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Evening star., 1924-08-22
FORMER TEACHER DIES.
Miss Margaret Halsey Brewer
Long in Local Schools.

Miss Margaret Halsey Brewer, So
years old, daughter of the late DR..
John William Brewer, former sur
geon general of the Army, died at her
residence, sos Tulip avenue, Takoma
Park. Md, yesterday. Death was
ascribed to heart disease.
Miss Brewer taught in the high
schools here many years. She was
appointed as teacher at Western
High School in 1899 and taught there
until 1919, when she was transferred
to Central High School. She was
granted leave of absence in 1928.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs.
Emma J. Brewer, and a brother.
Funeral services will be conducted
at v. L. Speare's undertaking estab-
lishment, $40 F street, Saturday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. Interment
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1924-08-22
AIRMAN BROUGHT HERE.
Victim Of Accident at Langley
Field Fighting for Life.

Maj. Smith ]. De France, United
States air service, is at Walter Reed
Hospital today fighting gameIy for
his life following the airplane acci-
dent In which he was a victim last
Wednesday at Langley Field. Va. He
was brought to the hospital here early
this morning from the Virginia hos
pital. where the Fort Monroe sur
geons thought he could be given bet
ter treatment.
1t was also believed that should
Maj. De France recover he would
have a better chance at Walter Reed
to have his mutilated face rebuilt
Besides the nurses and q surgeon.
Maj. Do France was accompanied to
Warrington by Mrs. De France and
Walter Reiser. representing the na-
tional advisory council at Langley
Field. Surgeons are holding out hope
for his recovery.
Evening star., 1924-08-22
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have beer
issued:
Daniel W. Hooper Of this city and Dells
Brother Of Elisabeth City. Il. C.
Frank s. Poore of Bula, Va, and AFytle
Morrison Of Columbia Va.
Ellwood D. spalding and Henrietta A.
Gates.
Thomas J. Crowley and Catherine Mar
Raab.
Jacob Cohen Of Richmond. Va. and Aathilda
Sloan Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
DR.. Morris J. Bremen and Edith Cohen both
Of Baltimore, Md.
William Taylor and Rose Il. Saint Clair.
Charlie stotts and Doris C. Thomas.
Oliver Gray and Nellie A. Lomax.
James r. Weaver and Essie J. Broadus.
William A. Dyson and Ethel jenkins.
Evening star., 1924-08-22
GarnS of Thanks.

RUFFIN. We wish TO extend our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many friends
for their sympathy and beautiful floral trib-
mtes at the death of my beloved wife
ELIZA RUFFIN.
HENRY RTFFIN AND SON EUGENE AND
NIECE, SARAH TURNER.
SMITH. We wish to extend our sincere
thanks and appreciation TO our relatives
and many friends for their kindness, SYM
pathy and beautiful floral offerings at the
death of our beloved wife and mother,
LILLIAN BONHAM SMITH.
JAMES u: SMITH AND DAUGHTER,
FRANCES E,
Evening star., 1924-08-22

A cork 200 feet below the surface
OF the water will not rise, owing to
pressure of water.
Evening star., 1924-08-22
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the Health Department in the last "a hours:
James Donnaly, 81. Tubercular Hospital
Emily W. Hodge 91, 2012 Wyoming ave.
Andrew Lombard. 80, Garfield Hospital.
pital.
Sue T. Stephens, 73. 2s41 Myrtle ave. ne.
Annie c. Praeger. So, 1881 Mt Pleasant st.
Clara Boorman, g. George Washington Uni
versity Hospital.
Marjorie J. Tate. IL months. 1882 st.
Charles F. Beavers, hours, 142 Yuma ct. Sc.
Charlotte Saunders, 3s. Freedmen's Hospital.
Joseph A. Dawson, Il, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
Emma Owens. 40. 1921 18th st. Sc.
Walter Woods, 40, Freedmen's Hospital.
Margaret Murray, 9 months, Freedmen's
Hospital
Evening star., 1924-08-22
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TONIGHT.

