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Evening star., 1924-01-04
Ice. REPORTS RAILROADS
EARNED 4.68 PER CENT
Figures for November Show Good
Business In South-Car
Loadings High.

Class railroads. comprising about
90 per cent Of the railroad mileage OF
the country, earned at the rate of 4.6S
per cent during November on their
Tentative valuation hxed by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, accord
ing to calculations announced, by the
bureau Of railway economies today.
This rate, which represents net
operating income of $S4,516,000, is a
slight increase from the 4.62 per cent
rate of earnings for the same month
last year, while it shows a slight de-
cline from last October's earnings of
4.79 per cent.
/, BY districts, the eastern group of
carriers showed the lowest collective
rate OF earnings-4.19 per cent
while those in the southern district,
the bureau reported, showed 495 per
cent, and in the western district 5.05
per cent.
Revenue freight 1oadings for the
week ended December 20 totaled ST.
| 257 cars, the car service division re-
| ported. an increase Of 50,945 as COM
pared with the same week in 1922 and
an increase of 210.652 cars compared
with the same week in 1921.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
WOULD GUARD RIGHTS
OF ALL RAIL LINES
New York Port Board Opposes In
dividual Control in Word
Sent to I. G. C.

Trunk line railroads entering New
York city should not be awarded in
dividual absolute control of terminal
facilities there, the port of New York
authority contended, in a brief filed
today with the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The document is preliminary to oral
argument on general railroad CONSOLE
dation, which Eill open before the
commission January 7. and deals more
specifically with the disposition which
the consolidation proposals may make
of the Central Railroad of New Jer-
eey, a point in dispute particularly
between the New York Central and
Baltimore and Ohio railroad execu-
tives.
Primarily the port of New York au-
thority position set forth in the brief
was that no disposition Of the Central
road should be made except with
sufficient safeguards Ito insure the
use Of the terminals in the public
interest and not in the interest Of
any individual railroad"
Evening star., 1924-01-04
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

SUFFOLK, Va, January 4.-This
city strengthened its claim during
1923 to being the peanut center of
America. The volume of peanut busi-
ness totaled 12,000,000. This is
$S.0O0,000 more than in the pre-war
year of 1913.
NEW YORK. January 4.-Four spe-
cial trains, under armed guards car
rying S19,S00,000 worth OF silk from
the orient, are due to arrive here To-
day. The silk was shipped from Japan
to Seattle.
JOPLIN. Mo-, January 4.-The pro-
duction of zinc ore for 1928 in the
fields of Missouri. Oklahoma and Kan
sas totaled 694,613 tons. or 124,623 tons
reached in 1920. Lead ore produced
totaled 10000 tons, or 1863 tons less
than was mined in 1922.
SAN FRANCISCO. January 4.-Cali-
fornia oil production is expected to
increase, due to new drilling opera
tions and the opening of shut-in pro-
duction in the Midway Sunset and
Elk Hills district. ABOUT 1900 wells,
idle since last summer are gradually
being put in production again.
BOSTON. January 4-Efforts are
being made to induce Henry Ford to
accept another site from the one
chosen for his new plant in Charles
town, which is now used as a public
playground. Considerable resentment
is expressed over it's conversion to
industrial purposes. Ford has been
invited to establish his plant in East
Boston.
PHILADELPHIA, January 4.-The
Globe Ticket Company, which makes
a specially of printing all forms OF
theater, cafe and checkroom tickets,
has just opened it's new plant, which
has a normal capacity Of 30.0e0,00O
tickets a day. The company's business
in the last year showed an increase
of 50 per cent over 1922.
DETROIT. January 4.-The soft coal
market is upset here. Nearly all in
dustrial plants have abnormal reserve
stocks and are buying distress stocks
from dealers at their own prices. The
increased sales of coal and coke by
the Ford Motor Company at 40 per
cent under prevailing rates to out
siders as well as to $4,000 employees
families is becoming greater factor
each winter.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
DROPS IN NEW YORK
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 4.-Buying
of dollar exchange in Paris and Lon
don again today influenced sterling
and franc exchange at the opening
of the New York foreign exchange
market. French francs dropped 512
points to 4.S415 cents, new low
price for all time. Traders reported
there was some selling of the franc
bills in this market because of the
enormous increase in French note
circulation, as disclosed by the
weekly statement OF the Bank of
France.
Demand sterling opened at S42sas
drop of about l cent from yester-
days closing quotation, and then i'm
proved to $4.29A
Other continental exchanges opened
Slightly lower Belgian francs being
quoted at 4.29 cents, an overnight
drop of 10 points.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
REPLY TO 100000 SUIT.

