed passengers, the hats might be
politely removed and red crosses
painted on the craniums. This will
indicate that they are bald. Through
passengers might be distinguished by
complete coat Of paint. In the
hands of a man of taste much might
be effected by little grouping of
painted passengers and the leisure
| time Of the conductor agreeably occu-
pied.
4. have observed in travelling in
the west that the irregularity OF
railroad accidents is a fruitful cause
, of complaint. The frequent disap-
pointment Of the holders Of accident
policy tickets on western roads liz
leading to widespread protest. Cor
tainly the conditions of travel in the
! west are altering rapidly and acct
dents can no longer be relied upon.
This is deeply to be regretted, in so
| much as, apart from accidents, the
tickets may be said to be practically
| valueless.
! Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

Scientists tell US that the current OF
the Amazon IL felt 100 miles at sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

II you are doing good work, don't
worry; somebody will and IL out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

wearing turn-up pants with turn
down collar. You should be quite
opposite. Then look some more!
Why are there not rows OF buttons
on your waistcut?"
1t as sufficiently hard to keep one
% row of buttons on when l have no
wife to sew" I negotiate.
"Shux." she capitalize. With the
shape Of your shoes so behindhand
how you aspect to get a wife or even
a divorce? Look at your collar
/ attemp TO do so.
1t have a mean, hard look, she
relapse. This Program say that
Collars should not be boiled more
than minutes. They should be of
orstrich esq green and worn with
That Indolent Roll so much Affected
by the Smarty Set OF Narrowgusset
Pier. What Is there about you that
is not wrong?"
MY heart" L sizzle. 1T are pure
blue and on the right side"
This Program do not mention
hearts," she rope off. But I am
aware OF one % thing. IL II are
pussible for you to get your heart on
wrong you have accomplished It.
This insult applies also TO your lungs.
You must have been born on year
when ba bies was out of style
Yet many a powerful chin is worn
above a last years collar button" ]
sob G. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

SST IMPOSSIBLE" she call. This
~ Program say as following
Our Intellectual Giants require Snap
Ply Style to make Success Where
would great leaders like VIM. Jenny
Bryan or Hon. Henry Ford be without
all the late wrinkles in their pants?
If you do not look pretty darnly
beautiful when you are alive how
you aspect sculptors to make good
statues of you after you are dead
All no, Togo. I could not marry my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Planting Pearls.

Copyright. 1922.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
TODAY'S COTTON PRICES.

NEW YORK, June 13.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady; July. 2s.43; oc-
tober. 25.15; December. 1855; jan
uary, 24.15; March, 24.13.
Futures, 11:45 am. Bids, steady;
July, 2S.s7: October. $500; December.
24.s9; January. 24.06; March, 1899
NEW ORLEANS. June 1s.-Cotton
futures opened steady; July, $3.50;
October, 24.54; December, a4.55; Jan
uary. 2s.SS: March, 1915 asked.
Futures, a. a-m--Bids, steady; July,
ISIS; October. 24-247 December. 2s-.o;
January, 1850; March, 1850.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Cotton fu-
lures irregular; July. 27.95 to 2S.03;
october, 24.92 to 24.96; December,
24.35 to 24.39; January, 24.G6 to 2410;
March, 1885 to 23.97. Spot cotton
quiet; middling, 1920.
NEW ORLEANS, June 13.-Spot
cotton steady: 25 points lower. Sales
on the spot, 1900; low middling, 28.75;
middling, 1850; good middling, 5000.
Receipts. 2.429; sales to arrive, none;
stock, S6,458.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
BALANCE Of TRADE
STILL AGAINST j. s.
Commerce Department Re-
ports Imports $4,000. 900
Above Exports.

