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Evening star., 1924-04-06

necessary infiiction, but not ad-
hitting that he can stop the'prog
ress of the Coolidge avalanche
which is moving down upon him,
gathering daily momentum. They
live in the hope that come next
November his words may be for
gotten.
Evening star., 1924-04-06

PUPPIES, ave, beautiful little Boston ter
land aye. ne.
Evening star., 1924-04-06

LORI. Saturday. April ;. 1924. at 6:J0
am, at his residence, 1912 Monroe st. ne.
JOHN r.. beloved husband of Elizabeth LORD
in the 9sth year of his age. Funeral from
Brookland Bapfist Church Tuesday. April g.
at 2-n m. lnterment Glenwood cemetery.
Evening star., 1924-04-06

HARRISON A. Episcopal Far Eye and
Throat Hospital Apri 3 1924 al 11:45
am. GEORGE STRnTHER HARRISON
beloved husband of Sarah T. Harrison jnee
Rrowning). aged &c years. Funeral from
daughters residence TT 9th 81. ne. thence
to Trinity Episcopal Church. Upper Mari
boro. Md. Sunday. April 6, al > p N. ReIa-
tives and friends invited 6s
Evening star., 1924-04-06

HoDGSoN. Friday, April 4. 1924 at Freed
mems Hospital. HOWARD EARL. infant
son Of lie Roy, and Helena y: Hodgson:
Funeral from the parents residence. 1890
You st. NV, Sunday, April 6. at pm. G.
Evening star., 1924-04-06

MENIKHE1M. The officers and members of
Union Lodge. No. 1. Ladies 7. 0. NJ are re-
Quested to attend the funeral of our late
sister ELIZABETH MEINIKHEIM, from
her sisters residence, Mrs. Terry, 1919 New
Hampshire ave. NV, Monday. April {.
1924 at pm.
Evening star., 1924-04-06

You ST. NV, sunday April q, at pm. O.
KIRBY. Saturday. April 5. 1924 at her rest
dence. 405 Seward So Sc, SARAH WAT
son, beloved wife OF the late Capt. Alb
salom Kirby. Q. $. n, retired. Services
will he held at her late residence on Mon
day April Z, at . pm. Interment in Glen
wood cemetery
Evening star., 1924-04-06

McCREERY. Saturday April 5, 1924. FLORA
J., daughter of Loretta ". NcCreery and
the late J. l.. McCrePry and sister of Mrs
Arthur r. Sperry. Services at Zurhorst's
funeral parlors. 301 East Capitol St, on
Monday. April 4. at nm 6
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Here We List Some of the Medium-P Priced Furniture
We price floor asmp Living Room Suite Of three pecsdven-
chair rocker-cane mahogany
finish frame-A regular s175OO value for
Another value Bedroom Suitehor sample vanity
dawer-vory fnish-A regular COO
$12500 value priced at. ~OOsOO
beautiful little ThrePiece Bedroom Sutediscontinued nea
finish
"a suite thought good value at s15O.o0-We &117 m
this wv
Dining Suite-Mahogny fnishconsing of buffet
chair-Floor sampe-A suite IL
worth $225.00, priced at W. S'VV
Suite 10 pecebufft china, table,
chair, diners-5py either walnut QCIE m
mahogany-Whle they last at. V&FOsVO
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Kitchen Furniture, Gas Ranges, Reffigerators
You'll find Ranges-"Crescent" "Direct Action"
Ranges-a price and selling special this
week.
All Refrgerator too-fom the cheapest to the best
we price them $500, S19S5, $780, $500 and up
Kitchen Cabinets we price at $685. s425O and up.
Unfinished Kitchen Tables $500 and up.
Dropleaf Tables unfinished at 5000 and up
Oil Stoves (3-burner regular $4,000 value you'll find
selling at $18.S5.
You'll kitchen chars-4spinde bow backs unfinished
selling at S135.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

