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Evening star., 1924-06-04
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

BAIRD, Tex, June 4.--This town
received a carload OF arsenic this
week to tight grasshoppers in the
cotton fields. The poison is stored in
the county courthouse and is being
passed out to farmers according to
the size OF their farms
HOUSTON, June 4.-Production Of
gulf coast heavy oil jumped 5,22o bar
rels daily last week. running the to-
| fields to 1920 barrels daily.
Twenty-four new producers were
| brought in.
HAvERHILL, Mass, June 4-The
Haverhill shoe board of arbitration
! has issued an appeal for lower living
costs to back up the recent wage re-
duction of 20 per cent granted by the
board and has asked corporation
to reduce prices OF necessities.
ST. LOUIS, June 4.-The United
Lumber Company reported today it's
| sales for the last month were larger
| than for any previous month this
year.
| CHICAGO, June 4.-Agricultural |
equipment manufacturers in many
| instances are finding an improved
| market for theiS products at present
| although collections continue very
| slow. Exports are greater than a
| year ago.
| SEATTLE. June silk and silk
goods valued at about $S,000,000 will
| arrive here this week and heavy con-
signments are expected to continue
| throughout the month as Japanese
liners will advance their sailings so
| as to complete voyages before the
immigration barrier is raised, July l..
| FORT WORTH. June 4.-The yield
of oats and wheat is better this year
| in Denton County than was expected.
The first calls have gone out for har-
these were followed by fare reduc-
tions by railroads to farm workers in
all parts Of Texas and Oklahoma.
| CLEVELAND. June 4.-Coincident
| with the reorganization OF the Mason
Tire and Rubber Company, it was an
| nounced that April sales were 1858, -
900 and net profits $4,000 after all
charges. A. w. Clun formerly Sec
| retary. has been made president.
| ST PAUL, June 4.-Taxes paid Min
nesota by the iron mines for 1923 ag-
gregated s6,131.161. or nearly double
the amount of 1922. The Oliver Min
ing Company. subsidiary of the
United States Steel Company, paid
| approximately 60 per cent of this
| amount The total 1923 production
| was 44.65S,340 tons.
| SCRANTON, Pa. June Opera
! tions in the anthracite fields have
been resumed this week almost in
full, following broken-up period the
week before. Cool weather has been
OF great benefit in the last month to
the coal business.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Private

Special Dispatch TO Tie star.
NEW YORK. June 4.-Failure of
the oil shares to move forward with
other groups in the curb market
dealings today was commonly as
cribed to the fact that traders were
paying particular attention to ru-
mors of impending crude oil price
cuts. Officials of Standard OIL Com
panies, however, declared today that
there was little likelihood of such
action being taken.
1t was pointed out that production
OF light oil in California was falling
off sharply, while Mexican heavy oil
has shown a substantial decline Ihe
steady increase in output from the
mid-continent field is cause for belief
in speculative circles that cut Is
necessary to check operations
Prairie Or and Gas lost two points
at one time, Standard OF Indiana was
Evening star., 1924-06-04
SEE BIG FALL BUYING.
Pittsburgh Merchants Encouraged
by Activity in Industries.

PITTSBURGH. June 4 (SpeciaD.- -
Operations in the building trades and
in the steel mills still are so active
that while merchants here expect
that there may be a slight slump in
the summer. liberal buying will take
place in the fall. Wage earners on
whom these merchants depend to a
large extent are employed at high
wages and as long as they are work
ing they can be counted on to keep
those wages in circulation Sales by
wholesalers to the large company
to the dullness at the coal mines In
this district. Building materials.
household utensils and glass continue
in excellent demand. Conditions in
the hardware trade have not changed
materially in the last fortnight.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
BEST GENERAL BALANCE
Departments June Review of Agri
culture Encouraging.

