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UPWARD SWING
IN ALL GRAINS
Wheat Takes Lead and Has
Sharp Advance; Corn
and Oats Climb

CHICAGO, Feb. with world
shipments smaller than a week ago
or a year ago and with Liverpool
quotations showing a sharp advance.
the wheat market hero took an early
swing upward today. Speculative
offerings increased to a considerable
extent, however, and checked the
rise. a good deal OF selling came
from traders who had bought on last
weeks decline. The opening, which
ranged from l cent to "a cents.
higher, May 1921 to sl.e3% and
July ;1.e4 to s1.G4h. was followed
by a moderate reaction and then by
a fresh upturn.
Unfavorable weather for the
movement of corn gave independent
strength TO the corn market and to
oats After opening at isc to lie
advance. May. sf.s5 10 si.s5A, corn
scored slight further gains.
Oats started at &c TO &c up, MAY
ok TO size. and later continued to
point higher.
Provisions were firmer. ,nfluenc.
ed by the action OF hog values and
of grain.
Belated liquidating sales together
with short settings brought about a
decline in wheat prices today after
an early advance. Export business
was small. The close was unsettled.
at h same as yesterdays close to
&c lower. May si.so% 10 si.ef and
July Si,s2 to t1.s2n.
Subsequently. selling pressure
broadened, and despite
ment OF 1.sooi, 900 bushels decrease
in the visible supply. the market un-
derwent a decided setback. May tenn
porarily going under $40 to Sl.ssa.
as against si.s4H earlier.
An Increase OF 1898, 900 bushels I'm
the corn visible supply total had a
depressing effect later. Corn closed
nervous, &c to Ike net lower, MAY
si.S3S to s1.33I.
Wheat number . red s2.o4: mum.
Der 2 hard sl.ssh Q1.sc. Corn mum.
Der 3 mixed si.23ih: number 2 vel.
low Sl.3od1.32is. Oats number 2
white 6S459hc; number 8 white 55
qb1c. Rye number ?. $l.61&. Barley
17cql.o4. Timothy seed s5.60as.5O.
Clover seed s25g3s. Lard $3.50.
Ribs $3.50. Bellies s17.s7.
Open High Low Close
, 1925-02-09

FOR su.rl's Try a 1'ribun. CLASH.
Ad
, 1925-02-09

FOR TRADE-wnl take a good car
as first payment on a good home
In the best location OF the city.
Phone 23s.
FOR SALE-Modern home, large
living room. with fireplace. sun
parlor. dining room. kitchen, four
sleeping rooms. small house on Q a
cash, bslance $50 q month. Phone
2es.
, 1925-02-09
Using PRICES
MART
Ugh Priced Industrial Spe-
cialties Given Attention
by Bulls

sNEw YORK. Feb. e.-Prlce
ovements in today's stock market
;ked uniformity. Bullish demon
-a1ions were aggressively conduct.
"A In @ number OF hiSh priced indus
Gals, but h%eaviness cropped out
} oil. Equipments and rail issues,
Vial sales Appropriated 900
hares.
, 1925-02-09
THE STORE WITH THE SMALL
QNERHEAn

FOR sAIE-Oak dressing table.
triple mirrors. SIS; gas ranges
4%-burners, $40 and up. Western cleo.
trio washing machine. s45; all cot.
ton mattresses. $3.50; duofold pad.
IS; 2.inch Verniu Martin beds. So:
d~ressers. 1880; %chironier. si1; spe
cisl prices on c%ongoleum and limo
leum remnant. We do furniture
Grating.
HUNTERGOLL co.
742 W. First st. Phone 1900
, 1925-02-09
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