These Lamps come acith Polyetrome
base. OtheSs 7oith mahogany finish
base, aUith beautiful silk shades 1cith
deep silk fringe. Pay Csc do1Cn, balance
sCeekly Payments.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Rugs, Draperies, Wicker Sets and Odd Pieces
Every Rug in stock, size and scatter size-al
Wons all Velve all Administers all Tapestry and Body Brus
Rugs-no have fifty of kind-a
cially priced for this the last week of sae
In regard Draperes-hey all reduced in price too
and remember this peasewe make and hang all Draperes
without extra charge
You'll also find hundreds yards short lengths of Cur
tain Nets Cretonne Silks Velou etc. etca placed sale
these days of this saeray speaking amo given
away"
You'll find Rugs-size 27x54 (about dozen
SOL rug advertised in the Saturday Evening Post last
week $5OO-Our cash and carry price omorrow-$285
Three-Piece Wicker Set worth $175.O0 priced at
$137.5O
A $1,000 Wicker Rocker price at $7s5.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Go in the best homes in America, and you don't have
to 90 outside of the city of San Antonio to do this,
and you'll find Berkey and Gay Furniture
We price a "Berkey & Gay Dining Room Suite a
floor sample Zone year ago this suite nationally
advertised as a $1,000 value), just as a C7QC
close-out net price at ...................~ WV
We price another Dining Room Suite, genuine wal
nut (floor sample), the back and seats all uphol-
stored in two-tone mohair. A regular G100C
$1400 value, for this week. ............ VAV"o
The Sigh Manufacturing Company Of Grand
Rapids makes just as good furniture as any one.
We price 5-piece Bedroom Suite floor sample,
made by Sligh-bed, vanity, dresser, chifforobe
rocker and bench-in beautiful burl wal cc06
nut A regular $77500 value at VVAO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

NEW ORLEANS. December IL
The Russian textile syndicate. which
has an Office in this city, has pur-
chased $4,000 bales of long staple
cotton in this past week, bringing
the total purchases up to about 1907
600 bales. 1t is expected to purcha Sc
an additional 10000 bales before the
season is over.
DETROIT, December 1.-THE Dc
troit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad
and the Detroit Edison Company are
negotiating for the purchase OF the
plant of the River Raisen Hydro
Electric Company, located near Mon :
roe. This plant furnishes electric
service to several towns within a 80
mile area.
CLEVELAND, December l1.-Radio
manufacturers are among the busiest
of industrial units here. One COM
many has started a 24-hour shift.
DENVER, December 11-Jewelers
here estimate their sales of Christ
mas merchandise will exceed $1,000
600, or about s250,000 more than in
any previous year.
SAN FRANCISCO. December IL
The General Petroleum Company
shortly is expected to follow the ex-
ample of the Pan American Company
in invading the San Francisco retail
field This field is already the scene
of keen competition between Stand
ard Oil of California and the Shell
Union and Associated OIL companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
WALL STREET NOTES.
Big Tin Plate-Zinc Sells Highest
of Present Year

NEW YORK, December 11.--An or
der for about 100000 tons of tin plate
for delivery in the first half of 1925,
involving approximately $4,000, 600
at current market prices, is under
stood to have been placed by the
American Can Company with sub
salaries of the United States Steel
Corporation.
An extra dividend of per cent was
declared today by the Mutual Bank
IN addition to the regular quarterly ,
per cent payment. An extra of per
cent was authorized a year ago
Prime Western zinc sold today az
new high for the year at IT'S cents
pound, East st. Louis. Shipments
were said to be exceeding output
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
TAX PUBLICITY AID
TO STATE OFFICIALS
Pennsylvania Assessors Expect
Larger Returns on Per-
sonal Property.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, December Ii
Publicity given income tax returns
is having an important effect on State
revenue. The personal property tax
law of Pennsylvania provides that
upon failure of any citizen to make
return, assessors may fix the
amount themselves Heretofore, many
persons have neglected to make re-
turns from money at interest" and
assessors have had to guess. Now
they can check up on sources of in
come with adequate assessments fol-
lowing for State taxation.
A Philadelphia today made a re-
turn in excess of 100000. The
State tax is 4 mills on each dollar of
principal. AS it would take $40, 000.-
900 to yield s2,Oo0,O0o at per cent
this would entail tax of $4,000
yearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star once

