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Evening star., 1924-01-11
DRY GOODS DO BETTER.

NEW YORK, January II Especially.
Slight improvement in the demand
for unfinished goods was noted in the
cotton goods market today, but sheet
fngs continued slow. Print cloth
quotations held at IL cents for 64x6os
and 125 cents. for 6sx72s. Second
hands, however, were offering conces-
sions of about a quarter cent. Prices
in the raw silk market were steady,
but trading was light.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
soUrHERN's BONDS SOLD.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE syn
diate which offered the Southern rail-
Way issue Of s20,o0o.ooo bonds recent
iy has been dissolved. A or e-point
rise Followed Immediately, indicat-
ing that some Of the bonds had been
sold short in the belief that the syn
-dicate had not placed all of the
bonds.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
Told Too Much.

From the London weekly Telegraph.
1t was the maids FIRST. day in her
new Situation. and when the first
caller came to see her mistress, as
instructed, she informed the visitor
that her mistress was not at homo.
When will she be backT inquired
the lady.
Fl don't know, ma'an,." answered
the girl; shes not gone out yet!a
Evening star., 1924-01-11
POOR W0OLs IN DEMAND.

BOSTON, January II Especially -
The lower grades of wool continued
in the best demand here today. Bids
of 81 clean basis for domestic quar-
ter blood clips are reported to have
been made. and some Ohio dealers
and fine staple territory have found
buyers within the range between
sl.35 and $1.40 clean Boston. Re-
ceipts at Boston yesterday totaled
1864 bags of domestic and seven
bales of foreign wool.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
ENORMOUS BRITISH LOAN
ASKED BY SOVIET HEADS
Krassin Tells Of Negotiating for
$50, 900 to $5o,ooo,ooo.
Predicts Early Success.
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, January 11.-Speaking be-
fore a foreign trade conference. Leonid
Krassin. foreign trade oommissary, an
nounced that during his recent stay in
London he carried on negotiations for a
loan to soviet Russia amounting to
from $50, ,0o0, 900 to $50, 900. 900.
TN all probability during the COM
ing year soviet Russia will on certain
conditions obtain loans from foreign
countries" he said. las the capital
isttc states themselves are interested
in the re-establishment Of Russia's S
national economy. Such loans would
drst go toward the re-establishment
of agriculture"
Evening star., 1924-01-11
sTIRs FRENCH INTEREST.
Labor Government Experiment
Greeted With Open Mind.

PARIS, January 9.-J. Ramsay Mac
Donaid's speech Tuesday night in AL
hert Hall. London, has created great
interest in France. There is a gen.
eral disposition to meet the expert
rnent of a labor government in Great
britain with an open mind. II Mr..
MacDonald's idealism and optimism
at trike most Frenchmen as exaggerat-
ed. they are nevertheless determined
TO give him a square deal and Judge
him by his acts.
The labor leaders expression Of
friendship for France has created a
favorable impression.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
FIRM IN BANKRUPTCY.

NEW YORK, January 10.-An IN
voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
fled here In, federal court against
Louis ,Weinstein & Co., manufactur-
ers and jobbers OF cIoaks and suits.
Liabilities were listed at 100000.
with assets 100000,
Evening star., 1924-01-11
GASOLINE ADVANCED.

i COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 1.-THE
Standard Oil Company announced to-
day that the retail price OF gasoline
in Ohio will be advanced one cent q
gallon tomorrow. The new price will
be 19 cents.
Evening star., 1924-01-11
FRENCH FRANCS DROP
TO new LOW MARK
BY the Associated Press

hHsONIHttU 5rehs
NEW YORK, January ll.--on-
tinued conversion of French francs
into dollor bills in France. England
and Switzerland influenced another
drop in francs in the local foreign
exchange market today. Francs wara
quoted at Ash cents, new low nricn
for all time, and comparing with YES
terday's low point OF 4.83k cents.
Demand sterling opened ct s4.27E
duplicating its low price of yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-01-11

