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Evening star., 1924-04-13

ing The 6onus, and Mr.. cooltdssdnE1e
have the same excuse that Mr.. fra:@~~
ing. did-that he would noe fSi1n =
bill for which payment had Rel a-AAs
arranged.
1t would not be surprising If ti~
democrats succeeded in tacklngr 4Hn
bonus bill on the revenue meafifT~
by using that argument.
Presidential politics in the demo-
cratic party gets more confusing
daily. The McAdoo campaign Is per
haps the best organized and Will hAvR
most votes on the first ballot. Sen>-
tor Cnderwoods strength is increanr
ing. 1t looks now az if the highest
two would be McAdoo and Underwoo@
on the first few ballots. The orean%
zation men are beginning to talk az
| Gov. Al Smith as the real "darR
! horse and he will enter the con-
Ventinn with the delegations Of se~
frai eastern states and a few delegates
in some middle western states JohS
| W. Davis of West Virginia. and Sens
| tor Ralston of Indiana, remain tho
so-ca1led compromise ca ndidateH -
| case a deadlock ensures
tCopyright lq24N
Evening star., 1924-04-13
MANY IN "AD" CONTEST.
Mass of Letters Received by Club
1 and Others Expected.

= Preparations have been completed
BY the Ad Club for receiving the
mass of letters that have begun to
arrive in its advertising contest
Although ad week ended last night,
an additional week has been given
the public in which to send in it's
letters in the contest on What l con-
slider the best single advertisement
run in any newspaper during the
week, and why" Answers for both
contests must reach the secretary of
the Ad Club before midnight next
Sunday.
The Ad Club has already received
n volume OF letters dealing especially
with contest No. ], on What / think
about Washington advertising" All
letters are carefully filed and none
arc to be read until after April 20,
when the judges will consider each
letter in turn.
simplicity Of writing. clearness of
thougnl and constructive criticism
viii determine the prize winners. Re
gaf1iess of the number of answers,
e3cn contestant is to receive the same
consideration. The club is anxious
that the public should respond to the
contests, not because of the prizes in
yoiveu. but to bring about a closer
BNdersta nding between Washington
people and the local merchants.
The judges are +. w. Ballou, Dean
William a. Wilbur and Prof F. II.
Mufligan.
Evening star., 1924-04-13

mittees should not undertake to in
Quire too closely into the workings
of executive departments.
For a long time the Executive has
felt under this and preceding admin
istrations that he could refuse infor-
nation If incompatible with the
public interest" but the right of Con-
Gress to interrogate officials Of the
executive departments, especially be-
fore agreeing to appropriations, Is
one that Congress IS not likely to
surrender without a fight
Meanwhile the President feels him
self growing stronger within his own
party, for his message to the Senate
was aimed at republican senator
not a democrat-and Mr.. Coolidge
had just won an overwhelming VIC
tory in the primaries of the very
state from which Mr.. Couzens halls.
The effect of the Presidents tri-
umph in the primaries of Illinois,
Nebraska and Michigan has been 10
stimulate his supporters, but mostly
to- stiffen him in his own determina-
ton to assert a leade rship over his
own party.
His opportunities are near at hand.
The soldier bonus bill will come b.
Evening star., 1924-04-13
THE WEATHER

For the District of Columbia Mary
land and Virginia-Mostly cloudy and
slightly warmer today: tomorrow un-
settled, probably showers: moderate
winds. mostly south and southwest.
For West Virginia-MoStly cloudy
End somewhat warmer today; tomor-
row unsettled, probably showers.
Records for Twenty-Five Hours.
The hermometer-Sesterd 10 mid
night, so: . a. M. 45: am. Al: 6 a. m
80; a M, Is: 10 am. 81: II noon, 6S:
. pm, 6S pm. GA: pm. 63; 8 pm.
So: 10 pm, So. Highest, $50; lowest,
S1s
Barometer-Yesterdsy am. So;
pm. 80: s pm. 40
Hours of sunshine. 13.1: per cent of
possible sunshine, 100.
Departures.
Accumulated deficiency OF tempera-
ture since January /, 1924, ia.
Deficiency of temperature since
Accumulated excess of precipitation
since January 1, 1924, 1855.
EXCESS Of precipitation since April
l, 1924, hiss.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, 45.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey.)
Today-Low tide, 9:14 am. and 9:58
pm; high tide. 80 am. and 5:5I pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1909 am. and
1922 pm; high tide, 1926 am. and
3:45 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:29 am; sun sets,
6:47 pm
Tomorrow--Sun rises, 5:2s am;
sun sets, GAS pm.
Moon rises, 1926 pm; sets, 1857 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-04-13

