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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

Butte, Mont.--"I can remember 50
years ago, when my mother used and
praised DIR. Pierce's medicines be-
cause they had been so helpful to
her. When | was developing into
womanhood, l was delicate and need
ed some aid to nature and il was the
'Favorite Prescription that did me
so much good. Again after my mar
rage when the children were coming
into our home, the 'Favorite Pre-
scription' gave me the strength and
nerve to keep up with my work. Also
when | reached middle life / found
the Prescription a wonderful help.
"Once when stricken with typhoid
fever, | was left in a weakened con-
dition, and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
Cal Discovery was what helped me to
recover my health.
Il know how good and reliable DR..
Pierce's medicines are."-Mrs. J. 3.
Ellis, 2l0 South Jackson St.
Your druggist will sell you DIR.
Pierce's medicines In tablets or liquid,
or send l0c for trial pkg, 10 DIR.
Piercc's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo,
N. X, and write for free advice.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
JIM

SYNoPSTS-To the Three-Bar
ranch, Arizona, owned Jointly by
Sandy Bourke, Mormon" Peters
and "Soda-Water Sam" Manning,
a fine collie makes It's way. I'm the
last stages of exhaustion. Inscrip-
ton or its collar says It's name is
Grit. property of 4. Casey"
Seeming a desert tragedy. Bourke
and Sam mount and let the dog
lead them. The two fad a dying
man, Patrick Casey, pinned under
an overturned wagon. Kneeling
beside the wagon is his "a
daughter Molly, fifteen. They ex-
tricate the old prospector. who dies
repeating, 'Moliy-mines!" "rn
look out for that. ~pardner," says
Sandy. II Is agreed that Molly
stays as mascot of the ranch, she
n the Three Musketeers'' be-
coming partners In the mines.
Sandy insists upon an education
for Molly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Worth Knowing.

Worth Knowing.
Sealing wax can be used for hold
ing in place the turns of wire on home
made wireless sets. A few sIrotS Of
5 ling wax along the outer edge If
the windings will take care of the
tendency Of the wire to come loose
due to shrinkage of the form.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
china's New Air Mail Service.

A number of Chinese students are
undergoing q special course Of train
ing to equip them for plotting the air.
planes that are used In the newly-es-
tablished mail route in China between
Peking. Tsi1anfu and Shanghai At
first II was necessary to employ for.
eign pilots.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

The IL federal reserve banks are
located in these cities: Boston. New
York. Philadelphia. Cleveland. Rich
mond, Atlanta. Chicago. st. Louis
Minneapolis. Kansas City, Dallas and
San Francisco.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Millions Use it-Fins for Hairl--Not
Sticky, Greasy or Smelly.

A few cents buys a jar OF "Hair
Groom" at any drug store. Even stub.
born. unruly or shampooed hair stays
combed all day In any style you like
sHair~Groom" is a dignifled comhine
cream which gives that natural gloss
and wel-groomed effect to your hair
that inal touch 10 good dress both In
business and on social OCCASIONS.
Creaseless, stainless 'Hair-G Groom"
does not show on the hair because Il
Id absorbed by the scalp. therefore
your hair remains 80 soft and pliahle
ana 80 natural that ~ can pos
sibIy tcll You used Il.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
LIFE INSURANCE BOOMS.
Sales for Third Quarter Of Year
Show 20 Per Cent Gains.

