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Evening star., 1924-11-09

Armistice day. Walter Reed Hos
pital has begun its campaign and to
date 700 veterans are wearing the
little Red Cross button signifying
membership, 1t was announced last
night by the, roll call committee,
which made public plans for the an
nual canvass.
In the buainess area workers will
be stationed in banks. Office Hobbies
and department buildings and in the
residential district =the committee is
depending upon volunteer canvassers
to enroll persons in their apartment
or block. Appeal Is hereby made for
these volunteers, who should call at
Evening star., 1924-11-09
For every building

Protection of asbestos roofing can be secured for
every type of structure. Besides several types of
Asbestos Shingles, Johns-Manvile makes Asbestos
Ready Roll Rooings for all kinds of buildings with
sloping roofs, and Asbestos Built-Up Roofing for
flat roofs.
See of the dealers listed in this advertisement
He can tell you about the type of Asbestos Roofing
best suited to your needs. Ormail the coupon below
'' 21O212 North Broad ST.,
- - Philadelphia Pa.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

roll call headquarters, 1413 G street,
and receive instructions.
Signs, posters, display advertise
ments and folders will be in evidence
to remind the citizens of the District
that their membership in the Red
Cross is about to expire and oppor-
tunity is given to renew it or join
the organization for the first time.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
NEW YORKER DIES HERE,
Taken Ill in Fiance's Home, Sue
cumbS in Few Hours.

James F. Burns. veterinarian of
New York City, died at Casualty Hos
pital yesterday after an illness of
only a few hours duration. Cause
of the death not having been ascer-
tanned, Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt or
dered an autopsy before issuing a
certificate. The autopsy will be per-
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Ashevillc-The Western North Caro-


slina Mountains-Healthf and De-
.Hghtful During This Fall Season.
NO better place in the world to
) spend an Autumn vacation. Excel
slent and greatly improved hotel ac-
Communications. Two first-class golf
courses Fine motor roads. Con-
.venient train schedules. For illus
trated booklets and how to get there
write Southern Railway System. 1910
III street NV; phones Main $3.50 and
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Chinese warriors demand umbrellas.
About $500 of them were shipped
from Peking for'the use of the XII
angsu soldiers in the fighting in the
Shanghai district
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Police; Fire Chief George Watson,
Mrs. Nina Van Winkle. chief of the
Woman's Bureau; James A. Ffeser,
chief Of domestic operation of the
American Red Cross; Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, Gen. and Mrs. Ireland, Col.
and the Marquise Bibernezzo of the
Italian embassy and Isaac Cans. pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
START RED CROSS DRIVE.

Unable to wait for the official
opening date of the annual roll call
of the District Chapter, American
Red Cross. which is set for Tuesday
Evening star., 1924-05-03
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, May Bar silver, "a;
Mexican dollars, 49S.
LONDON, May 3.-Bar silver,
80 13-16d per ounce. Money. per
cent. Discount rates-Short bills, as
per cent. Three-month bills, SaSh
per cent.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
By George T. Hughes
TWELFTH ARTICLE.
Debrnture Bonds aud why a Good
CorpOrntfoB's Word Is Better
Than a Good Mans Word.

