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Evening star., 1924-07-05
TEUTON MORTGAGES PAID.
Imitation of Marks Works Benefit
TO borrowers.

BERLIN, July 4.-There is prooaoly
no country in the world with real
estate less burdened with MORTGAGES
than Germany today. says MANFRED
Wronker-Flatow, legal adviser OF the
American Chamber of Commerce in
Germany, writing in a trade publ
cation of that organization. He est
mates that more than 80 per cent OF
all German mortgages were cleared
off and release given for payment IN
paper marks in the imitation days.
"All this has been achieved, as
serts the writer. .'at the expense or
those persons and institutions VINO
formerly looked upon mortgage as
the most secure form of investment
and whose faith has been rewarded
by utter impoverishment."
Considera BILE real estate was bought
in Germany by foreigners, especially
Americans, after the November, 1918,
revolution, when owners of house
property, in many instances, were
compelled to sell at great sacrifices
in order to avoid being ruined be-
cause of legislation designed to pro-
tect the tenants.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
Cub Bear Tiny Animal.

The bear cub at birth is a helpless
little creature, only eight to nine
inches long from the tip of it's hose
to the end of its much abbreviated
tail 1t weighs only about fourteen
ounces and the body is covered with
short gray hair of exceedingly soft
texture, says DR.. w. Reid Blair in
The Mentor
Bearing in mind that an adult Of
the species weigh from 45o to 500
pounds, it can read;iy be seen how
ridiculously small is bear cub. It's
size is much less in proportion than
that of the young of any other mann
NAL. The cub represents ABOUT
1-5O0th of the mothers weight, as
compared with the fawn, representing G
about 1-30th: a young puppy ABOUT
1-25th, or human baby, 1-2oth of
the mothers weight.
But in these tiny creatures we see
a wise plan of nature. The cubs are
born during the winter usually IN
January, while the mother bear is
denned up and in a alternating state,
and the cubs are sucked for about
three months before they make their
appearance outside the cramped
quarters of the den.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
TWO FACTORS IN MARKET.
Politics and Rise in Farm Prices
Given More Attention.
BY STUART r. WEST.

speciaI Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Today's stock
on the small turnover that was to
have been anticipated set forth two
predominating ideas. One was that
the political situation was working
out satisfactorily from the Wall
street point of view. The other was
that not enough attention had been
paid to the effects of the rise during
the last month and half in farm
prices.
Chemical Up IL Points.
American Agricultural Chemical
preferred. around 81, was up 13 points
from its low. and Virginia. Carolina
Chemical preferred went along SYM
pathetically.
Baldwin Locomotive rose point
and Steel common sold around par
again. Unusual activity at higher
prices in Superior Oil attracted at
tention. Among the specialties, Con-
goleum was feature with a two
point jump and West Penn Power
made new high.
French Francs Weak.
French francs around the 5-cent
level were at their lowest in over h
month. This decline. lid not reflect
political developments but was the
result chiefly of the inability to bring
about deflation in the French paper
currency.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
RAILROAD EARNINGS
UNDER LAST YEAR
May Shows Decrease of More Than
$29, 1000, ,000-Five-Month
Rate, 4.27 Per Cent.
By the Associated Press.

Nv the Assoclated Prese.
NEW YORK. July Glass one
railroads earned net operating in
come of s6O.595,197 in May. a decrease
of s29,657.455 under the same month
last year, the American Railway AS
sociation reports. April's total was
$61,s21,soO.
For the first five months of 1924
net operating income mounted to
$325.172,660, which was at the an
nual rate of return of 4.27 per cent
on their property investment COM
pared with s35S.435.740. or 4.ss per
cent for the same period of 1923.
Operating revenues in May totaled
$477, ,22a-000 drop of $70.657,So0. or
1923 per cent below the same month
last year. Operating expenses of
1881, 1,252,200 also showed a decrease
of 35,99s,000. or 9.5 per cent under
those for May, 1928
Forty class one carriers operated
at a loss in May. of which eighteen
were in the eastern district and
twenty-five in the western district.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
BETTERBUS|NESS
ERA IS PREDICTED
Wall Street Traders Believe
Turn Coming Soon and
Keep Buying Stocks.
By the Associated Press.

