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Evening star., 1924-12-24
TURKEY PRICE FIRM
INLOCAL MARKET
Yesterdays Wholesale Rates
Also Prevail on Chickens,
Eggs and Beet.

Turkey prices did not take last
minute jump. In New York and
other northern cities it is reported
that retail prices went to so and rs
cents, giving the appearance of an
exceptionally high wholesale price.
Information received by local
dealers was that wholesale prices
about the vicinity of New York City
were no higher than here. 1t is said,
however, that dealers in the Metro
polls do not seem to mind running
retail prices to the top notch, ir-
respective of what prices are in other
cities.
Get New York Poultry.
Several local dealers drew on New
York poultry raisers for supplies
and prices paid offered no suggestion
of greatly advanced prices. Local
dealers say they expect to clean up
most of their supplies before CLOSING g
hour today.
Persons who deemed turkey prices too
high. it is stated, purchased chickens,
geese, ducks and fresh hams as substi-
tutes.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter--Fancy, tub, 47a50 prints, 81.
Eggs-Freeh. selected, candIed, 57a
5S; average receipts, 55 cases.
Cheese-Long horn, 25; mild cream,
2S old sharp. S5 per pound.
Poultry, alive-Roosters, l6 per
pound; turkeys, SSa40: ducks. 1oa20
geese, 15a20: Spring chickens, %; fowls,
1Sa20; keats, young, 50a70 each. Dressed
--Fresh-killed Spring chickens, 25a26
roasters, 80 roosters, Is; fowls, 24a25
turkeys, 5Oa55; keats, 70aS0 each
ducks, 25 +: geese, 25; capons, 40a45.
. Lave stock-Calves, choice. liz me-
dunn, 10a1l; thin, 6a7; lambs, Spring,
f3; /; live hogs, 1ia12.
4 Meats-Beef, 12a15; veal, IS, and
lamb, 25a27.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

AMATEUR VS.. EXPERT OPINION.
Some men unknowingly take big
chances in trying to eliminate risk.
That is rather a strange statement.
yet it is certainly true, when the
average man substitutes his OWL
judgment for that of an expert in any
profession. This is especially appli
cable to the investment field.
Only a few days ago a man in a
small city wrote to a newspaper il
a large industrial center asking for
suggestion in investing $4,000 for
crippled woman. The paper eX-
planned the difference in the various
types Of securities, and pointed out
the yield which could be expected OF
fairly safe bonds. 1t explained how
much the investor paid for marketa-
bility and for tax exemption. etc. \
few representative bonds were sug-
gested from which the selection
might be made.
The inquirer wrote in reply that
he was TOO late to purchase the
bonds which were in the list. They
were all gone. OF course. the paper
replied that since the bonds were on
the market, an investment banker or
his own bank could buy them for
him.
a little later the man again wrote
the newspaper, vigorously criticising
his bank. 1t seems he had dug up
some book which told him, just what
a bond should be and how it should
look. He did not like the looks OF
the bonds which were sent to him
through his bank. He objected to the
looks of the signatures of the officers
and sent the bonds back. Evidently
his book said that all signatures on
bond should be distinctly legible.
The bank and the banks attorneys
explained to him that the bonds were
executed properly, but he knew bet
ter.
Then the man asked the newspaper
to purchase the bonds for him. lie
disregarded the advice of his own
banker whom he had known for years,
and who undoubtedly expected TO live
next door to him for many years. The
strangest part was that the question
was one OF legality, not of personal
opinion. If a bank cannot determine
the legality of a certain bond, who
can? Certainly he could not expect to
be able to give an expert opinion him
self.
Copyright 1924, by Consolidated Press
Evening star., 1924-12-24
WALL Street HAS
BIG HOLIDAY FEIE
Millions in Bonuses, Tree,
Band and Trinity Chimes
Add Joy to Occasion.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December 24.-Glow-
ing with It's month of banner mar
kets. Wall street settled down to cell
ebrate Christmas late yesterday aft
ernoon with a show OF spirit and
good cheer that equaled anything
Oldest brokers could remember.
The festivity began with the light
Ing OF the community Christmas tree
In Broad street, In front Of the Stock
Exchange. Crowds gathered, listened
TO the chimes from Old Trinity, fhe
trumpeters and quartet appearing
on the balcony Of the exchange and
the band from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
Millions I'm bonuses.
Many firms began holding informal
open house as soon as trading closed
at o'clock. Many played host to
their own employees. Others enter
tained customers.
The exact amount of the bonuses
spread about in Wall street this
Christmas is not known, but IL runs
into millions, representing all degrees
OF heartiness from one weeks salary
to a whole years salary.
The Stock Exchange gave per cent
Of annual salaries, the Consolidated
Stock Exchange from one-half week
to three weeks salary The Cotton
Exchange set aside $4,000 cash for
Its employees.
Big 1893 Christmas Recalled.
Old timers on the Street recalled
the last bull Christmas" was In 1898,
beginning shortly after Dewey's vic-
tory at Manila and extending well
past Christmas.
Tales were still told of the great
tree put upon the floor of the ex-
change, the. lavish flow of cham
payne and the prevailing conyiv-
iality.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
STEEL MEN HAPPY
OVER 1925OUTL0OK
Prices, Order Books and Mill
Schedules Now in Good
Condition.
By the Associated Press