BOSTON. January 11-All repair
shops of the Boston and Maine, in
cIAding those at Billerica, Concord,
F1tchburg and Lyndonville have been
put ON a forty-hour a week basis a
reduction of eight hours work
week.
Evening star., 1924-01-11

Before You Invest-Investigate.
Ever notice that the fellows who
try to get rich quick are always
broke?
Evening star., 1924-01-11

NEW YORK, January 11.-Followlng
Is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1924-01-11

LIABILITIES
II. Capital stock paid in. 81. $4,000. 90 |
Is i Undivided profits. :. .siS. .as2.ia ',"
a Reserved for In
est and taxes ac-
1882 7s
e. certihed checks outstanding. 2.5ss. 80 |
Is. Cashser's checks outstanding. 66097
bank deposits) subject to
reserve . deposits payable .-.-.
within 80 days.:
check ............:........ 6ol.5sss5
than for money borrowed.. :. 10000
30. Dividends unprfd ............ 2,516O0
tothsr than bank deposits)
subject to reserve. items 2s
Time deposits subject to re, 's
days. subject to so days
or more notice. and postal /
savings1: =,
81. Certificates Of deposit (other
than for money borrowed. 59.a6e. 90
"a. Other time deposits. ......... SOC, 81
to reserve, items 90 and -
Ss .-.--.....- .$Soo,Ooo. .oS
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 500, 16S. IA
District Of Columbia. City Of Washington, 81.
I. JOHN u. HOWARD. cashier Of the
above-named bank. do solemnly swear that the
J. D. HOWARD. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
(sesIj JAMES P. coon,
Notary Public.
SOMERSET r. WATERS,
AUGUST II. PLCGGE,
JOHN r. WRIGHT,
Evening star., 1924-01-11
H. REPORT OF CONDITION -
OF the
SEVENTH STREET
SAVINGS BANK

At Washington. IN the District Of Columbis. at
the Close Of business on December 81, 1923.
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Smoking Room
Stories

COUNTRY hotels were the subject
~ or yarn swapping !u The smob er.
The Missouri man told about "a place
kept lu "a boE-car town by q fellow
named Bugg. II was O pretty punk
outfit but BuEg did not think 30. To
had one patron--a piuuo.tuner- who
had visited him about once a month
Tor three year,. and Bugg was quite
sure be could get a recommendation
from him. You have been coming
20 my place for d long time fald
Bugg 20 the tuner, "aHd, while you
never have made any complaint
about the service. you have never
praised IA. Would you mind telling
me just exactly what you think q
my placer"
We'll, I hardly know how 10 say
H." replied the tuner. thoughtfuuy.
However. I will say Air. BuFg. that
" have come 20 the conclusion that
there Is sometimes something IN a
name"
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Looks Like Turkeu

JUST few facts, TO promote holiday
j good will and cause you TO read our
Christmas advertisements with cheer and
determination.
The November business failures were
the smallest in the past five years.
With 100 for monthly average, the
manufacturing output stands at 100 or
better.
With 100 as the index In the year 1919,
he movement of crops stands at 246.
The demand for railway bonds is very
heavy.
Sterling exchange is the highest in two
years past, French francs have moved up
% points. and there is an upward move
ment in French and Scandinavian securi-
ties. This foreign improvement is good
for us, because we've got to take foreign
money for lot of things.
Nobody glooming, and the Christmas
turkey hangs high.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
Who OWnS the Country?

