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Evening star., 1923-12-30
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
RALTIMoRE. Md, Decembe

BALTIMORE. Md, December -
Special).-Under a good and active
demand coupled with lighter receipts
the New Year market for dressed
poultry is firm and the demand no
doubt will continue good up to Mon
day. Choice young turkeys are
bringing 40 to AZ a pound. fair to
good 81 to SO. old toms 80 and 80,
not bring any premium over sale
under a firm market and light re-
ceipts. These lines generally do pest
at the New Year market, and values
hold steady at 26 to % pound for
choice young chickens. 25 to 81 for
geese, but old roosters are plentiful
at 16 and II. In the live poultry
market all lines also continue hrn1
under an increasing demand for the
holidays.
Turkeys are in only moderate re-
ceipt and active at 40 cents pound
for choice hens and gobblers, S5 for
old toms and 25 to 80 for poor and
crooked breasts. Young chickens are
in light receipt and selling 20 ana "a,
leehorns % and "a and poor and thin
20e Choice fat old hens also bring 26
and 81, but small to medium are not
quite SO active at % to rs, while
small and leghorns will not bring
over 20 to %. Ducks and geese are
also in modegate and madkss 81
to % for the latter. Pigeons and
guinea fowl are easy at 25 to 80 a pair
for the former and 40 to IS each for
Young and So for old of the latter.
Receipts of strictly fresh native and
nearby eggs continue liberal, and
while the market rules steady at AZ
cents a dozen there Is no snap to the
demand and 1t takes first quality
stock to bring top quotations. IA
held eggs or what Is known as aver
age receipts have to be sold at
discount.
Inc white potato market rules
firmer under light receipts and con-
tinued good demand for well graded
stock at lao to 1.85 per 100 pounds
and 90 to 100 for No. 2s. 150-pound
sacks bring LIS to 800 as to quality
and condition. Sweets and yams also
in good demand under moderate re-
ceipts and the market rules firmer at
450 to $50 barrel for the former and
$50 to 400 for the latter. But No. 2
stock of both will not bring over l.5O
to ESQ. Bushel stock continues fair
ly active at rs to 2.25 as to quality
mostly 10 to 1.1Q. Native and nearby
garden truck. In ample receipt gener-
ally, but under fairly good demand
the market rules steady to firm at the
following quotations.:
Beets and carrots, 800 to 500 hun
dred; broccoli and kale, 80 to S5
busheI; brussels sprouts. Is to 20
quart; savoy cabbage. 35 to 40 bushel;
caulifiower. 1.50 to 2.25 barrel; cell
cry, 200 to 400 crate and 80 to 80
dozen; onions. LIS to 2.75 per hun
dred pounds; oyster plant, 200 to 100
hundred: parsnips, 40 to 80 basket
spinach. so to 100 bushel. and turnips.
IS to 40 bushel.
Apples continue in ample receipt
and the market rules easy with only
the best varieties of soft eating stock
bringing top quotations of 200 to 4.50
barrel for packed stock, SO to l.25
bushel. whf3e loose stock sells mostly
LOO to LES per hundred pounds
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STOCKS GO HIGHER
IN BUSY MARKET
Tax Selling and Profit Takint
Fail to Check Up
ward Course.
q. s. STEEL AGAIN LEADEI
Unexpected Strength Develops il
Railroad Shares.
S. STEEL AGAIN LEADEI
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 29-In on,
Of the most active half-holiday ses
sions this year stock prices toda1
continued their upward course in thu
face of heavy tax selling and profit
taking sales. This was the lasr esl
on which income tax losses cours b,
established by the ordinary clearance
method. although cash sales for suct
a purpose will be possible on Monday
Brokers reports that most of this be.
lated tax selling Is coming from small
investors and spectators.
United States Steel common wal
again the bellwether of the MARKET
climbing within half a point of par
but slipping back later to SO, vhert
IL was up y on the day. Increased
activity also developed in some of the
independent steels, buying of wE,ch
was Influenced by reports of
broader demand for steel products
Crucible touched 68A and then fell
back to 81, unchanged on the day
while Penn Seaboard closed at it's tor
price for slight fractional gain.
Rail Shares Strong.
Unexpected strength also devel-
oped in the railroad shares in retiec-
by most of the November earnings
statements. Atlantic Coast Line
closed 2h higher at 113K after SELL
ing slightly above that figure; Union
Pacific closed nearly 2 points higher
at 1871, and gains of a point or so
Northwestern common and preferred,
Louisville and Nashville, Norfolk and
Western, Southern Pacific and Rock
Island. Some of the eastern carriers
yielded fractionally.