ny the assoFhtcd ffeSS.
NEW YORK, July Stock quota :
tions pointed upward again this week
but encountered sitter resistance as
many traders began to take profits
built up in consecutive weeks of ris-
Ing prices. While business and trade
reviews showed little change in the
general economic situation many
traders apparently were of the belief
that turn for the better was not
far off and the markets action was
widely construed as anticipating an
era of better business.
Buying Covers Wide List.
Buying orders were distributed over
a wide list, with some sensational
gains being recorded in the chain
store and public utility groups, par
ticularly by such issues as American
kresge Department Stores and Wool
worth. Copper shares. which have
been tagging behind the general list
for months. enjoyed a temporary burst
market for bar silver, which is pro-
duced in quantity by many of the
large copper companies.
United States Steel common crossed
par for the first time in nearly two
months, but slipped back again toward
the close of the week. Baldwin and
American Can also touched new highs
on the movement.
While railroad earnings and car load
ings are falling slightly behind those of
last year several strong spots developed
in the rails on buying Influenced by
merger rumors. Nickel Plate,' Texas
and Pacific, Western Pacific preferred
and Southern Railway were among the
issues to sell at new peak prices for the
year.
Oil Shares Stfffen.
Large current earnings, with the pros
pect of increased dividends. accounted
for the strength and activity of the mer-
chandising issues. Equipments strength
ened in expectation that the railroads.
taking advantage of the easy money
rates, would spend large sums for equip
ment and maintenance. Oils stiffened on
reports that several Of the mid continent
producers had taken steps to limit pro-
duction, although the indictment of
some of the principals in the naval oil
lease investigation and the governments s
inquiry into the alleged monopoly in
gasoline manufacturing patents has a
somewhat depressing influence on those
shares.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
PRICES HOLD FIRM
IN BOND TRADING
Liberties Unchanged-Rai|'
way Liens Strong-Good-
year Rubber IS Active.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 5.-The bond
market in today's two hours of busi-
ness was quiet but-generally strong.
United States government loans were
substantially unchanged. French is
sues which had been such a feature
all week, continued to hold around
their high prices, although French
municipal bonds were fractionally
lower. There was fairly active trad
ing in Brazil SIS around 99.
Railway bonds were strong. St
Paul issues improved as part of the
rising movement in the entire north
western group. The debenture As Of
1884 were particularly in demand
New Haven debenture 6s rose a
half point. Union Pacific first As sold
at 92A as against 80 on Thursday.
The feature in the industrial list
was the active buying of Goodyear
Rubber IS which had closed Thursday
at 103 3-S and were bid up sharply.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
EARNING $12 PER SHARE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, July 5.-Undoubtedlv
the recent buying in International
Paper has been due to qualification
over the new personnel quite as much
as to the facts Of the company's bust
ness: However, earnings, according
10 the latest reports, have been run
or somewhat in excess of 1923. In
some quarters dividends are being
discussed. Lately the shutdown<of a
part of International Papers mills has
caused some question as to the con-
tinuance or the same satisfactory
rate of income experienced during the
first half year
But those who have been behind
the upward movement OF Interna-
tional Paper stock appear confidant
that the net results for 1924 will
bear out present predictions
Evening star., 1924-07-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, July 5-Foreign ex-
changes steady. Quotations Gin
United States dollars)-Great Britain.
demand, 4.32N; cables, 4.331s; 60-day
mand. .o5o1a; cables. .o5o2h: italy,
demand, .0426; cables, .O42611; Bel
gium. demand. .0443; cables, .O444:
Germany. demand (per trilIion),
.23H; Holland, demand. 1856; Nor
way, demand, 1896; Sweden, demand,
1851; Denmark, demand, 1884; Switz-
erland, demand, 1873: Spain. demand,
1919; Greece, demand, .0173; Poland,
demand, .oo19 5-16; Czechoslovakia,
demand, .0293A; Jugoslavia, de-
mand, .01191a; Austria, demand,
.O00014h; Rumania, demand, .OO40X
Argentina. demand, .3262; Brazil, de-
mand. 1850; Toxic, demand, .41s7;
Montreal, .98 11-16.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
WALL STREET BRIEFS.
South Carolina Power Company to
Change Ownership.

NEW YORK. July 5.-Negotiations
for the purchase of the controlling
common stock Of the South caro,,n.
Gas and Electric Company, serving
Spartansburg, N. c., and adjacent ter.
ritory, have been completed on he.
half Of the General Gas and Electric
Corporation, w. S. Barstow & Co. an
nounced. The General Gas and Eiec.
trio controls more than forty public
utility companies.
Recent Improvement in demand for
structural steels and steel sheets has
strengthened the hopefulness of Of
fcials OF the large steel companies,
August or September. While prices
generally showed no improvements.
trade authorities assert that the
market is on a more settled basis. =,
Evening star., 1924-07-05
INCREASE IN FREIGHT
CARS NEEDING REPAIRS

