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Evening star., 1924-12-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December 10 Omitted
States Department of Agricultural
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; fair, ac-
tive, 15a25 higher; heavy buchers,
10.1oa10.25: mediums, 9.0Oas.5o; pigs,
25a50 higher, 7:50aS.00; packing sows,
9.25a9.60.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; gen.
orally steady: bulk steer run, 7.50a
$50; best steers, 1925; stockers and
feeders slow: fat cows, 3.50a4.25; heif-
ers, 425a6.o0: light veals, s.00as.25.
Sheep Receipts, 5000 head; fat
lambs, rs higher; fat natives and fed
Westerns. 16.25a16.60; choice clippers,
1876; fat sheep strong; ewes, 6.00a
500: feeding lambs, 15a25 higher,
I525a15.50.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Acquitted of Manslaughter.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, December
1a.-Francis Cavey of Ellicott City,
Md, has been acquitted by jury in
Circuit Court here of manslaughter in
connection with the death on March
25 last Of state Policeman II j.
Painter on the Washington Baltimore
boulevard, near Muirkfrk, Prince
Georges County. When motor cycle
he was riding crashed into the rear
Of a machine driven by Cavey, Painter
suffered fatal injuries. IT was repre-
sented that Cavey had stopped to give
assistance to another motorist. The
state was unable TO establish Grim
inaI negligence
Evening star., 1924-12-19
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to TIE Star Office

American Power and Light was an
outstanding feature in the public
utility group, getting to a fresh high
above 68. Commonwea ealth was rushed
forward again for a rise of more than
8 points.
Declaration of an initial dividend of
s1.25 a share on Lehigh Valley Coal
was reflected in a rise of another
point in the certificates. Activity and
strength in DUE Co. accompanied re-
ports that the stock was soon to be
transferred to the stock exchange.
The long g-awaited rise In the oil
group got we'll under way. Prairie
Oil and Gas gained 2 points, Vacuum
came in for attention and Ohio Oil
did better.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
SCHOONER SEIZED
BY DRY OFFICERS
Imported Liquor Taken Near Bal
timore as Cargo Said to Have
Been Landed.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. December 19.-Pro-
hibition enforcement activities yes
terday spread to Maryland waters for
the first time since passage OF the
NoIstead act, when the Thonaston, a
3f-ton schooner, was seized at the
mouth OF Back River.
No liquor was found aboard the
vessel Officials who made the seiz-
ure, however, followed information
that an Illicit cargo had been un-
loaded and found $50 cases of as
sorted liquors at the Japanese Shore,
Back River
The raiders also expressed belief
that 200 cases OF Scotch whisky
seized yesterday by Pennsylvania
State police in Gettysburg, Pa, may
have been a part of the 2,0oo-case
load which they were told was car
ried by the seized vessel when she
came to this port. search Is being
made for the other 1850 cases.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK, December 19.-Eggs-
Irregular; receipts, 9,732 cases; near
by hennery whites. closely selected
extras. 7la72: nearby and nearby
western hennery whites, firsts to av-
erage extras, 62a70; nearby hennery
browns, extras, 69a70; Pacific Coast
whites, extras, SAY a66; do, firsts to
extra firsts, 60as4; refrigerator frsts,
4OAa41h
Evening star., 1924-12-19
MONTHS SALES HEAVY.

NEW YORK, December 19.-De-
cember sales of the Warren Foundry
and Pipe Company, subsidiary of
Replogle Steel, have been among the
heaviest in the company's history,
2,200 tons of pipe and several hun
dred tons of fittings having been sold
recently to a city in New England.
The plant has three months business
on its books.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
SILK MARKET STRONG.

NEW YORK, December 10 (Spe-
aD.--The raw silk market again
showed marked strength today,
prices getting up another 10c n
pound on japanese grades TO a top
price of $3.50 for Xxx 1915 denier
Cotton goods markets We're quiet at
about unchanged prices. Print cloths
were quoted at SIC for 64x60 and
10hc for 6sx72. the latter an ad-
vance OF an eighth cent
Evening star., 1924-12-19
UTILITY CORPORATION
ADDS STRONG CONCERNS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 19.-The
Standard Power and Light Corpora
tion. recently, organized by II. M.
Byllesby & Co., to acquire stock in
public utility enterprises, Is reported
to hare obtained control of the
United Railways Investment Co. The
la tter. through subsidiaries, controls
the Pittsburgh Utilities Corporation,
the Philadelphia Co., the Duquesne
Light Co. and other important power
properties.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
MARKETING CONDITIONS
UNDER SPECIAL PROBE
Government Research Start Inquiry
in South, Cover Entire
Country.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
: ATLANTA, December 19.-Federal
research agents began today COM
prehensve study of marketing condi-
tions in the Southeast. This is the
first Of series Of regional tnvesti-
cations which will extend through
out the country. The State author
tiles and cooperative marketing
agencies are parties to the investi-
cation. Practically every product in
the South was marketed in 1924 to a
greater or less degree through CO.
operative associations, which were
helped by Federal loans.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
TIPS CAUSE ARREST.
Man Is Held as Bank Thief After
Money Display.