Sixteen million dollars of 5i2 per
cent debenture bonds were offered
recently by the Gulf Oil Corporation
Of Pennsylvania. A few weeks before
that the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company offered 100000
900 of 51z per cent debenture bonds.
Both issues were sold imm ediately.
Those two issues illustrate a valuable
and simple phase of financing that
Is not fully appreciated by the pub
lfc In personal business transactions
men and banks readily accepted un-
secured, promissory notes when the
general credit of the debtor Is high.
In a sense debenture bond is SINH
lar to a promissory note. 1t is, how
ever, much more than that. 1t is true
that the loan is unsecured in that
nothing is specifically mortgaged.
Nevertheless there are certain pro-
tective provisions in all sound de-
benture issues which raise the invest
ment above the promissory note.
Provisions of Sale Considered.
Consider, for instance, the provi-
sions under which the two debentures
referred to were sold. The Gulf Oil
any of these 5h per cent debentures
are outstanding and unpaid 1t will
not create or permit, to exist any Sc
cured indebtedness upon or against
its properties including the properties
of subsidiary companies. excepting
purchase money obligations on mere
after acquired property. -.
1t also agrees that the quick assets
of the company and its subsidiaries
shall at all time be at least equal to
the aggregate amount of their indebt>
edness, including the amount of these
gta
In the same way the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company un-
dertakes not to put any mortgage
upon any of it's telephone lines : or
plants unless at the same time it puts
up as security for these debentures
stocks and bonds of its operating
companies. In other words, it will
not increase its secured Indebtedness
unless at the same time 1t puts up
collateral for these now unsecured. de-
bentures. The idea Is that IL at any
time in the future the company, finds
1t necessary to give security, for new
capital, the interests of the holders of
the debentures will not be subordf-
mated. Similar provisions have been
embodied in many railroad deben-
lures In some cases they have proved
of great value to the holders
Careful Scrutiny Necessary.
Before purchasing a security of this
kind the particular provisions should
be carefully examined in each case,
but when to the restrictions upon, the
company in a debenture bond are
added a long and honorable record of
promptly meeting it's obligations. a
sound financial condition exhibited by
it's balance sheet and profitable OPP
GRAFTON testified to by earnings state
ments, debenture bonds rank. with
many mortgage loans.
ACopyright, 1924, by oonsolidated Press As
eociation.)
Evening star., 1924-05-03
Uncertainty in Trade Sho,vn
Past Week in Price CHANGES
Market Unaffected by Rediscou't Rate
Observation-Disclosures Losses in Steel
and Auto Shnres-RaiIs Hold Steady.

cause the money cost seemed high.
On the contrary, the trade recession
of the last month and half has
occurred with unusually low rates
quoted In the money market and with
the federal reserve ratio at the high
est since April. 1917, when the United
States went to war. Why, then,
should the lowering of the rediscount
rate at New York have any effect
either upon Wall street activities or
upon general trade?
Reserve Banks Follow Market.
This reduction merely took cogni-
zance Of the decline in open market
discounts. 1t illustrated the point
that in ordinary times the federal re-
serve institutions are followers rath-
er than leaders. 1t is their function
to raise rates ahead OF the market. as
they did in the spring of 1921. when IL
credit crisis is at hand. But once the
speculative imitation which has
brought about the crisis has been
checked. it is their duty to encourage,
through their own initiative. the low
ering of rates to necessary business.
This weeks action of the New York
bank was not In any sense intended
to stimulate outside trade. Much less
could 1t be regarded as an invitation
to new speculation. 1t was simply
making the official rate agree more
with the unofiicial. at the same time
Evening star., 1924-05-03

!, SPRINGFIELD, I'LL. May ,3.--One
thousand Illinois farmers have 3oined
the movement to produce 1000 pounds
of pork from one litter of pigs
through scientific feeding and hous-
ing. =
Evening star., 1924-05-03
EUROPE'S BUYING FACTOR
IN WEEKS GRAIN MARKET
Broadening in Volume of Wheat
Dealings Accompanies Price Up
Trend In Chicago.