Radio stocks suffered with the rest
of the market in today's reaction, but
losses were comparatively small. De-
Forest, close to 25k, was off almost a
point.
Stocks that had been prominen nj
among the public utilities early in the
week came off rather sharply, notably
American Gas and Electric new, down
over points, and American Power
and Light and Lehigh Power secur-
tiles down more than point.
Kay Copper and Canario were &C
lively taken. Jib Consolidated feat
ured the low priced issues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
COAL MARKET HIT
BY MILD WEATHER
Two Grades Advanced and
One Cut rs Cents During
Past Week.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December Il.-Coal
Age reports the market as follows:
With only fitful touches of cold
weather here and there the bitumi-
nous coal trade exhibits marked ir-
regularity. The squirt in the Middle
West faded away almost as quickly
as 1t appeared and inactivity best
describes conditions there now. as it
does also in Ohio and Kentucky. The
situation in New England is some
what the same. only much worse.
Business in Atlantic coast mark cts.
the Southwest and the Northwest is
somewhat better, especially in the
last named section, where the late
season is making Garrison finish
November shipments inland for No
vember, in fact, are said to have been
the largest in any one month during
the last two years.
Though total shipments are far be-
hind those of year ago, the carry
over TO this season was such as to
BRING the supply up to normal re-
quirements. The cessation of ship
ments TO the lakes has hit production
hard in the Ohio fields and much dis
tress coal has reappeared and il sells
at figures that tend to demoraiize prices.
Hard Coal Trade Fair.
The situation in the anthracite
trade has undergone little change
business is not bad. but it could be
much better without breaking any
records. Stove is in strongest de-
mand, except in Philadelphia, where
chestnut is in the van, but egg and
pea move only with difficulty. Steam
sizes arc only moderately active
buckWheat showing Il slight improve
ment. One of the old line companies
has advanced the price of stove -
cents and another has tackled on the
same amount for chestnut for De-
cember. Independent quotations are
unchanged except for a 25cent cut
on egg.
Activity at Hampton Roads regis
tered the biggest increase since the
second week in July. dumpings of coal
for all accounts during the week
ended December totsliug 453, 10 net
tons. the highest of the current coal
year. This compares with 299 BOO tons
dumped during the previous week.
Bituminous Output Higher.
Production of bituminous coal dur
ing the week ended November %. ac-
cordinE to tho theological Survey, was
96i6, 900 net tons. p decline of $4,000
tons from the total for the preceding
week, when l0.J5a,000 tons was pro-
duced as shown by revised figures
The decrease in output was due to
the Thanksgiving holiday. which was
more widely observed than usual in
the coal fields. Despite the decline.
however, prod uction surpassed that
Of the corresponding week of last
year for the third successive time.
Anthracite output also was sharply
curtailcd by the holiday, the total
for the week ended November 20
being 1,6ll. 900 net tons, compared
with 1877, 900 tons in the preceding
week and i.691, 900 tons during the
corr espondins week of 1928. OUTLAW
strikes also continue TO limit output.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
FEW LIBERTY BONDS USED
IN BRITISH PAYMENT

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
semi annual debt payment of more
than $50, 1000. 900 which Great Britain
viii make 10 the United States Treas
ury next Monday will be the first in
which Liberty bonds have not formed
substantial part of the total and
for which preparation has not been
made by heavy shipments of gold
from London. The premiums at
which Liberty bonds have been sell
ing precluded their use in lieu of
cash, while Great Britain has found
il possible to maintain its balance
this year without resorting to large
gold shipments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
RURAL BUYING SPREADS
ALL OVER COUNTRY

fIy ne AssuCIaItu IIts@
NEW YORK. December lin
creased rural buying reported by
large mail order houses, for a time
confined largely to wheat-growing
sections. is now said TO be general
and virtually all lines of merchandise
are moving Manufacturers of farm
implements also report expanding
sales. pillow manufacturers in the last
month having received more orders
than in any two months thus far this
year. Big improvement in the tractor
branch OF the industry has been
noted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
PRAIRIE OIL TO REDUCE
STOCK PAR VALUE TO S25

By the Associated Press.
INDEPENDENCE, Kans., December
1l.-Stock holders of the Prairie Oil
and Gas Co. have voted to reduce the
par value of capital stock from 500
to SIS and to increase the capital
stock from the present capitalization
of $4,000, 900 to S70,O00.000.
One-half of the increased capitali-
cation will be offered for sale to en-
ployes of the company under an en-
ployes' stock participation plan. The
remaining s5.000,000 will be held in
the company's treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
bethlehem STEEL SHOWS
REMARKABLE GROWTH


