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The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
Electric Lamp for Miners Gains Favor

" HE old-fashioned flame safety
lamp used for Illuminating the
l. miners working place is fast go
ing into the discard. according
TO the United States bureau of mines,
which estimates that about 100000
eiectric cap lamps are now in use
In 1911 approximately 5000 flame
lamps and no electric lamps were be-
Ing used in the Pennsylvania bitimi-
nous mines, which were then produc-
Ing 30 per cent of all the soft coal
mined in this country; by 1918 the
flame lamps had decreased to 1900
whereas electric lamps tOtaled nearly
$1,000. In Great Britain during the
same years the total of 723. .934 flame
lamps decreased to 59O,1S and the
electric lamps gained rapidly from
4,29S to 156,52l. No later reliable fig
ures are at hand.
"Though coal was known TO the an.
clients, the earliest mention being cred
ited to TheOphratus, Greek writer.
about 3Il Il. c., the first known record
of coal mining was made in England
about 11SO a. D." the bureau of
mines points out. at was mt least GOO
years later before the safety flame
lamp was introduced At first coal
was undoubtedly obtained from ont
crops, and mining was done by day
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22

wy ASHINGTON. The South
Ny I will control congress II the
" Democrats win in November,
according to political prophets
who are unusually busy these days in
the capital
Although two of the South's favorite
sons We're given back seats by the
Democratic convention, Democratic
members of congress from below the
Mason and Dixon line are confident of
cornering the desirable committee
chairmanships If their party comes
into power
II Is said by some that the control
Of the South in congress will be even
more secure than during the Wilson
administration, when the Southern
states held most of the positions OF
Influence in the senate and the house.
Northern Democrats lost out. It is
asserted. when the Harding landslide
Of 1920. by putting them out Of office,
deprived the ones who came back in
1922 of their original rank in the
seniority list Representative Rainey
OF Illinois, for example, would have
been in line for the Craftsmanship of
the powerful ways and means com
mittee If he had not been defeated in
1920. Although reelected in 1922, he
Is listed eighth among the Democrats
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
FOX vows VENGEANCE

HF COURSE, neither Madam Duck
~ nor any of her family planned the
downfall of Mr.. Fox, but 1t was such
an undlgnltied tumble-as well as very
unpieasant-that he vowed If he lived
and had his health-and appetite he
would see to 1t that the duck family
paid in full for his ridiculous accident.
MIR. Fox had long watched the pend
where the ducks from a neishbOripE
farm went every day for swim They
were very plump-ooking birds and
many times MIR. Fox had craved one
or more for his dinner.
II was not so easy TO capture ducks
on this pond because there was SO
much onen snHce around Il ut one srnt-
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
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alert. and himself hidden. until he
came TO the spot where the bushes
were thick enough to hide him.
Mr.. Fox was so keen upon getting
his breakfast that he did not notice
that he was creeping along on some
very old boards half hidden in the
muddy ground, nor did he see that one
end of the boards was not on the
ground Mt all but over the water.
This had once been place where a
boat was tied and the boards had been
held up near the water ends by two
small posts. one Of these had fallen
and the heavy rain OF the past few
days had washed away the earth that
held the other. so that the weight of
Mr.. Fox was too much for the Old post
10 hold up, and down II went. and with
II Mr. Fox
Into the mud he fell. splash! While
all the fat ducks looked at him and
QuRcked loudly as he scrambled up the
bank and made of for some place
where he could hide.
And this is the reason he vowed ven
Geance. for nothing could have con
vlnced Mr.. Fox that those ducks did
not have 1t all planned to trap MIN
Anyway. they did not catch me-" he
muttered as he went along. And II
l am lucky enough to escape the gun
OF Mr. Man and have as good an arpe-
tite us | now have. | will make that
family Of ducks pay for this dirty
trick. Look at my coat! All mud 1t
will take me all day to dry it,
Ia MrILnrn SaMsna rrr sNnhlcAt.l
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
DENVER MARKETS
attic