CHICAGO. May 3.-Big European
buying Of Canadian wheat has been q
decided factor in bringing about
higher prices here for grain this
week. Compared with d week ago,
wheat in Chicago this morning was
l y to rs up, corn at haS to 1a1h
advance. oats shade to AaS i'm
proved. and provisions varying from
unchanged figures to a rise Of IL
cents
Some broadening in the volume of
wheat dealing here accompanied the
upward trend OF values. The fact
that great quantities of wheat from
Canada are finding an outlet across
the Atlantic instead OF pressing on
markets in the United States encour-
aged many traders to act on the as
sumption that bear news had been
fully discounted. and that an advance
In prices could well be looked for.
Buyers generally construed Dawes
plan developments as helpful toward
a larger European demand for wheat.
Better credit facilities which Germany
had obtained in this country were
also regarded as a distinct aid in this
respect.
Month-end liquidating sales tempo
rariIy hindered the upward course of
the wheat market. but with the sea-
son for crop damage, reports near at
hand and the McSary-Haugen bill
continuing to attract sharp attention.
Ii was noticeable that speculative
selling appeared to be reduced to a
minimum. Private crop estimates in
dicated that domestic spring wheat
average had been reduced to the
smallest total since 1897, and that the
1924 winter wheat yield would be
10000 900 bushels less than was har-
vested in 1923. Planting delays north
of the Ohio river had considerable
effect in lifting the corn market.
Oats were in good demand on set
backs. Provisions responded to les
sened arrival of hogs.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. May. 3. Omitted States
Department of Agricultural. Hogs
Receipts 1000 head; fairly active;
steady to 5 higher; bulk good and
choice -weighty butchers, 7.50a7.60;
top, $50; desirable $50 to 225 pound
averages, 7.50a7.50; bulk packing
sows, 6.75a6.90; bulk good and choice
strong weight killing pigs. 6.00aS.40;
estimated hold-over, 1000 head !;
heavy weight hogs, 7.30a7.60; me-
dium, 7.25a755; light, 7.00a7.5o; light
light, 6.00a7.35: packing sows smooth.
675a6.90; packing sows, rough, $50
a6.75; slaughter pigs, 4.50a65O.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; beef
steers and yearlings generally so to
as higher spots, LOO higher on in
between grades fed steers; better
grades fat she stock, 25 to so higher.
others and Gamers and cutters slow,
steady; bulls, 10 to Is up; stockers
and feeders, % to 40 higher; veal
calves steady to 25 higher; weeks
bulk prices follow: Fed steers and
yearlings, 8.50a10.75;' fat she stock,
5.50a8.25; Gamers and cutters, 265a
565; veal calves, 7,OOa85O; stockers
and feeders, 6.50aS.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; re-
ceipts practically all direct; for week,
around $4,000 head direct; 144 cars
fed lots; compared week ago, fat
lambs around SO higher; sheep, so TO
rs lower; best fat wooled lambs at
the close. 1900: top clipped lambs.
1875; bulk prices follow: Fat wooled
lambs, 15.75a16.s5; clipped wethers,
S00aS.50; clipped ewes, 7.0Oa7, SO /:
clipped lambs, 13,75a15.00.
Evening star., 1924-05-03

taklixsnoto OF the small demand upon
the rediscount privilege. as shown by
the comparison between the present
total rediscounts of $447.l85.000 and
the $3.50, $4,000 OF year ago.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star oasee

600 from the present $22,5oo, geo. 1t
Is also proposed to place the COM
mon on an annual So basis.
Special weakness developed In
Mesabi Iron stock, carrying IL to a
new low record at 8, against the
Friday final of an. Radio issues,
which were, In demand recently, came
off somewhat under rprofit-taking
sales, while the upward movement in
public utility stocks was not renewed
There was no let-up to the buying
of Universal Pipe common. which
carried Ii up over 2 points. Stock
holders at the coming meeting will
be asked to enable directors to pro-
ceed with the carrying out of the
plan under which the company was
organized This will mean acquiring
OF a minority ownership of Iron Prod.
ucts stock now outstanding by Unit
1Versal stockholders.
+I.ago Petroleum continued the fea-
ture OF the independent oils and was
activity taken around 3.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
Ask Your Banker

How much real value stands back
of the stock you are asked to buy?
Are you sure that the nice, honest
looking stranger is telling you the
truth? Ask your banker to look into
what he claims. st
Evening star., 1924-05-03
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

UNIONTOWN. May 3.-A large num-
ber of mines, owned by the Frick
Coke Company and large independ-
ents in the Connellsville region, have
been closed down.
This fact, together with the 20 per
cent wage cut by the keystone Coal
Company, is the feature Of coal and
coke operations in the district at
present.
KANSAS CITY, May s.-The milli-
merry trade is showing improvement
throughout the southwest. White
hats in small shapes have started in
well, but the bangkoks, leghorns and
peanut straws are expected to ac-
count for the bulk Of the trade.
SOUTH BEND. Ind, May s.-stude-
baker plants here will operate at ca
President P % Erskine. This Will mean
an outturn of about $4,000 cars.
Sales officials report q satisfactory
amount OF business
PORTLAND, Ore, May 3.-Salmon
packers now are offering IL cents q
pound for Chinook salmon, cents
for white sturgeon. cents for green
in gill nets On troll caught varieties
the prices are. II cents for salmon
over twenty pounds, 10 cents for
varieties from fifteen to twenty
pounds and 6 cents for fish Weighing
ten to fifteen pounds + 2
SHREVEPORT, May s,-oil produc-
tion. in Louisiana and Arkansas this
week, smashed the. three-year record
established last week by 1862 barrels
in the daily average, which totaled
19,464 a day. Thirty-five new wells
added 1900 initial production
BOSTON. May 3.-The Nashua Manu-
featuring Company mills will Close
next week, affecting 5000 workers.
The Nourse mill at Woonsocket will
resume next week after a three-day
lay-off. -.
SPRINGFIELD, I'LL, May '3.--One
thousand Illinois farmers have 3pined
the movement to produce 1000 pounds
of pork from one Hitter of pigs
through scientific feeding and hous-
ing. 2
SEATTLE, May 3.-Output of, lum-
Der in, the mills of the Pacific north.
west Is running above normal, while
new orders are running apprecia bly,
under production. Lack of demand
in the central west and west has led
TO ssfAani0S OF prices.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
BosToN sToCK MARKEr.