MOT long axe. the u. s. census
~ bureau. estimated that tho
United States was worth approx.
imbtrly $500. 900 b0b. 600.
This naturally caused a lot Of
speculation az 90 who owned
that huge wealth
a writer Tor the Nations Busl.
Mons, official organ OF tho e. +
Chamber Of Comercc. finally
found la New York q mining en-.
Einecr Walter =. ingala. who had
been studying the distribution Of
wealth Tor years. and whom
other economists thought 10
know more than any other man
Hs g. tho ownership Of the vast
wealth Of The United states
fngals dlffsFs wiki tho popular
conception that q comparatively
Few rich men and estates pzn the
bulk u The wealth Of the eoun.
ty
They don't. Says Inrala. lie
claims that tho farmers own
the biggest block Of the United
states The value Of their hold.
.nFs. IN lands. buildings. imple.
mcntH and livestock. he cstl.
mates AZ $4,000 900. 900, or one.
fourth o. tho wealth O, tho
country
or course, some Of this iz
mortg1Ecd. and many Of the
mortgages arc held by banks. as
lngals comedies. but he claims
that this is more than nffest by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15

the value Of automobiles radio
acts. ErwinR machines. cash and
other personal possessions ~
farmers. items which he has no
way % calculating.
Tho next biggest group of
property owners In the United
states. according 90 InRaiH. arc
tho corporations and the bull.
mess Interests Ho estimates their
holdings ~ i57.5is. 600 600. The
hlgEest single item IN this wealth
- railroad property. worth sgg..
bOO,ooO.0Oo. while steel and iron
manufactures are worth Si5.560..
100000. and electric light and
power plants come Third. In In.
gals lot. with ti,o5s 900 900.
InEais thinks that OF the total
wealth Of The United states but
70 per cont Il concentrated IN
the hands ~ the rich.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
NelU HeIiup We'll

A MOTHER big helium gas well is flow
a ing in Texas. This, as you know.
is the gas ideal for balloon-type airShips
because il doesn't burn or explode
Gas men used TO curse when their drills
struck helium. They thought it useless.
But nothing is useless. Helium. up TO
1917, cost rs much rs $500 cubic foot
We have il underground in six states, and
the cost soon will be about cents cubic
foot. No other country has a known
deposit of helium worth developing.
Quite logical for Zeppelm-making head
quarters 10 move TO America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
- SCIENCE -
A MIGRATION

ECONOMISTS. psychologists and
~ fociologlsts are writing articles
about The migration OF the negro
from the South 10 tho North and
spccula,ing MS to tho cause or this
movement and us TO the eventual
fate OF the negro race under n. now
environment. In tho last few years
large numbers Of negroes have left
the South. Tho number has been
estimated az half a million From
GcorEiu alone n hundred thousand
hive gone in less than n year.
II 10 considered probable that the
world war was responsible for the
negro migrations. Many were at.
tructod to the North at that time
because OF tho higher wages Agents
for industrial concerns Induced
many 10 move Others went into
the army and lost tho fear Of NOV.
Ing from their homes In the South.
Investigators claim 10 have found
that the negro has proved much
more efficient IN the North than IN
the South. A they moved North. Il
appears that white mon In evcr.in.
crcasing numbers are working In
Southern fields During slavery
DAYS II was believed that white
mon could not work In the fields
in tho Southern climate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
/? ? ANSWERS to Your Questions p?

Q. How can grease and oil be re.
moved from marble?
a. Prepare thin pulp Of Spanish
rohite. mir NTH bensiHc or petroleum
ether. spread the Nurture orer the
marble, and gtoiD 10 70 remain
there. covered trith damp cloth,
for sir to eight hours. n the spots
arc old, the process must BE- re-
Deated several times. n benzinc
alone docs not produce the desired
result. little chloroforar should be
added. To polish. usc mass or
icashcd emery and tin putty spread
on linen rag
Q. Can a citizen Of the United
States found guilty Of treason ever
hold any office under the United
states?
A. No. nc is forcrcr barred.
Q. What is the estimate made Of
the average maximum earning ca
paclty Of unframed men, high school
graduates and college graduates?
a. According 10 Dean Lord Of The
BOSTON unfUersitD college Of business
administration, the Average mari-
mum income Of the unframed man
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
A Harder job