The Department of Agriculture an
nounces, in its June review, that
agricultural production has arrived
at the best general balance since
1920. A warning was issued against
the tendency to overdo poultry, corn
butter and potato production, and to
cut down too far on wheat. beef cat
tie and hogs
Larger farm crops are being pro-
duced with fewer farmers than ten
years ago. the department said, de-
claring that farm labor has become
IL per cent more effective in crop pro-
duct!on in the last decade.
President Coolidge has transmitte ed
to Congress a request for SIPS, 900 for
fighting and preventing forest fires
as a supplemental item for the de.
partment.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
PORT BUSINESS UP.
Baltimore Report "Little Better
Than Normal" Past Week.

BALTIMORE, June 4 (SpeciaD.-
Port business for last week was q
little better than normal. holding MP
well after the heavy shipping of the
preceding week, according to the
weekly report Of the collector of the
port. The normal ratio between i'm
ports and exports existed. with total
imports valued at $2.2s2,109 and ex-
ports at S1,747,176.
The free list, which was valued at
little more than $1,700, 900, consi st ed
largely of full shiploads OF wood pulp
rags. bananas, crude oil. ores, sugar
and copper. Dutiable items were
table ware. toys. pineapples. chemical
ores and olive oil
The export list included locally
manufactured goods, such as copper
and steel products. machinery and
starch, with large quantities Of grain,
coal and tobacco.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
STOCKS EX.DIVIDEND.
A Feel and His Money,

printed in fancy green scroll work is
NO proof that IT is worth any more
than ordinary wallpaper. Thousands
Of people in Washington would have
saved their money IL they simply had
asked their banker to tell them what
be knew of some supposedly wonder
ful investment
Evening star., 1924-06-04
Closes Down for Three Months.

BRISTOL. r. J., June 4.-The Ma
tional India Rubber Company an
nounced today that the keds divi-
sion. employing 2.1o0 persons. and the
wire division will close down for three
montha, hAginnin4 June -.
When the plants reopen, a re6Ace6
wage scale WIN become effective.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
PLANS 100000 PLANT.
Refining and Exporting Company
Program at Curtis Bay.

BALTIMORE. June (Spec4aD.-A
million dollar oil refining and ex
porting plant is to be erected in the
Curtis Bay section within a short
time for the Seaboard Terminal Cor
poration.
The title to the property now will
be conveyed to the Baltimore Ter
minal Company. holding company,
which will then lease the property
to the Seaboard Terminal Corpora
ton for ninety mine years, with the
option of renewal forever.
Plans for the new Industrial devel-
opment provide for oil shipment by
large interests in the west, from
which domestic products and export
trade will be handled.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, June BAR silver,
$50; Mexican dollars, 81.
LONDON, June 4.-Bar silver,
"a hd per ounce.
Money 1 "a per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills, per
cent; thre, ionth bills, 3 lis per
cent.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
RETAIL TRADE BETTER.
May Sales by Seattle Merchants
Greater Than in 1923.

SEATTLE, June 4 (Special).-Re-
tail trade here for the last month
has shown a substance and staying
power surprising even to merchants.
Reports show the larger department
stores sales in May were about 9
per cent higher than in May, 1873.
Collections are prompt in most lines
and merchandise prices show little
signs of fluctuatfon. The bank clear
ings last week were the largest since
1920. Building operations in May
were surpassed only by the June
construction. when a permit for a
new hotel to cost, $3,500.0oo ran the
total high.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
Second Hand Fame.

Frurn the London Passing Show
The Aristocrat-My ancestors came
over with William the Conqueror.
Tho New Grl-Thats nothing My
father came over m the Same boat with
Mary Pickford.
Evening star., 1924-06-04

NEW York, June 4-Following is
an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York curb mar
wet today.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES,
Anacostia & Potomac +. r. Ss-s5 900 at So
Capital Traction Cos at 81. j ar 81
Washington Gas Light---1O at 49,
Riggs National bank at aS7. ) ut 2s7
Continental Trust Ce.--fo at 81.
Mergenthaler Linotype at las, - at f53
Union Trust Co.'S at iS6.
National NJ. & Inv. pfd-50 al SIS, 80
It Ss.
AFTER CALL.
Evening star., 1924-06-04
o. s. TREASURY CERTIFICATES
(oootations furnished BY Redmond Il CA)
Money to Loan

Secured by Arst deed of trust On Ysai es<stA
Prvaflins interest md counfsstsa.
Joseph I. Weller s;s.' saS ";:,; ~ I NV Nv
Evening star., 1924-11-02
"BlG TEN" ALUMNI HERE. /:
TO HOLD GET-TOGETHER
Foot Ball Scores of Games to Be
Read at Session in Raleigh
Hotel November 22. :.