Two loads of good to choice
pound heifers sold at $3.50.
Der Of palmer kinds sold doWp'.
to $3.50. A load of 9Sl-pOund "
cleared at $40. Two choice Y
were held considerably higher, pM,
more readily. 4 palmer load sp,s.l
1915. Butcher cows generally III
from 1925 to $3.50. with two desiil1
loads Of grass kinds at the latter
ure. A few choice light vealers
S9.25, while others usually clear.
from $3.50 to IS. Bulls were sensa'
scarce and only few bolognas
Two loads of 5i3-pound stocker y
made Sc. One load of $50 wss1
made $3.50.
The cattle market is looking w
grades look strong and trader
higher prices may be expected
Hogs
A load OF choice stock avensl
around 230 pounds made the WI
1850. Most Of the loads sold ~
although several went at NV
$3.50. Packing sows failed
any material gain. a load oi ~
stock, carrying mostly packing ~,
'old at 1928. Ouss from loads
cleared at 81. Pigs sold steaI
weak. with most desirable sht2
kinds at 1880 to 37.75. Stock plT
ally found an outlet at around ,"
sheep NJ
A zero was registered In
house receipts. while sos head VIZ
Iered- Five western markets repsl
$1,000. against 34.550 a week asa
ports from other points indica"
even advances. Some marker,
sharply higher. while Others Y. ~
only a little strength. Local w
considered choice fat lambs wi
up toward $l3.1O. There was only
tied inquiry for feeder lambs as''
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22

L \ perfectly adapted to air work
but in addition is so advanced
IN It's operation that charts and mans
are unnecessary even on long flights
Two army flyers recently sealed up
thelr maps in tin can, tossed them
INTO their plane mt Dayton Ohio, and
started the 575-mile trip to Mitchell
held without thought as to whether
there was land, water or cloud he.
meath them. And they landed at
Mitchell field as surely and directly as
II they had Travelled on rails. The way
seals on the map contaner were un.
broken.
The earth inductor compass as +,
Is called, Is the product of the gov
ernment experimental station at Nc.
COOK field. One of Its oriyinntors
Bradley Jones, made the first man.
less flight with Lieut.. II. G. Downev
On landing he explained the lnstru.
ment.
Adaptation of the mariners com.
pass to the airplane has never been
a complete success" Mr.. Jones said
The steel ih the motor would piva !,
an error Of as much as twenty do.
grees. The needle sometimes snins
around rutllely. We needed some.
thing more dependable and we've
got It.
The earth inductor compass ia
paced In the tall. away from the mo-
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
First Declaration Copie,

The first printed copies of the Dec.
laration of Independence which were
sent out contained only the names Of
the president OF the congress and
the secretary. The parchment with
the original signatures was deposited
with the Department of Stnte. In 1929
John Quincy Adams had copper
plate facsimile made to give copies
10 the signers or their heirs.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
whats in a Name?!"
FACTS about Your name; it's history;
meaning; whence it Was derived; sisnif-
canoe; your lucky day and lucky jewel

Lucy Anne, another popular English
version. had its counterpart In italy in
Luciano, and in France in Lucienne.
The amethyst Is Lucy's taIismanic
gem. 1t will safeguard her from dan
der and contagion. and has n soberiny
effect upon frivolous or high-str,,np
temperament. Saturday is Lucinda's s
lucky day and her lucky number.
% by Wheeler Syndicate Incl
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
A LINE o. CHEER
BY John kendrick BANGS.
DETECTIVES


G ONE folks would go
- To Tokyo.
And some to far Peru:
Some to Berlin.
or old Pekin.
And some to Timbuctoo.
Some Travellers seek
The Arctic bleak.
And others quaint Japan.
And some there be
who think Paree
The fairest goal OF man.
And | admit
There's much in It
!. too, rejoice to roam.
But | opine
These feet OF mine
Are happlest set for-HOME!
%. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
HAY AND GRAIN

Following arc prices paid BY ~
wholesale dealers to producers
load lots:
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22

Timothy. No. 1. ton. ...........'''tt
Timothy. No. 2. ton. .......""'
so,,th sonth Pa Park. E No No. !. ton....." ton
Second bottom. No. 1. ton. ..'''"
alfalfa. ton ..............." ."'"
ats. per cwt. .''''
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22

wv ASHINGTON- The South
Ny will control congress II the
" Democrats win in November,
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
HALF OF AUTO
COS. FAIL IN
Z YEARS
Data Given at Tax Hearing by
House Committee Sur
prises Members.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

ny OOohAOpOAt0m NcWB 6eHVAGcs
Official figures submitted to the
House Ways and Means Committee,
considering tax revision, today re-
vealed that despite the unprece-
denied prosperity of the automobile
industry during the past two years,
about sixty companies manufactur-
ing automobiles went into receiver
ships, liquidation or bankruptcy in
that period.
Congressman Frear of Wisconsin,
surprised at this estimate, asked for
more information. Spokesman for
the automotive industries declared
that the number of companies in
volved in commercial difficulty in
the past two years constituted about
one-haIf of the total number of pro-
ducing companies.
Several members of the commit
tee suggested that there had been in
cluded in the figures offered a con-
siderable number that began with
insufficient capital, or were impro-
vidently managed.
The figures laid before the COM
mittee were prepared by the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce and allied motorists organi-
cations.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
MELLON Plan IS
DEFENDED BY
WINSTON
Undersecretary Tells House
Ways and Means Surfaces
Are Too High.
BY InternatiOnal News Service.

