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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-22

Increases Plant, Reduces Rates
The Grays Harbor Railway & Light
Company announces a 100000 addi-
ton to plant and at the same time
puts 10 per cent rate reduction into
effect.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-22
MANURE VALUES

stations and agricultural colleges, the
enorlnity of this loss has been definitely
established, and lack of information is no
longer valid excuse for farmer losing
large sums of money on his manure.
The Indiana Agricultural Experiment
Station estimates that one-third of all
manure is wasted. In the opinion of this
institution Indiana farmers alone lose
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-22

a proper pit this valuable part of the ma
nure is saved, and may be kept indefinitely
Concrete pits will not leak. A simple
and inexpensive form of concrete pit may
be built like shallow enclosure alongside
the barn, located so that it is easy to
throw manure out of the barn windows
into the pit, and likewise easy to load
from the pit into the manure spreader.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-22

r!.TENT ATTORNEY
CARL CRAWFORD, PEYTON BLDG
Only exclusive registered patent atty
In okane,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-22
RADIO SUPPLIES

PLATING AND STOVE REPAIR
NYER REUB EMS, 1909 W. First Spoksas
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-22

TELEdRApH INST, 11s N. Pc
STEN M iIII3 re - ,,,,.
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N. N. A.-s.22.24
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-22
CLASSIFIED
FARMS AND REAL ESTATE

LIST NOW. Sell your farm through our
chain Office service. We reach thou
sands of buyers and charge no commits
sion. Booklets free. OWNERS NATION
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Evening star., 1924-06-19
PUBLIC IN MARKET,
BUT VERY CAUTIOUS
Small Traders Grab Profits When
Storm Signals Appear-Pools
Extra Active.
$2e, 100000 IN BONDS NOTED
Pennsylvania Pushes Plan for
Leasing N. & W. Railroad.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Wall street
brokers report that public interest In
the stock market has measurably in
creased since the current upswing
started ten days ago. They explain.
however, that small traders are in no
hurry to follow up the advance and
quick to take profit when storm sig
nails appear in various issues. Much
of the recent buying is reported to
have come from pools, whose opera
tions have been aided by easy money,
and from overextended short interests,
which have been hurried into covering
by the rapidity Of the advance in sew
eral of the highly speculative issues.
$4,000. 900 in New Bonds.
New bond offerings today totaled
nearly $26,000,0 900. The largest was
$1o.ooo.oo0 state of North Carolina AZ
per cent highway bonds. priced to
yield 4.35 per cent for all maturities
Others 4ans oacl included ns 100000 state OF
mel construction. priced at 102A, bear
ing Az per cent coupons: 81 1.120, 900
city of Knoxville. Tenn, gold 4% per
cent bonds at prices to yield 4.25 to
foU per cent, ana $l,O0O,UUO NEBRASKA
Power Company first mortgage per
cent gold bonds at 95. to yield about
5.37.
Pennsy Studies N. and w. Lease.
On the return of Pennsylvania rail-
road officials to Philadelphia today
from a trip of inspection over the
Norfolk and Western, the financial
district expects a statement will be
issued In reference to the proposed
lease of the smaller road, which has
been under negotiation for some
time. ..
Southern Pacific to Front.
The Southern Pacific, which has
paid per cent annual stock dividends
since 1908, sold at SO yesterday, a new
high on the move. taking a definite
position as a leader among the rail
issues. Despite opinions in the inan-
cfal district that the merger with Ell
Paso and Southwestern may postpone
the expected increase in the dividend
rate to 81, those interested in the
stocks asserted earnings of the small
er road would more than cover in
creased fixed charges and dividend
requirements.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
PRICE WAR LOOMS
IN TIRE INDUSTRY
Fisk Rubber Company Cuts Rates
to Dealers Between 10 and
;; Is Per Cent.
Ey the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Juhe 1s.-Reports of
a price-cutting war among the tire
manufacturers which have been whis-
pered about Wall street for several
tdays were given color late yesterday,
when the Fisk Rubber Company an
nounced revision in prices to deal
ers, the company stating that it has
taken advantage of the low prices of
raw products. While the amount of
the curt was not given it was unof-
ficially reported to be 10 to Is per
cent. The severity of the competition
in the industry recently resulted in
one manufacturer giving away a set
of wheels with each set of balloon
tires. This was followed by another
manufacturer giving away inner
tubes for the tires as well as the
wheels. The latest development Is
a cut in the prices of tires them
yelves.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Priyste Wire Direct to The Star Office

