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Evening star., 1924-02-20
MARKET CLOSES HEAVY.
f. III" Associated Press.

T. III" Associated Press
NEW YORK. February 20.-Stock
priCcs turned heavy in tho latter
part of tOday'S marx ket, after an
carly period of moderate strength,
which was featured BY the buying
OF the oil shares. Trading was on
"a reduced scale, because of crippled
wire facilities. Sales approXimat ed
100000 shares.
The closing was heavy. Opera
tionS for the rise were abandoned in
tho late dealings. when bear traders
renewed their attack on the Specu-
la.tive favoritcS. Market Street Rail-
way preferred and second preferred
issues extended their losses to s
points each and Corn Products to 5.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
CONCERN TO REORGANIZE.

NEW YORK, February 20.-Reor-
ganization Of the Mexican Telephone
and Telegraph Company is to be
accomplished by agreement of stock
holders who will turn over their
holdings on the basis of $3.50 a sha re
for the common and 81 a share for
the preferred stock, it is reported.
The identity of interests who have
understaken the reorganization has
not been revealed. The property has
been under government control sor
the last ming searS.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
DIVIDENDS.
BUTTER HIGHER TODAY.

CHICAGO, February 20.-Butter-
Higher: creamery extras, 40; stand
ards, 4s; extras, firsts. 4sKa4Sa:
firsts. A. a4S; seconds. 4sal7.
EggS%-HiGher: receipts. 9.612 cases:
irsts, IS. ordinary lrsts, 30aa1.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
q. S. TREASURY CERTIFICATES
touo.ations furnished by Redmond & Co
PARIS MARKET FIRM.

PARIS, February 20.-Prices were
firm on the bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, SO francs SIS CEN
times. Exchange on London, 1O3
francs So centimes. Five per cent
loan, Sc francs 90 centimes. The dol
lar wac quoted at "a francs & cen
LINES
Evening star., 1924-02-20
FoREIGN EXCHANGE
I:y the Associated Press.

I:y the Associated Press
NEW YORK. February 20.-Foreign
exchanges irregular. Quotations Gn
United States dollars: Great Britain,
demand, 4.291a: cables. 4.29a4; 6O-day
.0i14ia; cables. OILS. Italy, demand.
.ot2S1; cables, .0429. Belgium. de-
mand, .0341la: cables. O34S Germany,
demand, .00oO00oOooOO22; cables. 100000
uoo00022. Holland, demand. 1921; Nor
way. 1917: Sweden, .2610: Denmark,
1913; Switzerland, .1730: Spain 1870:
Greece, .0167: Poland, .OO000Ol2L !:
Czechoslovakia, .0290B: Jugoslavia,
= .0l2S; Austria, .00O014: Rumania. .o56:
Argentina, .S400; Brazil, 1920: Toxic,
,45; Montreal, .96is.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
N. Y. Stock and Bond
Averages.
TnAcHav EAhru.ru 20
STOCKS.
Tuesday, February 10.

STOCKS.
Total stock sales, 1,O36.oOO
shares.
Twenty industriaIs averaged
$3.50; net gain, .s4.
High. 1924, 1924; low, 94.Ss.
Twenty railroads averaged
S3.45; net gain, As.
High, 1924, $3.50; low, sa.74.
BONDS.
Total bond sales (par value,.
ss,s43,000.
Ten first grade rails averaged
S5.67: net loss, .06.
Ten secondary rails averaged
S3.67; net loss, .0s.
Ten public utilities averaged
S6.43: net gain, .02.
Ten industrials averaged
93.72; net loss, .16.
Combined average, s7.37; net
loss, 10.
Combined average month ago,
S7.94; "ear ago. SS.5t.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
MANY WORKERS IDLE.
ATLANTA

ATLANTA. February 90 Especially.
Unemployment is on the increase
rcrc as the severe weather has cTv-
tailed building and outdoor H9EA.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
LIVE POULTRY HIGHER,