NEW YORK, January 4.-Denials
that there was any justification for
naming them defendants in the mil
lion dollar suit for recovery of money
paid for stock in the Temtor Corn and
Fruit Products Company of Granite
City. Ill, brought by 1913 stockholders
of the latter company, have been is
sued on behalf of three New York de-
PENDANTS
Edward T. Bedford, president of the
Corn Products Company, asserted he
had absolutely no connection with the
Temtor company and that he acted in
good faith in disposing of the Corn
Products Company plant at Granite
City for s4,500,000. He said that the
only reason the plant was sold was
that his company was obliged to do
so by a government order.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
SHIPPERS JOIN IN MOVE
TO END CAR SHORTAGES

dred of the largest manufacturers
and shippers of the east have joine d
the American Railway Association in
forming the middle Atlantic coast
regional advisory board as a step to-
ward the elimination of car shortages
and embargoes and an aid in coop
eratively distributing the traffic load
of the railroads.
Heads of the A. r. A. announced
that with most of the area of the
nation already covered by similar re-
gional boards, recently organized.
others would be formed by next
March which would complete the ma
tional regional board system.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
ORDERED OFF FLOOR
OF CURB EXCHANGE
L. r. Moss Charged With Personal
Misconduct With Another
Member.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 4.--The New
York Cotton Exchange today announced
the suspension for thirty days of Lester
r. Moss for an alleged infraction of
the rules.
A subsequent official announcement
stated that the exchange had merely
suspended Moss from the privileges of
the floor for the thirty-day period, and
that the membership or business Of his
firm, Moss & Ferguson, was in no way
affected.
Moss was charged, it was stated. with
violating an exchange bylaw which
has to do with personal misconduct with
another member of the exchange.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
OIL STOCK SCATTERED,
Standard of Kentucky Widely
Owned, Witnesses Saw.

ATLANTA, Ga. January 4.-Stock
of the Standard Oil Company of Ken
lucky is widely scattered, only three
persons own as much as per cent
and only one owns as much as per
cent, according to testimony intro
duced here in the United States dis
trict court.
This evidence was produced in affi-
davit form and signed by the score
tary Of the oil company at q hearing
on petition for an Injunction
brought by the Wofford Oil Company
against the Standard Oil Company Of
Kentucky, the Galena Oil Company of
Texas, the Gulf Refining Company
and the Texas Company.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
WARTIME GUN BARRELS
MADE INTO OIL STILL

BEAUMONT. Tex, January A.
Huge gun barrels. cast for service in
the world war. have been converted
into high pressure oil stills In the
Pure Oil Refinery at Smiths Bluff, six
miles south of here on the Neches
river, which will begin operation
this week.
company, who is here to see the plant
get under way, said the barrels were
east by an Eastern concern, and that
they proved to be exactly what was
wanted In the improved high-pressure
stills used in the new refinery, which
is said to be the most modern in the
United States.
The capacity of the refinery is
10000 barrels day as initial produc-
zion.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
RAIL HEARING SET.

NEW YORK, January A motion
to substitute the executors of the
estate of the late George J. Gould as
defendants in his stead in the suit of
stockholders Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad for $2O0, 100000 today
was set for hearing in the supreme
court next Friday. The suit 1s based
on alleged mismanagement of the
roads AFFAIRS by George J. Gould.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
ERIE STAYS UNDER
SAME MANAGEMENT
No Change in 19N-Bank Votes
Extra-New Financing Slow
in Wall Street.