Freight cars in need of repair on
June Is totaled 1s2,471, or s.5 per
cent of the number on line, accord
ing to reports filed today by the
carriers with the car service divi-
sion Of the American Railway Asso-
citation. This was an increase of
3,252 over the number reported on
June /, at which time there were
1929, or s.3 per cent.
OF the total number, freight cars
in need of heavy repair totaled 49,
S83, or 6.3 per cent, an increase of
June 1.-Reports showed 1858. or
20 per cent, in need Of light repair.
q decrease since June 1 of 1,095.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
BIG OUTLAWS ON PLANTS

CLEVELAND, July (SpeciaD.-
Taking advantage Of the iet-up in
trict are making extensive additions
and improvements to plants and thus
furnishing employment to many
workers. One of the most extensive
programs is that of the Central Steel
Company Of Massilon, which will spend
$40, ,000,0 900 on furnace and by-product
coke ovens. Cleveland companies will
spend $1,000,000 in improvements.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
RAILROAD SHARES
FEATURE MARKET
"Big Four" Jumps Four
Points in TWo-Hour Ses.
Sion-CIose Firm.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Strength and
activity of the North Western railroad
shares featured today's brief session
of the stock market.
A good demand also developed for a
selected list of public utilities with
industrials and Specialties holding
firm in quiet trading. Fig Four
led the advance in rails with jump
of four points, touching new peak
price for the year. as did Northern
Pacific. Chicago North Western, Great
Northern preferred and Southern
Railway.
American Water Works and west
Penn Power were the outstanding
strong spots among the public utili-
ties.
The closing was firm. Sales approx
tmated 100000 shares.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
Why He Was Saved.
From the y. A. r. ID. Journal.

A party of negroes were fishing
from a pier when one of their number,
a boy of about ten years, fell into
the water The lad was unable to
swim, Although the tide was run
ming strong. an elderly negro leaped
into the water and. after an exciting
struggle, brought him safely to land.
When the old man climbed on the
pier again bystander rushed up
and shook him by the hand, ex-
claiming,
my noble fellow, you have done a
deed that puts us all to shame"
YES, boss" was the disconcerting
reply. dat boy dere got all de bait
in his pocket
Evening star., 1924-07-05
FEWER MEN LOSE JOBS.

DETROIT. July (SpeciaD.-Bank-
ers here report some borrowing by
industrial interests, but the general
investment situation would seem to
indicate belief in a speedy revival of
business activity. Banks are pur-
chasing high grade securities freely.
Industrial employment fell on less
last week than for three months, the
decrease amounting to only 49,.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
WOOL BUYING SLOW.
Strike Talk Makes Mills Very eau
tious in Market.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, July 5.-Firmness was
maintained throughout the week in
the local wool market, and this same
characteristic was reported from the
western ranges and the foreign mar
kets. The prospective strike of
Ladies' Garment Workers in New
York has had somewhat depressing
effect on mill buying, but wool in the
west is passing steadily out of the
hands of growers. Prices showed lit
tie change
Evening star., 1924-07-05
RATE CHANGES HALTED.

Proposed new schedules revising
the rates on lumber and other forest
products from Poughkeepsie, n. Y,
to interior destinations in trunk line
and reductions, today were ordered
suspended by the Interstate Com
merce Commission from July II to
November II.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
I. c. G. REPORTS VALUATIONS,

The Vandalia railroad today was
tentatively valued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission at $43,79s,92a
New England railroad was tenta-
lively valued at 1,791,0S3 as of June
80, 1919.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
A Princes Car.
From the Youths Companion

Indian princes Ike a good. COM
Portable automobile. A car recently
made tor the maharata of Rewah has
made for the Maharaja or Rewah has
The windows are of pardah glass.
which is opaque to outsiders, though
the occupants of the car can see
through it clearly. The fittings in
clude an altitude barometer. a grado-
meter, direction indicator dial, two
swfveiinE searchlfghtS and funnel
yantilators. The car seats eleven per-
sons; it is painted light blue and
decorated with gold.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
Her Beau Was Strong.

From the Boston Transcript.
II want a summer book" said the
girl.
Something light?" inquired the
librarian.
"oh, no. I've young man to carry
it home"
Evening star., 1924-07-05
HAY CROP CUT IN HALF.

DETROIT. July (SpeciaD.-The
hay crop in the upper peninsula of
Michigan is suffering from lack of
rain and in some sections has been
reduced so per cent. Farmers are
planting emergency crops.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
SILK SHIPMENTS HEAVY.