NEW YORK. October 23.-Sales Of
Ordinary life insurance in the United
States continued for the third quarter
of this year to run approximately 20
per cent above the corresponding pc
riod of last year. More than $4,000
600, 900 OF Insurance was paid for dur
ing the nine months. according TO re-
ports made to the life insurance sales
research bureau by companies which
had in force more than so per cent OF
the outstanding legal reserve ordi-
nary business on January 1. 1922.
These companies issued $1,350.000,
900 OF ordinary insurance on a paid
basis in the third quarter. an increase
of 19 per cent above the same period
In 1922. when 130.000,000 of insur-
snce was sold, and 36 per cent above
the same period in 1921. Sales during
the third quarter of the year decreas-
ed / 8 per cent from the second quar-
ter. but this decrease Is no greater
than the normal decrease from the
second TO the third quarter. Septem-
Der sales were we'll in advance Of
those OF last year in all sections of
the country. and averaged 19 per cent
higher for the whole country.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-The
Ellis Importing Company has begun
suit against the California Almond
Growers Association alleging that
the almond growers exchange failed to
keep an agreement not to ship almonds
into Philadelphia II the Ellis Company
would take over the stocks then in the
city on consignment
PITTSBURGH, October 23.-Orders
from Japan have overloaded the cleo
trical construction plants in this re-
gion. Day and night shifts are pe-
ing employed and labor is in great
demand.
PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-De-
partment stores have begun to ad-
yertise for sales people for the holi-
day trade Merchants say that the
prosperous year this city has enjoy
ed indicates brisk holiday business.
MINNEAPOLIS. October 2S.-State
officials will offer for sale October 80
approximately 23,163, 900 feet of state
owned timber on 20.600 acres of land
in northern Minnesota The timber
Is expected to bring s35o,00o.
DENVER, October 23.-WeStern
headquarters of the reclamation serV-
Ice reports that a large part of the
potato crop of the Uncompahgre prof.
ect in southwestern Colorado Will go
into storage because of the sharp
drop in prices since September l.
The yield was one-third below nor
NAL.
BOSTON, October 23.-Two more
New England textile plants have been
obliged to curtail operations as a re-
suit of the falling off in demand for
einghams. The York Manufacturing
Company will close indefinitely on
October 81 about 750 of its plain
Eingham looms at the Saco mill. The
Lancaster mills of Clinton, Mass.
have closed indefinitely.
SEATTLE. October 23.-Makers of
hats and caps here are making and
selling IL to Is per cent more goods
than at this time last year. The
prices for wool and cotton used in
this manufacture have been fairly
stable for some weeks, but the sit
uation in Japan has caused jump in
SILK used as Innings. The trade in
California rs especially good.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK.

BALTIMORE October 23.-Cattle-
Receipts for the week ended noon
yesterday were 4.933 head, against
ABB head last week; 167 carloads for
market for the week Market slow
and ,draggy, generally lower, with
plain and coarser kinds. which are in
greatest supply, off most. Steers
choice. s;5Oas.25; good butcher. 7.5oa
S.25: medium, 6.00a7.25; common, 4.5O
a5.50. Heifers. choice, 6.5Oa7 90; fair
to good, 5.75a6.50; common to me-
dunn. 400a5.50. Bulls. choice, 5.OOa
$50; fair to good. 4.25a5.oO common
to medium, 3.00a4.00. Cows. choice,
4.75a5.25; fair to good, 40Oa4.75; COM
mon to medium. 2.00a350.
Sheep and lambs--Five thousand,
two hundred and forty-six head.
against 6,404 head last week; light
supply; market slow. Sheep, 1.50a
SIS: lambs. 6.50a1s.0O: extras, 1926.
Hogs - Twenty-Five thousand and
two head, against 1S,47s head last
week; good supply; market 10 higher.
Lights. $50; heavy. $40; medium, 8. 10 {;
pigs. 6.6oa7.00; roughs, 4.5Oa6.50.
Calves - One thousand and forty
nine, against 1,041 head last week:
moderate supply; market slow. Calves,
4OOa12.60; extras, 1900.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
HOW A POOR MAN CAN GET AHEAD
True Stories of Wage Farmers and Salaried Men and
Women Who Have Found the Road to
Financial Independence.
By Samuel o. Rice, Educational Director,
Investment Bankers Association of America