BOSTON, May 3.-Fo1lowing is a
list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
Evening star., 1924-05-03

NEW YORK, May Following 10
an official list OF bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today: W. -
Evening star., 1924-05-03
BALTIMORE PORT ARRIVALS.

BALTIMORE, May 3 Especially Ar
rivals at this port during April to-
tailed 216 ships, IL more than were
recorded in March. OF these. 14s were
Of American registry. an increase of
nine over the previous month. Great
Britain followed with 20; Norway, IL:
Italy, Z; Japan, 4; Germany and
France, 3 each: Sweden, Holland. Bel
gium and Honduras. each. and DEN
mark, and Greece, l each. One Ameri-
can barkentine, eight schooners and
one British schooner were unusual fig
ureS in the number of arrivals. -.
Evening star., 1924-05-03
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.

bf WILLIAM r.. HEFEEhNAN.
srecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 3.-week end
evening up of accounts characterized
trade in the closing curb session of
the week and price changes for the
most part were inconseauential.: An
outstanding feature, however, was
the selling of Borden shares fol-
lowing announcement of the propos-
ed recapitalization plan of the COM
pany. Offerings were large enough
to wipe out the ~ point rise of the
previous day as trading commenced.
and thereafter further reaction oc-
CURED. A special meeting of stock
holders has been called for May %
to act on a proposal to increase the
authorized common stock to $s5.000..
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

NJ. Husuki, 8 Jap employed at Petersburg caunery, recently shot and killed Mary Andreauoff. and perhaps fatally wounded her mother, who were fellow workers in the cannery. He then walked out to the end of the dock and shot himself through the head in- dieting wound from which portion of the brain matter escaped. It was at frsts thought that neither the Jap nor the woman had chance to survive, but later both showed improvement, and it is now expected that both will recover. The Japanese residents of Petersburg raised S250 for the benefit of the woman.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15
Tick Tick New Form
 of Gambling, Germany

Beriiu-A new form of gambling has struck Germany. It is known as tick tick" because watches and small clocks are used in this game of chance.
 The bets are made on the time that the watch OF clock wlll run down. The person guessing the minute or second nearest the exact time the hands cease Q junction takes the prize, which is s purse made up of all the bets on this particular watch, minus certain per centage fer the ,'house"'
 Sume of the games, operated in the rear of cigar stores and other hooks, have scores of watches running at tue same time.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15
Bedbugs and Beauties
 Stop Railroad Train

Bolozann, Ttalv.-Bedbugs stopped a train Just outside the frontier here.
 The train carried about dozen beautiful Vennese women, and when they arrived at Villach they immedi- ately reported to the station master that the train could not go on unless the coaches were fumigated. Before a curious crowd of onlopkers the Vi enuese beauties disrobed and showed on their bodies tanned from the season at he ido, Venice, masses of bedbng bites. while the insects themselves sought refuge in the recesses of the discarded clothing.
 The crowd became SO. curious. ,tbat the station master took the beauties to more private quarters. In the mean time the train was held on the tracks aod 8 party of station hands. armed with disinfectants, went through the coaches
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To R. H. Brown and Frankie Chew
 your tIeirs and assIgns:

