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Evening star., 1924-10-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associat ted PreSS.
NEW YORK, October 25.-Foreign
exchanges steady. Quotations in
Omitted States dollars): Great Brit
ain, demand, 4.4S 15-16; cables
4.49 3-16; 60-day bills on banks,
4.46 3-16. France, demand, .0520h
cables, .0521. Italy, demand, .0431 Y
cables, .0432. Belgium, demand, .0479;
cables, .0479 ". Germany. demand
per trillion, .23s. Holland, demand
1923. Norway, demand, .1424.
Sweden, demand, 1850. Denmark
demand, .1715. Switzerland, demand
1929. Spain, demand, .1341 "
Greece, demand, .0174. Poland, de-
mand, .19K. Czechoslovakia, de-
mand, .029SA. Jugoslavia, demand,
.0144. Austria, demand, .000014b
Rumania, demand. .0056A. Argen-
tina, demand. 1862. Brazil, demand
.1130. Toxic, demand, SO. Montreal,
80 1864.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
DEMANDS TRACTIONLINE
Mayor of Chicago Wants CITY to
Buy Car Companies.
Special Dispa tch to The Star

Special Dispd tch to The Star
CHICAGO. October 25.-Trausnor-
tation difficulties which have ham
pered this city for years have been
brought to head by the demand of
Mayor Dever that the traction com
panies sell their lines to the city or
face municipal competition The
mayor has turned down proposals
that elevated and street railway sys-
TENS be consolidated and connected
with city owned subway and pro
poses that all transportation facili-
ties be operated by the city at cost
with a subway and extensions built
by the city's s4o,000.0Oo traction fund
and returns from special bonds. Ac-
ton is now awaited by the city coun-
Gil.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
SALT RATES HELD UNFAIR.
I. c. c. Orders Changes Made In
Present Charges.

Unreasonable and unduly prejudicial
rates on salt in various parts of the
country from production points to
points of destination were ordered re-
vised for the removal of such prejudice
and unreasonableness by the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday.
The commission found that Florida
intrastate rates on salt result in undue
prejudice and preference between ship
pers and localities in interstate and in
trastate commerce, respectively, and in
unjust discrimination against interstate
commerce. The preference, prejudice
and discrimination were ordered re-
moved.
Evening star., 1924-10-26

The total membership OF the party.
outside Of Russia, which was given as
1,064.000 in 1920, dropped to 674,142
in 1922 and 590,990 in 1924.
The paper ADDS that the only coun-
tries where the Communists still re-
tain an important place in the work
ing class movement is in Germany,
Czechoslovakia and France. In Ger
many 1t is only the subsidies received
from Russia that keep the party
strength at normal, the paper adds.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
COTTON REPORTS FLAYED.

NEW YORK, October 25.-Edward
E. Bartlett, jr., president of the New
York Cotton Exchange, announced yes
terday that he had received letters from
A. Bryce Muir, president Of the Liver
pool Cotton Association, and Edward
S. Butler, president of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange, protesting
against the issuance of semi-monthly
Government crop reports and asking
the local exchange to use it's efforts
to have the present system changed.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
COFFEE FUTURES GAIN.

NEW YORK, October 25.-Coffee
futures advanced further today,
active months making new high re-
cords for the season on continued
buying by brokers with European
and Brazilian connections. The open
ing was IL points lower to Is points
higher, but active months sold 10 to
27 points net higher, March touch
ing 1915. The close was 9 to Is
points net higher. Sales were
estimated at $4,000 Closing quota
tions: December. 19.45; March. 1905:
May. 1880; July, 1916; September,
1915.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
"James b. M, President"