Members of the local alumni OF the
Middle Western Conference univsrsi-
ties have arranged for a Joint ger
together roundup" in the ballroom OF
the Raleigh Hotel Saturday, Novem-
Der 22. Results of the various foot
ball games on that date will be read
The universities to be represented
at the meeting include Ohio State
Iowa, Northwestern, Indiana, Michi-.
gan, Chicago, Minnesota, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Purdue :
T. Weed Harvey of the United
States Department of Agriculture, an
alumnus of Purdue University, is
chairman of the committee in charge
or arrangements for the roundup" f.
Other members of the committee
include representatives. of the alumni
of the various universities, as fof-s
lows:
Ohio State, c. r. DeLong and Miss.
Ellen Corbett. Iowa, Karl D. Loos-
and w. +. Tisdale. Northwestern. =
Mrs. Gertrude Hosmer and Ralph,
Schneider. Indiana, c. r. McAtee.
Michigan, Miss Florence Middaugtf.
and Nathan Robertson Chicago;4.
Miss Ethel Meyers and A T. Stewart: ::
Minnesota, Seiforde NJ. SteIlwagenl
and Mrs. Eleanor Stellwagen. MT:
nols, Col Frank +. White, treasurer
or United States, and George S Ward
wisconsin, Miss Louise Evans and
.. M. Elvehjem. Purdue, j. NJ. Cong"
Wer and j. NJ. Albcrtson.
Evening star., 1924-11-02

Incidentally. there promises to be
keen competition between these two
representatives of the District of
Columbia when the matches are fired
in Peru. as Ensign Morgan succeeded
in topping the score of the veteran
Fisher in the tryouts for the pan
American team, which were held at
Quantico last week.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
TWO D. c. R|FLEMEN
TO SHOOT IN PERU
Ensign Morgan and Sergt.
Fisher on Pan-American
Match Team.

The District Of Columbia will again
be we'll represented in international
rifle matches when the United States
team goes on the firing line in the
pan American events at Lima, Peru,
in connection with the coming cele-
bration of the centenary OF the bat
tie of Ayacucho. The team sailed
Thursday from New York aboard the
Grace liner, Santa Luisa-
Gunnery Sergt. Morris Fisher, who
has been stationed at Washington
Barracks for several years, and so
may be claimed by the District, and
Ensign Armand NJ. Morgan, U. S. NJ,
are the two local representatives on
the team.
Ensign Morgan is we'll known in
this city, is q graduate of Central
High School. and received his first
training with the rife at that insti-
tuition. He fired on the Central High
School team in 1919. which won the
national high school championship
and the Astor cup that year. In ad-
dition, he made an individual mark
for himself by winning the all-around
championship of the Washington
high schools in the same year. En-
sign Morgan was selected as a men,
Der of the District of Columbia
civilian rife team, which was sent
to the national matches of 1919 at
Caldwell, N j.. and placed among
the class "A" teams. While at Cald-
well the young rifeman won the
timed FIRE championship of the United
States with a record score of SO, which
still stands.
By reason Of his utStanding per-
formance. in spite Of his youth, Nor
gan was selected as a member OF the
United States international small
bore team, which competed against
Great Britain at Caldwell. in a re-
vival of the Dewar trophy match,
representing the .22-caliber team
American team won and the cup has
been successfully defended each year
since.
Won Navy Honor.
In the following year Morgan en-
tered the United States Naval Acad
emy and Immediately made place
for himself on the Naval Academy
rifle team. a very unusual occurrence
for a plebe. He fred as a member Of
the team which placed third in the
1923 national rife team matches at
Camp Perry, Ohio, and gave the
shooting world something to talk
about. as this was phenomenal mat
ter for a group of college rifemen
hundred teams picked from the best
Regular Army, National Guard and
civilian rifIemen in the country. The
Naval Academy team, with Morgan as
a shooting member, won the intercol-
legiate service rifle championships ip
1921, 1928 and 1924.
Graduating from the Naval Academy
in 1924, Ensign Morgan fired as a mem
Der of the United States Navy team in
the national team match and in the
united service competition. He won
medals in the chemical warfare trophy
match, which was an individual com
petition fired with the gas mask in place
and in the rapid-f1re championship.
Leaving Camp Perry. Ensign Morgan
was picked as one of the team of six
which fired against a selected team rep
resenting the Argentine navy at Wake
field. Mass.
When the problem Of selecting the
Evening star., 1924-11-02
PATRICK HEADS CLUB.
Chief of Air Service Named Presi.
dent of Association.

