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Evening star., 1924-10-29
TURKEYS IN PLENTY
IN LOCAL MARKET
Predicted Shortage Not Felt
Here Yet-Thanksgiving
Prices Undecided.

lust to what extent the Department
Of Agriculturc's forecast Of scar
city of turkeys will affect the local
market is problematica1
1t is pointed out i'll the forecast
that the season for raising turkeys
was distinctly unfaVorable IN Min
ncSota. Tennessee and Illinois. the
young birds succumbing to the wet and
cold weather.
Local dealers have received large
shipments Of turkeys and chickens
from Tennessee the past few Years.
and decreased shipments from tNr
may seriously affect prices here.
REPORTS of the Agricultural De
partment indicate "A large decrease
in the number of turkeys in eight
States. the decrease in some States
being as much as &c per cent
Because of late Matching. it is
stated. there will be more than the
ordinary supply of small turkeys for
the Thanksgiving holiday season.
The supply for the Christmas hCli-
days will he larger. Dealers are
yet unable 10 forecast probable prices
for the Thanksgiving holiday trade.
Fruit and Vegetu,le Review.
Today'S market renort on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Mark I
News Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples supplies liberal: demaEd
light, market dull. Barrels. Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia. y
~ inches up. Grimes. few sales, 800
a3.I0. Boxes, Washington. medium
10 large sizes extra fancy Delicious,
4.25a4.50: Winter Bananas and Grimes,
S.0oa3.25; fancy Delicious. mostly
400. Bushels Maryland Virginia
No. /, Grimes. l.50a2.00; various va
rietieS. I5a1.25.
Cahbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light. market dull. New York.
hulk, per ton. Danish type, 25.00a
2Soo; Domestic. round type, 15.oOa
1900.
Grapes-Supplies heavy; demand
modera market fairly steady. New
York. 2-qt. climax baskets Concords.
DelawareS aud Niagaras, 1Sa20: few
higher. Michigan and New York H.
qt. climax baskets Concords, S0a90.
Potato Market steady.
rnions-Supplies light. demand
light, market dull; New York and
ohio. lo0-lh. sacks yellow varieties
l. s No. /. 1.75a2.15. mostly 1.90a 3 90.
Pears-Suppiies light, demand light.
market steady; New York, bushel
baskets Seckles, mostly $50; Bart
let's. 3.25a3.5O
otdtoeS-Supp1es moderate, de-
mand good, market steady: New
ork, l5o-lb. sacks round whites
L. ). No. !. 2.00a2.25 per sack; Michi-
gan. 150-lb. sacks Russet Rurals
L ). No. L, 2.00a2.15 per sack
Lettuce-Supplies light, demand
moderate. market steady; Virginia.
Norfolk section, New York crates
Big Boston type, 1.50a165; California
crates Iceberg type. California and
Idaho. 5.50a6.O0.
Celery-Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market steady; New York
full crates Golden Self -blanching in
the rough, 3.25a3.50; two thirds
crates, 2.O0a250.
Evening star., 1924-10-29
BRITISH INDUSTRY
LOOKING UPWARD
Production and Trade Are
Making Real Progress To-
ward 1913 Levels.
special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK. October oa-The O
British election lends particular in
tcre+%t at this time to a study of the
economic condition of Great Britain
by the National Bank of Commerce
In Commerce Monthly The bank
rejects the pessimistic reports as to
III" trend of developments and con
Guides that the condition of British
industry as a whole is better than
has been generally believed.
Taking industry as a whole. the
volume of production and trade has
mad" encouraging progress toward
the level of 1913. For the wear 1923
the average monthly output of coal
was not far under the year 1913: the
monthly output of pig iron, although
less than the 1913 monthly average
increased 80 per cent over 1922;
while the average monthly output of
steel was in excess of the 1913 aver
age. Profits Of many of the large
iron and steel companies were also
greater than in 1922.
Textile Plants Improving
In regard to textiles, the bank
points out that the general condi-
tion of wool manufactures lin so far
as reflected in the exports of the
chief productS) appears to be not
markedly below that OF 1913. and that
the cotton textile industry, although
still notably below 1876 has shown
substantial progress in 1922 and 1923
over the year 1921. and in the first
six months of 1924 over the corre-
spending period of 1928.
Moreover, the British shipbuilding
industry as whole recently has
shown signs of Improvement.
Drop in Unemployment.
The decrease in unemployment and
the Improvement in foreign trade also
indicate notable progress. bly,
the greatest industrial problem with
which Great Britain has had to cope
in the postwar years has been un-
employment. While it is true that in
certain industries the number of un-
employed is still large. by the mid
die of the present year the total
number of unemployed among the
workers covered by the trade union
returns had been reduced to approx
mately $4,000, which is one-quarter
of the number out of work at the
peak. and the number of unemploy-
ed among the workers covered by the
unemployment insurance acts had di-
mnished to 100000, or to half the
number of unemployed three years
ago.
1.OOO.OOO More Workers.
The Improvement indicated is even
more Impressive in view of the Lon
don Economists estimate that there
are about 100000 more people avail
able for employment in Great Britain
than before the war and that in nor
NAL times not far short of a half mil
lion workers would be on the register
seeking employment.
Evening star., 1924-10-29
HARDWARE PRICES FIRM.
Business Almost Up to Same Time
Last Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 29.--Hard
ware Age will say tomorrow:
Better business is reported from
the leading hardware market cen,
ters. Fall business appears to al
ready have reached a point nearly
equal to the volume recorded fol
the same time last year. Collection:
have improved materially in all sec.
tions, and there appears to be &
minimum of bad debts.
There are very few failures re-
ported, and a very small number Of
new stores being started.
ut is generally conceded that hard
ware prices will be subjected to read.
justment, and opinion is divided as tc
the nature of these adjustments. The
majority of those consulted do no,
look for important declines in the
face of what they consider firm
and even rising material and labor
market"
Evening star., 1924-10-29
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES,