FORT WORTH, Tex, December 19-
-Atttred in golf togs, James p. Over
street, alias Jess Ripley. alias James
P. Simpson, was arrested by local de-
tectives in the fashionable Texas Ho-
tel her, In connection with the robbery
Of the Federal National Bank at Shaw
nee, Okla.
About $1,000, believed to be q part
OF the SIS, 500 taken in the bank rob-
berry, was in his possession.
Overstreet denied any completely in
the crime and gave the name of Simp-
son.
A lavish display Of money in tip
ping hotel employees, while he was
drunk, indirectly caused his arrest.
He was Immediately Identified when
detectives presented his picture to
employees Of the hotel.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
NEW BIDS ON DAM ASKED.

Bids for construction OF a dam esti-
mated to cost about 100000 at
American Falls, Idaho, will be opened
there January %, Reclamation Com
missioner Elwood Mead announced to-
day. Previous bids were rejected on
account of a change in specifications.
The new specifications call for erec-
ton of a low dam which later may
be converted into a high dam.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
2 MEN NABBED BY DOGS
IN SLAYING OF MINER
By the Associated Press.

By the AssoCfated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, December
1.-Two men were arrested by county
officials in connection with the killing of
w. S. Fraker, a miner, and the wound
ing of four others while they were on
their way to work in the Cabin
Creek Consolidated Coal Co. mines Of
Kayford.
The suspects, Dave Conley and
James Carpenter, were taken into
custody when bIoodhounds follow
ed a scent from the scene Of the
shooting to q cabin miles away,
where the men were found
Evening star., 1924-12-19
U. S. DYESTUFFS SHOW
27 PER CENT INCREASE

The Department OF Commerce an
nounces that, according to the data
collected at the biennial census of
manufactures, 1923, the establish
ments engaged primarily IN the man
ufacture of natural dyestuffs and
tanning materials reported products
valued at s35,971,612, an increase of
27 per cent as compared with 1921.
the last preceding census year.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
BOstOr. Bankers
To Present Bonds
As Holiday Gifts
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, December 19.-Boston
investment bankers have banded
together to promote the idea of
giving bonds for Christmas gifts.
This campaign is being urged
through newspaper advertising
and by personal solicitation of sales
men.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
OFFERS TO BUY STOCK.

NEW YORK, December I9.-vir-
ginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co has Of
fered to buy from stockholders of
record December 81, half of the out
standing preferred stock at $50 a
share, the offer to terminate February
2. 1925. The stock was quoted yes
terday at IS bid and s5 asked.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
81 DIVIDEND DECLARED.

NEW YORK, December 19.-An ex-
ira dividend of 81 a share has been
declared by the Mohawk Valley Co.,
with the usual quarterly disburse-
ment of 81, both payable January 2. to
holders of record December 20. The
New York Central Railroad controls
the company, owning $5,114,30o Of the
S7,500,oo0 par value stock.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
APPLE TREND UPWARD.

NEW YORK, December 1e Especially
-Barreled apples were again scarce
and the market showed an upward
trend. Prices ranged from So to $3.50
per barrel for "a" grade greeninss,
Kings and Wealthies sold at mostly
IS and Hubbadstons and Seeks at
$3.50.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
GAIN I'M CONSUMPTION.

Cottonseed crushed in the four
month period. August 1 to November
80, totaled 1.s53,456 tons, compared
with 1,567,672 in the same period q
year ago, and cottonseed on hand at
mills November 80, totaled 1r1S4,803
tons, compared with S03.947 on that
date last year, the Census Bureau an
1ounced to-day.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES
Capital Traction Co.-lo at 9IA, 3 at 9li4,
10 at e1k, at 9lL.
Lanston Mouotype-Io at 75h.
Aergenthaler otype-i0 at 10, at i70,
10 at ITO. 10 al 40. at ITO
National Itgs. & Inv pfd.-40 at+eb, 100
at e1s.
AFTER CALL
Natl MtRe. Inv. pfo.-1Oo at ats.
Washing ton Gas 6s '33-$Jo0 at i02 3.
Capital Traction ISL 600 at eea4
Money-Can loans, and per cent
Evening star., 1924-12-19
BY WILLIAM #. HEFEERNAN.