Imports into the United States dur
ing May amounted to $3.50. 600. 900. while
exports totaled s319.o0OO 900 during the
same period. leaving a net balance of
trade against the United States of SOL,
00o, ,00c.
Tho trade figures which were
brought up to date by the Commerce
Department today for the first time
since the enactment Of the new tariff
lew, caused general rearrangement
or statistical Work and showed that
the net balance of trade against
this country during the five months
beginning with January and ending
with May was 137.5s2,10s.
The import total for Nav was
$6.00O.000 greater than t.:at for April.
but was $2S.000.00O less than for
March. The MAY exports were
smaller than those of any other re-
cert month, except February.
The total merchandise exports
Tor the five months beginning Janu-
ary were s1.62S175,477." said a
Commerce Department statement.
The imports were s1.765,757,os6.
ssh9wing shs7 5a5 ,oa a balance BAL AGAINST us of
gold and silver since January l were
$s1.241.635. The total merchan niise
and gold and silver balances against
us were therefore s228,S23.744 for
lHlS peTlOO.
The net movement of invisible ex-
change for the same period Of course
cannot be estimated, but it will prob-
ably show further net balances
against us. In this connection one
item of increased volume during the
iast -FOUR months has been the with
drawal OF American currency for ex-
port to Europe"
In its mention of currency with
drawals, the statement had reference
to the practice of boarding American
currency abroad. and of demanding
1t in all trade operations where it is
possible TO procure it, This practice
Is said to be increasing in Russia and
in mid European countries. whose
own currency, has greatly deprecated.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
MAKE RATE 81 A YEAR.
Dome Mines Directors Vote Down
Segregation Plan.

TORONTO, June 13.-Directors of
the Dome Mining Company, Ltd, at
the annual meeting fixed dividend
rate 81 year. w. T. Finucane was
elected a director, succeeding Fred
erick G. Corning.
The stockholders, by a large major
ity, voted down resolutions providing
for complete segregation of Dome
mines from J. S. Bache & Company of
New York; separation of the offices
of president and treasurer, and the
opening of separate offices for the
company in New York
Evening star., 1923-06-13
BOND QUOTATIONS !
CHANGE BUT LITTLE.
New York Central Draws
Most Attention-Foreign
Issues Less Active.
by GEORGE II. HUGHES.
Special d D'spatch to The Star.

Special ID spatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 13.-For the most
part it was a dull day in the bond
market today with prices inclined to
react
The increase in the New York Cen
trail dividend to Z per cent was about
the only interesting development. 1t
affected the bond market in that the
New York Central debenture 5s, due
May /, 1885. are convertible into stock
up to May 1, 1925. at the rate of 500
In stock for $l05 in bonds. The con-
sequence was that when the dividend
increase was announced active trad
ing In the bonds followed immediate
ly. Quotations, of course. kept pace
with those for the stock.
Possibility of Convention.
One theory as to the motive for the
raising Of the dividend was that II
these bonds. This would change a
hxed charge into dividend disburse-
ment generally regarded as desirable
even though the actual outgo would
be larger in the latter case. The
bonds are outstanding to the amount
or $SS.oOO,OOO and are callable at 10.
Both stock and bonds would have to
advance sharply before it would be
profitable for the New York Central
to force conversion by calling the
issue.
Second grade and speculative rail-
road issues were heavy notwithstand-
ing continued good reports as to
railroad earnings. ST Louis South
western consolidated IS OF 1882, for
instance, a bond on which the pay
ment of interest and principal is as
sured. the obligation of a road which
has just resumed dividends on its
preferred stock and which is esti-
mated TO be earning around $40 a
share for its common stock. lost
ground with the rest.
Trading In Other Issues.
Another bond Of slightly higher
grade which was dealt in very heavily
today over the counter as well as on
the board was Colorado and Southern
4i2s OF 1885. which sold on a 6.4 per
cent basis. yield which ought to
prove attractive in a money mark ct
as easy as today's. Erie bonds. par
ticularly the Junior liens: ST. Louis.
Son Francisco adjustment and in
come 6s and the Baltimore and Ohio
convertible 4i.s were all heavy
Foreign bonds were not quite so ac-
tive as yesterday and generally were
slightly lower.
There was no important change
either in United States government
loans or in the high-grade invest
ment market.
The Lehigh Valley was reported
about ready to offer new block of 3
per cent bonds secured under the gem
eral mortgage.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
BIG FIRMS MAY MERGE.

NEW YORK, June 13-Negotiations
looking toward purchase by the
Schultz Retail Stores Corporation of
Park & Tilford are understood to
have been begun, but as yet there
has been no discussion of details of
the consolidation. 1t is understood
that Schultz has obtained an option
for the purchase of Park & Tilford,
which runs for a sufficient period to
permit examination of the assets and
business situation of the latter.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
DIVIDEND Is INCREASED.