SALES.
Capital Traction $500 at 9sa, $500 at
0S9..
Capital Traction Co.-lO at 921s. at ~
10 II; 921s. 10 at 92h.
Washingt ton Gas Light at -, ) at D..
National Capital bank al -.
District National Banks at los, > at 16S
Riggs National Bank-10 at 800, 10 at
300 IL ut 800.
East Washington Savings Bank at 23.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Railway and Electric preferred
at 1914
Washing ton Gas is 1933-$3OO at 10012.
Mouey-Call loans, and per cent
Evening star., 1924-10-29
PENNSY HEAD TO RETIRE,
Samuel Rea Will Leave Road Next
Year at Age of 70.

PHILADELPHIA. October 29.-The
directors of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road 60. announced late yesterday
that. having in yi.w the retirement
of President Samuel Rea next wear
and to adequately carry out the com
panN extensive terminal develop-
ments in several large cities and 9th
er important business. they have
elected Gen. W. w. Atterbury as vice
president of the company. He is now
vice president in charge of operation.
president Rea will be 20 years old on
september Fl. next. when he is ex-
pected to retire under the company's
retirement system.
Evening star., 1924-10-29

NEW YORK, October 29.-Follow-
ing Is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
curb Market today:
Evening star., 1924-10-29
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
WHAT THE BANKS MAKE.
Eighty.ninth Article.

All that is necessary to make lot
of money and live easy is to be a
banker. That is a very erroneous idea
that is widely prevalent. Banks do
and must spend a great deal of money
TO handle money safely and profitably,
which is an example of the necessity
of every one considering very care
fully the investing of his savings 1t
isn't at all a question of getting to-
gether a lot of money. For several
months a number of banks in this
country have been earning little or
nothing because they have too much
money. Their deposits have mounted
up and interest rates have dropped to
as low as per cent for call money
and lower-to as low at 2A per cent
for short-time loans and to 3k per
cent for commercial paper. Many
banks have so much money it is diff
cult to keep it both profitably and
safely employed.
Bank Expenses Very Heavy.
I heard an especially astute banker
explaining to travelling salesman,
an old acquaintance, the other day
why even the banks with millions of
dollars at their command are held to
small profits by the necessity for
safety and sound business. The sales
small sums from the bank and had
paid to per cent interest. He had
notion that the bank made about 4
to per cent clear on these loans.
The banker gave him actual figures,
which, because they are pretty cor
rectly representative, I jotted down to
repeat here:
Expenses" said the banker, "ab-
sorb about 10 per cent of a banks
gross earnings Hence, we can make
clear but 1.5 per cent on the loan for
which you paid 5 per cent. About 35
per cent of expense is the interest
the bank must pay on deposits. That's
the largest single item of expense.
Salaries run about 20 per cent. Taxes
take another per cent. That leaves
about 10 per cent to be divided be-
tween rent and other expenses.
Where Your Dollar Goes.
"Of course, all banks do not have
the same proportion in expenses, but
they come near that average or there
is screw loose somewhere The
smallest and the largest banks pay a
larger proportion for salaries and
rents than do medium size banks.
The next time you pay a dollar of
interest money to a bank don't think
the bank gets it all. Twenty cents or
Whereabouts goes to salaries. 80 cents
goes to depositorS and a nickel goes
to Government. The bank is doing
well if 1t can put 80 cents into it's
own pocket to pay interest on the
for the risk the bank took in lending
you the money"
Copyright, 1924, by Consolidated Press.)
Evening star., 1924-10-29
Consult Your Banker.