pg the ASSrlarNd Press.
NEW YORK, December 24-"As the
year draws to a close. steel mills and
steer markets continue TO give evil
dence of frmness in prices and of the
improved position Of order books and
mills scheduled" Iron Age says. The
more confident leaders in the industry
how speak with more assurance con-
cerning the first six months of 1925
whereas recently their expressions
were limited to the first quarter.
The expectations of a continuance
in the early months of 1925 of, the
rail and car demands of the raiIroa DIS
Is one reason for increasing conf
dence. The sheet industry also has
seen a notable revival of demand
since early November Recent tin
plate orders by the large can COM
panfes amounted to 6.30O,0O0 boxes
for shipment between February and
June, and 1926 now has the appear
ance of an Unusual tin pIite year"
The Iron Age composite pig iron
price has advanced to s22.Os from
s2l.67 last week. Finished steel is
higher, the composite price advancing
from 2.531 cents last week to 2.546
cents per pound.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
SAFE BUILDING
CONTRACTS GIVEN
Federal Americans Vaults
Now Being InstaIIed-l. C.
c. Plans Rail Probe.

The firm Of Herring Hall Marvin
Co. of New York City has been award
ed the contract for the installation
of the safe deposit and money vaults
In the new Federal-American Ma
tional Bank, John Poole, president of
the institution announced this morn
ing. The contractors have already
begun work, having poured the rein
forced walls and floors.
The contract for the safe deposit
vault calls for the latest in modern
bank equipment. Equipped with plug
doors with thickness of Is inches,
the vault will be protected with mod
ern electrical devices, including the
central office alarm, technically known
as the phonet-alarm. Emergency
doors are also called for in the con-
tract.
The safe deposit structure will have
capacity of 5000 boxes, with $500
in service when the new bank opens
its doors.
Made Bank Director.
Richard H Wilmer. in charge of
the local law office of CraVath, Hen
derson 4 De Gerstoff of New York
city, was yesterday added to the
directorate of the District National
Bank. The. newest member succeeds
TO the vacancy caused py the deatn
Of James y. Hoge.
Mr. Wilmer is only 80 years old.
I. e. c. 10 Probe Reads Earnings
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion today announced il would in
yestiEate at hearings beginning April
%. next, the question of how much
excess earnings the New Orleans.
Texas and Mexico Raiffoad and its
subsidiaries. generally known as the
Gulf Coast Line, have obtained in re-
cent years.
Under the transportation act the
Government is entitled to recsptuTe
one-half of the excess earnings which
any railroad corporation may receive
In one year above the 524 per cent re-
turn on the value of the property
which it used in transportation. The
notice said that the Gulf Coast Line
in 1922 had reported only $34-07 as its
total of, excess earnings, and that in
1928 the total SO reported had been
s10,436-
The carrier was notified TO be pre-
pared on the date given TO present evil
dence on the subject.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Not an Empty Echo.

From the Southport Guardian.
A certain glen in Scotland had the
reputation of having a splendid echo.
An English gentleman visited the
place and asked his guide about the
echo.
Just shout two bottles of whis-
KY" said the guide.
The gentleman did as requested, and
after waiting for several minutes, he
turned to the Scot and said:
But do not hear any echo.'
Maybe ne,' chuckled the Scot.
heres the 1assie comm wi the Whis-
ky
Evening star., 1924-12-24
ROAD APPEALS TOT. c. c.
Boston and Maine Would Close
Improbable Lines.