National War Mothers lawn fete
tonight at 1889 Park road; music
furnished by United States Navy
Band.
Bimonthly conyocation of Capitol
City Commandery, No. 1863, A. and l. O.,
Knights of Malta. 8 o'clock. at Fifth
and G. streets. Election of officers.
Special meeting of the district
board of the L. A. A. o. H. at the
kidder Building at s o'clock to COM
plete arrangements for the unveiling
of the Memorial to the Nuns of
the Battlefield"
Evening star., 1924-08-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The League for the Larger Life
will hold a homecoming reunion at
their camp al Sans Souci Beach, Va,
tomorrow and Sunday lecture on
New Psychology" will be given Sat
urday evening. Electric cars leave
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue for New Alexandria Saturday
at and pm. All friends of the
league invited.
The Catholic Big Sisters will hold
a special meeting a st. Patrick's rec
tory, Tenth and O streets, tonight at s
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1924-08-22
Will Return Zelaya's Body.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, August %
The body of Gen. Jose Santos Zelaya
president of Nicaragua for II years
and one of Central Americas most
famous men who died in New York
in 1918, is to be brought here. Gen
Zelaya was exiled in 1911 and never
returned.
Evening star., 1924-08-22
Marria4e.

1924, ut st. Aloysius Rectory, T. FRANCIS
MURPHY and THELMA KENDALL, by
the Rev. John P. Meagher, S. j.
Evening star., 1924-08-22

Finest quality Welch's Grape
Juice; this years stock; full
favor, rich and delicious. Full
quart bottle, only ACC.
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
BOND MARKET
OFFERED NEW
ISSUES
More Than $40, 100000 in
New Bonds and Stocks
Placed on Market,

NEW. YORK, Jan. 2S.-Public
Offering was made today of an Issue
OF $4,00O,OO0 Maryland Electric Rail.
way Company's first and refunding
VA per cent bonds, due 1857. al
par and interest.
Other offerings included $4,000.
goo Pueblo Conservancy District,
Colorado Gold s per cent bonds,
due 1926 to 1855 at 100 and interest
and $50,000,000 Virginia Power Com.
pany first lien refunding mortgage
6R per cent bonds. series A, due
1854, at 96h to yield over 6.75 per
cent.
Two offerings of preferred stocks
were also announced, cinsisting of
100000 Continental Gas at ,92M,
to yield about 7.57 per cent, and
$2,6O0.OO0 Harper Brothers, inc,
~. per cent cumulative first pre-.
1erred stock at par.
The $6,000,000 Continental Paper
and Bag Company twenty.year 6H
per cent series A bonds, which
were announced last week, were of.
fered at 95 and interest, to Weld
e.96 per cent.
An offering Is expected soon of
100000 Of ten.year 6h per cent
collateral gold notes of the Yellow
Manufacturing Acceptance Corpora.
ton, a subsidiary of the Yellow
Cab Manufacturing Companv.
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
Flour Mills Active.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2S.-Al.
though the flour trade remains
quiet here and at other milling
centers of the country, mills show
a slight gain in activity compared
with the early part of the month.
Local mills continue operation at
less than half capacity. The North.
western Miller, official organ of
the trade, summarizes the situation
as follows:
Domestic demand for flour Is
almost everywhere reported as quiet
with prices held firmly. Mills are
not pressing sales and buyers are
showing little inclination to make
forward purchases.
1.-THE volume Of flour buying for
current needs is on the whole salts.
factory with rather more business
being done than was the case dur.
ing December. Export inquiry ia
fair. Wheat export from the
United States have Of late been
abnormally small while the flour
export business has kept on in a
very satisfactory volume"
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
STRONG TONE
SHOWN BY
RAILS
rsa-st H"VN
Oil Shares Also Stimulated by
Further Advances in Gaso-
line Prices.
OCopyright, 1924. by Cosmopolitan
News Service


NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-An out.
burst of strength at the opening
was followed by. profit taking In the
Z first two hours trading on Che
stock exchange today. The pace
set by the industrial shares during
the latter part of last week was too
rapid to be maintained and called
for some moderation. Professionals
too had handsome paper profits ac-
cumulated to them which they were
tempted to realize, while the elm.
nation of part at least Of the short
interest had placed the market in
q somewhat weakened position.
Railroad and Petroleum stocks
commanded an outstanding place
in the activities. Led by Atchi.
son, which rose more than 2 points
in active dealings. most dividend
paying railway shares sold higher.
orally favorable character of De.
cember earning statements coming
to hand, and to the inactivity of
Congress on railroad legislation
about which SO much apprehension
was entertained. The Baltimore
and Ohio report, however, showed
big drop in net earnings COM
pared with December, 1922, caus.
ing distinct heaviness in the stock.
The oil shares were again stimu.
lated by further advances in gaso-
Ane prices, but progress was halt
ca by the temperance of liquida.
ton In Pan-American and Sinclair,
rejecting apprehension regarding
the outcome Of the naval lease in.
vestigation.
The general list found similar
STIMULUS in the early trading in the
cheerful commercial reports over
the weekend and the strength in
the foreign exchanges.
Buying, however, soon petered off
AFTER which profit taking move.
ment set in, influenced by the
abrupt declines in some OF the
recent favorites like General Elec.
tr1c, Dawson Chemical and Cast
!ron Pipe, The reactionary tone
IN General Electric appeared due
20 the official statement that no
cnange In the company's capital
structure is contemplated and the
complaint issued by Federal Trade
commission charging this and
Otner electrical companies of having
formed a monopoly in radio ap-
paratuS.
Recognized industrial leaders, like
Steel common, Baldwin and Ameri
can Can, were forced down a point
or from their early highs, but the
main body of stocks showed excel
lent absorption powre. Motors
however, were heavy from the start
while chemicals were decidedly
week, apparently suffering from
genuine liquidation by disappointed
holders.
Call money renewed at 4 per cent
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
nSssggssHS##H BUSINESS AND FINANCE 5HHaHwas
Local Stocks.