CHICAGO, February 20.-Poultry--
Higher; fowls. 2ea231s; springers. 25:
roosters. 16i geese. II.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

Sloppy weather decreased the num-
Der of early morning buyers and also
shippers from the surrounding country
Because of the rough weather, it was
reported that a number of haulers who
usually reach here Wednesday morn
ing. failed to materialize.
Eggs probably would have been a
cent or two cheaper this morning haa
II not been for the storm, dealers stated
but they suggested increased receipts
and lower prices later in the week.
Snow slightly interefered with the
supply Of green vegetables. Prices were
not increased, however. supplies from
the south making up for small receipts
from nearby places.
There Were no changes in prices re-
ported IN the meat and poultry mar
kets. and fruits, with the exception Of
pears, were plentiful.
d,l5 y E5ggs-strictly fresh, selected. can
dIed, per dozen, 3S: averake re-
ceipts, 36; storage, 26a2S.
Live poultry--I,oosters, per h.. II;
ems. per h., saass: Keats. young, each,
ooaIo; fowls, per lb.. 23a24.
spring chickens, per lb.. s2as5;
coasters, per 1b., 32a33; hens. per
ib, 26a27; turkeys. per h., 2Sas2; keats,
young, each, S0aS5; roosters, per lb.,
Live stock-Calves. choice. per H.,
l3a14: medium, per h., 12a13; thin,
per III, Gas. Lambs. spring, per ib.,
hogs, 10; biye bay II pigs s.ooa9'oo each' live
Green fruits-Apples, per basket.
ooaa:oo; box, 1.50a3.o0; per barrel, zoo
a6.00. California oranges. per crate.
3.50a4 $50; Florida. 3.00a4.Go. Lemons.
per box. 3.0oa3.5o. Grapefruit, S.ooa
5.15: Cranberries, 4.50a5.00 per one
half barrel.
eeetables-Potatoes, nearby, per
barrel No. l, 2.50a3.00: No. 2, 1.50a
200. Potatoes, round. per bag. 2.75a
30; sweet potatoes, 7.00a9.00 per bar
rel Southern lettuce. per crate. ,1.5oa
800: Iceberg, 300a3.25. Cabbage,
northern. 2,0oa2.50 per 100 lbs; Flor
ida. 2;00a225 basket; nearby, LOCAL so
barrei. Tomatoes, Florida, 3.00a4.50.
Beans. southern, per basket, 5.00a7.00.
Peas, per basket, 4.00aS00. Celery.
FLORIDA, 2.75a300. Squash, 3.0oa4.00-
Peppers. per crate, Florida 2.50a4.00.
Eggplant. 4;ooa5.oo. Kale. per barrel,
2.00a2.25. Spinach, per barrel. 4 .50a
3.o0: Texas, per basket, 2.00a2.oO.
southern cucumbers. per bushel, 500
ASSOC. Carrots, 10o-lb. sack, 3.2oa3 So
Brussels sprouts. 25a30. Florida lima
beans, 3.50a5 90
Evening star., 1924-02-20
TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, February 20-Wheat un-
derwent something of a setback in
price today soon after the opening
Increased selling both on the part of
holders and from bear Spectators
was chiefly responsible. Aggressiv e
support was lacking and notice that
on account of the British dock strike
steamship companies were refusing
to take grain cargoes from this side
of the Atlantic had some depressing
influence. The opening, which varied