A twenty dollar national currency
note just taken from a pay envelope
attracted some attention the other
day. 1t was not a bill fresh from
tho United States Treasury, as it
was evidently more or less aged,
smooth as velvet, bearing date of
May 1, 1912. In the years of it's ex-
istence this bill has not wandered
far from home, for it was sponsored
By the Seaboard National Bank of
Norfolk, Va, and after II years and
Some months was but nights jour
ney from home.
Creases in the bill suggested that
it might have been folded away in
silk, not Isle thread.
There was nothing really peculiar
about the note until one looked for
tho signature of the president on the
lower right hand corner of the bill.
There appeared the abbfeviation
Jas" followed by the letter "B,
period, and then the capital letter
M" The IN" might stand for Miller,
Millerand. Messenger or any other
NJ, but it actually stood for Moss, for
James B. Moss is still president of
tho Seaboard National of Norfolk.
Tho bill passed along, doing its
duty paying debts and it may be out
At work years longer.
He was a warm blooded, cold
hearted son of Italy, and his chiefest
desire was to start a chain of Italian
restaurants in Washington after the
style of such eating places for the
tired and hungry of Frisco. Los
Angeles and other West Coast cities.
At least that is what he told the
vioe president of local trust COM
pany the other day when making
arrangements for transferring a
largo quantity of the needful from
Los Angeles to the aforesaid trust
company.
Never expecting an ultra-conserva-
tive Washington banker would ques-
ton his word and with confidence in
the success Of his ventures, he ap-
proached the bank official and pro-
.ceeded to wire for the transfer Of
$50, 900 from the Los Angeles branch
OF the Bank of Italy, to be charged to
the restaurant firms account and
'&1o, 900 from my personal account"
After some gossip anent the prob
able character of the restaurants to u
opsusd here probable menus. chaxgdb
s3hornf fne1 ntc.. etc, the wire sent u
Evening star., 1924-10-26
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE Octo

BALTIMORE, October 25 Especially.
Live poultry-Spring chickens.
pound, 23a27; leghorns, 21a24; old
hens, 17a27; leghorns, 17a1S; old
roosters, 15a16; ducks, 17a25; pigeons,
pair, 80; guinea fowl, each, 40a75;
young turkeys, pound, a5a42; old, 35a
38.
Eggs-Receipts. 721 cases; native
and nearby, firsts, free cases, DOZEN,
offered SO, bid so; quotations, So.
Butter-Creamery; good to fancy
pound, 36ha39 prints, 3sa41; nearby
creamery, 35a36; ladies, 3Sa42; store
packed, %; process butter. 33a34.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
DRESS GOODS ACTIVE.
More Business in Sheetings and
Print Cloth Also Noted,

NEW YORK, October 25.-Cotton
goods were steady in the gray goods
division today with a little more busi-
ness in sheetings and print cloths.
Some of the convertibles were selling
for future delivery in larger lots.
Yarns ruled firm, with trade quiet
Knit goods were irregular, spot busi-
ness on heavy weights being fair, with
Spring goods still low. Silks were in
steady demand. Wool goods held their
advance, with the best business being
done in dress goods lines. Burlaps
were higher abroad and remained firm
here. Buying was active.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
FLOUR PRICES DECLINE.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 25.-Flour
20 to 40 cents lower at 7.75a7.90
barrel: shipments, 50,36S barrels
Bran. 25.O0a25.5O. Wheat. No. !
northern, L35Xa1.37x; December
Is7K; May. LIN. Corn. No. 2
yellow. 1.ol. oats, No. white
Evening star., 1924-10-26
BUTTER PRICES LOWER

CHICAGO, October 25.-Rutter
lower; creamery extras, 81; stand
ards. 34A; extra firsts, 34ha36
firsts, S0ka32; seconds. 2Sa29.
Eggs higher; receipts, 6,01S cases
firsts, 41a48; ordinary firsts, 37a39.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
POTATO MARKET FIRM.

CHICAGO, October 25.-Potatoes-
Firm. Receipts. 130 cars; total
United States shipments. 1888; Min
nesota and North Dakota sacked Red
River Ohio's. s5a1.00; South Dakota
sacked early Ohio's, 85a90;x few So;
bulk, 56a26: Minnesota an Wis
ccnsin sacked round whites 7ta10;
Evening star., 1924-10-26
COMMUNIST PARTY
DECREASES ABROAD
Membership Said to Show Steady
Drop Since
1920.
By the Associated Press.