SEATTLE. July (Special).-Raw
silk and silk goods shipped through
this port to the Atlantic Coast from
the Orient in June totaled Is, 700 bales,
valued at $12,500.000.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
BIG COTTON CROP SEEN.

cotton men are now fieuInp on a
five million-bale crop for Texas in
view of the increase in acreage of s
per cent over last year and the con-
tinued improvement in condition.
Evening star., 1924-07-05

The most costly fruit in the world
is the ethrog. or sacred Jewish citron
1t grows in Palestine and in the Greek
islands Of the Mediterranean A
perfect specimen of this rare fruit
sells for as much as SIS.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
FARMERS GET HELP.
Industrial Slump Furnishes Plenty
of Harvest Hands.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

SpecftI DfSpatcn 20 I ne Sttr.
ST. LOUIS, July SIN general,
business in this section is dropping.
There has been curtailment of pro-
ducuon in several basic industries,
and wholesale and retail sales have
been below those of the correspond
ing period of last year. Prices are
lower, but uncertainty as to their
course Is widespread and concessions
have failed to stimulate sales.
Unreasonable weather and re-
tarded crops are held responsible for
the delayed movement Of summer mer-
chandise. The workers released from
employment in the cities have been we'll
absorbed by farm and road work, and
the supply Of harvest hands is adequate.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORk.-Stocks higher; bonds
firm; foreign exchanges easy; cotton.
sugar, coffee, holiday.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

LONDON. July Bar silver, 34X
per ounce. Money, Ii per cent.
cent. Three months bills, 3xa3 7-1s
/ per cent
Evening star., 1924-07-05
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
fouotations furnished BY Redmond & co.,

Starting during the war as an eie-
rator operator at wage of -
week, Mrs. Ellen A. Messenger Is now
a buyer in one of Boston's exclusive
shops for women. with a salary Just
under i've figures.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
ON NEW YORK BONDS STOCK EXCHANGE
Received By Private Wire
(Salss are IN 81, ,ooo.)
UNITED STATES BONDS

.Fractions represent thirty-seconds
Example,: 101-3 means 101 3-32.)
Evening star., 1924-07-05

tPartiy extra. Payable In preferred stock.
Dividend rates As given In the above table
are the annual cash payments based the
latest quarterly or halfyeariy declafations.
Unless otherwise noted. extra or special
dividends are not included.
Evening star., 1924-07-05

Am Smlt&R 1st 5s.
Am Smlt&R IS.
Am Sug ref IS.
Am T & T cl tr Is. .
Am T & T deb s " s.
Am Water Wks SIS
Anaconda 1st IS.
Anaconda CIV db Is.
Armour of Del 5 Vi
Bell Tel Pa IS. .....
Beth Steel pm IS.
Beth Steel s " 8 SO.
Beth Steel s ( IS.
Braden Copper IS.
Brier H st 1st 5 Us
Central Leather IS
Chile Copper IS.
Col Gas & FL 5s sta
Commonwth P IS. d,
Con Coal Md 1st IS
Cuba Cane CIV Is 80
Cuba Cane CIV d IS.
Cuban-Am Sug SIS.
Det Edison ref IS. q.
Du Pont de N 7hs.
Duquesne Light IS,
Est Cuba Sug 7Hs.
Empire G&F 7hs.
Fisk Rubber SIS.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
KETCHIKAN WILL HAVE
LARGE CABLE STATION
SAYS MAJOR MURPHY
OFFICERS OF SYSTEM TELL RES
IDENTS DUPLEX SYSTEM
WILL BE INSTALLED

At a dinner given recently by citi-
zens Of Ketchikan to Major Murphy
and Lieut. Buchanan, who are in the
city preparing for the laying of the
new cable, Major Murphy declared
that when the new system is com
pleted Ketchikan will have one of the
largest stations in America, compare
BILE to the huge Canso station of Novo
Scotia. A duplex system will be in
stalled so as to enable an operator
to switch in Juneau or Seward for
Seattle, allowing Ketchikan also to
send at the same time. The schedule
OF the cable ship is uncertain, but it
is believed that the cable will be
laid to Ketchikan by May Is. The
trench across Prince Of Wales island
is being prepared, and will be ready
by the time the cableship reaches
the scene.
Major Murphy and Lieut. Bunchan-
an will probably come to Seward be-
fore the laying Of the cable here in
September.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
HAIRPIN AND BULLET
HOLE MAIN EXHIBIT
IN SHOOTING ARRAY