By the Associated Press. q,
NEW YORK, January 4.-The Har-
riman National Bank has declared an
extra dividend of per cent and the
regular semi-annual per cent, both
payable January 4.
Taking note of the various rumors
which have been circulated regarding
a possible, sale or change in owner
ship of the Erie Railroad Company,
President Robert f. Underwood has
addressed a statement to employees
that there will be no change in the
company's management during 1924.
Henry L. Doherty & Co.. managers
of the Cities Service properties, an
nounced today the Inauguration OF
an employees subscription plan. En-
ployes who participate In the plan
and who own at the end or nve
years all securities originally sub
| scribed for will be given. in addition,
an amount of Cities Service per
cent preferred stock equal to 25 per
cent of the amount purchased in the
form of a bonus.
While investment bankers indicate
they are negotiating for several large
pieces of new financing, thus far the
| new year has not brought out the
! large amount of new offerings which
| was predicted for the first week OF
the year. The listed bond prices have
disclosed relatively large volume
Of reinvestment buying.
Evening star., 1924-01-04

As regards the dollar, the Temps
argues that importers and exporters
arc by necessity SPECTATORS in ex-
change, and, as the commercial
transactions OF 1898 exceeded 60,o00,-
100000 francs their more or less
forced speculation was bound to have
a considerable effect. Tho Temps fin
Evening star., 1924-01-04

quoted yesterday at more than 20
francs. It opened at 2025 and closed
at 20.53. The explanation that the
year-end needs Were the cause of
the francs weakness appears In
sufficient to the Temps, which also
attaches NO great influence to the fall
OF the pound sterling.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
TODAY'S COTTON PRICES.
Market Opens Lower, But Does
Better Later in Day.

NEW YORK, January 4.-The cot
ton market was nervous and irregu-
lar during today's early trading. The
opening was 8 to 80 points lower on
all months except in December, which
was points higher, and there was
selling on relatively weak cables.
Cotton futures opened: January,
1890; March, 1880; May, 1910; July,
34.15; October, 1855.
Evening star., 1924-01-04

NEW ORLEANS, January 4-Poor
cables and private ginning figures
caused selling on the opening OF. the
cotton market today, under which
prices gave way to the extent of 90 to
II points, March dropping to 34.70
and October to 2S.06. New buying met
the decline and a reaction occurred.
March traded at 35.12 at the end Of
the first hour OF business, while Octo-
ber traded at 2S.20. At these prices
the list was points up to Is points
down, compared with the last sales of
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-01-04

presses on exporters the duty of, y
bringing back TO France tho proceeds@
of their ssles abroad, and not leavfng'@
them abroad even in part.
Decayed teeth and infected gums
may cause total blindness.
Evening star., 1924-01-04

Revenues from the New Zealand
state forests pay all the expenses of
the forest administration and re-
search.
Evening star., 1924-01-04
ST OVER 20 FRANCS.

New Record Causes Wide Comment
in Paris Press.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 4.-The dollar for
the first time on record was officially
Evening star., 1924-01-04
Boys College Style SWed1
s3.s5

Heavy s1ipovers in college style. Deep
double shawl collar model of all wool
close woven yarns in navy, maroon, brown
and heather and school combinations
Sizes 2 to 18 years. Two felt initials free
with every sweater.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
BURRSVILLE

Miss Rachel Price Of Harrington
spent the weekend with her parents
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Paris visited
her sister, Mrs. Rosa Hurd of Della
ware on Sunday.
Miss MOllie Cahall who spent two
weeks with her sister at Wyoming has
returned home.
Miss Edna Smith spent Sunday with
Miss Nellie Wright.
Harry Luff has purchased a new
tractor.
The P. T. A. was held at Maple
Grove school Monday evening, April
14th. Quite a number were present.
The members have purchased a vic
trola which is a benefit to the meeting
and school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Myers and
children of Millington spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Garrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysiss Parker of
Greenwood and the latter's mother,
Mrs. Virginia Cahall, of Harrington,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Outten on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. e. N. Wright were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wright on Sunday.
Burrsville is glad TO welcome Rev.
E. N. Wright back for his second
year.
Laura Wright is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Novel;, Miss Mar
garet Thawley and Melvin James of
Denton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Thawley.
R. H. Stafford, J. w. Price and Rob-
ert Garrett motored to Easton on
Sunday to visit Ray Stafford who is
suffering with blood poison.
Quite a number of people in and
lround town attended the revival be-
ng held at Bloomery Church on Sun
lay evening.
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Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
Blanchards Station

Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers from
Georgetown and Mr.. and Mrs. Man
ford Penuel from Frankford spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James Rog-
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Rogers and
daughter Bernice and Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Webb from Greenwood spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. end
Mrs. James Rogers.
Mrs. c. F. Warrington and Miss Nell
Rogers from Greenwood were Dover
visitors on Saturday.
Miss Helen Morris has been on the
sick list with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Grover C. Torbert has been on
the sick list with la grippe but is lit
tie improved at this writing.
Norman T. Webb from Greenwood
was Wilmington visitor on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles OBier from
Greenwood spent Sunday with Mrs.
OFFERS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh
Webb, near Oakley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Webb from
Oakley have moved to Greenwood.
Learn to labor while you wait for
results.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
Henlopen Grange

Henlopen Grange will hold its reg
ular meeting Friday evening, April
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Enos ard son
of Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Maull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brimer spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Summers of Milford.
Mrs. Thomas Hart, Mrs. Bailey
Maull and Mrs VerIa Dodd attended
the State P. Z. a. Convention held in
Dover April 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Steele and sou,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Tracy, spent
Sunday with relatives at Salisbury.
Lester Warrington and Mrs. Flor
ence Johnson visited Mr.. and Mrs. R.
D. Stevenson at Brandywine Springs
this week.
The P. T. A. Of Cedgar Grove, No.
II, will hold its monthly meeting on
April oath. If that evening is stormy,
it will meet the next evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. 2. Lynch visited
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson on Sun
day.
Mrs. VIM. E. Thompson and daugh-
ter Lydia spent the weekend with
her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Messicl, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Layton Hart and son
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs, VIM.
Blizzard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Johnson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Marsh.
Roy and Edward Collins Of Phila-
delphia spent the weekend with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. S. Collins.
John Fisher and daughter Irma
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. F. Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holland enter
tained Mr.. and Mrs. John Quieck and
son on Sunday.
George Webb and sons of Philadel-
Dhia were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ,
Alfred Nelson over the weekend.
Mrs. Jos. D. Thompson was the
yuest of her son, Davis Lingo, of Mil
on last week.
Harlie Timmons Of Millsboro was
he guest Of Mrs. Rosa M. Rodney one
lay last week.
Jos. D. Thompson and VIM. E.
Thompson were callers at the county
eat on Saturday.
BENJAMIN Vinton, George Buckson,
Edward Buckson and John Fisher, all
# New Castle, were callers at the
lome of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Little this
week.
Leonard Scott and Joseph Futcher
AVE been appointed usheTs for the
month of April at the Rehoboth Pres
yterian Church.
Joel Massey of Wilmington spent
he weekend with T. c. Donovan and
amily.
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Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
OAK ORCHARD

The real summer weather of Sun
day brought many visitors. Among
them were Mr.. and Mrs. George Swain
Of Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jester of Ellen
dale with a party of friends were at
the Jester cottage on Sunday.
Georgetown visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Purnell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ollie Farrow, Mr.. and Mrs. Abb
bott and viii Rawlins and daughter,
also Raymond Hudson with Miss
Purse and her mother of Seaford.
Among our visitors from Millsboro
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Dodd, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Rogers, with their
son and his wife, also Charles Wilson,
Irwin Burton and their friends.
l. r.. Beecham with a party of
friends were down on a fishing trip
on Tuesday.
Walter Stevens of Delmar brought
his carpenters down and completed
the cottages on Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. MahlOn Lenhart, Mrs. Charles
Lingo and Mrs. Kendall Warrington
were in Dover Saturday, April 18th as
delegates to the P. T. A. convention.
The many friends here of Mrs. La
vinia johnson who has been in the
hospital at Lewes are please to learn
that she is much improved and will
soon be at her home in Georgetown.
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Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
. Dagsboro