NEW YORK. December 1.-THE
twentieth anniversary today of the
formation of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation finds it the second largest
producer Of commercial steel in the
world, with an almost universal line
Of products, an official statement says.
Ingot capacity is 60 times grea Ter
than in 1904, with only 5 times as
many employees.
Twenty years ago the corporation
owned neither coal mines nor iron ore
deposits, while today it's mines, sup
plying coal, ore and limestone. con-
tani deposits sufficient to maintain
operations Of present facilities at ca
paCity for more than half a century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas 6s '33-Sl 900 at 1925.
5000 f02ls.
81 900 at 99L.
ianston Monotype-l0 at ~. 10 at 76 90
at 10. 10 At IS
National Mtge & Invest. pfd-5O at ga.
AFTER CALL
American Security & Trust Colo at 305.
Washington Gas 6s 1861 900 at 1o212,
800 at lO1 a.
Washington Gas Light at "a. > at 81.
Washington Gas Us $4,000 at 1914. $500
at l0Il4 $4OO at 101l4.
Capital Traction Co.-l5 at SO.
Money-Cau loans, and per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
ROADS FIRST REPORT.

NEW YORK, December 11.-The
FIRST balance sheet of the Florida,
Western and Northern Railroad, a
subsidiary OF the Seaboard Air Line.
now under construction in southern
Florida, shows that the company has
S5.229, 695 invested in road and equip
mcnts, and $2,S21,44 in special de-
posits. The road will open for traffic
early next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11

Trained investors always buy Sc
curities that have a substantial loan
value. One of the surest methods of
determining the value of any stock
Is to seek loan on 1t. II your banker
declines to consider it as collateral
YOU can rest assured its marketability
does not amount to much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
BY the Associa ted Press.

hhbOCIdItu
NEW YORK, December 11-For-
eign exchanges easy. Quotations lin
United States dollars): Great Brit
ain, demand, 4.69 II ; cables, 469z CO.
day bills on banks, 4.662. France,
demand. .0532: cables. .05321s Italy,
demand. .043oh: cables, .o431 Bel
GUM, demand. .0491h: cables. .04s2.
Germany, demand, 1881; Holland,
.4036; Norway, 1914; Sweden, 1888;
Denmark. 1854: Switzerland, 1894;
Spain, 400; Greece. .01s2h; Poland,
.19H: CzechosIovakia, .0302h; Jugo-
slavia. .0151; Austria, .oo0014K; Ru-
mania. .00521s; Argentina, 1887; Bra
I'll, .1162; Toxic, .3S1a A.; Montreal .9sk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
BY WILLIAM +. HEFFERNAN,
Received by p

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
selling movement gained momentum
on the Curb Exchange today and in
some quarters the market was def
hltely weak. This was true of the
OIL shares, which gave way easily
despite the more favorable figures
on domestic crude production and the
fact that this class of stocks had
shared to the least extent of any in
the recent bull market Uncertainty
regarding the future price policy to
De taken by the leading companies
appeared to be the main consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
DISCOUNT RATE RAISED.

PARIS, December 1.-THE Bank of
France today raised its discount rate
from 6 per cent to per cent, main
tanning the rate for advances on Sc
curities at S per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
ADVANCE IN LEAD.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
American Smelling and Refining Co.
has advanced the price OF lead from
SITS to $50 cents per pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11

Another thing which the makers
have been able TO eliminate is the
necessity to scratch. Wooden gar
ments have been so softened in man
ufacture that much OF the dread at
tending the Winter change has been
done away with. In consequence.
sales of children's undergarments this
Winter have improved about 10 per
cent and demand for womens knit
garments has risen > per cent over
last year.
AS to mems garments. manufac-
turers said that the male portion of
the population, having striven for a
decade to convince themselves and
others that it is a proof of manhood
to wear filmy underwear in Winter,
have found there is everything to
gain and a lot to lose by failing TO
provide the body with full-length
protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
Find Humor In situation.