Chesapeake nd Potomac Tele-
phone Co.. Of Virginia IS, $1OO096.
Riggs Realty Long IS, $1,000
92A, $1,090@92K, $1.OOO@92A
$2.0O0@92N.
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 10@71. 1O07OH, 100
7OH.
Washington Railway and Elec.
trio preferred, 1O@75h, 10@75.
Commercial National Bank, 100
140, 5@14O.
After call
CAPITAL Traction IS, $3,5OO@96%
Capital Traction, 6@96h, 1096h,
10@96, 30961s.
Washington GasLight, S@4S1s,
7@4Sk.
Money--Call loans. 5 and per
cent.
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-Grains were
unchanged. ito lower at the start to.
day.
Wheat started unchanged to "a
cent higher. with buying by promi-
nent commission houses with east
ein cOuna,... tiis. TRADE moderate.
Corn started X to &c lower, with
scattered commission House selling.
There was buying on resting orders
around 79 cents for May.
Oats started unchanged to a shade
lower with a small trade.
Provisions started lower for lard,
with selling on the large hog re-
ceipts.
Opening prices:
Wheat-May, S1.OSM to S1.Os:
July, SLOTS to n; Sept. $1.08x.
Conway 10 to " cents; July,
1915 to Y cents: Sept. SOh cents.
Rye-May TAN cents.
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
Butler Imports Corps
OF Secret Agents
To Trap Police
BY InternationaI News Service.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan.
28.-Admission that corps Of
secret agents has been import
ed into this city to act as
spoilers" on the regular police
force was contained today in .
statement Of Gen. Smedley
Butler, safety director, con-
corning further suspensions for
''ineficiency, disloyalty and lax
ity.
RumOrs that the secret corps
was composed of marines and
sailors could not be confirmed.
OF the suspensions, General
Butler said: "This isn't inn
promptu stuff. It's based on
reports of my squad of secret
service men not associated
with the police department
who ha We been investigating
conditions in every part of the
city,"
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
RAIL BONDS ADVANCE 1Oc
OVER LAST WEEK
Copyright. 1924, by Cosmopolitan

ICopyrIght. IVz4, by Cosmopolitan
News Service.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-The aver.
age price Of. twenty representative
high grade railroad, industrial and
public utility bonds at the beginning
of business today was $94.47, an adj
vance Of ten cents from last weeks
average.
The average price of twenty rep
resentative lower grade railroad, in.
dustrial and public utility bonds at
the beginning of business today
was $3.50, an advance of IS cents
from last weeks average.
The average price Of ten represen.
tative foreign bonds was $9412, a
decline Of points from last weeks
average.
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
US. Will STOCK
RIVERS WITH
GAMEF|SH
Over a Billion to Distribute
This .Year-States Asked
to Cooperate.
By ROBERT 8. THORNBURGH,
International News Service.