Corn Products was strong on the
prospect of stock distribution next
month If the proposed recapitalization
plans are carried out, closing at 155 n
up 2s. American Agricultural Chem
ical preferred. Iron Products certiti-
Gates, Brooklyn Manhattan Transit
preferred, United States Realty con-
mon and preferred, International Har-
vester and Tidewater Oil all novel
up Y points or more on the day.
Marland Oil Active.
Marland was actively bought dur
ing the session on reports that the
proposed sale of its treasury stock
was to be made to the Standard OH
Of New Jersey interests. The stock
touched 39s, but slipped back later
to 38N, where 1t was up 4 on the
day.
Foreign exchanges generally moved
within narrow and irregular limits.
demand SterllnS dropped q or cent
to $4.33k and French francs ruled
steady around 5.13 cents. japanese
yen were again in supply as a result
of the recent political disturbances in
that country.
The weekly clearing house state
ment showed increases in most of the
principal items. Loans, discounts ami
investments were $122.3s8.000 abovs
the week before; net demand deposits
increased s77,4S4,00o and time d.
posits $2.2S3,000. Reserve of member
banks in the federal reserve ban;
dropped 81 ,s51 900 below week ae.
Aggregate reserve totaled $503,393-
900, leaving a deficit in reserve =,
$8,996,340 as compared with exccas
reserve of s14.01S,060 a week ago.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
80 PER CENT MELON
VOTED IN DETROIT
Lee, Cady & Co. Will Distribute
Stock on Janu-
ary 10. :.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, December "a stock
dividend Of 80 per cent, payable jan
uary 10 to stockholders OF record De-
cember 81, has been declared by d.
rectors OF Lee, Cady & Co.. whole
sale grocers. The dividend will be
paid in new shares of $40 par value
and the present stock of the company
will be exchanged for shares Of SO
par value,
The usual cash dividend Of $40 a
share on the old stock will be paid
January 2 to stock frecord Decem-
Lsr 26.
the capital OF the company has
been increased from $1,250,o00 to
$2,50o.000
Evening star., 1923-12-30
EXPECT GOOD TIMES.
Baltimore Manufacturers Take Or
timistic Position.
,ec;al nisnstch IN The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 29.-Locai
manufacturers and distributors pre-
dict a continuance of good times
next year. They say there is more
decided tone of confidence in the
business world, rs II is clearly evi-
dent that the year is winding Up
with production and gross business
at record levels, with fair profit. In
ventories are low everywhere.
Normal manufacturing output is
expected to continue during the first
half Of 1924. with prices firm. 1t is
believed that demand for money Will
begin earlier than usual and from
higher levels of outstanding loans
than q year ago.
The credit situation is regarded :.
favorable to further prosperous pr.
duction and larger operations are e
pected to develop next year.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO. December 2s.-wheat re-
sponded readily to buying today, and
primary receipts for The week the mar
ket scored a rather lively upturn at
the last. Prices closed strong, xaN
to rs net higher: May, 1.07%a107H to
1,o7B. and July 1,osh. Corn made y
::rr, and provisions at to 80 advance.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, December 29.-Armour
Il Co, 1924: Swift International. 20A /;
Union Carbide. 55%: Wrigley, 30: Yel-
low Taxi, So; Yellow Manufacturing B.,
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European birds cross the Mediter- ranean to and from Africa at a point where sounding indicate that much closer land relation formerly existed.
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making. I was informed later that the cost of some of them was fabu- lous.
 Pageant Opens Ball.
 A magnificent pageant, the coup of the evening, opened the ball At the end of the main ballroom sat Lady Rodd on a ias, surrounded by her attendants. The various groups rep resenting nearly all the countries Of the world danced before our hostess and upon paying homage to her pro ceeded to their daisies interspered about the room. Among these groups the most noteworthy was that which portrayed Colonial America. Its members. the most beautiful women in Rome, presented a charming pie ture as they danced graceful minuet with the partners, the pow dered wigs and gorgeous brocades lending glamor to the scene. l hau reason to feel proud of the American costume, although l could not claim the looks for this side of the water
 Splendid spectacles followed each other in klieidescopic sequence ana when finally all the daisies were sur rounded by the different groups, the entree of the evening was made. have mentioned her before, this eX- traordinary woman of Europe, whose chief claim to fame is the fact that she is fascinatingly ugly! Tall and exceedingly graceful. she might al most be called scrawny were it not for the ease with which she carries herself. Although her face Is posi- lively ugly she dares to accentuate her strangeness by trick makeup which gives an uncanny look about the eyes. She has three points Of undoubted beauty, however-her long slim hands, her feet and her ankles.