spend a bond. so I kept 1t. After a
while I discovered I hadn't missed
not spending that money. The little
semi-annual interest came in. 1 got
interested. At almost forty 1 got
the saving and investing habit
That's more than twenty years ago now
and here's how | figure my ~efurns
since I became an investor. and later
my own boss:
Bonds, 100 per cent, meaning that
interest received and increased values
have doubled every penny / ever
saved and put into bonds.
Real estate. so per cent. meaning
that rents. rent saved and increased
value of my property have paid me
back SIS for every $40 that / in
vested. I bought my first real estate
years ago with the aid OF bonds that
enabled me to obtain the loan.
Mortgages. so to 60 per cent, mean
ing that every penny that l have
saved and lent on property has re-
turned in a period of years sum
equal to half the amount invested, or
more.
MY first investments were guided
by good advice, that of an executive
Of big corporation for which I
worked. He showed me that, al
though I could at first invest only
small sums, there Is q safe bond for
every investor and saver. There's
no excuse for any one accepting an
inferior security. I've never tried TO
speculate; result, never lost u penny"
Evening star., 1923-10-23
LAMONT CONFIDENT
MEXICOIS SOLVENT
Has No Fear of Present Financial
Difficulties on Debt-Pay-
ing Agreement.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 23.-Conment-
ing on dispatches from Mexico City
as to the Mexican governments finan-
cial difficulties and their possible ef-
feet on the Mexican debt agreement,
Thomas W. Lamont of ]. 2. Morgan
& Co, chairman of the international
committee of bankers on Mexico. said
yesterday that his committee con-
tinued to have confidence that the
Mexican government would carry out
its obligation under the debt agree
ment.
Mexican bonds were sold freely on
the New York Stock Exchange yes
terday, both the As and 5s touching
new low prices for the year. Mr.. La
monts talk with newspaper men took
place after the close of the market
He said that he and his assistants
on the committee had noted with re-
gret the statements emanating from
Mexico City. Nevertheless, he said,
the committee felt confident there
would be no interruption of the debt
agreement plan, adding that a sub
stantial amount of the $15.000,0 600 re-
quired for the first years debt sery-
ice under the agreement already had
been made available to the committee
Mr. Lamont said also that lie be-
lieved 1t to be the committee's' 'lnten-
tion to declare the whole plan opera
tive as soon as the balance remain
ing for the first years debt service
had been deposited.
Replying to questions as to the eff
feet the recent resignation of Finance
Minister de la Huerta might have on
the plan, Mr.. Lamont said that sew
eral deposits had been forwarded by
Secretary Pani. Mr.. de la Huerta's
successor. and that he thought 1t
would be onfc short time before
the full amount would be available.
1t was stated that while no reports
had been received from abroad, there
was little doubt that q majority Of
the bonds had been will be de-
various countries
Evening star., 1923-10-23
BUSINESS LETS UP
IN NEW ENGLAND
Distinct Signs of Contraction
Noted-Margin of Profit
Steadily Cut Down.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, October 23.-Despite in
dications that the business activity
is holding up in, other sections. dis
tinct signs of contraction are shown
in New England. Business men COM
plain primarily about the steadily
narrowing margin Of profit. Rising
labor costs, stiff prices for raw ma
terials and the difficulty of disposing
Of goods on Il basis equivalent to the
cost OF production constitute the
problems OF the moment
Retail trade here Is good. running
not more than 10 per cent behind
that of last fall. This is attributed
to the fact that labor is we'll en-
ployed at high wages. This is an
effect, not a cause. Manufacturers
OF cottons are handicapped by high
costs Of materials. Woolen manufac-
turers are meeting an unwillingness
of buyers to pay prices which will
cover the 121a per cent wage ad-
vance OF last spring.
Drought Cuts on Power.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., October 90
(SpeciaD.-The Southern Power Com
pany has shut down its hydro elec-
trio plants here, as recent rains have
not sufiiced to fill It's reservoirs or
put normal flow OF water into the
streams. Power will be furnished in
dustries only five days week.
Rain Helps Jersey Plants.
HACKENSACK. n. j.. October %
peciaD.-Today's rains are expected
TO improve materially the situation
of the Industrial plants OF northern
New Jersey. which have been suffer
ing from shortage of water. al
though a three-inch fall is needed.
Steel output Falling OF.
PITTSBURGH. October % Especially.
Steel and iron production in the
slightly. but not to the extent ex-
pected. New orders are running
lighter than shipments, but there is
announcement in the fact that the
spread between the two is being re-
duced. The rate Of production is
about IS per cent under the peak level
OF the year, but prices are unchanged.
I.1OO-Car Freight Yard Planned.
EAST ST. LOUIS. October % (Spe-
ciaD.-The Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy railroad Will construct new
freight yards at willows. near here.
have capacity OF 1,100 cars and will
aid shipment OF Illinois coal to the
west and northwest.
Expect Steady Fall Trade.
ST. PAUL. October 23 (Special).-
Buyers and jobbers OF the northwest
here for the annual merchandise dis
play and purchasing week forecast
steady business the remainder Of the
year. Officials OF the Northwest Buy
ers and Jobbers. Inc. predicted that
sl.000.0o0 worth of goods would be
sold in the next four days.
IChnrriaht 1909
Evening star., 1923-10-23
PLAN NEW BUILDINGS.
B. F. Saul Company to Erect Of
Ace Structures.