Maj. Gen. Mason NJ Patrick, chief OF
the Army Air Service, has been elected
president of the board of control OF the
Army and Navy Air Service Associa-
tion. Gen. Patrick will serve until Oc.
tober, 1925.
Other officers and members Of the
board elected to serve until October
1925. are: Rear Admiral w. A Moffett
of the Navy, first vice president: Brig
Gen. William Mitchell, assistant chief
of the Army Air Service. second vice
president; Lieut.. Col. T. G. Turner of
the Marine corps, third vice president
Maj. Charles J. Biddle, Air Service re-
serve, fourth vice president; Earl N
Findley. secretary: Capt Robert Oldys
L. S. A, assistant secretary Lieut.. St
Clair Street,, L. s. A, treasurer; Capt
Emory S. Land, u. S. Navy, assistant
treasurer; Maj. w. G. kilmer U. S. A.
chairman of the board Of control.
Members of the board whose terms
will expire in October. 1927: Lieut.. Col
b. F. Castle, A S. 0. R c.; Maj. Henry
c. Pratt, u. S. A.; Maj. B. Q. Jones'
U. S. A.. and Maj Ord. Preston, A s.
o. r. c. Members Of the board prev
iously elected Lieut.. Col. w. G. Schauf-
fer, o. r C.; Capt. A w. Johnson,
L. S. Navy Lieut.. Col. H. Z. Hartney,
A. s. o. r c.; Lieut.. T. T. Patterson
L. S. Navy, whose terms will expire in
October, 1926 Capt. Robert K. Williams
of the Marine Corps. Lieut. Coils. j. f.
and Maj. Horace Green of the Air
in October of 1925.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
new FASHION REVIEW
TO BE LOCAL Benefit
Sigma Epsilon Sorority to Present
It's Program for Florence
Crittenton Home.

Girls of the Sigma Epsilon Sorority
are to present a fashion review. "As
You'll Like It," written by Marie
Moran, at o'clock Wednesday night
in the large ballroom of the Ward
man Park Hotel.
The review is to be given for the
benefit of the Florence Crittenton
Home and is expected to draw a large
gathering. lie Roy Lewis is to sing
between the first and second scenes
and Miss Wilhelmina GUIDE will give
Scotch numbers.
The author, who is directing the
review, says that contrary TO Gus
tom, we have adapted the clothes to
the girls, for it has ever been a rec
ogniZed fact that the girl cannot be
changed to suit the clothes"
Among those taking part are Miss
Marietta Wallace, Mrs. Timothy s
Tincher, Miss Rixey TancilI, Miss
Margaret Cross, Miss Virginia Frye
Miss Mildred Tincher, Miss Elizabeth
Lindsay, Miss Dorothy Reddish and
Miss Pauline Burton.
Those on various committees in
clude the Misses Edna G.. Cross,
Louise Gallahorn Regina Burns,
kathryn Dupar, F7orena Brandon,
Edith Farmer, Mildred Lockwood,
Ethel Frye, Betty Mcdonnell, Evelyn
Smallwood, Marion Blanchard. Evelyn
Doyle, Estelle Carter. Gertrude Lucas,
Margaret Lindsey, Ethel Wright and
Emily Light
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Gets High Cadet Mark.