II you are inexperienced in invest
ing money, 1t Is very unwise to plunge
into unfa anniliar ventures. You will
profit by consulting some one who is
familiar with such affairs. Consult
your banker as to the requirements
as to bank investments; what are
safe for their funds are very certain
to be safe for yours. 1t Is always
well. moreover. to seek his advice
and counsel
Evening star., 1924-10-29
1.OOO. .OOO Moro Workerx,
DIVIDEND DECLARED.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 20
The Standard Oil Co. California;
>has declared a regular quarterly
dividend of 5h cents a share to al
stockholders of record of Novem-
Der II.
Evening star., 1924-10-29
PIERCE.ARROW GAINS.

NEW YORK, October 29.-Larger
surplus is reported by the Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Co. for the nine
months ended September 80 than the
same period of 1928, the total of
$354,154 comparing with $3Oy,OS9
year ago. The third quarters sur
plus was $137,2S1, against S41,17S in
the third quarter OF 1923.
, 1924-08-22
LOCAL

The u. S. s. "Grob4" arrived here
from St. Thomas at AS p. m. yesterday
with the following passengers. His
Honor George w, Williams, Capt. Bruce
j. Miller, Joseph Kitnursc, insane pa
tents AleXandrIne and James Lyuch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
The Right to Sit

ONES heart becomes surrharged with
" pity and sympathy over the sad
plight Of Mr.. Ed Ellis-and yet, in this
vale of tears there is always some sort Of
compensation for grief.
Mr.. Ellis sues DR. Caro- Lippman. of San
Francisco, for $4,000, pleading that, in
1928, the doctors auto ran him down so
thoroly that since then he hasn't been able
TO sit down for more than 10 minutes at
n time periods between sitting not stated.
II is one of the inalienable rights Of
man TO sit longer than 10 minutes. Elimi-
nate that right and you rip society from
bridge whist TO the parlor sofa. However,
the compensating thought enters that
there are many men, who if properly
automobiled. might be broken Of the habit
OF protracted sitting to the advantage Of
themselves and of society, in that they
would be likely to get busy every 10 min
utes, anyhow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
Education Might DO II
AsWEEaEW "a
ksrrlEs Asa
as EHtHs
ENna Service

"EDUCATE" is the basis OF David Starr
l. Jordan's $4,000 plan for establish
ment of permanent peace, and there IS a
splendid ring 10 IL. But how 20 60 about
IL? Must not the beginning be made right
down al the fundamentals
What does the rising generation get
from school history That there is glory,
profit. progress IN war; The licenuous
Alexander great because he had run out
of worlds to butcher Napoleon great
because able 10 put his bloody heel on
the peoples Of Europe. Pictures Of men
diving "gloriouSly'' upon hattlefields, but
no pictures of suffering widows and
orphans and the vast acreage of military
cemeteries Verify, from primary grade
10 college education. our youth are "edu-
Gated up" on the glorieS of war;
When we get TO teaching the full sig
nificance of the glory OF such rs Lincoln,
Pasteur. Edison, Corie and other giants
of bloodless progress, instead of the glory
Of the great butchers Of ancient and mod
oln history, we will have begun striking
Mars where he is not arnOred.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
The House IN Order

A USTRALIA is putting up its immigra-
a ton bars, and one Of the first steps
IS to limit the admission into It's territory
of South Europeans TO not over 100 per
month.
1t is the province of a nation, as it is
OF men, not only to set its house in order.
but to keep it so. The vast benefits to
be derived from such methods cannot be
denied, since better living and better citi-
zenship are the direct results. Besides.
there is, or should be, unquestoned bene-
INT and Improvement among the national-
ties that are barred, rs direct result Of
their rigid rejection. They can get no.
where by revilings and protests. They can
accomplish much for themselves and the
world by making themselves fit for such
associations as now disapprove of them.
That they will in all probability do when
they find that, as they are, they are not
wanted and will not be received.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
Smoking Room
Stories