 This evening she entered unat- tended, gowned In a costume made entirely of cloth of gold. She wore closely fitting trousers and little skirt which flared over her hips. A gold train that seemed yards long fell from her slim shoulders, car ried by two tiny negro train-bearers wearing stunning feather head dresses. A golden sun surmounted
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her own head and long golden points curled up from her finger tips.
 O Q O
 Lack Of Color Adds To Effect.
 Her ensemble was further en- hanced by the total absence of color This was conspicuous by reason of the brilliant colorings worn by her attendants. Behind the two little negroes (they were really tiny) fol- lowed two slightly larger dusky boys, one carrying on his head dish of gorgeousIy hued fruit, the other, also on his head, @ beautiful peacock reposing on a platter. magnificently built, bronze skinned negro completed the retinue. His siuuous arms guided two huge mas tiffs which he led by their collars.
 The leader of the oriental group stepped forward to meet her as she entered. This stalwart man escort ed her on his arm to the dais, where he presented her to Lady Rodd. Here she executed q fascinating and rath- CT weird dance. in which she eX- plotted her with remarkable effect. The long curled points of gold looked very odd as she manipulated them during the dance. When she had knelt before the hostess she with drew from the room followed by her stately procession of attendants. This truly was fitting finale to splendid pageant
 General dancing then followed and one became dazed with the swirling mass of brilliant color. Rather tired and yet deeply satisfied with my first Roman ball. l finally sent home
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DRAMA OF LOST MOTION

What the increasing population Of our far west does is gradually 10 draw aside the curtains and reveal | in all their stark crudity the wastes and losses involved in hauling goods | back and forth across the continent, | Slowly but surely the development | of the far west Is unfolding strange picture--it might be called melo- drama-of lost motion. At last the point has been reached where the 1 false economies of lost motion has
 Consider silk. The raw product mostly from Japan, enters the port of Seattle to the tune of several nun dred million dollars year. IL IS | rushed across the continent to New England. It goes by fast trains at high rates and pays heavy insurance. Of some 1,500 silk establishments in the country. all but small traction are in New England, where, as the result of various processes or faprlca- tion, weaving and dyeing, the Vaiue of the raw silk is nearly doubted.
 So far, so good. But it is said that s7O. .OoO. 900 worth of the finished product goes all the thousands or miles back to the Pacific coast, there to be sold as dresses, stockings ana in other forms to the consuming
 It is true that s7o.0oo.ooo is only | about 10 per cent of the total pro duction, or just what one might ex- pect 10 per cent of the population to consume. But it is pretty large rig ure at that and just why should raw material valued at $30.000,0OO or more be hauled clear across the continent once, doubled in value, and hauied clear back again? What is the DIE idea?
 Or consider wool. More than half l of all the wool Is produced in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast states, only 25 per cent in the middle west and per cent in the east. fet of the more than thousand miiis, only about 1 per cent are in region which grows most of the Wool ane probably consumes nearly lV per cent of the finished product.
 Here again there is cross continent l freight to be paid twice; and more than that, the grower ships along tne dirt, grease, burrs and sagebrusn, probably because if the Woot IS | cleaned or secured the rate is higher But somehow one wonders if there IS not an economic waste in shipping burrs from Idaho to Massachusetts.
 It is much the same with hides. A large part of the cattle are produced | in the far west, but tanneries to make leather and factories to make shoes are about as common as hens teeth west of St. Louis, the bulk of the business still being In New England
 Montana. Utah and Ariona produce most of the copper, but 1t fabricated on the Atlantic coast, although no doubt the rapidly growing cities of California consume their share of brass in building construction. Vir- tually the entire copper tonnage of Arizona, normally 10000 tons q month. goes all the way by raii to New Jersey, and later to New York and New England, through the most congested traffic lanes In America.
 The writer, standing within few hundred feet of one of the richest and most productive copper mines in the world, in Arizona. has been handed copper dinner favor made in Rome, l N. Y.-Albert w. Atwood in the Sat | urday Evening Post
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the solid foundation of mutual pur- poseful aims. Now the happy pair are earnest supporters of all public enterprise of like nature. and their kicking, smiling, cooing baby gave testimony of the scientific loving care received.