from unchanged figures to Il cent
up. with May and July both 1.10A to
1.10s, was followed by declines to
well below yesterdays finish.
Corn and oats were firm owing 10
smallness of receipts and as result
of dearth of offerings. The fact that
the Chicago stock of corn is much
loss than was the case 4 year ago
was especially emphasized. After
opening Is to Is cents higher. May
SOFA to 81, the corn market hardened
a little more and then reacted some
what.
Oats started a shade to 4 cent
higher, May ass and ascended a lit
tie more prior to any sag.
Provisions had an upward tendency
Evening star., 1924-02-20
MORGAN BUYS BONDS.
Takes c., B. & @. Issue to Total
Amount of $1O,OOO,OOO.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Prices on the exchange were STEADY
roday, but the market was dull. The
Wa hington threat of a higher sur
tax rate in incomes than contemplat.
cd in the Mellon bill had the tendency
to restrict trading, although investor:
appea red to have got over the mile
scare they experienced Tuesday, wheI
the news was flashed that the House
had voted the Garner bill as a sub.
stitute.
Railroad Bonds Bought.
The most interesting development
of the day in the investment market
was the announcement that j. II
Morgan & Co. had purchased a block
of FIRST and refunding bonds of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road. understood to have amounted &c
S10,000.000, and were offering then
privately at 9S 10 yield about Sill
per cent. Wall street had been wait
ing for some time to hear the amount
and basis of the BurlinGton's new
financing.
The price was interesting as afford
ing d line on the current market fol-
new railroad bonds of good grade
although the smallness of the amour,
must be taken into consideration
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion recently authorized the Burling-
to to sell s2H.000.000 first and re-
funding bonds. but il was not found
amount at this time.
Liberty Bonds Strong.
On the stock exchange the tone o1
liberty bonds was better than Tues
day. Third IA $, which the Treasury
is buying out of the sinking fund
again sold at par. United States
Treasury 4l4s rallied above par.
The foreign list was steady. French
bonds held up, despite fresh weak
ness in French francs. AS all French
bonds listed on the stock exchange
are payable in dollars, there is no
good reason why they should be af-
fected by d decline in francs lap
anesc reconstruction bonds again
sold on a when issued" basis al
92as, or above the subscription price
The bankers issued bonds III de-
nominations as small as sIop to at
tract small investors.
Domestic corporation bonds were
irregular. Seaboard and st. Louis and
San Francisco issues led the specu-
lative rail Group. Public Servic" cf
New Jersey per cents continued to
advance to new high ground
Evening star., 1924-02-20
High. Low. Last,