NEW YORK, December ls,-Buyinr
OF radio stocks was stimulated in the
market to-day by announcement that
directors of Dubilier Condenser and
Radlo had voted TO give its stock
holoers the right to subscribe to an
additional share of common stock AT
800 for each 10 shares now held
An increase in the common will be
authorized at the stockholders meet
ing January IL. Ware and Thermio-
dyne were al%o at best figures. The
upward movement continued in Freed
Eisemann, and Thompson responded
to the report that net for December
VIII be approximately 100000.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
COTTON PROSPECTS
BRIGHTER FOR 1925
No Lack of Money Among
Growers as Present Year
NearS End.
BY j. G. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 19.-The
cotton textile manufacturers are
winding up what they declare has
been one of the worst years in the
history OF the industry. But II they
have no profits in pocket. they have
costs better in hand. AS a result, the
outlook for the coming year is bright
er than seemed possible during the
summer slump.
At the start of the year the New
England mills are working at about
~ per cent of normal, and normal
means less than capacity. There fol-
lowed a steady decline in output un-
I'll in June less than half the normal
activity was in progress and three
quarters of the plants were on a
part-time basis. In October produc-
ton got back to between so and IS
per cent OF capacity AS the year
closes mill after mill Is increasing It's
operations to full time. and some are
beginning to put on night shifts.
Improvement Is Noted.
The improvement is due to many
factors. Goods were steadily worked
off all year. until in October mill
stocks were authoritatively stated to
be at the lowest point on record.
Cotton prices were lower and wages
These wage reductions were made
with comparatively little disturbance.
as workers recognized that stock
holders had had their returns cut
through reduction or passing of divi-
dends.
There is a distinct feeling that the
tide has turned in the cotton textile
industry, and manufacturers are pre-
pairing for a decidedly more prosper
Gus season in 1925.
south Le~s Depressed.
The South Is not going to have any
skinny Christmas because of the
slackness of cotton manufacture and
the drop in the price OF cotton below
1923 levels. The textile manufacture
ers in that section have felt the de-
preston in the goods trade far less
than their Northern rivals, and they
also have been able to reduce costs
and increase efficiency.
The Government figures show that
the average farm value of cotton this
year has been 22.6 cents a pound. as
compared with 81 cents in 1928. but
the increase in production. which is
estimated at 13.153.o00 bales, will
bring the value of lint to the farm
ers to sl,5S6, 100000. as compared with
sl563O00,000 for last year. Seed and
linters will add about s260.000,0 600 to
this sum- so there is no lack of money
among the cotton growers as the year
comes to a close.
Plan to Reduce Acreage.
Small growers have sold most of
their cotton to the merchants who
supplied them, and these merchants
and the larger producers are holding
for higher prices They figure that
the next season will see a carryover
to the 1925 crop of only about
100000 bales, or 100000 under
normal Farmers and bankers in
some sections of the South are al
ready preparing to cut down acreage
in 1925. They say they cannot plant
another large acreage for 22-cent
cotton, and pay high prices for corn
to feed their stock.
Evening star., 1924-12-19
Your Banker Knows.

When in doubt about security
consult your banker. It Is equally
as much his interest as yours TO pro-
tect your savings. You trust him
with your deposits-why not trust
him wt..G your investment problemsT
Evening star., 1924-12-19
LIVE POULTRY HIaHER.

CHICAGO, December 19.-PouItry-
Alive, higher: springs, 2oh; turkeys,
33.
Evening star., 1924-12-19

NEW YORK, December lq-Eol-
lowing is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1924-03-09
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIAL EVENT IN VIEW
Parent-Teacher Association and
Student Committee in Charge
of the Program.

There will be an important meet
ing of the Western Home and School
Association March IL. After a brief
business meeting the evening will be
spent in a social gathering OF the
parents, faculty and student commit
tee. The student committee. consist
ing of about twenty-five representa-
tives of the various organizations OF
the school. are members of the asso-
citation and represent the student
body.
There will be three or four vocal
numbers by persons prominent in
musical circles of the city. One of
the special features will be short
address by prominent newspaper
man, who will discuss a current topic.
The school orchestra will render
selections throughout the evening
and especially will play during the
serving of refreshments after the
regular program has been completed.
In the past the meetings or the
association, with one exception. have
been of a business nature, but the
executive committee felt that gen.
eral gathering of social nature.
which would enable the parents to
meet each other. and particularly to
meet the members of the faculty
and the representative student body.
would furnish the parents with a
more correct conception of the OBJ
jects of the association and the sue
cess that its efforts have made, and
that this was the best manner in
which to really show the parents
the true value of the association.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
BUSINESS STUDENTS
WILL GIVE OPERETTA