Cne AsSOCltCfd FfSSs.
LONDON, October 25.-Me embership
of the Communist party in European
countries is diminishing rapidly, ac-
cording to statistics recently published
by Justice, the English Communist
organ. The membership decline in
Europe is shown by the following
figures.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
NEW HAVEN STOCK
JUMPS TO FRONT
Indefinite Margin Talk
Causes Very Heavy Trad
ing Railroad Shares.
BY HARDEN COLFAx.

out or the f1ux of railroad con-
solidation plans before the Govern
ment there may emerge ere long a
new and strange thing in American
railroading-joint operation of the
weak transportation system of the
six New England States, by four
great mergers of Eastern roads.
Plans for having the New York Cen
trail, Nickel Plate, Baltimore and
Ohio, and Pennsylvania Railroad, con-
stituting the four regrouped systems
of the East, to take over jointly the
Now York, New Haven and Hartford,
are under consideration in high fiana-
cial quarters.
Decision Rests With I. C.. G.
The plan may not get anywhere
and, again. 1t may take definite form
and come before the Interstate Com
merce Commission for approval. If
so. it will reach a sympathetic court.
Nobody can forecast what the COM
mission may decide in such a con-
tingency, but everybody familiar
with its attitude knows that it is
seeking, as best it may, to strengthen
the weaker carriers, link them where
possible with the strong, and weave.
in some such fashion, a network of
ira ansportation lines strong in service
because they are strong in finance.
stock is bought and sold over the
ticker in blocks that bring to mind
the roaring days of r. generation ago
when Wall Street bubbled and boiled
with the excitement of new railroad
empires in the making. Apparently
the insiders are gathering up the
stock at low prices against the day
when the details of the proposed
joint operation can be publicly an
nounced. The record of the New
York Stock Exchange may be sig
nif1cant.
New Haven Stock Active.
For many months, trading in New
Haven, pauper among railroad
princes, has been on small scale.
During the week ended October 4
only 1900 shares were traded in.
The following week. that of October
IL, the volume of trading dropped to
10,S0O shares Last week 10000
shares changed hands. ON Wednes-
day of this week. 5000 shares of
New Haven were bought and sold
and on Thursday 15,100 shares. A
single days trading resulted in the
exchange of more New Haven stock
than the usual tran saction of the
two preceding weeks, and the price
rose four points. Other stocks, too,
advanced, it is true, but the rise in
New Haven, which pays no dividend,
is unusual
Evening star., 1924-10-26
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, October 25.-Following
is report of today's sales. high, low
and closing quotations at the Chicago
Stock Exchange:
Evening star., 1924-10-26
PRICE OF LEAD HIGHER.

NEW YORK. October 25.-The
American Smelling and Refining
Company today adv% ped the price OF
lead from 1.40 - 81. - cente per
Evening star., 1924-10-26
LIVE POULTRY HIGHER.

CHICAGO, October 2s.-Poultry,
alive, higher; fowls 1881 u springs,
z1N; rooeters, Is; turkeY& rs, u
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Portraits on Paper Bills.
United States Federal Reserve Notes

United States Federal Reserve Notes
S5-Lincoln.
$l0-.Jackson.
$20-Cleveland-
$50-Grant.
$l001Franklin.
S50O-Marshall
Sl.O00rHamilton.
$5,000-Madison.
$l0,0001Chase.
1iIver Certificate-Series 1899.
$1-Eagle in center.
Lincoln and Grant
below.
S2-Washington.
$5-lndian.
Silver Certificates-Series 1923.
$1-Washington.
United States Legal Tender.
$1-Washington.
&-Jefferson.
$5-Jackson.
$1O-Webster.
S20-Hamilton.
$50-Franklin.
$l00-Lincoln.
S500-M MapSheld.
,000-Clinton.
S5,O00-Madison.
$l0,0OeJackson.
Gold Certificates.
$10-Hillegas
J S20-Washington.
S50-Wright.
a $100-Benton.
SS00-Lincoln.
$1,000-Hamilton.
$10,0OoJackson.
National Currency.
$5-Harrison.
$l0-Mckinley.
$20-McCulloch.
$50-Sherman.
Sl00-Knox.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Money 10 Loan

Prevailing interest and commission
oseph l. Weller 60 go Wash; ei1 l. !. Trqst !, u,
Evening star., 1924-10-26
BY L. A. FLEMING.