fore the Senate next week. The re-
publicans probably will offer the
same measure as passed the House
an endowment insurance bill-while
the democrats, under Senator Sim
mons, will propose an amendment
making it "A simple matter To convert
the insurance certificates into ready
cash.
Under the latter plan the cost will
be higher. Mr.. Coolidge has not Civ
en- anyone the intimation that he has
changed the attitude expressed in .his
first address to Congress. when he
stated emphatically he did not favor
the granting of a bonus. Whether
the bill can be made acceptable to
him, with amendments such as the
democrats are planning TO add by
means of a combination with insur-
gent republicans is doubtful. The
chances Of "A presidential veto would
appear To be growing stronger.
Tax legislation will have the right
of way in the Senate, but at almost
any time "A motion to put the bonus
! bill ahead may be adopted, chiefly
because the present tax plan does not
Include in it any provision for pay
Evening star., 1924-04-13
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

A topsy turvy week it has been in
presidential politics and in legisla
tive developments in the National
Capital. President Coolidge himself
has furnished the climax-the de-
mand that senatorial Investigations
be conducted within constitutions
limits, which carries with it the i'm
plicaton that the Executive feels he
Evening star., 1924-04-13
PRESIDENT SHOWS PURPOSE
TO TAKE PARTY LEADERSHIP
Message to Senate, Aimed at Member of O,Un Organi
cation, FOLO,cs Victories in Primaries. Con-
gress Likely to Fight for Rights.

can express what seems to him a
growing resentment against govern
ment by investigation.
The Presidents defense of Secretary
Mellon was prompted by the knowl-
edge that he might lose capable
Secretary of the Treasury IL the snip
ing by Congress continued. Men like
Andrew w. Mellon are not tempted to
stay in the public service under con-
Evening star., 1924-04-13
Gridiron Club Elects Wright.

At the regular monthly meeting
of the Gridiron Club at the New Will
lard yesterday, James l. Wright of the
Milwaukee Journal, was elected IN
active member Of the club.
Evening star., 1924-04-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The, Alumnae Association of Holy
Cross Academy will meet Tuesday,
Sis pm, at home of Miss Adele May,
1925 Wyoming avenue.
"Realtxntion" will be discussed at
meeting of Anna Maud Hallam Prac c.
teal Psychology Club tomorrow
7:45 pm. the Playhouse.
Five hundred card party by Ken
meth Nash Post, No. s, American Le-
gion, Wednesday at 719 18th street.
Evening star., 1924-04-13

John Randall Dunn, e. 5. b.. will
lecture on Christian Science, the
solution of the Worlds Problems" at
the Arcade. $3.50 o'clock. The speak
er Is a member of the board of lee
tureship. First Church of Christ, Sci
enlist, Boston:
Evening star., 1924-04-13

Roma Lodge. No. lG7. O. T.. !. A.,
VIII meet. 3 O'Clock, at Pythian Tenn
PIE. ihe lodge will hold its tenth
annual excursion June to Mar
shall Hall on the Charle Macalaster.
Evening star., 1924-04-13

7. NJ. c. A, Union station, room
3o4: Special meeting, O'Clock, au-
spices c. Il: OF Ninth Street Christian n
Shureh. All railroad men. their fam.
lilies, and affiliated companies Invited
Evening star., 1924-04-13

The Wander1usters invite all walk
lovers to join their trip to the battle
field of the second Bull Run. Buy
tickets to Wellington, Va. Train
leaves Union station at 9 o'clock.
Bring luncheon, tin cups and cam
eras. Main hike will cover eight
miles. There will be an extended
walk to the field of the first battle
for those Notwithstanding eleven
miles.
Evening star., 1924-04-13

Women's Political Study Club will
meet. O'Clock, at Phyllis Wheatley
Y. w G. A
Evening star., 1924-04-13
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

The College Women's Club will
have it's first walk, starting from
District line, Cabin John car line, at
2:30 o'clock. Mr.. Gambs will lead.
All college women and their friends
invited.
Evening star., 1924-04-13