More than a billion game fish
will be distributed in the rivers and
lakes Of the United States by the
Federal Bureau of Fisheries this
year, Henry O'Malley, commissioners
Of fisheries, announced today.
Judging from statistics OF the
past year, when 9S1 100000 young
fish were placed in the fresh waters
of the country, Ohio, New York.
Louisiana, Iowa, Maryland, Vtr.
ginia, Wisconsin. Pennsylvania ana
Michigan will be the chief bene-
factors of the Government stock
ing plan. Fish will be distributed
in all States.
Serve South First.
The Bureau of Fisheries is pre-
pairing for its first distribution Of
the season in the Southern States.
where trout, bass and other game
fish will be placed in inland waters
from March until July. In the
Northern States the distribution
will start in April. continuing until
July.
Unless conservation steps are taken
game fish are thretened with ex-
tinction, according to O'Malley. He
pointed out the automobile is putting
the best fishing grounds in easy
reach of city nimrode; modern fish
ing tackle, and other factors are
contributing to the thinning out
of game fish.
O'Malley urged cooperation Of
the State governments to protect
fish, especially during the spawn
ing season.
A National Asset.
There must bs q size and bag
limit and rivers and lakes must
not be contaminated by sewage.
The maintenance of fish in interior
waters is a national asset. Since
the disappearance of game. fishing
remains practically the only sport
left"
O'Malley pointed out that Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and Michigan esti-
mate the value Of fish taken from
interior waters Of those States by
anglers at approximately $4,400 900
annually. He said that for the en-
tire nation the figure will run into
many millions.
HatcherieS Operated.
Twenty-Five hatcheries. from
which fish will be supplied, will be
operated by the Government this
year. Five especially equipped fish
distribution cars will be employed
to plant" the output Of the hatch
cries.
A special corps Of fisheries ex.
perts will be sent to the Mississippi
valley during the spring, where mil
lions of fish eggs and small fish will
be taken following the flood periods.
More than a million pounds of fish
will be taken from the flooded
areas and distributed to rivers and
lakes, according to fisheries Off.
Gals.
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
PAINTS WITH HIS MOUTH
AND WINS HIGH HONORS

LUNENBURG, N. s., Jan. 2s.-
Earle Bailey, young Luenburg ar.
fist, whose attack Of spinal men.
nights incapacitated him from the
use OF his hands, and who has
achieved much success in painting
by holding the brush in his mouth,
won another honor when a water.
color entitled THE Spirit Of the
Sea" was accepted by the Toronto
Art Galleries.
The Washington times., 1924-01-28
N. Y. Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Cotton
futures were reactionary at the
opening today. Prices recedea " =,
to IL points in response to some.
what lower Liverpool ui.uIcs.
March opened at 1915, of 6
points; May at 33.40, off Z Doir "a.
July at 1905, off IL points, and
October at 1880. Off s points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

against the property. These must be paid by the lessee in addition to his rental.
 Sometimes an owner will agree to allow the lessee to place loan on the property for half the value of the inn provements. In other instances the lessee must finance his own improve ments.
 It is generally provided in the lease that the lessee shall make certain inn provements at psecific cost within a certain period.
 This is tn avrag form of a long time lease. Occasionally a lease is made on the reverse principle, the lessee paying the largest rental at the start and decreasing it. This, however, is rather unusual.
 Very often the lessee is given an option in his lease to purchase the property at a certain figure general ly at the present value in the first ten years, and at an increased figure in succeeding periods.
 The advantage of the long-term lease for the lessee is that as far as he and his family are concerned he has bought the property without tying up his money in it. He has virtually bought it with rent money without interest He would have had to pay the taxes and other charges in either event.
 While the building reverts to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

one is: as unpleasant to the eye as the other is indigestible.
 But the houses of that type and day were built of excellent materials and they lend themselves readily to marked improvement in the hands of the re- tmodeler. The already roony interiors require little alteration, but remarkable results are to be obtained by rework-' ing the exteriors. ., !: Such a wedding cake" house is shown in the smaller illustration of this article. -5 5.f
 As shown in the larger illustration, the owner was able to accomplish wor- ders by remodeling at comparatively lft- tie expense. The ridiculous cupola and the ungainly roof have been done away with. A pitched roof with wide caves has taken their place.; A glazed sun greatly improving the proportions of an attractive shingled hood supported by brackets. Front and end walls are now stucco. Sensible shutters on eith- CT side of the windows complete the artistic effect. The wedding cake" has been. transformed into a home that anyone might be proud to live in and has greatly increased in value.
 There are still thousands of unim- proved old houses surviving in all their pristine ugliness- because these old-time houses were built with old-time care and stability. Beams were cut thicker, foundations were sunk deeper, two nails were driven in- stead of one. ;. As a result, thete old houses have suffered little from tho hands of Time. Every one of them is we'll worth improving.
 Of course the changes described above are only few of the several ways of bringing such dwellings architecturallv up-to-date. A little, book. was recently brought to our attention which will give you many suggestions. Not only mid-Victorian but several other types of houses which have been built exten- sively in past years are considered. You; are almost sure to find a house that resembles yours among them. Five different schemes for altering each type are shown, ranging in price from $200 to t$S,O 900. .. -&. For. further information write the editor; who will gladly tell interested readers where, for 10 cents in stamps, this valuable and interesting little book may be secured, 7 .Sg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
THE WEATHER. !.