DARE legs and Greek sandals will be
- the go" next summer, is the word
from Paris. Stocking manufacturers.
alarmed have countered by starting pro-
paganda that legs will be more beautiful
if heavy woolen stockings are worn in
cold winter.
Some time when you think your own
business troubles weigh heavily, put on
your coat, stroll into the wholesale district
and talk with one of the tired looking men
who cater to feminine whims in the matter
of raiment. You'll return to your office
quite pleased with your lot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
EYESXGHT

Two little peppers working for you whenever your
eyelids They show you the way TO the
things that you do. Forever they're searching an
gropin.
Nature il wonderful. How do you know? only be.
you have Eyes lot you what the world
has 20 show. with vision that ought 10 be keen.
Look to your friends the old saying goes and oo;
Is what each person tries But friends can't he gen. 40
man surely knows, except thru the help Of your eyes
No matter what trouble may In your way you
always find that there's cheer in knowing Vt fades
out from day unto day. Your eyes let you your why
clear.
And how you treatin these peppers Of man?
Consider II now. time flies You'd best always give
them the best that YOU Take tip and take care
Of your eyes.
Copyright. 1924, for The star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
BY MAX STERN

VANCOUVER. Dec. NJ IHg
v tho 90 Eayrumsnf liquor
stores ~ British Columbia have
made 1000 600 foF ~ proyiH
Clai treasury lu four gears, b..
Meth tbr surface there ls "a vide.
spread feeling that the policy o.
costing many times more than 81
o. saving Don Huaal faluFr
Friends ~ regulation Iu fhr
LIBERAL party. u0v in power DE-
frui tHe policy on are ground
chat It O. better than ur0A.0l
t4au Boo the Eatr1 Ita rusmIrI
ag that the policy m f0rcin7
drink on ths people than ~ Z.
not regulation. but uturaii1u
eve can't stand d." Fald N-
rs Peck who heads "a bis proHi-
bItion movement Don tho province.
'rhs business men are waking
up 10 the fact that regulation De-
nu abJect failure"
THE government has - out
on a policy u aicoholiziug our
people Tor profit Paid d. Ern
rst Hail. police commissioner
here.
Conditions nre aep.oFahis.
Eai1 Mayor Charles Tisdais.
The Vancouver Retail MCreh
ants association recently adopt
81 resolutions against the diver
sion n r1 much money into D
quor channels and called for the
submission q bone dry iBH in-
stead o. regulation
Vancouver. d city of $4,000
people. spends $500 900 a month
IN regulated hO0zo. One store
with N 900 customers sold 81.
070.2s9 worth o. liquor last year
Vancouver spent Tor government
liquor. 'g.7i0.llg last year. This
meant that every man. woman
and child IN the city spent 81
Tor booze Ia ono year.
In tho government liquor
stores alone the province spent
for booze fi6.I22.les, twice us
much aH upon schools. and re.
oeiysd II,7z7227 In profits The
rest went 90 enrich disuIlcrB o.
England and Scotland,
But the government stores
have not n monopoly on the d.
quor business as IS generally
supposed BootirRgcrH .ufcFt Vic.
toria and Vancouver and thrive
by underwriting the government
Etorcu Their wares are usually
smugRled in past the high 20 per
cent duty often i, d bonded u.
quor which rum runners get from
the oHportsrs oaicnnbiy FOR Mex.
loo and South America. break
open the boxes outside tho Can.
ndiau line aud umugglc Il blck
INTO tho province There are II
booileEgcr parlors and blind pigs
IN four blocks OF Vancouver
main street. The bo0ilegRers are
said 10 sell an amount o. booze
equal 10 that sold by the govern
ment stores
The liberal government now
hangs by "A thread. but the wet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
FIGHT OVER LIQUOR
REGULATION STIRRING
UP BRITISH COLUMBIA

policy har been Eireu lm1afa
recently by O. vote n &c 19ur.r4.
sHr.es for hferbyrargas Ha
10 0pDa ing d. There are r.ar
fg province and five vet pros.
iHera ia Canada How lan- U-..-
ts Columbia can Withstand
crossing oupaenou 10 a
uon depends on tHa ability as
ihe government 70 o1ufaa. aa
show pronu 10 reduce tra
debt Dr. thought uEsIg u.r
th0s province aHi Stay vet rH
rome time 90 come
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
--- FABLES ON HEALTH ---
HOW STOMACH WORKS