 To Mrs. Coleman Blach, chairman of the welfare, department, and her corps of untiring assistants too much credit cannot be given. Mrs. Blach visited each center every day, thus giving her force of workers her en- couragement and support. A visit to the centers showed the most syste- matic thorough attention to tasks undertaken by the welfare depart ment. Each center had it's captain and assistants, thus:
 City Health Center--Mrs. Frank Spain captain; Monday Mrs. Abe i.ich. Tuesday, Mrs. Joe Beitman, Wednesday. Mrs. Dupont Thompson, Thursday and Friday.
 Cunningham school. Forty-fourth street and Eighth avenue, East Bir- mingham-Mrs. s. B. Klippelt, cap tain; Mrs. J. w. Mcdonald. Mrs. w. Wheeler. Mrs. R. E. Carlisle, Mrs. Sam Mayer, Mrs. Fred Dill, assis- tants.
 Ensley Community House. Four teenth street and Avenue H, Ensley- Mrs. K. Landgreby, captain; Mrs. c. w. Lawrence, Mrs. W. P Caine. Mrs. Morris Johnson, Mrs. N. G. Clark, Mrs. '. Mackenzie, assistants.
 Woodlawn Clinic. Fifty-third street and First avenue-Mrs. c. B. Yandle, captain; Mrs. Stephens. Mrs. c. S. Me Larn, Mrs. O. D. Freeman, Mrs. r. w. Meredith, Mrs. Chester Sandman, Mrs. Charles Hall. Miss Sadie Copian, Miss Liby Benny.
 University Dispensary (colored)- Mrs. Angus Taylor, captain; Mrs. H. Armstrong Mrs. Dryer, Mrs. Ed Brown, assistants.
 Truly splendid system of organ ization.
 Now carrying on the city's mission in this great enterprise were the fol- lowing trained and registered nurses: Miss Elizabeth LaForge, Miss Nellie Earckson, Mrs. Stanley Hughes, Miss Mary Reed, Mrs. George Lewis Bailes, Mrs. Erin Num- Mrs. Emma Murray, Mrs. Alma Murphy, Mrs. Lillian Dow ling, Mrs. Nave Irwin, Mrs. Virginia Sellars, Mrs. Melvin Schwartz and Miss Helen Stockton, emergency nurse.
 List of colored nurses: Helen Foster, Kate Anderson, Nunna Mora, Tufelice Osborne, Mary Alexander, Louise Walker, Mosella Stahle, Ger
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Anna o. Nilsson Paid $9,5OO ToCut
 Hair For 'Ponjola'
were a beautiful young

If you were beautiful young woman
 If your wealth of curly blonde hair was the envy of every feminine eye
 If you were not in financial need
 And if yor, were called upon to name 8 price to have your hair cut off
 How much would you demand?
 Anna o. Nilsson, famed motion picture actress, asked $9,50o.
 And that price was paid to the fair Anna by the producer of "Pon- jola," a First National picture. which comes to the Trianon this week.
 But it wasn't mere money that in- fluenced Miss Nilsson to part with her crowning glory. The $9,500 alone would be entirely inadequate com pensation for such a loss.f It was the knowledge that she was making a greater sacrifice to her art than had any other feminine star of the silver sheet that nerved the blonde beauty to the ordeal of submitting to the barber's merciless shears.
 Moreover, 1t wasn't simply mat ter of having the hair bobbed, though at first 1t was thought that such a trimming would suffice. But Anna's S hair is thick and heavy and pro- ducer and director decided that wig would never do in this picturiza- tion of Cynthia Stoclkley's famous Ol SOulh IAlilCd A4AC III ohtSAA Miss Nilsson enacts the role of young woman who masquerades as a man. They wanted it cut close.
 They coaXed andScajoled Miss MIS- son. She was obdurate She wouldns think of parting with the tresses that are the idol of million of her ad- mirers. The bidding for her locks rose into four figures. Still she turned a deaf ear to their pleading. Then, coupled with the $9,500 offer plus salary, the argument that after all the sacrifice would be in the interest of art won. Miss Nilsson capitulated.
 And so the hair was cut off close to her scalp, just like 6 boys that she might convincingly play the part.
 The incident created a sensation In Hollywood film circles. Many cellu- Ibid celebrities Hooked to the United studios to see If it were really true that Anna intended to actually carry out her decision. A battery of cam era men lowered around to get pho tographic proof for a skeptical world. Anna was extremely nervous. She laughed and cried when the barber appeared on the scene and tucked fresh apron around her neck. She souirmed and flinched as the shears tegan working. She gritted her teeth as she watched the lovely tresses shower down around her and stuck through the ordeal as bravely as woman could. Then she cried ana laughed again when the job was done.