South Carolina, Georgia. extreme north west Florida. Alabama. Missisaippf -and Florida: Local thundershowers Sunday and probably Monday; gentle southeast
 Virginia, North Carolina: Local showers and thunderstorms Sunday; Monday fair and slightly cooler. 2-l : Tennessee and Kentucky: Thunder showers in east, generally fair in west DOT ton Sunday; Monday probably fair and cooler. Y+
 illinois: Generally Nfair in north, partly cloudy In south portion Sunday and Mon day: cooler Sunday in north portion. 4
 Missouri: Mostly fair except possibly scattered thundershowers; cooler Sunday in northwest portion. s..
 Louisiana Sunday partly cloudy, local thundershowers in southeast portion; Mon day local showers.
 Arkansas: Sunday and Monday partly cloudy, probably local thundershowers.
 Oklahoma: Sunday and Monday partly cloudy, local lthundershowers Sunday night or Monday.
 East Texas: Sunday and Monday partly cloudy.
 West Texas: Sunday and Monday partly cloudy, showers in the Panhandle Sum- day night or Monday. <
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States weather bureau, during the 24 hours ending at 2 p. m., s0th meridian time, July 12:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
SHRHlERS PLAN ANNUAL PICNIC
5000 Members And Rela- tives Expected At Event
 Scheduled July 28 =
(Bessenler Bureau.)

BESSEAfER, Ala. July 12.-Plans for the annual Shrine club picnic will be laid at meeting Sunday afternoon |. at ? o'clock at the club rooms in the Masonic temple. Arrangements will be made for the entertainment of B. 900 Shriners and members of their families. The club has raised several hundred dollars for the .licnic, which will be carried out on a more elaborate scale than ever before. It has been decided that admission cards will be restricted to members of the Bessemer club and their families, as the att tendance at last years picnic was more than 2,500. The tentative date has been placed at July 2S, although this may be changed at the Sunday meeting. It is also thought that the ? picnic will be held only in the after noon this year with a barbecue from 6 to ' 80 o'clock. L .,y..- E
 Poultry Pictures-The poultry divi- sion of the Chamber of Commerce will present an educational motion picture Monday night at o'clock at the new high school auditorium. This picture IS being shown under the auspices of the county agricultural demonstrators, and will be accompanied by talks from J: l.. Lysle and J. c. Lowery. The picture will deal with all phases of poultry raising including the care and marketing of eggs. The public as we'll as members of the poultry division of the Chamber of Commerce are invited.
 Much Street Impr0vement-Seve blocks are being opene'. in the city in street improvement, the street depart ment having undertaken an extensive program for the early summer. Third avenue is being chirted from Four teenth to Eighteenth streets. The curblng IS being refined and reset. The aJitney route to Readers was completed the past week, the Tennessee Coal Iron company having co-operated in open Ing the southern portion If Fourteenth street, which was extended :. to their property to the Muscoda cOmmissary.
 The street department will begin in- stalllng storm sewer along Eighteenth street from Clarendon to Berkley alley, which will join the main line there. Several attractive houses are being build on this lot. All streets and ave- nues surrounding the new high school building on Second avenue have been chirted, being thrown open to traffic during the past week. The. board of education will begin the improvement of the new school grounds during next week.
 Summer School CIoses-The summer school session which is being held at the Junior High School building, will be broughs to close Wednesday. The school has been held for both the high and grammar schools and there has } ofk students. Prof. J. o. Sturdivant has been in charge, and has been assisted by Miss Annie Louis Moon and Mrs. Gordon Fritts. -r 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

owner at the end of the lease, the lessee has received much more than it's value in sub-rentals.
 The advantages to the owner are many, too. To begin with he is as- sured of steady income, regardless of vacancies-an income secured by the outlay in building costs that the lessee has put on the lot. He is relieved of taxes and other charges, and he has a form of investment that is a safe one for his wife and children in the event of his death.
 Any real estate transaction that is beneficial to all parties in it is a good one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
STEAMERS STRIKE ROCKS
Vessels Damaged In Collision With
 With Unchartered Shoals

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 12.-Two steamers, the British vessel Keilhaveg and the coastwise steamer Home, have struck unchartered rocks of the New Foundland coast and have been forced to proceed for St. Johns for repairs. according to dispatches received here today. Y ing at 9 30 o'clock at the Strand thea- tre. The public, men and women, are invited to attend this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

HOW IT STARTED
 "I ain't 'fraid of yer. I'd jest as soon hit yer as not.
 'Yes, and ye'd just likely not to as soon. Passing Show, London.