Manufacturers are opposing bitterly
the stock buying appeal-of the retail
salesman who declares while trying
to sell ~ stout to 50 thin Gus
toner that ''its bound to shrink" The
association has issued correct wash
ing instructions which they arc con
fident will prevent wearers of wool
or artificial silk garments from find
ing a mere underwear necktie instes d
of a shirt when the clothes come
back from the laundry.
Reports of shrinkage tests made at
the Bureau of Standards and Mellon
Institute and by George II. Jonson.
research director of the National
Laundry Owners Association. We're
made here today. These tests. with
effect on fabrics of hardness and tenn
perature of water, time taken in
washing and drying heats, in
volved wool, cotton, silk artificial
silk, and their mixtures and also in
Volved effect of various washing
processes on textile strength and
wearing qualities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11

NEW YORK, December 11-Fol-
lowing is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded IN on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
Prices on Increase.

This condition gradually is right
ing itself. and city jewellers arc be
ing supplied with garmens OF worst
ed, wool cotton or mixtures OF those
materials which weigh 10 to IA
pound to the dozen union suits. while
the weights of those furnished the
country dealers range from Is pounds
TO the dozen up. This condition has
led to no marked increase in prices.
manufacturers having found the only
safe method is to base quotations on
costs OF raw materials and manufact-
ure in spite of opportunities for tenn
porary profits, owing to lack of sup
plies. No change is contemplated
during the remainder of the heavy
weight season.
The main effect. however. has been
to stimulate demand in advance for
Spring weights. This buying has
been most satisfactory in spite of the
unrest in primary markets for wool
and COTTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Quotations furnished by Redmond Coz
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. )
Nominal Selling checks
gold value. TO-DAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11
UNDERWEAR MEN
IMPROVE OUTPUT
Efforts Made to Ban Shrink.
age and Scratching-SaIes
in Big Advance.
BY j. c. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to I ne Star


UTICA, n. Y. December 11.-"what
d'ya read?' That's the cry of the
newsboys all over America as they
shiVer between piles of papers. They
do not get a complete answer, but
present production proves that among
other things, the public reads under
wear advertisements. Also that in
spite of the fact that the red hannels
of our ancestors have passed, except
among ball players like Bullet Joe
Bush in Midsummer, the American
people take off the short ones and
put on heavier undergarments when
Jack Frost commences a tour of the
country. These facts became evident
at the meeting OF the Associated
Knit Underwear Manufacturers OF
America here today.
Stocks Allowed to Run Low.
In the underwear business the
early Fall proved a record season in
the great American sport of passing
the buck. Retailers. finding demand
dull owing to the open Fall weather,
declined to lay in heavy stocks.
Manufacturers having few orders on
their books declined to carry the
hod' for the retailers. Along came
cold weather with a crowd OF Gus
toners surging around the under
wear counters. Retail stocks were
soon exhausted. Manufacturers
stocks followed suit and the factories
now are working day and night
turning out knit garments calculated
TO withstand the assaults of zero
weather.
A couple OF shivers have determined
consuE ers to take not what they want,
but what they can get. Men spend their
DAYS in steam heated Offices strug-
ling in garments that would do for
an Arctic sleeping bag, while out.
door workers in the field and woods
arc Shaping brisk arms about them
selves in medium weight products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-11

Squash-SuppIies very light; de-
maud good. market steady; Florida.
pepper crates. white, few sales, $50.
Peas-Supplies very light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, Is =
bushel hampers. 450a5.0O
Cucumb ers-Supples very light: no
fancy stock on market: Florida,
square bushel crates, choice, 5.O0a5 so
Spinach - Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; Viz
ginia. Norfolk section, barrels. Savoy,
2.T5
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-27
OFFICIALS TO
ATTEND
MEET
Will View Air Races in
Dayton, Ohio, Next
Week

Dwight F. Davis, Assistant secre'
tary Of War, expects to leave Wash.
ington on Tuesday to attend the
air races ut Dayton Ohio.
Major General Patrick, chief Of
the Air Service, win be present and
will be accompanied by Mrs. Patrick.
They win leave Washington on
Tuesday to reach Dayton In time
for the reception which the officers
and ladies Of wilbur Wright Field
are giving In their honor. Others
from Washington who will be pres.
emit at the great air meet are Briga'
der General and Mrs. William
Mitchell, Major and Mrs. Harrison
IA. G. Richards and Captain Harold
Wooten.