Erection of two office buildings at
915 and 919 18th street northwest is
planned by the B. F. Saul Company,
according to an announcement OF b.
f. Saul. An investment OF approx
mately $500,000 will be represented.
Construction will begin within
week. The buildings are expected to
be ready for occupancy within six
months.
The buildings will be five and six
stories high, respectively. and the
ground floor and mezzanine floor of
the nve-story building will be occu-
pied by the b. +. Saul Company. now
located at 1412 / street northwest.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
STERLING DECLINES
follow FOR YEAR
Break of Two Cents Today
Laid Partly to Grave Ger
man Situation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October ga further
decline Of nearly cents in demand
sterling was recorded at the opening OF
today's foreign exchange market. bring
ing the British sterling bills down to
s4.47N. a new low record for the year.
While bankers differed as TO the chief
cause. all were agreed that the German
situation has been a contradictory factor
in that Il had hurt England's export
opportunities by destroying some Of her
markets. There also has been an ex-
ceptional amount of speculation in the
exchange, bankers said.
Today's drop brought the decline for
the period Of little more than week
to nearly cents.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
STOCK ISSUE GRANTED.
Illinois Central Will Garry OF
Extensive improvements.

The Illinois Central railroad was
authorized today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to issue S12,-
G22, ,450 in 6 per cent preferred stock,
to be sold at par to its stockholders
for cash. In addition, 1t will issue q
like amount of common stock. which
shall be held in the corporations
treasury unless preferred stockhold-
ers desire to convert their holdings
into common. The funds will be used
to continue the improvement and elec-
trihcation OF the roads Chicago ter
minal, an investment which will to-
tai, when the work Is completed,
about $8s 100000.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
WALL STREET NOTES..
Kerosene Higher-Ford Declares
10 Per Cent Dividend.

NEW YORK, October ., 23.-The
Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey
has advanced the price, of kerosene 'in
bulkS1 cent, to cents q gallon for
water white and cents q gallon for
standard white.
The American Zinc, Lead and Smelt-
sing Company reports net profit, before
depreciation, for the quarter ended
September 80, of s31.913. as compared
with $13S,175 in the second quarter.
The Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company has received
an order from the Long Island rail
road for sixty passenger cars.
The Ford Motor Company of Canada
has declared a dividend of 10 per cent
payable November Is, to stock of rec
ord November 5.
Investment bankers express salts
faction at the ready sale which has
met recent offerings of new bond is
sues, accompanied, as it has BEEN
with an increase in buying orders for
listed securities.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
INCOME is DOUBLED.
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Com
pany Gaining in Earnings.

RICHMOND, Va, October 28.-The
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Com
Der 80. 1923, reports net income Of
S170,414 after interest and taxes,
equal, after preferred dividends, to
$107 a share on its $10.000,O00 out
standing common stock. compared
cents share, on the common in the
preceding quarter. and net income OF
$273,S86, or $2.11 a share, on the COM
mon stock in the third quarter of
1922.
The companys net income for the
first nine months of 1928 amounted to
$528,257, equivalent to $3.41 a share
on the common stock after allowing
for preferred dividends against net
income Of s2S8,79s. or $1.O1 q share,
on the common stock in the corre-
spending period of 1922.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
U. S. CARS SENT ABROAD.

NEW YORK, October 23.-H. IS.
Phipps, general export manager of
the Hudson Motor Car Company, says
that his company Is exporting about
1000 cars a month. England and
northern Europe are buying most of
the cars. Australia and New Zealand
are also good customers. Mr.. Phipps
Is sailing on the steamship Olympic
for the London automobile show. He
estimates that foreign sales will in
crease about 25 per cent next year.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once
firm, retaining nearly all its recent