that the Rogers Imperial we'll on
property adjoining that Of Royal Ca
nadian's had settled down to a steady
flow.
Hudson and Manhattan common
and Hudson Company preferred re-
sponded to publication OF the May
earnings of the former company. The
report disclosed a net after taxes of
$47S,S46. against $46l,751 in the
month last year. Gross business was
also substantially increased over
May. 1923. American Light and Trac-
tion common was the outstanding
feature Of the public utilities, get
ting up points before the rise was
checked. United Gas and Electric
new advanced over points. The
recent rise in East Penn Electric
naturally called for a good deal OF
profit taking, which resulted in the
stock losing points
Declaration of the regular quarter
ly dividend on Doehler Die Casting
and the accompanying optimistic
statement regarding future business,
stimulated activity in the stock at
advancing prices.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
SHIP MERGER STUDIED.
Combing of q. s. Fleets in Gulf
Service Still Unsettled.

An informal conference was held
yesterday between members of the
consolidation committee OF the Flee,
Corporation with four members OF
the Shipping Board on the proposed
merger of the government operated
trade routes out of the gulf. The
conferees reached no decision.
President Palmer's first report on
the gulf consolidation was rejected
by the board. Although the board is
opposed to a reduction in tonnage in
the services, as proposed by Mr.. Pal
mer. Chairman O'Connor emphasized
that the board is not averse to such
curtailment where 1t could be proven
that the routes were overlapping and
competing with each other,
Evening star., 1924-06-19
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Privs

NEW YORK, June 1s.-Specula-
tive sentiment was improved in Wall
street circles today, and this. was re-
hected In the rise of various indus
trials in the curb market Traders,
however. were disposed to proceed
cautiously.
There were no outstanding fea-
lures among the oils. But the point
OF significance was that this class of
stocks paid little or no attention to
the further increase in domestic pro-
duction reported by leading oil trade
authorities. New Mexico and Arizo-
ma Land reached a new high for the
present move around s. The incen
tive for the buying appeared TO be
reports of an extensive drilling cam
palgn in northwestern New Mexico.
Other independently were little
changed. Royal Canadian was taken
again around 51a. 1t was reported
Evening star., 1924-06-19
Southern Pacific to Front.
SMALL ORDERS IMPROVE.
Slight Increase in Sales Also Noted
in Baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 19.-Manufac-
turers and business interests here
are more optimistic over the out
look. survey of the local situation
discloses. This does not mean that
there has been a marked change in
trade, but rather that sentiment is
better, with a slight increase in sales
in some lines
The most encouraging develop
ment is the gain in small orders.
They are general and indicate that
stock of merchandise are down to q
minimum. While. as has been said,
buying is for filing-in purposes. or
ders are being placed frequently, and
that turnover in the aggregate reach
es moderate proportions.
Industrial output just about meas
ures up to consumption.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
MEAT MEN HAVE VERY
SMALL PROFIT MARGIN

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, June 19.-Retail butch
ers barely scrape a living out Of their
business, the Northwestern Univer-
sity business research department re-
ports after years survey that shows
that the average successful butcher
earns but per cent on his invest
ment. Seven out of ten stores pay a
return on the investment, besides
wages. High operating costs keep
down earnings.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
LESS FREIGHT CARRIED.
Business Last Week Lighter Than
for Same Week Year Ago.

Revenue freight loading on Ameri-
can railroads. for the week ended June
z. totaled s10,7o7 cars. the carriers
have reported to the American Rail-
way Association. This. was an in.
crease OF s0,So3 cars over. the pre-
vious week when observance of
Decoration day curtailed loading.
Compared with the corresponding
week in 1928. however, 1t was q de-
crease OF 101. SOS cars, but an increase
of 74,4S9 over the Same week in 1922.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
27,OO0 CARPENTERS
AGREE TO 1925 AN HOUR

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, June 19.--The $4,000
Chicago carpenters have virtually in
sured peace in the building trades for
the next two years through their
signatures to ar, agreement. with the
leading contractors of the city to
run until June, 1925, with a wage of
s1.25 an hour. Cement laborers. who
have tied up. q large volume of con-
struction, have returned to work.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
STOCK ON NEW BASIS.