PITTSBURGH, June 13.-Directors
of the Philadelphia Company, q pub
lice utilities concern, have de-
clared dividend OF 81 share
for the quarter, anincrease Of
rs cents a share. The action
was taken after an inspection
of the company's properties by the
full board, headed by President
Arthur w. Thompson. A number of
members of the board came from
New York for the meeting, at which
1t was reported that $9s, ,O00.0 have
been placed in the Pittsburgh district
in the last three years for the de-
velopment of public utility service.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

Stockholders of the Atlas Powder
Company today voted to create 500,-
900 shares of common stock, no par.
of which 261.43S three-Quarter shares
will be issued in exchange for present
500 par shares. The exchange will
be on the basis OF three new shares
for one of the old.
F. w woo1worth & Co today is
sued statement to the effect that
no. extra dividend is In contemplation
and that all accumulations of cash
capital are to be used to liQuidate
current bank loans. This came as
surprise to many on Wall street, as
the company's stock jumped 6&
points in this mornings trading on
reports that an extra dividend would
be paid 1t dropped back immedi-
ately after the announcement.
An extra dividend of 81 and the
regular quarterly dividend of 81 pay
able July 2 on stock of record June
23 was declared today by the In
dependent Pneumatic Tool Company.
The Hudson Motor Company ship
ped 10000 cars in May as against
s,4Oo, in April and S,604 in March.
, Current earnings Of the Hydrox
Corporation, ice-cream manufactur-
ers, are at a new high figure. June
profits are officially estimated at $780,.
900.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
PIPE LINE FINISHED,

HOUSTON, Tex. June 13.-Officials
of Sinclair Pipe Line Company. which
was recently granted a permit to do
business in Texas, state the eight
inch pipe line from Mexico to its
refinery on Houston ship channel,
near Houston, was finished a few
days ago. 1t is stated that before
the end of this year oil from Wyo-
ming, Kansas, Oklahoma and north
ern Texas will reach tidewater
through this pipe line.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
WALL STREET NOTES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch TO Tne Star.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Closing OF
the Amoskeag Manufacturing Com
pany mills for two weeks beginning
June % will be the heaviest curtai
ment yet announced by a major New
England mill. The shutdown applies
to all departments.
x-dividends today: American Can
preferred. Montana Power common and
preferred.
Regular quarterly dividends TO-DAY:
Air Reduction. Pacific Gas and Elec
trio common, Philadelphia Company.
United Shoe common and preferred.
Union Bag and Paper and H. "
Johns ManSville.
New York bank clearings. S6S9. 000.-
900. New York bank balances, S77.-
100000. New York Federal Reserve
Bank credits. $66.000,000. Boston
bank clearings, $71.o00.000.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
LACLEDE GAS EXTRA.

Gas Light Company has declared an
extra dividend of $3.50 a share on the
common stock, payable July to
stock of record June 25. Regular
quarterly dividend is s1.75 a share
next action on which viii be late in
August.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, June 13.-Cotton.
spot. fair demand: prices steady.
Coed middling, 1913; fully middling,
1928; middlfng, 17.08; low middling,
1888, good ordinary, 1893, ordinary,
1903. Sales. 1000 bales. including
$500 Am erican- Receipts. 4,0oU
barely steady-June. 1880; July,
15.43; September, 14.44; October,
1873; December 1929; January,
1903; March, 1891; May, 1878.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
MILLS TO SHUT DOWN.

LAWRENCE, Mass. June 13.-The
cotton and print works departments
of the Pacific mills will be shut down
during the week of July ., II was
partment, which employs 1000, will
close on July only.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
German Marks
Are Selling at
100000 for 81
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 13.-More
than 100000 German marks could
be purchased for 81 in the local
foreign exchange market today.
the Berlin rate dropping to
.0009H, a new low record for all
time. Last nights closing rate was
.0011k cents.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
CALL MONEY LOWER.