The Boston and Maine Railroad,
"in furtherance of a comprehensive
plan TO reduce the proportion OF un-
profitable mileage now operated.
applied to the Interstate Commerce
Commission today for permission to
abandon four sections of its railroad
system In New Hampshire.
Officers of the road have recently
announced their intention to cease
operations on n very large prepor-
tiou OF the system.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
MARYLAND COMMISSION
ALLOWS GAS PURCHASE
New Concern Plans Chain of Gas
Companies in Six
States.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 24.-Au-
thorization has been granted by the
Public Service Commission for pur-
chase by the Southern Gas and
Power Corporation of four natural
gas companies in West Virginia and
Western Maryland. Walter Whet-
stone, president of the southern Gas
and Power Corporation, said the
company plans to construct an arti-
fetal gas plant to be used to aug
ment the natural gas supply. The
plant will be constructed In West
Virginia, near the present gas fields.
The four natural gas companies to
be bought by the Southern corpora
tien were recently merged, with the
consent Of the commission, In the
name of the Chesapeake and Allegany
Company. BY the purchase the
Southern corporation will operate a
chain of gas companies in six States,
with approximately 10000 patrons.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Petrified Giant Found.

On the farm of 3. F. Kinger Of
Elsinor, Mo-, some prehistoric re-
mains have been found that, archie
olosists believe, might be traces of
a giant race that once inhabited that
part of the country. Muscles and
blood vessels are plainly outlined on
the rocklike formations, which, like
other prehistoric evidence, are be-
lieved to have been thrown up by
volcanic action in that part of the
Ozarks.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
AUTO EXPORTS, IMPROVE.

NEW YORK. December 24-Export
business OF the General Motors Cor
poration for 1924 indicates gain of
more than 30 per cent over 1928.
r"c"rding to Amory l.. Haskell. vice
president and general manager.
with the American car gaining in
popularity throughout the world" he
said, I'VE can anticipate an expan-
sion of sales of great Importance to
the thousands upon thousands of
dependent upon the motor
car industry for a livelihood
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Strange Things Seen.
the Cleveland Plain pealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
. Arthur P. of Newark. Ohio. saw a
f1ivver driver blowing his. horn Wig
orously at a large car whose rear
bumper had caught the front one of
the fivver and was towing it down
the street.
During a sermon ]. r. NJ. reports
seeing a young woman working
crossword puzzle inside her hymn
book.
Joe B. of East Fortieth street no
ticed over a. photographers shop the
sign, Your baby, If you have one, can
be enlarged and tinted here for
$s.75."
! Over q livery stable was the adver-
tisement: Cars for sail and wheels
titend."
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Hiee' M9sem<nts Narrow.
CROPS FALLING BEHIND
INCREASE IN POPULATION

Crop productiop "A the United States
js not keeping pace with the annual
Increase III population, according to
suFes 5aGTs released by the u11tsa
To,M crop production has increased
.S per cent during the past 12 years.
Tut production per capita has de-
creased about per cent
The mass of crop production in 1924
as measured by an index number is
11S per cent OF the average for the
fve-year period of 1904, and in
1929 the figure was 110 per cent. The
index of crop production per. capita in
1924 is e5 per cent of the average for
the fivc-year period, and in 1928. the
index figure was "a per cent.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Northern Lights in Movies.

Earl Rossman, an artistic explorer
in the Arctic regions. has returned to
the United States with motion pic
lures OF the aurora borea'is. other
wise popularity called the northern
lights. He used a color process
camera. The film frequently broke
because of the cold, which was 35 to
SO below zero. He also made a pic
ture of a complete cycle of the sun
in a day as 1t rounded the pole
Evening star., 1924-12-24
STEEL MILLS ACTIVE.

PITTSBURGH, December "a (Spe-
ciaD Continued expansion in steel
operations at a time of year when
there normally is let-down is the
chief feature Of the business situa-
tion here. Heavier specifications arr
irving at the mills preclude the pos
sibility of a cut in operations and
schedules call merely for suspension
of work from midnight tonight to
Friday morning.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Glass Of Milk EQUALS Egg.

AS a tissue-buiIding food, milk is
recognized as in the first class, but
IL remains for the food chemists to
tell, how a glass of milk compares
with other edibles. AS for protein
they say one glass will provide as
much as one large egg. IL onions, 3
potatoes, IA shredded wheat biscuits,
8 slices OF bacon. 20 apples. g bananas
or thick slices Of whole wheat
bread,
Evening star., 1924-12-24
HARD AND SOFT COAL
BUSINESS PICKS UP
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. December 2i.-The
cold weather has stimulated 10 q
marked degree the demand for coal,
and both anthracite and bituminous
are moving more freely than for a
long time, according to coal brokers
here. 1t is said there are consider
ably more orders for steam coal than
there we're In September. Many
commercial concerns are now close
to the boards In the matter of coal
supplies and are finding they cannot
get coal the moment il is ordered.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Opera Singers and Titles.
From the Baltimore Sun.