NEW YORK. June 19.-The COM
mon stock of the Otis Elevator Com
pany was placed on 81 annual
dividend basis today when the dfrec-
tors declared a quarterly dividend of
81 The company recently paid a
common stock dividend of 10 per
cent, splitting the common stock on
the basis of two shares of new, par
$50 for each share of old.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK-Stocks, irregular; in
vestment rails. in new high ground.
Bonds. mixed; kelly-Springfield IS
break over four points. Foreign ex-
changes. firm: sterling and francs
moderately higher. Cotter, lower: bet
ter weather southwest. Sugar, steady;
firm; commission house buying.
CHICAGO-Wheat,e easy; good rains
northwest. Corn, lower; predictions
better weather. Cattle, inactive; un.
evenly lower. Hogs, mainly steady to
slightly lower.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
NEW YORK BUTTER PRICES.

NEW YORK, June 19.-Eggs
steady; receipts, 40.s3s cases. Fresh
gathered, extra firsts, regular packed,
2Sha29; do, storage packed. % a30 !;
fresh gathered firsts, regular packed,
27h a2s; do, storage packed. % " a29 !;
fresh gathered, seconds and poorer,
26ka271a; nearby hennery whites,
closely selected, extras, 37a38;
browns, extras, 33a36; Pacific coast
whites, extras, 38a39.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
NEW SHOPS ON SOUTHERN.
Railroad Awards Contract-Work
for About 1900 Men.

XConstruction of new shops for the
Southern railway at Spartaneurg, 5.
C., is to be started soon by the
Dwight P. Robinson Company OF New
York, which has just been awarded
the contract for the work. About
1.500 men will be employed at the
Evening star., 1924-06-19
CALL MONEY RATES.

steady; high, 2; low. q. ruling rate,
2; closing bid. 3: offered at az last
loan, 2; call loans against accept
ance. l q >. time loans steady: mixed
collateral 5000 days. 3a3A; AS
months. 3Aa3 a; prime commercial
Evening star., 1924-06-19
MONEY RATES STAY UP.
Fewer Surplus Fund Reported II
Baltimore Than Elsewhere.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 1s.-The more
confident feeling in trade circles here
has encouraged bankers to believe
commercial borrowing will be re-
vived before long.
Surplus funds in Baltimore. while
large, have not reached the uncom-
Portable proportions they have at
other centers. Banks here willingly
extend accommodationst to merchants
at 5k to per cent. and in some
cases as low as 5A per cent. Loans
have been negotiated recently at 5
per cent. The rate on loans secured
by gilt-edge stock and bond collat-
eral is to 5h per cent, with most
of the business at the inside rate.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
BRASS TUBES REDUCED.

NEW YORK, June 19.-Reduction
Of half q cent q pound in the price
Of sheet brass and brass tubes and
three e-quarters of a cent in sheet cop
per have been made by the American
Brass Company.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
Are You d Suckerf

Too many people put their money
IN day dreams and wake up broke.
Never put your name. on the dotted
one in your bank what he knows
about some stock issue that 10 Of
tered to you privately.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
PARIS MARKET STRONG.

PARIS, June 1s.--Prices were strong
on the bourse today. Three per cent
rentes. So francs 10 centimes. Ex-
change on London, so francs 25 CEN
times. Five per cent loan. 81 francs
80 centimes. The dollar was quoted
At 1S francaseQ cepttmeA
Evening star., 1924-06-19
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, June 19.-Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active stocks
dealt in here:
Evening star., 1924-06-19

NEW YORK. June 1s.-Following is
an ofhcial list Of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1924-06-19
LIVE POULTRY LOWER.

CHICAGO, June 1s.-Poultry-Alive
lower; fowls. 21a23; broilers, 3.a41;
roosters, II.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange.

sALEA
washineton Gas A $500 at 1o1. $500
At 101. 81 900 at 102.
washing ton Rwy. Elec. cons.--io at "a.
10 1T 1914.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Colo at 92&, 10 at e2N.
Money-Cau loans, 5 and 8 per cent
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
MAKEUP OF new FRENCH
CABINET IS IN DOUBT