NEW YORK, June 1s.-Call Money
easier; high, Az; low, 4; ruling rate,
Az; closing bid, 4; offered at Az; last
loan, 4; call loans against accept
ances, AZ. Time loans steady: mixed
collateral, $3.50 days, AZ a5; As
months, 8; prime commercial paper, s..
Evening star., 1923-06-13
DAIRY MARKETS,

BALTIMORE, Md, June 13 (Spe-
ciaD.-Live poultry-Spring chickens,
pound. 45a55: small and LeEhorns,
3Oa40; old hens. 22a24; Leghorns, goa
21: old ROSTERS. IA: ducks, 16a20;
30a35.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
f1rsts. dozen, 22a23; southern. 81.
Rutter-Creamery, good to fancy,
31a41; prints, 4oa43; nearby creamery,
S5a39; ladies, 34aS5; rolls, 30a32 ;
store packed, 2sa30; dairy prints,
Evening star., 1923-06-13
MARKET CLOSES WEAK.
Bays Losses. to 3 Points-Sales
Total 1,15o,Ooo Shares.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 13.-Stock prices
continued to sag today. despite an
other series of favorable develop
ments, including a higher New York
Central dividend rate. The pressure
was most effective against the Steels,
which touched new lows. Sales ap-
proximate 100000 shares
The closing was heavy. Selling
pressure was maintained throughout
the late dealings. a number of the
leaders dropping one to three points.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
better grades beef steers and fat
BUTTER PRICES LOWER.

CHICAGO. June 13.-Butter-Lower
creamery, extras. So; standards, 38h
extra firsts. So ha371z; f1rsts. "a a
351a; seconds, 33ha34.
Eggs-Lower: receipts, 27,537 cases;
frsts, %; ordinary frsts, 2oa20k mis-
cellaneous. 21a21Is; storage pack ex-
tras, 2415; storage pack firsts, "a.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
MONEY IN UNITED STATES.

The present stock of money in the
United States is given in a United
States Treasury statement as Of June
! at $S,536.623,659, against sS,470,504-
$50 on May 1. 1928. and sS,126,5O0,9S2
on June l. 1922. Gold coin and bull
lion is stated at s4,o23,250,195 on June
/, 1923.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK, June 13.-Eggs-
Steady: receipts. 1884 cases; Pacific
coast whites, extras, S6a37; do. f1rsts
to extra firsts, 30a35k.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
HIKH. Low. L1dbt.
Call Money. Az 4 4
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

per ounce Money. LIS per GENT Dis
cent; three-month bills. 2a2 lie per
cent.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Foreign bar
silver, 65A; Mexican dollars, 49ss.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
announcement had been made half An

hour later Wall street traders began
ssN from 1o2. The stock then raified to
1908. The higher dividend appar-
emily took Wall street by surprise,
because the stock jumped to I4h, a
new high record for the year. Thou
sands of shares changed hands fol-
lowing the announcement, the stock
jumping half a point between sales.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. June 13.-Following is .
list of today's highest, lowest and clos
ing prices for the most active stoch
dealt in here
Evening star., 1923-06-13
new YORK CENTRAL
DIVIDEND RAISED
Directors Boost Annual Rate
From $5 to 81 in Voting
Quarterly Payment.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 1s.-Directors of
the New York Central railroad today
raised the annual dividend rate from
50 to 81 by declaring a quarterly divi-
dend of TX per cent
The dividend is payable August 1
to stock of record June 2e.
Evening star., 1923-06-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, June 13 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture).-
receipts. $4,000 head; good to choice,
light and butchers. mostly cents
higher; spots un more: others steady
to strong: bulk 1S0 to 240-pound
ges. 6.s5a6s0; $50 to 350-pound
butchers, 6.60a6.80; packing sows,
mostly 5.75a6.15; bulk desirable pigs
5.25a625; heavyweight hogs, 6.60a6. so ;
medium, 6.70a6.S0; light, S.65as.S5;
light light. 6.25a6 so; packing sows,
smooth, 5.75ae.25: packing sows,
rough, 5.50a5.s0: killing pigs. 5.00a
6.25.
CattIe-Receipts, $4,000 head: slow;
better grades beef steers and fat
she stock. steady to strong; other
grades weak. pending lower: killing
quality fairly good, desirable year
linEs in most active demand; early
top heavies, 11.00; some held higher;
best yearlings, 1850; choice heifer
yearlings, 1000; bulls steady to weak :;
other classes generally steady; bulk
desirable vealers to packers, 9.00a
1000: up to 100 to outsiders.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; fairly
active; spring lambs steady to strong;
sheep steady: bulk desirable native
springers. 15.75a16.00; few 1925;
strong weight culls mostly HOO;
good handyweight ewes around $50;
bluk heavies, 3.25a4.00.
Evening star., 1923-06-13