Present high taxes are hampering
business, G. o. Winston, Undersec-
rotary of the Treasury today told
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, while explaining and de-
Tending the Mellon plan.
mo man starts business now
without first considering taxes in
connection with possible return
from the BUSINESS" he said. Under
best conditions he would think last
as to taxes. Surtaxes are too high.
They mean reduced income. we got
as much from a 10 per cent surtax
as from SIS per cent"
Chairman Green, of the committee,
suggested the total income Of the
Government was going up, indicating
general prosperity in the country.
THE country is growing, said
Winston. THAT will account in
part for the increased number OF
income tax returns. General condi.
tons point to prosperity in the coun-
try"
Charles de B Claiborne, New
Orleans, president of the American
Bankers Association, representing
tweuty-one state bankers associa-
tions and 10000 banks,o said Is per
cent of the profits of any concern
is the limit which the Government
can exact without killing of pro.
ductive industry. He endorsed the
Mellon plan of tax reduction.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
STOCKS DISPLAY.
IRREGULAR
TONE
Speciality Stocks Make Gains
While Many Other Issues
Take Losses.
BY II. j. DUIZEND.
Copyright. 1924. by Cosmopolitan
Nawa ServiceN

News SerVlce.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Irregular-
ity continued to characterize deal
ings in the first two hours on the
stock exchange today. Like yes
terday, the market was a two-sided
affair, certain issues experiencing
rather heavy liquidations and 9TH
ers, especially the specialties, max
ing further progress toward higher
levels. The list as whole made
no. Roadway in either direction.
While bull interests showed little
inclination to extend commitments,
due to the unsettlement in such
recognized leaders as Baldwin,
Studebaker and American Can, bear
SPECTATORS found nothing in the
overnight news to encourage them.
Further improvement was reported
in the country's banking position,
indicating another rise in the re-
serve rates of the Federal Reserve
system.
Carloadings in the week ended
january s, we're 7O3,269 against
615,431 in the preceding week and
Chicago reported an advance IN
scrap steel prices in that district.
Publication of the daily average
production Of California crude oil in
December showed a decline OF 4S'OSS
barrels from November.
Price movements were Irregular
from the outset. Pressure was ap-
plied against the equipments, Bald
win being the main target for at
tack in spite Of the official state
ment that the ccmpany's business
was better. Can stocks were also
heavily sold, but steel shares showed
steadiness, rejecting optimistic re-"
ports from various steel centers.
Petroleum shares, too, were we'll
bought, while some of the feathers
were in demand. There was persis-
tent strength in some of the recent
favorites, including Cast Iron Pipe,
Industrial Alcohol, May Stores, Cen
eral Electric and Utah Securities.
Transactions in the railroad list
were in small volume. the undertone
being firm. Some activity at rising
prices was noted in Pittsburgh and
West Virginia, Lehigh Valley and
Wabash preferred A stocks.
Call money renewed at per cent.
Foreign exchanges were under re-
newed pressure.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-Grains were
lower at the start today.
Wheat started unchanged to Il
cent lower with fairly general COM
mission house selling in a small
way on the large shipments from
Argentine and Australia.
Corn started unchanged to 4 cent
lower with selling led by a house
with Eastern connections. Unof-
ficial estimate of receipts was 104
cars. Trade light.
Oats started steady to Il cent
higher with a small mixed trade.
Provisions started lower for May
lard. Trade light.
Opening prices were:
Wheat-May. $1.08% to $1.0S;
July. $1.07A to SLOTS; September,
$1.06K.
Corn-May, 79Mc to 1850; July,
SOC to 80Kc; September, 80Ac to
S07sc.
Oats-May, 47hc to 47Kc; septem-
Der. 1880.
Rye-May. 741Sc.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Liberty Bonds.

cent. The company has surplus
Of $1,000,00O and undivided profits
Of $1,151 1853.
The Washington Loan and Trust
Company reported q net profit of
$277 ,O64.67 for the year, or a re-
turn Of 27.70 per cent on the cap
ital stock Of 100000 In point of
gross earnings, the Washington
Loan and Trust Company has Just
closed the largest year in its his.
tory, but the net profits in 1922
and 1921 were both larger by about
$4,000.
The net profits Of the American
Security and Trust Company
amounted to $659. 1908. an increase
Of $46,335 over the net profits for
the preceding year. On the can.
italization Of $3,400,000, the net
profits represent return Of 1910
per cent.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
F.. c. c. AUTHORIZES ISSUE
OF BONDS BY ROAD