TUE porter told one 20 tho pass
l. cnEcra In tho smoker. las
Thanksgiving. ] wuE homo with my
family fer Thanksgiving. Ny OF
parpy Is a mos Sligious man. lie
keeps all the commanmunts. but ono
rcglar ono, and one creglar The
minlstur u.s. his church e bachelor
and pap invited him ter cat with US
Thanksgiving. We al went 10 church.
but hurried home ter cat. The turkey
was certainly EplendiforouA
'Alr. Jackson. said the ministur
This Is sutlnly fine turkey. Where
do you all GIT such wonderful
turkey7'
Deacon said pappy. When you
all breaches n unushly good scrmun.
| don ask you where you gifts that. q"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
GeOrde IN Line

KING GEORGE is conservative. He
lA has to be. Every time there is a
landslide in Great Britain, George has to
change his political coat He now tells
parliament that treaties with Russia are
not to be considered, but normal inter
course between the two countries shall not
be interrupted"
Politics is politics and business is bust
ness. Wear gas mask in approaching
the bolshevik, but, if he has trade dol
lar in his pocket, get it. Dealing with a
fellow with whom you will not associate
may be business normally.
Also, George and Secretary Hughes
seem to be en- rapport, as the French say
when they see bacon and eggs cooking
together in the same skillet. We won't
foregather with the Russian, but gosh,
how we want his trade!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
Reform as Is Reform

does anyone know the present address
II Of Mr.. Jack OBrien? Mr.. Curtis
Barlow, otherwise, and more Familiarity,
known rs "Razz," Of Mayfield, KY, would
like the information very, very much.
Under the circumstances he is entitled 10
all the help in his quest that is possible.
II is like this: In 1928, Mr.. OBrlen
was pursuing his onerous and precarious
duties rs umpire in the Kitty ball league.
He officiated at Cyclone park in Nayfield.
one hectic day, and his decisions on balls
and bases, of course, were rotten, since
the home team was getting the worst of
il. The stands hurled anathema at him
without stint, but still he erred. At last,
outraged beyond control, the fans boiled
out onto the diamond and whammed Mr..
0'Brien hip and thigh - whammed him
until hospital treatment was his only
resort of safety. Among those who handed
Mr.. 0'Brien his kibosh was Mr. "RaZZ"
Barlow. So runs chapter one.
10 chapter two we find that Mr. "Razz'
Barlow has been attending a religious
revival. has successfully passed from the
mourners' bench to full grace, and is now
having a serious time with his conscience.
Naturally. his mind turns to Mr.. O'Brien
NttN NlAt NeiloPo lAI saw Tic AAANNNA va Nlldh
memorable day of yesteryear. He will
not attain peace until he has found Mr..
0'Brien and. by telephone, postal card,
radio or air mail, extended to that gentle
man the assurances of his most distin-
guished contrition for the aforesaid wal
lops
The final chapter and the lived happy
ever after" cannot be embalmed in print
until 'Razz" has been forgiven This Incl
dent, however, has proceeded far enough
to warrant being cited in proof of the
wonderful and astounding influence of
religious grace, even if suddenly acquired.
upon the human soul. When baseball
fan. long calloused by bleacher seats and
associations, reaches a state of mind that
actually prompts him to crave chance
TO apologize to an umpire, his conversion
is beyond the realm of doubt or question
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16

WAsHEGTON Dec. ia
w terrible quarrel. worse than
anything caused By crossword
puzzles or a turbulent lame-duck
congress and IT, acts. threatens
20 split the country.
It's an about the name given
90 our big new alr-hlp By sccro-
tury Wilbur.
Particular people s1y IT'S all
wrong 20 call q Tho Los An
gclcs" They. particularly they
from the Golden West. who know
something about Spanish. call
attention 90 the fact that Los
Angelo" means IN Itself tho
angels 90 that when ono says
The Los Angeles" It's just tho
came as n one said THE Al.
gels
Others affirm hsatedly that In
American language tho term
Los Angeles plural tho Il may
De-, has come 20 be q singular
noun meaning "a town on the
West Coast containing Holly.
wood"
Another faction blameB Score
tny Wilbur for the confusion
and claims That 10 never should
have tried Tor either Rcogruph.
teal or political reasons 20 nnmo
just ono ship THE Angels"
Just az "A duel was about 10 bo
fought ~ sunrise IN Rock Creek
park. "A psaccmaker has ap.
pcarcd
Now everything r. all right.
You can call the new Zeppelin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
SCIENCE -
LONG LIVES