The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity will
mold a Tesper service at O'Clock at
the Alpha Chapter house, 325 r street
| northwest. Members of the graduate
chapter at Baltimore will be the
guests.
TONIGHT
Miss Katherine Hughes and othsrs
VIII speak at a meeting to be held
at Musicians Hall, 1905 f street
S:l5 O'Clock. Subject: Irish Affairs. .
Evening star., 1924-08-23
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ST. LOUIS, August 23-Outside mer-
chants here, in greater numbers than in
any previous season. are buying fear.
iessly Tor Fall needs, being convinced
tnat fair prices, fine crops and
broader distribution of goods will
onSet the early season slackness of
trade. An average Of 5000 persons
have attended the fashion show daily
BOSTON. August 2a.-The Areen-
tine Ambassador, who conferred with
textile men here recently, declares
that New England cotton manufac-
turing interests have entered neeo-
tlat1ons with argentine bankers to
establish factories in that country.
DETROIT, August 23.-The Con-
t1nental Motors plant here has in
creased it's production schedule to a.
marked degree this month, and Au-
gust shipments are expected to be
within 10 per cent Of peak produc-
ton. Automobile manufacturers ex-
pect a most satisfactory Fall busi-
ness.
LANCASTER, Pa, August 23.-The
tobacco growing in this section now
is so far advanced that damage from
pests, including the Japanese beetle
now seems to have passed. Harvest
ing has commenced in the southern
part of the county, and the yield is
spotty, some fields being excellent in
quality while others are inferior.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
BY ROGER w. BABsoN.

|
| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, August
23.-What will be the most active in
dustry during 1925?
Road building!
Roads must not only be built but
must be rebuilt-they wear out.
In spite of the fact that we ex-
pended S36l,S37,000 in 1923 on new
road construction, and set a record at
about three and one-half times 1913
present indications point to a new
nigh mark and an even greater vol
ume or road building during the next
l5 months. An analysis of the pres
ent situation leads me to believe that
1t Will be a most active industry dur
ing 1925.
Plenty OF Money Mt Hand.
Much of this road building just
now is due to the fact that money is
available for this purpose at low
rates, and the Government aid can be
enlisted to carry large part of the
burden. Since 1916 the Government
has made available the total of over
half a billion dollars for this type
of construction. An additional $75,-
100000 has been appropriated to be
apportioned to the various States for
highway construction during the
coming IL months
Some $4,000 miles of such road has
been completed, with 1900 miles un-
der construction at this time. Twen-
ty-five hundred miles has been ap-
proved. but is not yet in the process
of building
175,OOO Miles OF New Roads.
The total system of roads which
will be completed under the provi-
sions of the Federal highway act Of
1921 will constitute a network of
al proxirnately $4,000 miles Less
than half of this work has been com
pleted and the balance still to be
built argues for a tremendous activity
along this line.
1t may seem to some of you who
live in fairly populous districts that
road building is nearly completed and
that we will soon have only the work
of maintaining our highways. The
statistics, however, do not bear out
this point. We have in our sum total
of surfaced and paved roads some
100000 miles at the present time. The
entire road mileage of the country,
however, is reported at about 2,940.-
600. In our most densely populated
States a maximum of 40 per cents of
the roads have been surfaced In
many important States less than /
Evening star., 1924-08-23
WESTERN MARYLAND R. R,
EARNINGS AGAIN DECLINE
Special Dispatch TO Tie Star.

Special Dispatch TO TIE Star
BALTIMORE, August ga con-
tinued decline in estimated gross
earnings for the second week of this
month is reported by the Western
Maryland Railway Co. The total for
the week ended August IA, as report
ed today. was 1924. sos, as against
S46S.722, a decline of s114.116, or 81
per cent compared with the like pc
riod in 1928.
Revenues received from coal am
coke freight were off Al per cent, as
contrasted with last year.
Total earnings for the two weeks
ended August IA was S671,763, a de-
cline of s265,6S1. or 2S per cent
From January l to August IA, total
earnings were s11,731,333, as against
S14,6S0,4S6 for the corresponding pc
riod a year ago. :
Evening star., 1924-08-23
Road Building Will Be Busiest
Industry in 1925, Says Babson
Statistician Reports $75,000,OOO Alread,
appropriated for Construction Work
In All Parts of Country.