The following made perfect and
good attendance for the month of
March: First grade, perfect-Russell
Clogg, Leila Kitchens; good-Frank
Bunting, Howard Lockwood, Norman
Long, Helen Kitchens. Second grade,
peTfect-Merrill Donaway, Clifford
Lynch, Paul TimmOns, Viola Baker,
Kathleen Chandler, Marion Chandler;
gOOd-Chester Bunting, Thomas Brit
tingham, Leroy Tumey, Burton Tom
ey, William Rogers, Sirman McAllis-
ter, Billy Long, Doris Hudson, Kath-
ryn Gray. Third and fourth grades,
perfect-Virgil Hudson, Ida e. Tim
mons; gOod-John Dukes, Edward
Figgs, Curtis Simpler, Gerard Tim
mons, Elwood Vickers, Elbridge Muir
ray, Ethel Smith, Pauline Britting-
ham, Phoebe Timmons, Alberta Muir
ray, Jenette Hudson, Bertha Bunting,
Mildred Steen, Helen Downs.
Mrs. Ebe West substituted for Miss
West and Mrs. Alvin TiHmOns for
Mrs. Chandler the past week.
Miss Florence West, daughter of
Mrs. Maud West and Mr.. Cooper of
were married recently.
MI D. Usual GOAuys oOA dlAu utlu5nlGl
and friends of Philadelphia spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Smith. They were accompanied home
by Mrs. James Williams and son
Louis, who will spend three or four
days with them.
Mrs. Delbert Short is expecting to
go to the hospital this week for
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Faucet |
were visitors here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bunting spent !
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. 1. L. Will
en-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. West spent Sun
lay with relatives near Bridgeville.
Mrs. I. ]. Williams visited MT. and
Mrs. Fred Williams at MillsborO on
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Chandler motored
o Salisbury, Md, on Sunday. They
we're accompanied home by Mrs.
Jhandler's aunt, who will spend some
ime with them.
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Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
MERCIREX

We know this is true! When testing
this remedy in our own state we made
search for the worst cases of
eczema. We asked physicians to help
us find them. We found some bad
Ones-from weeks to q years stand
ing! MERCIREX relieved them all!
A severer test could not have been
made.
Do not confuse MERCIREX with the
usual, greasy, dark-colored patent
medicine kind of surface ointment.
MERCIREX is a professional product,
tested, approved and today prescribed
by many physicians.
MERCIREX is not greasy or messy
and cannot soil your linen. 1t has but
a delicate flesh tint and a faint frag-
rance. Put it on according to direc-
tions and it VANISHES-penetrates
to the true skin, destroying the nue.
leus Of your trouble.
Put MERCIREX on and go to dance,
or to work. No one will ever know.
Not a single embarrassing trace!
Do not be afraid that this is a patent
medicine scheme. This company is
an old established concern Of fifty
years standing. All inquiries are
welcome.
POSITIVELY GUARAN-
TEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK! So
has MERCIREX been that
we absolutely guarantee it to help
you, or it will not cost you a cent. |
Get your money back without single
IT, yes. or no."
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
OMAR NEWS
(near FrankfOrdl

The people of this vicinity are quite
busy with their gardens, since the
rain has ceased.
c. G. Howard who is employed in
Philadelphia spent Saturday and Sun
day with his wife here.
Miss Maude Itngie who has been
visiting in Philadelphia for the past
few months, mas returned home for
the summe mOa'I'.
Mr.. aud Mrs :. Dins,e ant daugh-
ter Leona spent Sunday at Ocean
View.
Misses Rattle Long and Edna Hud-
son spent the weekend with Blanche
Daisey.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. T. Helm of Phila-
delphia were callers here on Saturday.
J S. Tingle who has been confined
in the house since Christmas, is able
to get out a little at this writing.
Everett Long, Jr., of Frankford, is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mrs Raymond West attended the
luncheon given az FrankfOrd High
School recently, which was served by
her sister, Miss Gladys West.
NhAoo 4O4 GuC6 DctilSy VI NIllIOu IS
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. L. G. Howard.
L. D. Tingle and family were enter
tanned to dinner at T. T. Tingle's on
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hickman arc
still confined at their home on account
of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Daisey and
daughter spent Sunday with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S.
Daisey at Frankford.
Mrs. Mae Carey who has been work.
ing at Seaford has returned home
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Kitchens, Mrs.
H. o. Derrickson, Mrs. L. F. Daisey
and Eva NAPLES made a business trip
to Milford recently.
Mrs. Robert Layton is slowly i'm
proving from pneumonia.
Miss Belle Bennett Holloway who is !
being treated by DR.. Nelson at Milford |
s very much improved.
Miss Laura Payne and Christine Nc
Jarthy are frequent visitors here.
We are very proud of our stone
Dad and hope to have it completedt0n
through to Bethany Beach in the near
uture and wish all who could, would
ust take a drive on it.
TSH 'Sa TOG sGSo It IN the CAroairIs.