WHAT happens to food once It
w has passed the mouth made
up the fourth lesson Mr., Mann re.
ccIyed.
Were food to remain In the form
I'm which II is eaten. II would he OF
no possible good. II must undergo
definite chemical changes In order
10 have value.
The first duty rs discharged by
the olmontary canal. II rs q tube
nbout 80 feet long. strotohlng from
the mouth. II Is muscular thru.
out
Thru contraction OF tho muscles.
tho food moves along NJ varying
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
Evolution

THE soviets are starting their eighth
L year of power in Russia. You recall
the thousands of predictions that the Reds
would be hurled out by popular uprising.
Russia is in the hands of evolution.
Eight years from now the soviet will prob
ably still be on the job-tho so changed
and modified that it will not be recogniz-
able. In 1776 we Americans began to
learn how to govern ourselves, and so far
have barely gotten started. Russia cast
off the vilest government on earth. Give
her time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-15
a HaS-Been

GERMANY has given Ludendorff notice
VI to go way back and sit down. Accord
ing to the election returns, Ludy's racial
list, anti-Semetic, anti-Catholic, anti-capi-
talistic party will not have enough voters
in the new reichstag to make loud noise,
and when Ludy cannot make much noise
he is about all in.
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speed In the meanwhile II Is di.
sested and absorbed
Undigested materials and various
debris OF the cells and canal walls
become like ashes in tho furnace,
and must be gotten rid OF.
We begin, Of course, by chewing
tho food, and this Is most i'm.
portant function. II is gathered on
the back OF tho tongue and swal.
lowed Sudden contraction OF
musclca sends tho food stomach.
ward, like II cork Is shot from n
childs gun.
II all takes place in about sec.
ond.
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HON. Liberty Bonds Will Be Paid

WAsH1SGToS. Dec l5-Bs
w hind Secretary MriI8na brief
announcement that the treasury
l7 nov ready 10 seI $500 d000 600
worth ~ per cent 1Q.ygar bonds
lies the possibility that this Dat
est issue ~ government hrCuf.'
lies may become one u the most
Important financial transactions
IN the history Of tho country and
run up % nearly $4,000 900 900.
While. 90 The secretary states,
tho government will sell only
$500 O0p 900 % these urw bonds.
the authorized ISSUE IL unlimited
and mas be- used IN exchange FOR
tho nearly 5000 900 900 worth u
Third Liberty loan bonds now
outstanding ana maturing in
1898. These new bonds mHy also
BE- exchanged for treasury notes
and treasury certificates mytur.
ing March IS. 1885 and HEgfrmt,
Ing 1900. 00o. 900.
Tho present financing on the
part u the treasury represents
tho first step toward meeting the
Liberty bonds s1ld during the
Var Large amounts 81 these
bonds have already been retired,
but the transactions srro fnan.
ctd out Of surplus and sinking
funds and diI not require new
loans
Tho Third Liberty loan ma
lures in 1898. OF the original g..
1860 900 bonds 81 this issue
which Frrr sold IN 1918. there &c.
main outstanding s2.9ss. s5s 900.
u would be impossible Tor tho
treasury 30 meet this entire Oh.
legation out " current assets ana
consequently the plan has now
been perfected 10 exchange FOR
the Liberty bonds. tho new treas.
ury bonds maturing IN 1864.
The iHtWest rate on tho Third
Liberties u a., per cent and that
fixed on tho now bonds Is only
per cent Tho long life Of the
new bonds, which cannot be
called In before 1914 NJ tho carl.
Test. moro than offsets this dlf
ference. and IL Is thought d great
proportion Of holders OF The Third
Liberty bonds VIII be glad to
make the exchange during the
next three years.
The treasury has during tho
past two years handled all post.
war financing on "a Ehorttcrm
basis by issuing treasury ccriIfi
Gates for xix months. nine
months and ono year. These ccr.
tlficates have been dated 10 ma.
ture on March rs. June 10. Sep.
TENDER 10 and December Is OF
each year and 10 coincide with
the receipt Of successive pay.
ments Of income taxes
Continuance Of this method be.
came possible when the amount
Of maturing debts grow as rap.
idly as has recently been the
case. During tho next three
months tho treasury is faced
with maturing debts aRgrcgntIng
$1,000. 100000 and In tho brief
period OF tho next three years
there will mature nearly $4,000.
100000 In war and postwar
loans.
Tho offer 20 exchange long.
term bonds for the Third Libor.
ties will mark the first extension
in the time when the war loans
must be settled. Tho latest OF
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A Ne1o One