The Virgin1an Terminal Railway
Company was authorized by the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day to issue $1,796,000 of s per cent
first mortgage fifty-year gold bonds
which are to be delivered to the
Virginian Railway Company.
At the same time the commission
authorized the latter road to have
authenticated and delivered to It
$S,416,O00 of per cent first mort
gage fifty-year gold bonds.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18

The board Of directors Of the
international Exchange Bank yes
terday elected Fernando Cuniberti
to the office of vice president.
and promoted Miss J. Kraus to the
position Of assistant cashier. Miss
.Kraus has been connected with the
institution since it's inception.
Joseph Schiavone was reelected
and DIR. Milton H. Pros
peri vice president. Members of
the board Of directors include E.
Joseph Arenoff, Fernando Cuniberti,
Leopold B. Freudberg, Frank T.
Fuller. ]. G.. Harding, F. B. Nc
Givern, I. J. Mills, F. L. Neubeck,
DR.. M. H. Prospect, Joseph Schia.
vone, Alfonso Tana, John Vaccara
and John Zanier.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
PHILLIPS IS REPORTED
TO BE ENVONTO ITALY

ROME, Jan. 1S.-William Phillips,
under secretary Of state at Wash
ington, will succeed Richard Wash
burn Child as American ambassa-
dor to Italy, It was reported in
diplomatic circles here today.
Ambassador Child plans to leave
Rome Sunday.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
NEWTON D. BAKER SCOUTS
RUMOR OF CANDIDACY

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 49,
Nothing is further from my
thoughts than being a candidate
for President" Newton D. Baker,
Secretary of War in the Cabinet of
President Wilson, told International
News Service today commenting
upon a report which had gained
circulation that he was contemplate
ing becoming a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent.
The report came as surprise to
friends of Mr.. Baker here, the for
mer War Secretary having often
expressed his desire to remain in
private life.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
TWO D. c. BOYS NAMED
WEST POINT CADETS

The District Commissioners today
appointd Thomas ]. Brennan, jr., Of
2S09 North Capitol street, and
Horace L. Beall, jr., of 1907 New
ark street northwest. to the United
States Military Academy at West
Point.
Four other boys were named
alternates. They were Mercer G..
Walter, 1850 Euclid street north.
west; Donald w. Smith, 915 Nine.
tenth street northwest; Joseph H.
Chambliss, 3401 Sixteenth street
northwest, and Samuel Denty, TAG
Princeton street,
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
NJ, Y. Cotton Market.

NEW" YORK, Jan. 1S.-Higher
Liverpool cables resulted in a better
inquiry at the opening Of the cotton
market today, options advancing
from Is to FL points.
January was up Is points at
$3.50, March up 81 points at 1910,
May up IL points at 1925. and July
up 20 points at 1922.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
National Savings.

Net profits Of the National Saw
angs and Trust Company for 1928
amounted to $272 .648.90, according
to the report to be submitted at
the annual meeting Of stockholders
Monday. Gross earnings amounted
20 $500, 1886, while total expenses
were 1927, 509.95. On the capitaliza-
ton of $1,000. 900, the net return
was slightly more than 27% per
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Local stocks.
SAIES.

3 !
Capital Traction 5s, $1,000 a 955s.
Washington Railway and Electric
As, 81, OO0W7O%; $2,5O0@70az.
Washington Railway and Electric
COM, 1O070A.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 1O@751s; 60751a.
American security and Trust Co.,
1O@305.
National Union Fire Insurance
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas IS. '3S, $1,000
1001a.
Merchants Bank and Trust Co..
1O@129.
Washington Railway and Electric
CON-, 10@9A.
MONEY.
Call loans, 8 and 6 per cent,
The Washington times., 1924-01-18

Canada Exchange-4New York funds
in Montreal, $32.50 premium
$1,000; Montreal funds in New York,
$23 discount $1,000.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Oil Stocks.

FURNISHED by W. B. Hibbs G. Coz
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Foreign Bonds.

Eek. div. IL per cent ex. div.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Curb Stocks.