PARIS, June 2 (By The Asso-
ciated Press 1.-The makeup of the
government that will succeed the
Poincare cabinet. which presented
It's formal resignation yesterday was
ol decided uncertainty
this afternoon with the next develop
ment of the situation depending up
on the action of the socialist party's
congress, now in session.
The socialists met yesterday and
put in the hands of the committee
the work of preparing a reply to the
letter sent by Edouard Herriot, lead
er of the radical socialists and po-
tential premier, asking the socialists
support for the radical government
in prospect and offering the social
lists participation in its formation.
The socialists, after an overnight
adjournment, reopened their confer
ence at noon with the reply to M.
Herrriot's letter the most important
item of their agenda. The congrass
first took up the problem of the So
cialist daily organ LIE Populaire,
which has proved Improbable and is
paDlished only fortnightly
hereafter. The congress then ad-
journed until p. m. AS the commit
tee working on the reply to the
Herriot letter. although it sat until
dawn and reasmebled early had not
vet agreed to tire text of the doc
ument it will present to the confer
ence
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
Congress Votes To Quit June 7--Await Senate ActiO
SAY EXPLOSIVES TO GO IN Three MONTH:
TOttenViIIe Bridge
Conference Is Held
Engineers Located at Totten-
vile for Survey-Get Data
in This City Today

Resident Engineer F. B. Forbes
and Engineer A. II. Morrill,, who are
in charge of the Office opened in
Tottenville last week by the Port
Authority, from which the work of
making the survey for the bridge
between this city and Tottenville
will be carried ont, were in confer
ence with City Engineer Louis P.
Booz, Jr., at his Office in this city to-
day. The three engineers discussed
at length the various plans for the
proposed bridge and Mr.. Booz pre-
sented Mr.. Forbes with plans and
data of the city which will be- of
considerable aid in making the sur
vey.
In a conversation with an Evening
News reporter following the confer
ence with the city engineer, Mr..
Forbes declared that work on the
survey has already been started. but
he could not say how long 1t would
take to complete it. He declared
that conditions make 1t necessary TO
carry on operations on both the Tot
tenville and Perth Amboy sides OF
the Staten Island sound at the same
time and from what he said 1t is
evident that the work of surveying
the site for the bridge will be COM
pleted at about the same time on
each side of the sound.
The Office of the Port Authority
opened in Tottenville, last week, viii
be the center of operations as far al
the engineers are concerned. Mr.
Forbes will be in charge. All plans
maps and other data collected dur
| ing. the survey will be placed II
shape at the Tottenville office, 1t
said.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
CONGRESS RESOLUTION
FOR ADJOURNMENT JUNE I

WASHINGTON. June 2.-The
House today adopted a resolution
calling for sine die adjournment OF
congress at p. m, next Saturday.
Senate concurrence is required.
The resolution was offered today
in the House by Representative
Longworth. the Republican leader.
Senator La Toilette, leader of the
insurgents took steps to-
day to ascertain to what extent the
Democratic leaders are in harmony
with the adjournment plan and 1t
was indicated that some move to
make clearer the position of the in
surgents would be made soon
The La Toilette group desires that
agricultural and railroad legislation
te made a part of the accomplish
ments of the session and some of the
organization Republicans fear the
present adjournment program may
encounter either an open filibuster
or be wrecked by a parliamentary
attack engineered by the Wisconsin
senator
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
NOT ALLOWED TO TESTIFY
IN DAUGHERTY PROBE

WASHINGTON. June Before
the senate Daugherty committee
resumed work on the American
Metals Company case today. it
peaceably disposed for the time be-
ing of the intervention OF A. L.
Fink. who claimed the right Satur-
day to testify. An attorney who
said he represented Fink was told
by Chairman Brookhart that Fink
was not under subpoena and that
the committee did not wish to hear
him. The attorney left.
On Saturday Fink claimed the
right to tell the committee that at
tempts were made to induce him to
slander President Coolidge. and to
put In alterations about liquor fur
Enished by Senator Wheeler to Roxie
Stinson.
Adna D johnson. special assist
ant attorney-general assigned to the
allen property office. was recalled
by the committee and Senator
Wheeler got him to identy Howard
Manington and Alfred r. Urion,
mentioned in the fight film and
other cases Jess Smith recommend
ed Urion very highly at the alien
property, Johnson said. and as an
attorney Urion represented clients
in several cases before the Office.
Warrington. though said in previous
testimony not to be a lawyer. had
"a brief" in one case before the
Office, johnson added.
The committee prosecutor then
turned to the metals case. Previous
testimony has been that the value
of the German stockholding in the
American Metals Company seized
during the war was returned to a
Swiss corporation in 1922. though
the Swiss company was subsidiary
of German corporations. The amount
was $6,400,000.
Senator Wheeler asked ION what
principle of law" the return had
been made. and Johnson said that
95 per cent of the debenture bonds
of the Swiss corporation were "own-
ed by neutrals."
There was nothing in the files to
show the Swiss company was in fact
a subsidiary of the German corpora
tion,'' the witness said.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
AUTO TRUCK and ALCOHOL
ARE STOLEN AT NEWARK