Edward Darmon, first sergeant Of
the High School Cadet Corps at
Randall Junior High School, received
the highest marks in the non-com-
mlsSioned officers examination, re-
Gently held. Other sergeants who
were named are: Leroy E. Henson,
benjamin T. Hailstorks, James w.
feyton and James A. Watts. Richard
A Foroes, Leon Butler. Herbert Nell
son, Joseph c. Brown and RAYMOND
+. Robinson were named corporals
The annual field day exercises
were held on Thursday at the Car
dozo playground under the supervi-
sion of Raymond Contee and Mrs. n.
l.. Marshall. Those who were present
at the exercises were E. B. Anderson,
assistant director of athletics; J. c.
bruce, MISS Kemp of the Minor Nor
NAL School and a number of narents
Evening star., 1924-11-02

of the very successful show staged
by Almas Temple last Spring, but
will. in every respect, be on more
pretentious scale as the time of year
is infinitely more favorable for such
an undertaking.
'ParticIlarly is this the case on
the exposition side; and the leading
merchants of the city, welcoming
the opportunity thus early to turn
the attention Of buyers to the immi-
nence of Christmas, are getting to-
gether a complete series Of exhibits.
'In O. word, we hope with this
Shriners exposition and fashion re-
vue not only to eclipse all previous
shows held in Washington, but also
to raise such sum for our Christmas
charity fund. for the benefit of which
we are staging it. as will enable us
to provide Christmas cheer for every
poor child in the District OF Co
lumbia-"
Evening star., 1924-11-02
MUM SHOW DRAWS
10000 SPECTATORS
Record Throng Expected
,Today-CommerciaI Grow
ers Coming Tomorrow.

This is the big day for the Gath an
nual free chrysanthemum show OF
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture-and every one is invited.
The show will be open from am
in the department greenhouses,
Fourteenth and B streets. One-way
traffic rules will be in force and spe-
cial parking space provided in the
department grounds for those visit
ing the exhibition.
There is every reason to expect all
records for attendance will be broken,
because the crowd continues to flock
TO the show. There have been more
than 10000 visitors in three days.
There were 3,511 yesterday.
After the doors were closed last
night, a squad of workmen toiled all
night getting the show freshened UP
for the big crowd today. More than
400 new plants from the propagating
houses were put in to replace those
that were passe. This includes prac-
tically all the old favorites
Commercial Growers Coming.
More than so commercial growers
from practically every State east of
the Mississippi River will be at the
greenhouse tomorrow with officials
OF the Bureau of Plant Industry Sc
lect1ng the types produced by the ex-
pertS employed by Uncle Sam which
they believe will be most popular If
grown for market.
More than a score of persons prom
1nent in official and social life were
guests of DR.. William A. Taylor,
chief of the Bureau of Plant Indus
try, yesterday afternoon, when he
named two of the pompom seedlings
One of these is the "Iarz" a large
double yellow, which is expected to
be a great favorite. and another, the
Anne Freeman" shell pink shad-
ing to carmine
All day yesterday the school chill
dren enjoyed the sea of colors and
the monster blooms. Arrangements
have been made for more than a
dozen teachers to bring large groups
of children to the show after school
tomorrow afternoon
invitation has been extended by
Or. Taylor to all members of the
diplomatic corps and their STATS to
De ms guests at the show Tuesday
Evening star., 1924-11-02
DIES FROM INJURIES.
Death Follows Auto Accident t,
John Washington, Colored.