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
IL am. 220 100 DIM. 431 800
1s M. 223 900 2p.m..... 573 500
Evening star., 1924-02-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, February 90 Omitted
States Department of Agricultural
Iogs-Rcceipts, $4,000 head: uneven:
WelEhty butchers steady; light
weight, strong to higher; bulk, good
and choice 225 TO 500 pound butchers.
.3oa' 40: practical top, 40; choice
100 to 2l0 pound averages, 7.15a7.35:
packing sows, 6.20a6.45; desira bl e
Weighty killing pigs, 600a6.50; big
packers bidding lower
Cattle--Receipts. 10000 head: dee f
steers and yearlings, steady to strong;
top handy-weight steers. ll.65 10
shippers: numerous loads, 10.0Oa10.60;
she stock, fully steady; bulls, steady
to easy: veal calves, strong to %
higher; bulk vealers to packers, 1000
alO.50; outsiders upward to 1900:
Stockers and feeders steady.
Sheep - Receipts. $4,000 head
steady; bulk fat wooled lambs, 15.Ooa
15.40; choice clipped lambs, 1890:
lightweight fat ewes, $50; medium
to good kind, $50; feeding lambs,
1925
Evening star., 1924-02-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


BALTIMORE. Md, February 20
(SpeciaD.-Potatoes. white. 100 lbs,
S0a1.9o; 80 lbs. 1.50a3.00: sweets and
yams, bbl., 2.50a7.00; bu., 10oa3 90
bects. 100. 5.00a600; beans, hu., 800
a6.00; broccoli and kaIe, bu., 4oa50;
brussels, sprouts, 25a30: ca bbage. 100,
4.oOa6.00; savoy. bu., J0a60; carrots
100, 5.o0as.00; celery, crate. 175a225
crate. 1.75a2.25; cucum-
berS, crate, 6.00&9.0o; egSpiants, crate,
3.o0a4.o0: lettuce crate. 3.00a3.25
onions, 100 lbs, 1.J0a2.75: parsnips
basket: 60aI0; oysterplants. 100;
e.ooas.oo; peas, hamper. 4.ooa4.50;
peppers. crate, 3.0Oa4.5o; squash
crate, 4.0oa5.00; tomatoes, crate, 80
a3.50; turnips. bu.. 40a50.
Apples. packed. bbl.. 2.0oa5.oo: bu.,
10a1.50: box apples, 1.40a2.00: grape
fruit box, 2.ooa3.oo; oranges, box
2.2JaG.00; pineapples. crate, 3.00a4 90;
straw berries. quart, 4oa-J.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No red winter, spot
l.14r.: No. red winter. spot, no quo
tations: No. 3 red winter. earlicky
spot. domestic, lis; export, no quo
tations: No. 1 red winter, garlicky
spot. no quotations.
SaleS-Nonc.
Corn-Coh. new, 4.30a44o per bar.
rel for yellow and 4.15a4.20 pei
80 Z, No. ) corn. spot, 80; track corn
yellow. No. ). new, %.
SalcS-None.
oats-No. . white. 5Sa5Sia; No. :
white. new. 57a571a
Rye-Nearby, 75aS5; No. rye, spot,
.9'-.
ITay-Rcceipts. IS tons. The de-
mand for hay leaves much to be dc
sired. While the demand is quite
good for good clover mixed and No
clover hay, the better grades of
timothy are in ample supply and
draEg%. damaged and low grades arc
dull and Of uncertain value.
QQuotationS-No. / timothy, 2I5na
$500 per ton: no. >. 26.00a27 90: No. 8
23.0oa23.o0: No. light clover. mixed
23.9oa25.oo: No. " clover, 22.00a23 90
No. / clover, mixed. 25.o0a25.ao; No. ]
clover. 24.50a2J.0G.
Straw-No. straight rye. 24.o0a
25.oo per ton; No. L tangled rye. 100
alS.00: No. wheat, 15.50a16.0o; No
IA n M
Evening star., 1924-02-20

TOTAL SALES (Par vaIue):
II am. 2 156 600 II noon 4O02 900
l pm. 5 $4,000 2p.m.. 6 250000
Evening star., 1924-02-20

fPartly extra. sPaynb;e in preferred stock
Dividend rates given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based ON the
latest quarterly or haf-yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted, extra or special
dividends arc not included.
Evening star., 1924-02-20
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. Md, February 60
| tSpeciaD.-Live poultry - Turkeys,
pound, 1sa3o: young chickens, 22a35;
leChorns, 22ac6: old roosters, 15a16:
old hens. 20a26: leEhornS, 2oa22:
duchS~ 23a3c; geese, 11a22: pigeons.
par, 30a4o; guinea fowls, each, 3Oa
GO.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys poud, 1Sa
so: chickens, 25a3o; ducks. 2Sa32: old
roosters, Is; geese, 1Sa22: capons, Goa
50.
Eggs-Loss. off, ma tive and nearby
firSts, dozen. "a; southern, 33
Butter-Creamery. good 10 fancy.
pound. 47a52; prints. 52a54: nearby
. creamery, 42a46: ladies'. 30a32; rolls,
2.a3O; store packed, -: dairy prints.
2.a3o; process butter, 81.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26
Trapper Missing in
 Minchuraina District