NEWARK. June Am auto truck
loaded with SO barrels of denatured
alcohol was stolen from Robert Will
son at Reinhard's express garage on
Vesev street by five armed men to-
day. The empty truck was found
abandoned on Central avenue two
hours later.
Wilson was about to drive the
trucl<load to the G.. NJ. c. chemical
company plant in Elizabeth when the
five bandits entered the garage. AT
the point of guns they forced him
to show them how to operate the
truck, and then took him with them
several blocks. They transferred
him to a closed car in which three
of the men were riding. After driv-
ing him about the city half an hour
they let him go.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
MISSING GIRL WAS seen
WITH MAN IN WOODS

MOUNTAIN LAKES, June "A
note saying that she was going 70
demonstrate they could live by thelr
hands alone in the woods, was left
early yesterday in the home OF Mrs
James r. Crowle by Miss Helen Cole.
a weekend guest, who with Charles
Carter disappeared after the family
retired Saturday night, Mrs. Crowie
said today. State police who have
been searching the woods for the
couple organized a posse under
Trooper Scholtz today to continue
the hunt.
Mrs. Crowie said she had known
Miss Cole two years, and that her
home had been in California, out
recently she had lived in New York
City where she was an art student.
During a weekend party discussion
Of a novel of two people living by
their hands in the wilderness led
Miss Cole to declare she could do it.
She is believed to have induced Car
ter to accompany her, both their
rooms being found empty yesterday
morning.
Carter came to the Crowle home
with Miss Cole but was said today
by Frank Dekum. the girls uncle,
to have been only a casual friend.
Both Dekum and Mrs. Crowle scout
ed the theory that the pair had
eloped.
Miss Cole is twenty-four, bobbed-
haired, and wore a yellow evening
gown when she left, a check up OF
clothing in her room showed. She
Is said to have been a lover of the
outdoors and believed to be capable
of taking care of herself. Carter is
a few years older.
A check up of persons living In
the vicinity failed to locate anyone
who had seen the pair since their
disappearance.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
FRENCH Statement ON
LOAN OF MORGAN co,

PARIS, June 2 (By The Associa-
ted Press) The French govern
ment today issued a lengthy state
ment giving the fullest details as
yet published of the $100,000,00O
advance made by ]. P. Morgan &
Co., to the French government In
connection with efforts to stabilize
the franc.
The official statement was made
on the occasion of publication of
remarks attributed to Edouard
Herriot, potential premier. in which
the leader of the radical socialist
party declared that France had
been treated like Turkey and that
Minister of Finance Francois-Mar-
sal had adopted an inexcusable at
titude In the face of the demand of
the American bankers for guaran-
tees in addition to gold to cover the
advance.
]. p. Morgan & Co., the statement
AYERS, demanded assurances that
governmental measures would def
nitely be taken to convince the
world that the improvement of the
franc would be consolidated in the
country's financial policy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-02
MAN CUTS OFF FINGERS
WHILE CHOPPING WOOD

Frank Kazimer. of S31 Alpine
street, chopped two fingers from his
left hand while chopping wood az
his home on Saturday. Patrolman
Michael Patten was notified OF the
accident and had the man attended
by DIR. James Grieve.
Three stitches were taken in a
wound on the leg of Joseph Viskow-
ski, twelve years old, of SIS State
street, by DIR. Smith after the boy
had been struck by the car of Char
ley Zaremba, of 470 Hall avenue.
Anthony Lopez. a Spaniard, was
attacked by gang of Spaniards
late Saturday night. officers Tong
hini and Nolan rounded up a gang
of Spaniards. but the injured man
was unable to identify any of them.
There were several minor acci-
dents Investigated by the local po-
lice over the weekend. Vehicles
were damaged, but no other persons
were injured.
The police did excellent work In
handling the traffic through this
city the past three davs. and many
members OF the department worked
double shifts.