Members of the Business High
School glee clubs are working hard
preparing an operetta, college
Days" which will be presented in the
Business High School auditorium
Thursday.
This little musical comedy is CEN
tered around the romance Of the
American college life. The part of
Dayy. the hero, is taken by Ralph
Hisle, and Dot, the heroine. is played
bv PHYLLIS Ransdall The other char
acters are Tubby, Mike Durso: Helen.
Dots pal, Anna Marie Francis: Prof.
Smith, president OF the BrinkSdale
College. Austin Swartwout; Martha
Baldwin Teale, known as Baldy,
Margaret McClosky. The two villains
are Paul Graves and Wallace En-
right.
The chorus is composed OF some
Of the members of each giee club.
The girls in the chorus are Misses
Lehman, Pacine, Nash. Bessler. Quick,
Arner, Jones, Cornwell, Potts. Muir
ply. Mandley, Lindsey, McCune,
Dodge, Seymour, Phillips, Collins,
Pau and SeamAns. The boys in the
chorus are Mensh. Gillette, Engel,
De Wilde, Gray, Parsons Hall.
Graves, Levenson and IAarconlbe.
Several scenes of college Daye
were given at an assembly Wednes-
day morning and brought forth en-
thusiastic applause from the student
body.
After the play there will be a dance
in tho school gymnasium
Evening star., 1924-03-09
G, U. AND NATIONAL u.
FRATERNITIES UNITE
Phi Beta Gamma and Sigma Tau
Omega in Consolidation
..... Move.

The consolidation of Sigma Tau
Omega fraternity with Phi Beta Gam
ma legal fraternity was effected last
night at a meeting of delegates of
both fraternities at the Georgetown
University chapter house of the Phi
Beta Gamma fraternity, 1722 Connec-
ticut avenue. The entire member
ship of the National University chap
ter of Sigma Tau Omega fraternity
and the Georgetown University chap
ter of Phi Beta Gamma attended the
installation exercises
A meeting of tho National Univer-
sity chapter will be held tomorrow
night. when several recent pledges
will be initiated.
Deiesates to the national conven-
ton of the new fraternity, which Will
Of the month, will be elected at a
joint meeting of the chapters wed
nesday night.
Omcers Of Chapters.
The officers and members of the
National University chapter are:
Hugh C. Bickford. chief Justice; Will
liam F.. Cheek. chancellor; A. A. koo-
rie. clerk; Joseph A. Giovannoni' na1. pal,j aar,
Seitz, historian; Edward j. Orchard.
Eugene D. Lugan, Fred O. Roth. Ben
l. Goldstein, Randolph S. Collins,
Michael ]. Lane, David J. Cole
Charles c. Eidler. Edward S. Rags
dale and Frederick G. Barker.
The Georgetown University mem
bers are: James P. Welsh. chief JUS
tice: James F. Griffin, associate JUS
tice: Donald Q. E. Burks, chancellor
A. Joseph Rich, clerk; Alfred A.
Clark, bailiff: Angelo Cianciarulo
marshall: Edward NJ Flanagan. his
torian; Sylvester j. Augino. James
Cam, Fred j. Conway, Thomas Gun
ningham, Cornelius Doherty. John f.
Driscoll, Bernard Frye, Arthur Gun
ther, Leo Gaudette, Robert F. Heffer-
man, Francis J. Harahan, James Har-
ahan. Will Hay. Edward J. Hart
walter Hauschultz, John Paul Jones
Gilbert Joyce, Andrew Kennedy
Francis Kiernan, Paul r; Lamielle
Francis X. La France, Herman j
Lauten, Edward Lyons. Carmen "
Mainarco, William H. Mccoy, Felix
A. Russell. Joseph p. Segatore, Louis
]. Shellman, William Sheridan, Fran
lis r. Shrotell, David Steff1ings. Sar.
kie Tatanain, Thomas H Tracy. Mar.
tin F. whaien, Horace A. Kelly, j
warren Kennedy. Christopher J, Can.
non and Thomas Macauley.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
HOWARD u. OBSERVES
SCHOOL CHARTER DAY
Prize Offered for Best Essay on
my Aim in Life" by Gradual,
ing Class Member.