A merchant took his checks and
cash over to his bank the other
morning in the absence of his cashier.
The receiving teller of the bank
checked up the checks and passed
quickly through the great bundle of
bills, stopping momentarily to throw
out a Incorporating $50 bill, which
had attracted his attention.
whats the matter with the tifty?"
RAISED from a SIS note" was the
answer.
1T looks perfectly good to me; l
fail to see any evidences of tamper-
ing with it," said the merchant.
I'll just bet you a $40 note that 1t
il as good as gold" he added.
Over to the United States Treas
ury crossed the teller. the merchant
and the IS William, but just what
streets were crossed in reaching the
Treasury were not mentioned.
The cashier on duty looked the bill
over and gave it as his private opin-
ion that the bill was 20. h.
But the teller broke in with TINS
query. Whose picture is on $50 Fed
eral Reserve notes."
II had not thought of that said the
cashier, but I'll look" Forthwith
he produced a brand-new $50 bill
from his drawer and gave answer,
Grants"
But this raised bill has Lincoln's
we'll known features" said the bank
teller.
fright you are" said the cashier,
land this is d raised S5 bill, perfect
in workmanship, perfect in detail. Il
wonderful bit of work performed Tor
$45, no more or no less.
Merchant Fully Convinced.
The merchant is supposed to have
been convinced the more so as he lost
the raised bill then and there and IN
addition his wager.
This story may be both part truth
and part fiction or it may be more
truth than fiction.
Be that as it may, the raised five
dollar bill, made into a perfect htty,
reached the Treasury and was then
sent around to each bank in the
downtown section that the excel
lence of the work might be noticed,
and also that the value of knowing
the portraiture of the various cur
rency notes might be brought home
to the men back of the windows.
1t is also true, positively, that the
cashier of a bank picked the raised
five from bunch of currency on
the strength of Lincoln's well known
counterfeit presentment. 1t is also
true that familiarity with the pic
lures of the great men appearing on
the various forms of paper currency
will prevent many raised bill and
counterfeit as well getting into cir
culation again.
Check up your $4,000 bills by this
list.
In order that tellers may readily
keep posted, the following schedule
Of portraits, finest engravings on
steel, is made public, not as an item
of news value, but as "a compendium
Of information:
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
FINAL TENNIS
 MATCH SATURDAY
Title Play in Doubles Postponed.
 Mixed Doubles On