DERsoNs who live 10 bo over
L hundred years old as not ms
uncommon as is thought. In France,
at least $50 persons aged 100 or
moro die every year.
Many persons living TO a great
age forget their ago. Others consid.
or It mark OF distinction to claim
a greater ago than they possess. so
that accurate records In most cases
Of unusually long life arc rare.
However. there are such records.
The greatest ago reached by man
Of which science has any authentic
record was that Of Kentigcrm,
founder OF Glasgow abbey. who
died az the age OF 1876.
Thomas Par, buried IN Westmin.
stcr abbey, died ut the ago OF 152,
and left son who lived l27 years.
Tho human organism Is capable.
In many instances, az least, OF sur.
vivlnR for n much longer time than
tho accepted span Of life. Even un.
der damaging conditions, It some.
times refuse to give up. The Eng.
lsh surgeon, Politimuu. lived 40
years, dying in 1895, and was
noted for bong habitual drunkard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
Picked on the Hoof

DIG farms always have been Of aromatic
/ and insinuating aroma, They are more
so now.
A prohibition enforcer has announced
with q grunt Of disgust, that those places
many Of them-where the porkers are
har.ored are but the resorts of illicit
liquorites and that the presence of the
swine is only cover for active stills,
They are. but still are not, "bllnd pigs
I'm addition, he intimatcs that the mash
from these stills Is fed TO the animals rs
a means OF destroying tetale evidence
and they wax fat, juicy, succulent and
finc-flayorcd 10 such a degree that the
market just naturally yelps for them.
The information is of more than pass
ing interest and Importance II, In the
first place, places the pig farmer and his
stock under suspicion and adds burden
TO those already weighing heavily on the
hardy souls who still cling tenaciously 10
the soil Further, il suggests TO those
with aggressive and appealing thirsts a
way out. That is, If they cannot guzzle
their poison, they may eat il. Still fur
Their il will, no doubt, have an appreciate
effect on the demand for and price Of
pork, especially such as may have been
picked on the hoof. Nature wonderful?
Il isn't in it with bootegging
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
Guilty and Not Guilty

THE coroner's jury in the inquest over
L the body of Gene Stratton Porter. the
novelist finds that the street car that
struck her automobile was travelling too
fast for safety, altho not at criminal
speed"
That's just the point-the disregard of
safety and regard for law only. The same
point is made by the fellow who looks into
the muzzle of an unloaded gun and pulls
the trigger to see if it is loaded.
The minute any driver of any sort of
vehicle in the crowded rushing traffic of
city loses sight of safety first t at
driver risks killing or being killed. 1t is
mental, moral lapse that laws cannot
cover, control or correct.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16

take fried chicken and chocolate
ice cream.
Nick" must hnvc been bowlI-
dercd, but no responded TO treat
ment to Huch nm extent that he
fooled the Judges and took sey.
crnl prizes. while Hughes laughed
Another time he planted n has
Of gold" which was really brass,
on Asbury Park beach. and then
raised Il hullabaloo when he came
out Of tho surf and appeared 10
find n buried treasure. People
almost went wild, just as they
did when no hired messenger
boy TO spill tray OF paste
diamonds IN front Of Tiffnny's
ono day.
Hughes mado good copy" for
tho newspapers. Ho played on
those qualities Of human naturo
which Barnum also exploited. He
had good time and. after MI, no
did no harm.
Tho world Is gorTy to see
him go.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-16
Simplifying Our Buying

WAsuISCToS. DC. Life
w l7 becoming aimpirr. for
some folks.
Tho Division OF simpllfloi
Practice In the department Of
commerce ~ authority for this
statement. Hero s. Fomo oyi.
dsnro 10 hack 8, up:
In 1891 there we're IS sizes q
milk bottles IN tho L. s 4. Now
there arc only nine.
In 1921 there wcr - sizes OF
blankets FOR beds. Now there arc
but ie.
In 1891 there were 1900 kinds
% nuts and bolts used on farm
machinery. Nov there arc SO
Kinds.
IN 1891 there woro III siEcs OF
hospital beds. Now there "a only
one.
In 1891 there wcro - sizes Of
common brick. Now there is just
one.
In 1921 there wsro IS sizcp Of
beds. mattresses and springs.