That Neis Stole, pioneer resident of the Interior, has met death somewhere in the wilderness of the Minchumina country, is the belief expressed in a letter recently received by the office of the district attorney at Fairbanks says the Fairbanks News Miner.
 F. Seroka. writer of the letter, states that during the sumner a dog was found which was identified as Stole's. A visit to his camp in August disclosed that he had not been there for some time, although his guns and outtst e mained untouched as he would leave them only while in camp. Two of his dogs swere fouad dead at 4he camp. Evidence indicated the recent visit of a bear, as some of the belongings had been ransacked. On December 10 an other party visited his main camp, but could ind DO trace of him.
 Nels Stole V one of the early oper- ators on Cleary creek, at one time hav- ing taken out asslake on , above dis covery. h lateff years he has been trapping and trading in the Lake Min ehumina district. Last spring he es- abolished new camp at Castle Rock, about fifty miles beyond the lake.
 Mr. Kammisgard, proprietor of the roadhouse at the lake, has been asked to form searching party, which will be sent out under the fund for tracing lost persons.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26
Deaf Enabled to Hear
 By New Sound Device

Chicago go.-Successfu progress is re- ported in experiments at Northwestern University in perfecting a hand device that will enable the deaf to "hear" by impressions of oral speech.
 Work on the device started more than year ago. when George and Frank Crane, of Fort Wayne, Ind, stu dents at the university, were able by means of a metallic tube to converse from different rooms. The receiver merely held his hand over the muffied end of the tube and received the actual impressions of what the other brother was saving in another room.
 From the beginning the device has been amplifed and perfected until an- nouncement is now made that, with the aid of the present appliance, totally deaf persons can feel the sound waves and clearly translate them into speech.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26

ed progress during the year. Though no new projects for the exploitation of large gold-beoring quartz deposits are in view, it has come to be realized that Alaska affords many good opportuni- ties for the deyelopuent of promising rich auriferous lodes. Most of the pro- jects based on such opportunities are too small to attract capitalists having large resources, but they give oppor- tunities to small investors; yet they should be undertaken only with the guidance of sound technical advice. Many an experienced miner becomes so hyppotized by the sight of speci- men of rich gold ore that he mistakes promising prospect for an ore body of proved value. He may then spend money for the construction of mill to be supplied from q lode that is only superfeally explored, instead of devot- ing it to the blocking out of ore. The majority of such ventures fail, and many an Alaskan mining district has been discrediIed by such a policy.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26

U DlIeQ 9ldNeS Oi AmGflcd. Fourlh Judicial Division, ss. District of Alaska.
 Public notice is hereby given that, oy virtue of writ of fieri facias Cor execution ), dated October 25th, A. D. 1923, issued out of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Fourth di- vision, on a judgment rendered in said court on the l7th day of October, A. D. 1923, in favor of Miners g65 Merchants Bank of Iditarod, Alaska. a. corpora tion, and against George Phillips and John Handley. 1 have, on this 18th day of December, A D. 1923, levied upon the following described real estate, situated in the Otter Precinct, Fourth Division of Alaska, to wit:
 All of the right, title and interest of the defendants George Phillips and John HandleY in and to the following described placer mining claims. to wit: The Hope" Association; One above Ray Fraction; Two above Ray Frac- ticn, and One below Ray Fraction; all of said claims being situate on Happy creek. in the Otter recording precinct, Fourth judicial division. Territory of Alaska. together with all improve merits, ditches, mining tools and equip ment on, in and about any of the above described mining claims and used in the operation and working thereof at the time of the giving of the mortgage foreclosed in this action: also all the gold and golddust, gold bearing earth, rock and gravel therein contained; aud that 1 will, accordingly, offer said real estate for sale, at public vendue, to the highest and best bidder, for, cash. on the 18th day of January, A. D. 1924, at ? o'clock D. m. Of said day. at the front door of the office of the United States Marshal at Flat, Alaska. Dated Flat, Alaska, December 13, A. D. 1925
 G. B. STEVENS. U. s. Marshal, Fourth Divi-
 sion, District of Alaska. ALBRIGHT AND TAYLOR, Plaintiff 5 Attorneys.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26
Geological Survey Re-
 port Speaks of Mining
 Conditions of Alaska