Brookline, Mass. Aug. 22.-Women tennis players shared with men today the grandstand courts at the Long, wood Cricket club, where for four days none but men, contesting the na- tional doubles championship, have played. With the finalists in that tournament decided yesterday by the five set victories of Gerald Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood of Australia, and Robert G. and Howard o. Kinsey of San Francisco, 1t was decided to put the title match over until ton1or- row afternoon.
 This left the stage clear for the semi-f of the national mixed dou- bles championship. and for the final round of the women's invitation singles tournament. E.
 The playing-through champions, Mrs. Molla B. Mallory and w. T. Til- den, 2nd, had the team of Mrs. G. w. Wightman and Jean Borotra. the lat ter captain of the French Davis cup team, in one semi-hnal. Miss Helen Wills, national woman singles titlist, and Vincent Richards. joint holder of the Olympic doubles crown. were matched against Miss Eleanor Goss and Rene La Costa, another French star. in the other.
 The final of the women's singles brought together Miss Goss, No. in national womens ranking, and Helen Jacobs, the girl of IS years, who comes from Berkeley, Calif., like Miss Wills, to seek national honors among the girls.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
CREE RETAINS TITLE
 BY PAPER DECISION
Worlds Champion Middleweight Eas'
 fly Ot,tpoints Tiger Flowers in Show At Fremont
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Fremont, Ohio, Aug. 22.-Harry Greb, champion middleweight of the world, last night retained his title, get ting the newspaper decision in 10 round no decision bout here with Tiger Flowers of Atlanta. Greb cas- fly outpointed his negro opponent in eight of the 10 rounds.
 Greb staged one of his character istic slam bang fights, doing practi- cally all of the leading and forcing the battle at practically all stages. He landed his blows from any and all angles.
 In the first round Flowers south paw boxing seemed to puzzle the champion, but after that he gauged this style correctly and was the leader in all but two rounds. Greb drew blood from his opponent early in the contest. Eddie Kennedy of Pittsburgh refereed. The men fought at catch weights. Receipts were estimated at approximately $35,000.
 Red Harring of Gulfport Miss, won from Larry Ayers of Atlanta. in tame six round semi-f1nal. They are lightweights.
 Tn another six rounder. Joe Sullivan, Philadelphia, was defeated by Lester Philbin, Rossford, Ohio.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Alderman Johnson Loses
 Election Day Sinecure

Alderman J. Gustav Johnson, who for several years has been voting machine mechanic and custodian and who for the past few years has ex- perienced difficulty in having his bills for those services approved by the common council, has been replaced as mechanic and custodian by ex- Councilman William J. Lenehan. First Selectman Michael T. Kerwin has announced.
 Johnson has repeatedly refused to itemize his bill for the common coun- cil claiming that he is not required by law to do so. The result has been an attitude of antagonism on the part of council members and the mayor has now announced that his approval of the latest bill will be withheld un- Ml he is presented with an itemized statement.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Kearns Consults Expert
 in Changing Faces

Los Angeles, Aug. 22.-Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, yesterday followed the titleholder film hero into the ranks of those who carry made-over noses
 Dempsey's rebuilt nose was still yelled in bandages when Kearns vis- tied a plastic surgeon yesterday and had his strengthened, according to standard Hollywood specifications
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
HORNSBY MAKES RECORD
 AT BATTING GAME
Cardinals Second Basenlan Makes Seven Hits in Seven Tries--Thirteen In Four Games.

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 22.-What is considered a worlds record was hung up by Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinals star, second baseman when he closed the double -header with New York with seven hits out of seven tries and ran his string of hits to thirteen out of fourteen trips to the plate in the four games of the last two days.
 His last eight hits have come on eight successive trips which row is un- finished, with the chance to add to it today. Out of the 13 hits, two have been homers, four doubles, and the remaining seven, singles.
 Hornsby started his hitting streak after striking out three times in three trips to the plate, last Sunday and Monday, on which days he was held hitless.
 The homers came in yesterdays double header with New York.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
PASTOR GAuDIaN IS 6.

Rev. Martin W. Gaudian, pastor of St. Johns German Lutheran church, will observe his 6Sd birthday anniver- sary next Monday. He was born in Germany on August g. 1881, and was ordained to the ministry in New York city on June 2s. 1886. coming to this city late in 1893. He is now away on his vacation.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Neumann-Yuknat Nuptials
 Tomorrow Afternoon

The marriage of Miss Alma Yuknat of 31 Lyons street and William Neu- mann of 17 Austin street will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at St. Matthews German church, Rev. A. c. T. Steege officiating. Miss Paul. inc Yuknat, sister of the bride, will be maid of honor, and Miss Martha Yost bridesmaid. The best man will be Paul Kratche and Arthur Scheoch will be usher. After the ceremony a reception will be held at the home of the brides parents
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Polecat Pays Visit to
 Boys Sleening in Tent