from the BdItlTnofe sun.
Titles have been traditional for
years in the operatic world The
great Patti was first the wife of the
Marquis de CauxSand when she died
was married to Baron Cederstrom of
Sweden. Marie Renard, so long pop
ular at the Imperial Opera House in
Vienna, was the wife of Count Ru-
dolf Kinsky during many years OF
her active career on the stage.
Minnie Hauk, the American singer,
has long been Baroness Hesse Won
wartegg. and Sofia Scalehi, a popu-
lar contralto of the italian operas,
was the wife of Count Lolli during
her best days at the Metropolitan
Evening star., 1924-12-24
N. & w. MAKES SHARP
GAIN IN MONTHS NET
Road Reports Over 81 ,000, 900 Bet
ter Business Than in No
vember, 1928.
By the AssOcia ted Press

Ry the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 24.-The
November earnings statement of the
Norfolk and Western Railway show
ing an increase of more than a mil
lion dollars in net income over No
vember last year explained the re-
cent activity in the common stock
which was able to repel bear at
tacks when the rest Of the stock
market showed easy tendencies. It
was thought in some quarters that
the strength OF the stock was due to
merger sDeculations, although both
Norfolk and Western and Pennsylvania
Railroad officials had made it clear
that nothing OF that nature was i'm
pending.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Doctor for Every 724 Persons.

In the United States there Is a doc
tor for every 724 persons. In Eng
land the proportion is / to every
1857 inhabitants, and in central Eu-
rope l to every 1000 to 2,500 per-
sons. Educational requirements for
a doctor of the first class today are
much higher than 25 years ago,
owing to the advances in medical,
anatomical and chemical as we'll as
physical sciences.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
PORT TRADE DROPS.

Special DispHtrh Ia The Sfa..
BALTIMORE, December s4.-Both
imports and exports from the port
of Baltimore last week showed a
decrease, as compared with the pre-
vieus week, according to figures of
Charles H Heltzman, collector. I'm
ports totaled s1,37o,S22, of which
{.I92,7i1 was free and $17s,211 du-
tia BILE.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
GET MONEY AT 4 PER CENT

NEW YORK. December 24.-Broker-
age houses are understood to be bor-
rowing six-month money Hbaraliy at
4 per cent. which is Interpreted in
the financial district as an indication
of an active stock market in the first
half OF next year and accordingly
are fortifying themselves.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
MANY NEW OIL WELLS.

NEW YORK, December %. The
Barnsdall Corporation has completed
six wells in the Rosecrans field, CAL
ifornia. Ten additional wells are be-
ing drilled. Pure Oil Co. has opened
q new producing territory, with the
other wells in Ohio have been com
pleted in Morgan and Athens Coun-
ties.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
HUDSON EARNINGS LOWER.

NEW YORK, December 24-Net in
come of sS,o73.45S reported by the
Hudson Motor Car Co. for the year
ended November 80 is equal to sS11
a share, in comparison with $S,0e3,-
ga, or 1886 a share, In the previous
year. Gross profit was s16,247,s72,
against sl4,472,351 the year before.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
IL PER CENT DIVIDEND

NEW YORK, December 24.-The ST.
Lawrence Paper Mills have declared
a dividend of IL per cent on the
preferred stock on account of ac-
cumulations up to December 81. paw
able January 10 TO holders of record
December 81
Evening star., 1924-12-24
FINAL DIVIDEND VOTED.

NEW YORK. December o4-Direc-
tors of the 1nvincible Oil Corporation
have declared firal liquidation divt-
de nd as part of the companys plan
70 rdissolution. The pa yment pro-
vides for the exchange of one share
OF Louisiana OH Refining Corpora
tion for each share of Invincible on
and after December 26
Evening star., 1924-12-24
FORD RECORDS SMASHED.

NEW YORK, December 24.--Saies
of cars, trucks and tractors by the
Ford Motor Car Company in the
United States during the first IL
moHths of 1924 exceeded all previous
records wfth-a total OF f,sas,sss, COM
pared with f,7s6.2o2' in the same
period of 1929
Evening star., 1924-12-24
LIMA DOUBLES EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, December 24.-Earp-
ings Of the Lima Locomotive Works
for 1894 are estimated at about $3.50
share on the common stock. almost
double the annual dividend REQUIRE
ment of 81 ashare. - ~
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Town Finally Gets Electricity.

The little town OF Graymount, in
Livingston County. Ill.,. has recently
received its first electric lights. An
electric line was extended from the
nearby town of Flanagan, and all
Graymount held a chicken dinner.
under electric lights, in honor of the
event,
Evening star., 1924-12-24
PARIS MARKET STEADY.