Washington. The Department of F1he Interior has announced by the ad- vance statements of the Geological Sur SVey that mines in Alaska produced 7S2 {, 100000 worth of minerals in 1923 as against sl9,5oOOoO in 1922. The total value of the mineral output of Alaska since 1880 is S5l8, 8,O00 GOO. These figures are taken from the annual re- port of Alfred H. Brooks, chief Alas kan geologist, now in preparation. The source of this mineral wealth and it's value, for the years 1922 aud 1923, are approximately as follows.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26
proximatelY as follows:
Totals
$19, 506, 365 $20, 300. GOO

Measured by production. gold min ing declined during the year, while the output of copper and coal increased about 70 per cent over that of 1922. In spite of the abatement of placer mining because Of an unusually dry season, the value ot the mineral production of the regloa tributary to the Alaska railroad in 1923 was S2, 100000, which is greater than that of 1922. This increase wss due to the larger production of coal and lode gold, and proves that cheaper transportation has already stimulated the mining industry With the rapid exhaustion of the bonapzas successful 'alluvial mining necessitates a greater use Of power-driven machinery to har- vest Alaska very large reserves of low-grade auriferous gravtls, but this NV ork IS possible only in easily accessi- ole districts. Lode gold, copper and coal can, of course, be pro6tably mined only at localities served by steamers. railroads or highways, and the expan- sion of mining is possible only in dis tricts where freight rates are reason able. Twenty years ago 50 per cent of Alaska's mineral output came from re- mote districts, not reached by we'll or ganized transportation. whereas in 1923 only , per cent came from similar dis tricts.
 The Alaska gold miner shares with his colleagues in the rest of the world the disability produced by disrupted economic conditions, which cause very high operation costs, while the value of his product remains fixed. Were it not for the improvements in trans. portation furnished by the railroads and wagon roads that in certain dis. tricts have reduced costs the Alaska gold output would have been far less than it has been.
 In spite of the adverse economic con. dltlons, the search for and develop. neps pf auriferous iodss showed decid.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26

The Swedish maid was sobbing as if her heart would break, and her mis- tress, coming upon her h tears, asked what was the matter
 "My husband bane got put in jail, D walled Hilda
 In jail? Oh, isn't that too bad! But there's cheerful side to everything. I understand they lgive prisoners splen- did educations there nowadays"
 ''He bane got all the education he needs," answered Hilda through her tears. "He bane there ten years be- fore. .3-American Legion Weekly.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26
Hangman Quits Job;
 Sees Ghost Parades

San Quentin Penitentiary.-John F. Kramer, hangman at the San Quentin prison, quit bis job after ten years, Fri day, because he said he could see Tn his dreams the men he had huag.
 ''I got afraid" heSsaid, land I shall never spring a trap again.
 Each night the seventy.ive men I have hung would parade before me in ghostly array"
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26
Delegate Sutherland Introduces Bill to
 Amend Mining Law

Washingtop.-De!egate Dan Suther- land introduced 8 bill in Congress to- day seeking to amend the Alaska min ing laws by providing that No placer claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be patented which shall contain greater area than is fixed by law now in force, which is longer than three times it's greatest width, provided where any isolated parcel of placer ground lies between aud adjoins pat ented claims on all it's sides and is not over 1920 feet in length this diminution restriction shall not apply"
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26

Probably many religious sects rest on just as trivial differences in belief. Two men, prominent in church work were travelling through & sparsely set tied community when they noticed two churches immediately opposite each other. Stopping native, they in- quired why there were two churches for so few people
 Well, it's like this." he replied. ''The church members on the right believe that Eve tempted Adam, tbe ones on the left believe that Adam was a rascal from the beginning. ."-Colum bus Dispatch.
The Kusko times., 1924-01-26
Notice of GIarshal's Sale.

United States of America, Fourth Judicial Division. ss. District of Alaska.