WHAT do you think of Representative
w Oldfield's proposal to appropriate n
million dollars out of public funds for presi-
Dental and congressional campaign ex-
penses and make II felony for candidate
to spend any other funds?
1t would be cleansing, to be sure. to do
away with corporation campaign contribu-
tons. But could congress ever agree on
how to divide the money among candi-
dates?
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is 5000 q year; Of the hioh school
graduate, $1,000. and Of the college
graduate. 5000 per yea!
Q. What Is an autograph?
4. An ENGRAVING on rood; an I'm
preston from such an ENGRAVING.
Q. What does "Quos Deus yult
perdere, prius dementat" mean?
A. "7hosc Uhom God trishcs 10
dcsiroU, he jirst makes mad"
O. Can the common law" wife
Of veteran Of the civil war get u
pension after the death Of the
veteran, or must she have been
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He Slipped and Fell

ME most interesting phase Of becom-
i ing successful after years of effort is
that We don't last long as a rule after we
get there.
4 man climbs 10 the top Of the ladder.
lie hardly gets his breath before he finds
himself falling thru space. The fellow on
the Iung below, who has been following
him, hQs showed him from his place
Success has been described as a ladder
IL Is. The ladder leads 20. "A diving board
from which plunges a steady stream Of
successes"
A few men stay az the top so long that
they become chronic national characters.
But usually a man is thru after 10 years
or less at the top.
Maybe he keeps the name" But.
chances are, he's more or less of a figure
head. A newcomer is doing the real work
-eNertng the real power and authority
Compared with the number of years il
takes 10 climb the ladder. the average
success remains at the top Just long
enough to examine the scenery and dis
cover what's happened to him. There are
OF course, exceptions, But exceptions
prove the rule.
~ AVE you noticed that, while men seem
L to rise 10 success faster than they
used 10, they also tend 10 slip sooner?
Here's man In his late sos. He has
big income. Comes a period of depres-
sion. He's out Of a job, probably broke.
Maybe he comes back, maybe not.
Average ability is increasing. So each
year Il becomes more difficult 10 win out
against competition-alSo more difficult tr
keep position of success after we get il.
Twenty years ago writer's of good fic-
ton were scarce Now there are schools
turning out writers in hordes. Writing
itself has been analysed and systematized
so that it is merely high class Carpenter
work Fortunately for writer's. their
sales market has widened rs fast as the
increase IN competent followers Of this
profession
So 1t goes in nearly every line. The
stars have their understudies. quite as
capable as themselves. Psychologists and
systematizers have taken the works
apart and laid bare all secrets.
That's why it's harder to STAY at the
top than II used to be- Average ability
has risen. Where there used to be only
one available man to handle big lob.
now there's a mob.