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MY MOST GoReEous cosTuME B ALL

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 describe the most beautiful costume ball 1 had ever attended two or three memorable affairs spranE to my mind, but 1 finally decided to tell of one which took place in Rome some years ago. Perhaps it was be- cause l was very young and impress sionable or perhaps it was because of the indescribable entertainment of the combination of Rome, youth and the rare magnificence of the fete.
 Lord and Lady Rodd the English ambassador and his wife, were the hosts. A good deal of excitement at tended the ball and some apprehen- sion on the part of the hostess, for it had been twice postponed owing to the illness of the Pope. This time he was again i'll, but the Rodds and their advisors decided to launch the ball without further postponement.
 The tenseness of the situation was accounted for by the fact that the Blacks, who were very powerful in Rome, had decided that there was being taken i'll each time the ball was to be given. They had come to the conclusion that if the Pope died the night of the ball 1t would be absolute proof that Lady Rodd had the "evil eye" It sounds incredible, but I was told that if this occurred the English government would un- doubtedly have to recall the Rodds. Fortunately. however, the evening passed with nothing to mar its per lection, and Lady Redd was absolved of the charge of having the "evil eye"
 It was fancy dress ball of no particular period. Many of the Ital- fans present appeared in glorious jewels inherited from generations. The effect of their flashing, brilliant costumes was, consequently, almost startling at my impressionable age. Of course the costumes had been planned and discussed for months before, and no money spared in their
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trude Jackson. lola Tankerly, orsella Williams.
 The physicians giving graciously of their skill and time were Drs. c. C. Mclean. Russell Callen, Jerome Meyer, Ali A. Walker, Stewart Welch, Nat G. Clark, T. Ross Snyder, R. E. Cloud, A. E. Cowan, J. T. Dawkins, John Douglass. W. c. Farrar. c. D. Gaines, H. A. Harris, W. B. Johnson. Hughes Kennedy L. T. Kincannon, R. G. Love- lady, T. K. Lewis, S. G. Mann, Thomas McIlhenny. Charles Nice, Thomas D.. Parke. John Simpson, Charles Peddar, W. H. Wynne.
 Members of the Axis club are upon "tip toes' of expectation over the inauguration of the Current Topic classes. These. under the leadership of Mrs. w. l.. Murdock, will begin Wednesday, morning at II o'clock. All members of the club are priviledged complimentary admission to this highly entertaining course; while g very nominal fee will be taxed out siders.
 What could be more enticing than the outline which these Wednesday morning programs promise? Mrs. Murdock is thoroughly attuned with her work at hand, having been in touch with some of the foremost per
 
 notable, Miss Jeannette Richards of Washington, D. c. Over 1.700 men and women avail themselves of Miss Richards Current Topic classes ip Washington every Monday morning. Only for enc hour. but in this short space of time brief review of the worlds activities and interests Is given so as to render the busy worker n good idea of the big hap penings to make each one incurrent with the days views.
 It is to be hoped Mrs. Murdock will meet with hearty accord in the con ducting of her Wednesday morning classes. An easy way to be kept posted and familiarized with the big events of the time.
 Patriotism is no negative attribute in the Axis clubs characterjstic Armistice Day will come in for its share of fitting recognition. The placing oe wreath and flag upon every fallen veterans last, resting place will be ceremonously observed. A tribute of sacred momento.
 European birds cross the Mediter- ranean to and from Africa at point where sounding indicate that a much closer land relation formerly existed
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The Fun Show of the World, and All New
 This Time. Don't Miss It.
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NEW WHEAT VARIETY
A gricultural Department Has Grain
 Proof Against smut

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1o-(By As- sociated Press.) .)-Development of a new variety of winter wheat which is resistant to bunt or smut is sn- nounced by the department of agri- culture. It has been named "Ridit" because it is expected to rid the wheat fields of smut. The variety was developed >by Dr. E. F. Gaines of the Washington agricultural experi- ment station at Pullman, Wash, in co cooperation with the depar tment of agriculture. It was bred through crossing Turkey and Florence varie- ties, the latter a smut resisting spring wheat from Australia. Ridit has been found better adapted for the more humid regions than for semiarid regions. A few hundred farmers in eastern Washington planted Ridit this fall to give 1t more complete trial than it has had in experiments.