NOOKSACK, April 26-Nooksack
has mystery in which bullet hole
and hairpin are exhibits A and B.
Last Sunday morning about 3:15 the
three occupants of the home of Mrs.
]. B. Pritts, a pioneer resident of that
place, were awakened by pistol shot,
which sounded to them as if the wea-
pom had been fired in the house. The
startled trio listened intently for foot
steps, but hearing none concluded that
the revolver had been discharged out
side "A later investigation proved this
surmise to be correct, for bullet hole
was found in the wall just outside the
sleeping apartments, and near the
scene Of the shooting lay a hairpin. AS
yet the hairpin mystery has not yet
been solved. Neither of the occupants
of the Pritt's home have any enemies,
so far as they know, and are deeply
puzzled over the occurrence.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
Booze Detector Tells
How Drunk One Is

SAN FRANCISCO, April 26-Her-
aided as much more effective than the
truth detector," San Francisco physi-
clans and police have experimental
with the "booze detector," known as
the metabular.
The new machine, to be used here
in the campaign against drunken au-
tomobile drivers, determines the guam
tity of oxygen required by suspect
and thus reveals the full amount Of
"home brew or "bottled in bond" he
has consumed
According to Dr.. 0. w. Ginsburg,
invetor of the metobular, the degree
Of intoxication is registered by the de-
mand in the system for oxygen to off
set the effect of the alcohol.
By feeding pure oxygen through a
nozzle, the exact degree of intoxication
may be determined physicians contend.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
BABE RUTH NOT
ROBUST PERSON
HE MAY APPEAR
"SULTAN OF SWAT" LAID LOW
BY ILLNESS OFTENER THAN
HIS TEAM MATES

NEW YORK, April 26-For all the
impressive titles-Sultan Of the Swat
King of the Klout and kindred mani.
ties-bestowed upon him with gratu-
itous glee it was quite evident that
George Herman Ruth is not the ro-
bust specimen the eye may be inclined
to accept. On the contrary this great
hulk of man is i'll or injured more
than any other ball player on the maj
or leagues.
Early in the training season of 1928
he was stricken with influenza at Hot
Springs and for several days his con-
dition was none too reassuring. Ruth
had been at the resort with dozens of
ball players and he alone was the vic
tim of the malady.
The same thing happened this year.
Our Mr.. Ruth sailed forth on the links
one fine afternoon and was toted back
to his room with high fever. He
recovered in the course of several
days and proceeded to New Orleans.
There he contracted the flu again and
suffered a set back in his training. No
prima donna was ever more sensitive
to climatic changes.
SO much for Ruth off the field. He
is equally susceptible to injuries dur
ing a game. Seldom does a week pass
that Ruth does not suffer a severe
shaking up on the base paths or in
going after hard chances. This is not
the result Of awkwardness but the fact
that he is built after the theory Of a
barrel on toothpicks.
His massive shoulders and huge tor
SO are set upon the legs of a welter-
weight and Ruth is top-heavy, in con.
sequence. This not only causes him to
fall often but places a severe strain
on his ankles, which are often badly
strained.
At the end of the 1921 season, for
example, he was so badly bruised that
he did not last through the first worlds
series with the Giants. In fact, was I'm
able to show anything like his true
ability
Ruth, crushed to earth, may rise
again like Phoenix, but the wear and
tear on his anatomy is not always con-
ducive to the best results.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
JOE BADGER SWAMPS
COMPETITORS in VOTE
FRIENDS RALLY TO SUPPORT
AND OVER THREE HUNDRED
VOTES CAST TODAY

Is Joe Badger popular? Wen say
he is. Not content with polling the
highest vote in the recent election
for councilmen, he now has swamped
his nearest competitor in the May
Queen contest. Last night, after the
Gateway poll was announced, friends
of the popular boniface rallied to his
support and bought 800 votes il one
bloc, placing him in the lead of Miss
Patsy Ray.
Pulchritude and popularity go hand
in hand, apparently. Ever since his
friends saw Joe dressed as a queen
of the harem in the Fourth OF July
parade, the winsome lasses of the
town have never had a chance, and
unless they pick on a probable winner
and vote en- masses, Joe will be May
Queen, pole and everything,
But, listen! The fishermen are com
bining on a candidate, and may yet
give the bankers and blase business
men run for their money. Also,
Seven Mile will enter a candidate to-
ward the last. 1t may be Nels Ha-
gen and it may be George Laughlan,
but doggone, watch the votes pile up.
The Gateway presses are jumping
off the floor printing tickets, and
special edition of the paper may be
necessary to give the poll; but we
have lots of white paper and nine
lives to lay down for our country, so
let the good work go on.
And remember, you can vote like
they do in Anchorage, often and fire.
quent, without the penalties attach
ed thereto. The money goes to a
good cause, and if you want to see
a he-May Queen save your money
for pangynga.