per cent of the highways have been
so treated.
Boom to Cement Industry.
This pending road building pro-
gram will not only employ a great
many men at good wages, but will
directly benefit several important in
dustries. A quarter of the entire
cement output, for instance, goes into
road building. The record made by
this industry of 137,000.000 barrels in
1928 was largely due to tremendous
volume used for this purpose. At
the present rate of production it looks
as though the output of cement for
1924 would total about $50, 900, 900 bar
rels. Between 35.000.000 and 100000
600 of which will be used in road
building. Road building machinery,
will, of course, benefit by this ex-
tended activity and other industries
supplying clothes and material for
this work will be busy on generous
orders.
The insistent demand for improved
roads is, of course, the result of the
15.500.000 automobile owners in this
country. AT the same time the i'm
provement of our highways reacts to
help the sale of more automobiles.
Would Spread Work Out.
Many sound economists have pro-
posed that road building programs be
used as a sort of general governor on
business. Such projects being stop
ped during periods of general indus
trial activity so as to release labor
and capital for industrial purposes.
This would tend to decrease the de-
mand for labor at time when short
age threatens. Conversely when busi-
ness goes into depression and in
dustrial plants close down il is pro-
posed that the governments, states
and municipalities undertake an ex-
tensiYe road-building program with
the idea of furnishing employment to
those out of work and of stimula ting
general business.
Sees Better Times in 1925.
Activity at present is still below
normal-the Babson chart reflects il
in the present position at IA per cent,
and would even be lower today were
1t not for our road building pro-
grams. While 1t is too early to eSti-
mate the volume Of new road con-
struction for the coming year, l feel
that its influence will be felt in the
sum total of our activity and trade
and 1t is one of the things that will
help TO make 1925 better year than
1924, provided the presidential cleo
lion is not thrown into Congress.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
BY STUART p. WEST.
Snecinl Disnafch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 23.-The
week just passed has seen a series
of confused fluctuations on the stock
exchange which have left opinion
divided regarding the immediate
future. Those who were interested
in the side of advance made good
deal Of the fact the general price
average early in the week broke into
new high ground. They reasoned
from this that the market was started
on another forward swing.
The happenings of the last few
days, however, rather upset this
theory. Stocks came down as easily
as they had gone up. In many in
stances they more than lost the pre-
vious gain. One view taken was that
this was merely a temporary check
like the one of three weeks ago. The
other was that it meant that lot of
important selling had occurred and
that consideration was being given
again to the question whether the
Wall street rise since the first of
June had not got too far ahead of
improvement in conditions outside.
Higher Money Weighs Against Bonds.
Higher quotations for time money
and bankers acceptances have had
a decided effect upon the investment
market. They have brought a great
deal of selling into United States
Government securities and have
weighed against bond prices at large.
1t has been demonstrated that there
was limit to the decline in interest
rates, even with the countrys gold
supply continuing to increase, and
without any such expansion in in
dustrial demands as would take up
the slack.
D,,t to \
that the era of cheap money and high
investment values is over. This is
the season when funds are withdrawn
from the reserve ceqters to the coun-
try districts where they are used to
pay for the crops. This year these
payments will be larger than usual,
owing to the increase in farm prices
under which wheat and corn are sell
ing nearly 80 cents a bushel over a
year ago, oats over IL cents and rye,
25 cents, while hogs are quoted at
1915 hundred pounds against $40
last year at this time.
No Fundamental Change Imminent.
The slight raising of money rates
during the last week was apparently
anticipative of these agricultural de-
mands, but this is only temporary
matter. No fundamental change can
occur in the money situation, and by
implication in the investment situa-
tion, until one or both of two things
happen-a trade revival of such di-
Evening star., 1924-08-23
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct TO The Star Office