AS a continuation Of Charter day OBJ
servance at Howard University ad-
dresses were delivered by Prof. Walter
Dyson Of the department of history and
Dean George w. Cook of the school Of
commerce and finance at the MONDAY
chapel exercises March 3. Prof Dyson's
address was concerned with the. his
tory of the university, and Dean Cooks
had to do with certain personal remints-
cences, he having had the privilege Of
being one Of its first students and hav-
of the university.
The first Of the annual alumni-senior
Charter day dinners was given under
the auspices of the District of Columbia
local alumni in the university dining
tive officers and faculty of the uniyer-
sity were guests at the dinner. The din
ner was in the nature of Fellowship
feast" the aim being to bring the Of
ficers and faculty of the university, the
graduating classes and the alumni into
close relations and to keep alive the
traditional Howard spirit"
A prize Of SO in gold has been offered
by G.. William Ullman, field secretary of
the Federation Of Jewish Charities Of
Philadelphia, for the best essay written
by a member Of the graduating class OF
Howard University on the subject, My
Aim in Life.
The conditions of the contest are: rs
says should contain not more than LOCO
words; manuscripts must be typewrtt-
ten: manuscripts must be submitted to
the head Of the department of English
on or before April Is, 1924, the date Of
the close of the contest
The judges will be Prof. G.. David
Houston, Prof. G. Smith Wormley and
DR.. Eva B. Dykes.
Vesper services this afternoon at 80
o'clock in the Rankin Memorial Chapel
On the university campus will be spe-
cia, musical service by the university
choir.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
LECTURES ON RADIO
FOR JUNIOR HIGH
Columbia School Club Sponsors
Series. With Lewis NJ. Heron
as Speaker.

The Radio Club OF Columbia Junior
High School is sponsoring a series of
lectures on radio each Tuesday after
noon by Lewis NJ. Heron Of Mckinley
Techpical High School.
Miss Hutchins and Miss Guest are
sponsoring a home economies club.
The group meets each Tuesday and
10 interesting itself in food and health
work
Miss Smith and Miss Wild will short
ly call for tryouts for the 9-B play,
"Helga and the White Peacock" by
Cornelia Meigs. The play will be pre-
sented in April.
In cooperation with the dramatic
committee. Miss Bonell is planning to
present in May a comic operetta, "Bul-
bull" by w. Rhys- Herbert. The boys
and girls glee clubs will have a large
part in the presentation.
At the regular upper class assem-
bly, Wednesday. DR.. d. II. Kress gave
Smoking"
The next meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association will be held
Thursday. s pm. A program OF in
terest is being arranged. At a re-
cent business meeting Of the associa-
tion it was agreed 20 present trophies
for the victors in an inter-Junior
high school track and field meet.
The honor roll for the first semester
is as follows:
First honor roll-Anna Davis, Cath
crime Fisher. Rose Gershenson, Annie
Galloway, Lois Gray, Dorothy Hall.
Felisa Jenkins. Roy kerley. Eleanor
Kramer, Lorena Lewis. Jeanette Salus.
Second honor roll-Eunice Allard.
Eveleen Blythe. James Bernhard
Gladys Boswell, Ruth Bierly, William
Brainin, Florence Browdy. Virginia
Browne. Virginia Bushong, Mary
Cleveland. Ray Davidson. Ruth Davis,
Helan Dolan. Victor Farhood, Sarah
Frankel. Harry Gaberman. Henry Ga
lotta, Gladys Glass, Myrtle Gooch.
Harold Hair. Gladys Hanes. Fred
Haskins, Francis Hayman. Ethel
Heath, Virginia Hoffman, Hilda Huck,
Anna Hurwitz, AL Comic kaplan, Ed
win Keto, Paul Kiernan. Mary Rooms.
Miriam Lloyd. Doris Lowe. Lucille
Lowe, Josiah Lyman, Doris Mackay
Eleanor MacGill. Pearl McGee, Sal
die Orleans. Dorothy Orrison. Eliza.
beth Osgoode. Anna Owens, Russell
Virginia Pendleton. Walter Rhinehart
Jack Riley, Hazel Ruff. Esther Rup-
pert, Rohs Sachs. Hymen Schecter
Ruth Schultz, Nellie Shannon, Jack
SNYDER. Louise Sobotka, Jerry South
Norma Stansbury. Helen Steele, Jo-
semi Stein, Alfred Toombs, Eleanor
Vandoren. Otto WiEensteiner. Edith
Ward, Margaret Wear, Eleanor
Weatherly. Catherine White, Gertrude
Willard. Ernest wilt. Rose Wladov-
sky and Marion Ziegler-