Two boys on Harrison street mar rowly escaped burial alive last night John Alice and George Curtiss slept in tent in the yard with the family cat. At midnight skunk came into the tent on a social visit. The boys covered their heads with their blank cts and stopped breathing. When they came up for air, the skunk, having finished his inspection, was retiring toward the garage.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
PIRATES TO PLAY
 CORBINS SUNDAY Will Be Title Game in Certain
 Contingency

4 peculiar situation has sElssa in ths series which is to be played be- tween the eoFhin Red soK. Besss-Ls- land, Falcons and the winner of the city league to decide the city cham pionship, In an endeayeF 10 start the series as soon as possible so as 10 have an the games played eff by the mid de of September thoss in charge Of the series have decided te have the eorbin Red soS play the Pirates Sun day
 Although the Pirates have not won the championship Of the city league they are the logical winners. and the game sunday will be played with the understanding that if the Pirates fail to win the ehampionsip of the city league 1t will simply count as an sx- hibiiion ball game. If they do win the championship. as they are expect ed to, 1t will count as the first game of out of three game series 10 be played between the two teams.
 The Pirates will play the Pioneers Saturday in a city league game and if they win will elinch the champion ship of the league. If they lose they win go Into a tie for first place in the league with the Pioneers,
 The game Sunday, which will be handled by Artie Campbell and Herb sautter. is expected 10 draw large crowd. as whenever teams managed hy Tobin and Miller come together there is sure to be a great deal of "in- side baseball' brought into play. While the odds favor tho Corbin Red sox 10 win, there is large delega- ton of Pirate fans who will back the Pirates to give Tobin's aggregation a fall. The game will be played at st. Mary's field Sunday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
TO RETURN zEIAYA's BODY

Namagna. Nicaragua, Aug. 22.-The body of General Jose Santos zelaya. president of Nicaragua for 17 years and one of Central Americas most famous men, who died in New York in 1918, is to be brought here. Gem eral Zelsya was exiled in 1911 and never returned.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22


 Two base hits, Barnhart three base hits Maranville, Wright; stolen bases. Cuyler; sacrifices, Grimm (2), Yde, Traynor; dou- ble plays Traynor. Maranvile and Grimm Wright, Maranville and Grimm; left on bases, Boston &; Pittsburgh 4; bases on balls off Yde ?; struck out, by Cooney g.: by Yde 1; umpires, Mccormick. Pfirman and Hart; time :31.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
E-Ratted for Keen in sih,

Brooklyn ,..,,,t..,,....i00 eA0 hai-s
 Two base hits Wheat home run, Four nieri sacrifices, cottehi double plays. Gran tham to Adams 10 eatteFi Stock 10 High to fournieri left on bases Brooklyn E. chiea- go .. bases on halls, off Ehrhsrdt g. Keen I; struck out. by Keen ii EhFhardt !, Mil- stead 1; hits of Keen ( in <; Milstead 1 in ii losing pitcher. KeenI umpires. Sweeney o'Day and Qnigleyi time i!as.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
NATIONAL-AMERICAN
 LEAGUE BALL GAMES
leentlnusa rom Preceding Psssl

I've hass Aiis Hsllnseh, McAillsn, three aaEs hits. Dykes, GeThsFi stolen bases, Mill ter, HsussTi saeritles, MilleTi double playE Miller and HaussTi lamar and Perkins, Jacobson and sisieri left on bases st. Louis Ti Philadslphis q, struck out oy NanGildsr q; by Hsimash I; hit by pitcher, VaRGildsr lMillsFli passed hall, ssyeTeidi umpiTss, owens and RNwlsndi time l;as
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Foiala

Cincinnati s..ss.tsssssseEl At N4-l
 Twe hass AitS DauesFt RissN HslSsi thiss base hits DzubsTt Burns, Walker, RTssslsri stalsn essss cFlss si Behnsi sac Phiisdslphis si cinsinnsti si bases on balls an Mitchell g. struck cut ey siKsy si hy Mitchell a. by GaAeh li hlts eh Mitchell 10 in klrsi Couch { in isss; losing pitcher Miifhsllj umplFss, Rem and ', Wilson time HAS,