PARIS, December 24-Prices were
firm on the bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, SO francs. Exchange on
London. 81 francs 80 centines. Five
per cent loan, 81 francs so centimes.
The dollar was quoted at Is francs
57ia centimes.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
COKE PRICES ADVANCED.

PITTSBURGH, December "a tSpe-
ciaD.-The price of coke shot up here
to $40 to $3.50; a ton whe n the Con-
nellsvilIe district advanced wages to
the level Of the II. G. -FriGk scale =
Evening star., 1924-12-24
WILL DROP STREET CARS.

WORCESTER, Mass. December -
tSpeciaD.-The Worcester NConsoli-
dated Street Railway Company is
planning to substitute busses for
street cars.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

| +PartIy extra. tPayable In preferred stock.
Dividend rates as given In the above table
are the annual eash payments bssed on the
/ latest quarterly or haf-yearig declarations
Unless otherwise noted extra or special
| dividends are not included.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

In some cities there Is now the
ruling that car owners arrested for
careless driving must submit to an
eye examination by an optician,
Evening star., 1924-12-24
LIVE POULTRY LOWER.

CHICAGO, December 24.-Poultry.
alive. lower; fowls. I5a20; springs, 2S :;
roosters, Is; turkeys, 81; ducks. "a;
geese, 20a21.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
New York Stock and
Bond Averages
STOCKS.
Tuesday. December =:

STOCKS.
total stock sales, 1,1S1;0o0 q
shares. -. r..
Twenty industrials averaged
I14.s2: net loss. :s4., =: -.
High, 1924, 1856; low, 9o.27..
Twenty railroads averaged
l01.07: net loss, 10.
High, 1924, 1o2.so; low, s1.o0.
BONDS.
Total bond sales fpsF talue).
S1s,es3 geo.
Ten first grade rails averaged :
ss.l6; net loss, .0s. 80
Ten secondary rails aveTas sed, /,
sS.0s: net loss, .13. y I'..''
Ten public utilities averaged
91.23; net loss, .04.
Ten industrials averg d ,
s5.2I; net loss, .25.
Combined average, 90.67; net
less, rs.
Combined average month ago,
se.ss; year ago, $3.50. ..--~-----
Evening star., 1924-12-24
STOCK PRICES HELD
( YTlHU~
I|NAlRR0W RANGE
fe.HoAtaay Trading Pro.
Ndes Big Contrast to Re-
ESSaGEHEAgiid Markets.
.Hss22Er.

n!sT9 .1HN GdPress,
HW YORK, December 24.-Stock
pris4 poyui irregularly lower at the
9,gnss ,,aI1 t9t1sys market. dSs With trad
Aepa fek, Idss1taes of point each IN
linton Bag and Paper and Chicago and
East3rb sFfs1Ss preferred. initial re-
cessfens were held to fractions. Cop
persi were frP, Anaconda touching a
Ptife Ma<ementS Narrow.
PSce movements were the narrowest
OF Any morning session since election
day,5 West Fem Power. which broke
moro than II points yesterday. rallied
rDants, and General Electric moved
Up 2k. Gains of a point or SO were
recorded by Cuban Dominican Sugar.
Missouri Pacific preferred and Ameri-
can Radiator. American Woolen, Della
ware and Hudson and Congoleum each
Sagged a point.
Foreign exchanges were quiet, with
sterling yielding slightly and the other
principal curTencies showing only
nominal changes.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

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Int hfer Mar pf.
Internal Nickel.
Internal PAPER.
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Kan City South.
'Rayser fJulius1
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kinney 9 b..
Laelede Gas (S).
Lehish Val t8kJ
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Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-26
CANOE PASS AND SEA
FOOD CANNERYS UNITE

The Shepard Point Packing Com
pany recently incorporated at eSattle
with a capitalization of $15O,OOo IS a
consolidation of the Canoe Pass Pack
ing Company and the Alaska Sea Food
company, Milton Henderson of Port
land. Ore, head of the former concern
is president, with J. B. Reagh, OF the
Alaska Sea Food company is VICE
president.
The Unakwik Packing Company has
been incorporated with capital Of flt-
ty thousand dollars by E. B. Hanley,
Joe E. Most and VIM. R. Gilbert of the
Copper Rievr Packing Company. The
new corporation will place the King
Salmon cannery, purchased last fall,
in first class condition, to be operated
during the pink run of salmon the
coming season.
The Carlisle Packing Company has
chartered the steamer Cadaretta, of
the Nelson Steamship Company, for
four months during the salmon season.
She is due in Seattle to outfit for the
company's Bristol Bay cannery.