firm, retaining nearly all its recent
rise.
Park 6 Tilford again led the indus
trials, reaching 33ss. 8 points above
its level ten days ago. AS yet. how
ever, there is no authoritative con-
firmation of the dividend gossip which
has accompanied the advance.
Realizing sales in Hartman new
stock appeared 10 have run their
course. and the stock was firmer. Chi
cago Nipple made another slight gain
when it sold at Ss%. Cuba Company
was steady at S5. Ohio Copper, which
recently sold as high as 80 cents,
dropped to S9. Gulf States Oil was
heavy, lust above g.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
PIPE LINES WIPED OUT.
Floods Halt Oil Shipments to At
lantic Seaboard.
speciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. -
TULSA. Okla. October ,2a-Crude
oil pipe line runs northwhrd out of
north Texas and southern Oklahoma
to the Atlantic seaboard have been,
interrupted by recent foods. The
north and south Canadian river cross
ings have all been wiped out and de-
liycries halted. The Sinclair Pipe
Line and Prairie Pipe Line companies
suffered most. 1t probably will be
three weeks before normal conditions
are re-established.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
RAW SILK TUMBLES.
Toxic Market Breaks on Less De-
mand From America.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
TIE Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, October 23.--Owing to q
decreased demand for 1t In America,
the price Of raw silk on the Yoko-
hama market declined 90 yen per 1000
kin during the last week. "a yen is
approximately 80 cents. A kin is ap-
proximately 1.32 poundso
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Expect Steady Fall Trade.
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s-$5oo at e3ts
Potomac Elec. &. d ref. IS 1953.-$200 at
lol.
Meraenthsler Lnotype-5 st 15s, at 15s,
10 at 1es.
AFTER CALL.
Mersenthaler LLnotype-10 at 15s.
Washington Gas Go 1s33-s5o0 at 1908.
Washington RTy. Pfd.-i0 at 70h, 8
at TOY.
Washington Gas Lisht-i0 at Ash.
Washington Rwy. Elec. pfd.-10 at 7ots.
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
Munsey Trust Co.'S at 102.
Aoney-Call loans 8 and per cent.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
BOND ISSUE ALLOWED.

Authority was granted by the In
terstate Commerce Commission yes
terday to the Western Maryland rail-
way to issue S5,S00.OO0 of five-year 7
per cent secured gold notes, and to
pledge $S,700,000 of first and refund
ing per cent mortgage bonds as COL
lateral security therefor.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
WOOL EXPORTS KEEP UP,
Buying in Domestic Market Only at
Close Prices.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BOSTON, October 2S.-Domestic tic
business In the raw wool market was
moderate. but on fairly even keel
today, all grades getting a share of
inquiry. Mills continue to buy only
to fill orders on hand and then shop
around carefully for the best price.
The export movement continues, even
the medium grades which had not
been wanted overseas earlier, finding
place in the outgoing stream. Re-
ceipts at Boston Monday were only
rs bags q. dvmestic wool
Evening star., 1923-10-23
SHORTAGE IN ORANGES.
'oldstcror ..Already Cleaned Up.in
= - - =

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 23.-Short-
age OF California oranges, due to unex-
pected cleaning up of the old crop, is
expected to materialize the first part of
November. Only small amount Of the
1922 crop remains. This fruit Is being
shipped east now to meet a brisk de.
mand. New crop oranges will come on
the market the latter part of November.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
BY WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, October 23.-The curb
exchange gave a better account of it
self today than the big board. pre-
senting steadier front against such
selling as occurred. The oils gave
added proof that they have been well
liquidated and hardened to the trade
situation: Standard of Indiana sold
at 90 early in the day. but later hard
ened. standard of New York was
around Mondays close of 42Ik. Prairie
Oil crossed 40. the best 1t has done
In quite while. Standard of Ohio
was up point and Humble Oil held
Evening star., 1923-10-23

A dispute in q separation suit over
whether q man should give his wife
35 or 40 shil1ings a week was settled
In an English court by the lawyers
tc sim p coin. Th& woman's lawyer
Evening star., 1923-10-23
EX-DIvIDEND TABLE.

The book OF life IL illustyated in
black and white; dreams are the
color supplement.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

NEW YORK, October 23.--Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed OF trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and Commission.
Joseph I. Weller S1S, sSS wass; s,s L . e Trgss %
Evening star., 1923-10-23

tomorrow's Star)
II never saved a penny until I
was almost forty years DID," said a
civil engineer. who. is now wealthy
and q large holder Of apartment
houses and rental property. 81 got
a fair salary and spent 1t all. One
day the company gave me a small
bond as a bonus. It made me sore.
1 wanted the bonus in money. I'd
have to go to a little trouble to
Evening star., 1923-10-23

(This Is the third OF q series Of twelve
stories of wage earners and salaried men and
women who have found the road to financial
independence. The next one will appear in
Star)
Evening star., 1923-10-23
I,IOO-Car Freight Yard planned.

EAST ST. LOUIS, October % (Spe-
ciaD.-The Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy railroad will construct new
freight yards at Willows. near here
at a cost of 100000. The yards will
have a capacity OF LOO cars and will
aid shipment OF Illinois coal to the
west and northwest
Evening star., 1923-10-23

eai.c& leads ant