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Co. }
Evening star., 1924-05-23

He explained that in 1902 the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
had bought a two-thirds interest in
those rights for S425,000, which rights
were transferred some years later to
the Potomac Electric Power Company
for $1,000,000 in stock. The other one
third interest is in the hands of other
owners.
He emphasized that in purchasing g
these rights there never was any
purpose to strangle the falls as a
potential rival of the local corpora
ton.
Mr.. Ham explained the revolution
in the electrical industry that has re-
suited since the rights at Great Falls
were acquired through the turbine,
which materially reduced the cost of
producing energy by steam.
He called the attention OF the COM
mittee to the fact that the Potomac
Electric Power Company, owning
these rights, has never found a
feasible economic commercially safe
proposition to develop hydroelectric
energy from Great Falls.
At the request of Representative
r. Walton Moore of Virginia, Mr..
Ham gave a statement regarding the
property of the Potomac Electric
Power Company. He said that the
company was incorporated in the Dis
Evening star., 1924-05-23

trict in 1896 to manufacture and sup
ply electric light and power in Wash
ington and suburbs. 1t owns two
plants, the main one at Benning, has
an installed capacity of $4,000 kilo-
watts and the reserve plant at 14th
and B streets, has installed capacity
of 5000 kilowatts.
1t Owns and. operates twenty-five
substati0hs, six of which are To-
Gated on the premises of the custom
ers He furnished detailed informa-
tion regarding the equipment in
these substationS.
On December 81, 1928. there were
approximately $500 miles of cable in
stalled, and the total number of feet
of wire on overhead lines was ap-
proximately 100000. There were
21,548 poles in service, 1928 meters
and 1876 street lamps on the lines.
This company has extended it's lines
into MARYLAND within recent years. and
is now furnishing current to Chevy
Chase, Gaithersburg. Garrett Park,
Glen Echo. Hysattsville. kensington.
Mount Rainier. Riverdale. Rockville,
Takoma Park and Washington Grove.
The hearings were continued until
Tuesday next. when Representative
Thomas l.. Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas. a member of the investigating
committee, has announced his inten-
tion of crosS-eXamining Mr.. Ham.
Evening star., 1924-05-23
DROPS OLD INDIAN SUIT.
Justice Siddons Dismisses Action
for Dividing Arizona Tract.

Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the
District Supreme Court yesterday rem
dered an opinion dismissing the suit
brought in 1915 in the name Of the
Pueblo of Santa Rosa, against the
Secretary of the Interior and the
commissioner of the general land Of
flee to remove from the public domain
a tract of 720 square miles in Arizona.
The case went to the United States
Supreme Court on a motion to dismiss
and was remanded with directions to
afford the government officials an op-
portunity to answer the bill. The mo-
tion to dismiss was renewed by the
officials, but they also filed answer
and the case was submitted after eX-
tended argument.
The bill alleged that the pueblo or
Indian town had been in existence
for more than three centuries under
Spanish, Mexican and American rule.
it being included within the Gadsden
purchase, and was inhabited by the
Papago tribe. One of the Indian cap
tains named Luis attempted to con-
Evening star., 1924-05-23

vey to Robert f. Hunter, half in
terest in the tract, which was claim
ed as communal property. The gov
ernment denied any ownership in
the Indians and asserted they merely
exercised the ordinary Indian right
of occupancy or possession.
Justice Siddons finds that the suit
was brought without authority from
the pueblo or the Indian inhabitants,
but in the interest of Hunter and an
other to whom he had granted an aG-
ditional interest. Even If the Indians
did own the land the holding was in
community, the court finds, and they
were clothed with no such authority
to convey as was attempted by Luis
by which he undertook to clothe
Hunter with power to sue in the name
of the Indians, with the ultimate OBJ
ject of partition of the lands between
the pueblo and Hunter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-09
A WARNING WORD TO
MEDDLING WIVES

The serious consequences OF a
husbands extreme absorption In
business IL the real theme OF
THE Guilty One" mystery
drama featured at Loew's Col
umbia this week.
The greater part OF the picture
Is devoted to the portrayal of the
home life Of a young architect
and his wife, and the chain Of
events which lead her into an in.
discreet friendship In the belief
that she will thus secure for her
husband much desired contract.
The supposedly influential friend
Is murdered and circunastantial
evidence points an accusing finger
at her husband and her brother,
both Of whom are innocent.
Agnes Ayres, as the wife, does
good work in the early part Of
the picture and In the final scene,
but is somewhat unconvincing In
her encounter with the detective.
Edward Burns does very well, in.
deed, in his role OF preoccupied
young husband, and is consistent
ly good throughout. In spite OF
their efforts, however. the story
drags until the introduction Of the
murder mystery. during which
the interest is well sustained and
is carried through to q dramatic
climax. %