was offered at 471z, against the Fri
day final of SO.
Weakness In the oil group was
checked toward the end of the first
hour, and a good part of the early
losses were retraced. Standard Oil
of Kentucky, however, received the
brunt of the selling.
Film Inspection Machine, which has
been consistently bought during the
past two weeks, also felt the effect
of realizing sales, and came off a
point from Fridays high. Diamond
Field Black Butte, among the min
ing shares, changed hands in large
blocks following the recent an
nouncement that the company had
contracted to ship ore to a smelter.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
MONEY RATE RISE
FEATURE OF WEEK
Revival of Activity in Motor
Stocks Also Draws Wide
Attention.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Heavy
profit-taking sales brought about a
sharp reaction of prices in this
weeks stock market after an early
period of impressive strength in which
scores of issues mounted to new high
levels for the year. Bond prices also
lost ground. the reaction in that mar
ket first making itself felt in the
United States Government issues.
Stiffening of money rates, presuma-
bly, in reflection of the increased COM
mercial demand for funds incidental
to the crop moving season and the
growing revival of trade, was one of
the most significant financial devel-
opments of the week. Call money
held steady at per cent, but there
was a marked decrease in the funds
available below this figure in the
outside market" Time money rates
advanced II per cent.
Trade News Favorable.
Trade news was largely favorable
although it indicated that the recov-
cry in many branches of business
was slow. Reports from the steel
centers showed a slight increase in
operations at the principal plants,
but it was accompanied by a further
easing of prices for many important
products.
United States Steel common as
sumed the leadership of the upward
movement in the early part of the
week by touching 111a4, the highest
price in five years, but it sold down
more than points from the top in
Fridays reaction.
Revival of speculative activity in
the motors, based on the belief of
greatly increased sales in the agri-
cultural rregions and a more wide
spread use of motor trucks for short
haul passenger service, was one of
the features of the stock market.
Mack trucks, White motors Nash
motors and several other issues sold
at their highest prices of the year
Shippings held firm on predictions
that the adoption of the Dawes plan
would stimulate foreign trade. Cop
pers turned reactionary on a slight
shading of metal prices. Adverse
trade news, the latest being another
cut in Pennsylvania crude prices, con-
tinued to have a depressing effect
on the oil shares.
Southern Railway mt New High.
Sporadic bullish demands took place
among the public utilities with Amer
lean Water Works, the most volatile
issue in that group, soaring to new
record at 120. Better buying power
was in evidence in the tobacco and
rubber groups.
Rails were mixed. Car loadings and
earnings of most roads continued to
run slightly below those of last year.
Southern Railway was one of the
dozen or more issues in that group to
break through their previous top
prices during the week.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
Era of Cheap Money Expected
To Remain, for Long Period
Slight AdUa1'ce Largely Due to Crop
Needs-German Recovery to Be Slo,v
Euen With Dd,Ues Plan.

mensions as will make heavy inroads
upon the vast surplus of IendabIe
funds now available, or an exporta-
tion of gold
Nelther one of these contingencies
appears likely in the near future. The
forecast commonly made of a p-radu-
ally growing business volume NAV
quite we'll be accepted, but no trade
boom is conceivable which would
draw sufficiently upon bank credit to
entail substantial lasting rise in
interest rates. AS for a possible gold
movement, there have been periods
during the last month where this ba O
been seriously discussed. Rritisb
financial critics have talked about
sterling getting back to parity and
England returning to a gold basis.
Predictions along this line have not
been SO keen, however, since sterlin q
$4.57 to below $3.50.
London Conference Discounted.
The decline both in sterline and
francs during the last week has
meant something more than realizine-
on the gooo news from the London
conference. 1t has indicated a feeI
ing in international banking Quarters
that there has been too much enthuN
slasm over what will happen with
the Dawes plan in effect. The second
ana calmer judgment is that even
with loan to restore the German
currency system. recovery wiz ha
very slow. The German nonuI.t;on
schooled to hard times and econon,w
Will be in mood to accept low nricos
in the world market.
The competition which was On
feared three years ago. but 1vhioh
old not occur then because of the
collapse In the market, may now ma.
terfallze. The British have aIreadv
begun to think seriously along this
line. 1t has not yet become uncb
OF consideration in America.
Check Considered LosicaI.
The check to stock exchange OPERA
tions toward the end of the wee,.
was quite understandable. on the
three-fold ground that the impulse NJ
very low money rates had been ex-
hausted, that the picture of European
recovery had been overdrawn. and
that while indications pointed to i'm
proving domestic business. Wall,
Street had been discountine this OF
too rapid a pace.
In the weekly reviews of the Iro,
and Steel trade, the SOLDERING state
ment was made that although busi-
ness had picked up and mill opera
tions raised from a minimum of 42
to SO per cent of capacity, this had
been accomplished at the expense Of
lCopynght 1921 hy lonaolidated Press.l