10 R. Ill. Brown and EcahkIe CheW.
 your Ieirs and assigns:
 You, and each of you, are hereby no- tifed that I. the undersigned, your co owner. have expe uded, h labor aud i'm proyements the sumaOf not less than one hundred dollars per \ear for the years 1921, 1922 and 1923 upon the Pack Mule Association, placer mintng claim, situated on Outer creek. a trlb uta.y of Iditarod river, in the Otter mining and recording precinct, Ter rItory of Alaska in order to hold said claim under the provisions of Sec ton 1924 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto concerning annual labor apon mining clatsns.
 And if. wiGhin ninety days after the publicati tiOn of this notice. you. Oreither of you. fail or refuse to' contribute your proportion of said exDenditures. as well as the cost of recording the same, and the costs of this adve rtisement, your lnt crest in said claim will. become the property ot the undeFs gned. your cn owner, who has made the required ex penditure under the tegns of said Sec 'lon 2324 uf the Revised Statutes of the Itited States.
 AD.@S. MCDOWELL,
 Co Owner. Date of frst publication. Sept 20 1924 Date of last pu bIication, Dec. 27, 1924
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15
Alaska Notes Glesnings From Territorial
 Exchanges.

Formal announcement of the consoli- ,dation of two of the big companies which are preparing to take over large holdings in the Fairbanks district was made recently by Norman c. Stines, who has been directing the activities of the United States Smelling Re6u ing and Mining Exploration Company during the past year. The comps nies referred to are the Hammon company and she one which MT. Stines repre- sents. This action is regarded in Fair banks as indicating that the two com panies have decided to remain in the Geld and carry cut the big program Of development, which will include the construction of large water supply ditch and the working of large areas of placer ground by the most modern methods and on scale of much larger proportions than any hitherto attempt sd h Interior Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

The s2.000 voted by the city council of Juneau to send R. E. Robertson, special city attorney, to Washington to work for legislation affecting the mu- 5nicipality and the Territory, WAS an illegal disbursement and must be re- iturned to the city treasury, it was held by the Circuit Court of Appeals iL a decision recently handed down, revers- ing the District coort of the First divi
 siou. The action arose in the District court st Juneau on application by Elm ory Valentine for an injunction re-
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15
'Enoch Arden Proviso
 in Czech Marriage Law

Prague.-The newly formulated bill regulating marriage iu ,CGecho-Slovakia contains an "Enoch Arden" clause. It provides that, in the event of the re turn of husband thoug ht dead, after the woman has remarried, he has no legal rights that can,Iaffect the new marriage
 The condit'eus shat prevailed throughout Enropeeinnthe period just after the war. when. the return of men missing or reported dead to find re married wives was aL ordinary affair, probably inspired the law.
 Otherwise the marriage act as framed follows those of most cou ntries. Both civil and religious ceremonies are recogr ized. The marriageable age for males is fixed at Is, and for females Is.
 The Man ln the Athletic Shirt-Sav! Where's the towel?
 His Wife (n an evening gown)- Aren't you ready yet? And for heavens sake, pull down the window shade! Uo you want the neighbors to see you exposed like that?
 For Sale-Basket sled. in good con- dltion. Can be seen at John Heino's.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

I..s @.a2g new buildings being erect zd n 4a7.&ed are attracting the atten- Ser os residents of neighboring towns, ~ho se= profuse with complimentary remarks. Seward can boast that what ever buildings are being erected are all hreproof. cement structures, modern and slightly. The old shacks are giving way to concrete structures, and within few more years will be relegated to the dsss of long ago.-seward Gate way.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

Leonard Scott Temple, an oldtimer in the North, dropped dead at Nome 8 few weeks ago. from apoplexy. He first came to Alaska ir 1898
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

Happy" McNeer, the 13 year-old son of Nr. and Mrs. A. H. McNeer, formerly of Valdez and Seward, was drowned some weeks ago while in bathing at Haysi. Virginia. Doctors worked over the lad for several hours, but without avail.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

For Sale-BAsket sled. in good con- dition. Can be seen at John Heino's.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

strainug the city treasurer from turn ing the money over to Robertson. The injunction was denied, aud an appeal was taken to the Circuit court. Tn the meantime Robertson made the trip to Washington, expending about S1. .000 of she money appropriated.
The Kusko times., 1924-11-15

Jess Wckersham, resident of the Chickaloon district, was instantly killed by his native wife. who placed three bullets in his body, following a bitter quarrel, during which the man attempted to beat up bis spouse. The night of the tragedy Wickersham. who was intoxicated, attempted to carve the woman with butcher knife. She warned him off, and when he came within the danger zone fired with deadly aim. Wickersnam was a Span ish asg veteran, and had lived in 4 ia814 so- number of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

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