John Washington, colored, of 1897 L
street northwest, died at Freedman's
Hospital from injuries received when
his automobile, through a steering an
paratus defect, got out of control and
crashed into telegraph pole on BIad.
ensourg road just across the District
line in Maryland. The accident occur
red Friday.
washington suffered internal injuries
and Succumbed last night in Freedman's
Hospital Coroner hewitt ordered that
the case be turned over to Maryland
authorities for disposition.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
SHR|NERS AT WORK
T ON FASHION REVUE
Committee Expects Show to
Surpass That Given Here
Last Spring.

A committee of 5000 Shriners Is
working assiduously over plans for
Almas Temples second fashion revue
and exposition, which will open No
vember ~, receipts from which will
be donated to the Shrine Christmas
charity fund. More than $4,000
tickets already have been sold for
the event. which promises to eclipse
in magnitude and artistic beauty the
Shrine's Spring fashion revue al
Convention Hall.
Illustrious Potentate Harry Carey
Recorder Lawrence W., Walker and
Treasurer Charles E. Shackelford, are
in direct charge of the revue. Many
Of Washington's leading merchants
are cooperating, with the result that
everything from an automobile to q
toothpick, will be on exhibition.
Beauties of Many Cities.
As in the Spring, the fashion revue,
presenting beauties of national fame.
will be the stellar attraction and will
bring to Washington many favorites
of the first show, such as Frances
Lynch, Florence Tyner and Martha
Gonzales, as well as Sally Rush, from
Chicago; Olga Tremaine. from St.
Louis; Elsie Gay, from London; Mil
dred Ryan, from Los Angeles, and
Ruin Hamilton Oh new OFlednS, "Hiie
Baby Peggy Rice will return to act as
page and announcer.
1nterspersed = with these dress pa
rades and alternating with them will be
a series Of feature acts contributed by
Ned Wayburn, which will include Ma
rion Chambers, Goody Montgomery and
other stars from such attractions as
"Ziegfeld Follies' and Music Box
Revue" while a famous vocalist from
the Metropolitan Opera will appear.
Decorations. involving the bringing
here of over $4,000 worth of silks.
tapestries and similar materials will
be used, while a famous orchestra
will remain on duty throughout the
evening.
Great Series Of Exhibits.
The Shriners' Exposition and
Fashion Revue" says a statement is
sued. sis the direct lineal descendant
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Gen. Harts Transferred

Brig. Gen. William w. Harts.
former engineer officer in charge of
pubic buildings and grounds in the
District Of Columbia, has been re-
lieved from duty with the 1st Di-
vision at Fort Ethan Allen, VT, and
assigned to the command of the
Panama Coast Artillery district. Be
fore going to Panama he will take a
short student refresher course at
the Coast Artillery School, Fort Mon
roe, Va.
Evening star., 1924-11-02

II you need work, read the want
columns OF The Star.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Goes to Great Lakes Post

Lieut.. Paul J. Halloran, Naval
Civil Engineer Corps. has been trarrsS'
ferred from the Navy Yard, 7Charles-Ey
ton, S. C.. to the Naval Trainings
Station, Great Lakes. Ill, and Cum
ner Allen o. Brady from the battle.
ship Texas to the Navy Yard, Wash-e
ington
Evening star., 1924-11-02

team to represent the United States in
the pan-American matches at Lima
arose Ensign Morgan was chosen as the
representative of the Navy.
SerGt. Fishers record is well
known locally. He was member of
the Olympic rife teams OF 1920 and
1924, and is the holder of the present
Olympic rifle individual champion
ship, the international free rifle
championship in the prone and kneel-
ing positions. and the international
all-around free rife championship
Evening star., 1924-11-02

In China a woman may be divorced
for talkativenesS.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
Two Iowa Banks held Up.

AIGONA. Iowa, November 1.-Two
State banks at F'enton, Iowa, were
robbed early today, according to re-
ports reaching county authorities
hero. Tho robbers wreck ed the vaults
an the Farmers Savings Bank and
the Fenton State Bank, and obtained
$1,000 in cash and $4,000 in Liberty
bonds, it vas said.