TOTAL SALES (Par vaIus):
II am. 1928 600 II noon. s SOL 900
1p.m.. 6670000 2pm. 7S690OO
Evening star., 1923-06-13

The Hudson Motor Company ship
ned 10000 cars in May as against
s,4Oo. in April and 8,604 in March.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-27
MARY, THY NAME IS
 NOT ALWAYS PlETY

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 27. - on, what a vamp is Mary!
 Mary may be grand old name but she's Syracuse's home wrecker,
 She holds down the third corner of the local divorce case triangle.
 So affirms Syracuse's leading di vorce lawyers, and, with office files loaded with correspondents names they ought to know.
 In a vast majority of cases the corespondent's first name is Mary Lillian, Rose and Ethel are in the runnersup.
 Some dictionaries say Mary means l "heloved of God'-others that it means bitter.
 One of the worlds most ancient names, found in some form the world over, it has come to stand for Mother hood. But many notorious Marys have lived-Bloody Mary of England, fol one.
 Mary popularly stands for the oid fashioned girl. But then, men fal for the innocent-appearing, blue-eye' miss every time. And quaint old fashioned Marys though they be, these unsophisticated misses do bob up il the divorce courts.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-27
OLD EGYPTIAN MUMMY TO BE X-RAYED IF
 STILL FOUND IN TOMB

1 LONDON, Jan. 27. Pharaoh Tut
 Ankh-Amen, the mightiest man in the
 world 5000 years ago, is to be X-rayed | if his mummy still lies in the mys- tery chamber of his recently dis. covered tomb, which Lord Carnarvon will open when he returns to Egypt some time this month.
 When the archaeologists force open the alabaster coffin and take off the thin covering of beaten gold from the body they will carry the shroud- ed form into the sunlight and photo graph it from every angle. and for, the first time in history a movie will sse taken of that that weisxi sight, the up, wrapping of pigmy.
 This film will show the mummy as it was deposited in the tomb, and will follow the long and difficult process from the unwrapping of the mummy cloth until the body of the king meets the light of day for the first time for thirty centuries.
 q am taking no risks said Lord Carnarvon, who has returned to Lon don after his historic find. II do not know what we shall find in that third chamber, but as there is every indication that the mummy is still I foly c1iA ip precauton, so that no important fact may be lost to the world.
 "It is necessary that X-ray photo- graphs should be taken, because the radiographs of royal mummy which has not been disturbed by tomb robbers will throw important light on the ancient ritual of en- balming.
 If the mummy proves to be un- touched 1t will enable archaeologists to learn for the first time how a royal mummy was wrapped for bur ial, and how the magical ainulets put on it to protect it from evil spirits in the underworld were dis tributed,"
 Unfortunately, according to Lord Caranarvon, further exploration is held up for want of funds, but other countries, notably America, are com ing forward with offers of help.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-27
TRANSIT FARES IN
 LONDON CUT DOWN

LONDON, Jan. 27.-It is estimated that the population of London will save over $5,0OO0O0 in carfare this year, owing to reductions in fares on the subways, omnibuses and street cars, which came into force on Jan uary 1.
 Subway and omnibus services in London are operated on the zone, or stage system, the usual method hain@ to charge three cents for three stages, with the three-cent fare as the mini mum. The five-cent "any distance fare, as operated in Now York, is UT known in London.
 Briefly, under the new schedule, the Londoner can now travel one more stage for the same fare.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-27
GIANT MONTANA BOY
 MUST HAVE CHAPER0N

LEWISTON, Mont, Jan. 27.-Main- joining that he should bn allowed to attend public dances without a chap eron, inasmuch as he is six feet four inches tall and would, in any town where he was not known, be taken for more than 21, William Wadeu IS, of this city, recently pre- sentad his case to the city fathers.
 After grave consideration, they in- formed the young man that the Coun- cil had no power to suspend ordi- nances in individual cases, so the six-foot-four infant must pack along a chaperon if he desires to attend dances in his nome town"