GIRL wants work before and after
school. Phone 75OYX
FOR RENT-Nine-room furnished
house. also four sleeping rooms.
$50 CY. Phone 75sN.
FOR RENT-Four large rooms.
front and back porch. good loca-
ton. Inquire 1887 n. Park or phone
1900.
BAILEY FURNITURE CO.
FOR SALE-Two day beds, new.
s21 each: electric washer, s2Z. 90.
library dine. walnut. $3.50; steamer
trunk. $3.50: garden tools. one half
price, china cabinet, s12. so: 30.sahon
extra heavy water tank, $3.50.
We are continuing our mattress
factory and will remake mattresses,
BOX springs, hair mattresses. feather
pillows. Call US before tho spring
rush starts. s26 W. Yellowstone,
Phone 1917.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
HONEY SUPPLY AWAITS
DARING STEEPLEJACK

CLARKSBORO, N. j.. Sept. 49,
A sweet reward awaits the venture
some climber who will free the
lofty steeple of old st. Peters Prot
estant Episcopal Church here from q
hive of bees.
Church officials rear such store
OF honey is being hidden away in
the high steeple that the sweet
syrup will eventually ooze through
the weather boards and spoil the
new painting in. the church. Rev
erend George Edward Faber, the
rector, says anyone is welcome to
the supposed large store of honey
in the steeple il they will drive off
the bees. So far no one has ven.
tured. 80
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
sYRIANs ARE URGED
TO HELP NATIVE LAND

BEIRUT, Sept. 15.-A stirring
appeal to Syrians who have emf.
grated to other lands. particularly
to Americas. is published in the
rev Beirut business weekly, lie
Commerce du Levant.'
"Those at home" says the paper.
recognize that the emigres can.
rot be expected to leave profitable
and comfortable Jobs in foreign
parts to return to the help Of the
motherland in the new era Of de-
velopment which lies before her;
but they can give their aid in
innumerable other ways, by always
giving preference to Syrian goods.
and BY investing portion OF their
savings as a matter of honor in
syrian Industrial concerns.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
SHUTDOWN or MINES
SENDS RODENTS Our

SIIAMoKIN, Pa. Sept. 15.-With
the temporary closing OF the mjpes.
residents living in the vicinity OF
the several collisries in this sec
ton are complaining o. the large
number Of rats that are infesting
their property.
The presence Of the rodents at
the several homes il attributed to
the fact that the rats are unable
to secure sufficient foodstutts and
for that reason have made their
way from the underground work
ings OF the mines to the surface
and then to the homes.
During ordinary conditions the
mines are infested with rats and
thew are seldom killed because OF
q legend that rats will not stay In
a place that IL unsafe.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
SCHEDULE ADOPTED
FOR POLICE SCHOOL

Seven classes, with thirty.five
policemen in each class, for a term
Of five weeks, Is the schedule which
has been adopted by officials in
their efforts to obtain the best pos
sihle results with the new police
school which begins early in Octoner
at the Seventh precinct.
missioner Frederick A. Fenning.
Acting Superintendent OF Police
Charles A. Evans, Inspector Will
liam Shelby and Sergeant p. s. w.
Burke, director of the school, it has
decided to modernize the methods
ard obtain the latest equipment for
the coming terms.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
WOMAN. So. INJURED
WHILE FEEDING BIRDS

ATTLEBoRO, Mass, Sept. To-
Crying plaintively, a little flock of
hungry birds 1overs over the roof
of a private hospital here, but the
hand of the kind old, woman who
fed them breakfast, dinner and sup.
per. il almost cold in death.
Doctors told Miss Alice Davis,
sixty.two, not to venture on the
roof again to feed the birds, VINO
have been. here ever since their
rorthward flight. She promised to
obev. but the whirring of the wings
and the chirping of the birds were
irresistible. Miss Davis went again
to the roof-and reIl. She will not
recover.
FAL n.~.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1925

wca drowned in the Delaware river
IN an attempt to save his two-year-
CID daughter, VIII, had fallen from
a rOwboat. The ,irl was rescued
by friends of Melville.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15

Child Saved, Fathe. browns.
MONTAGUE, N. T., Sept. To-
Peter Melville, of Woodside, L. l..
Evening star., 1925-02-14

scarcity which swept over the grain
trade a month ago. 1t does not affect
the strong position of the old crop,
where there Is little question that re-
serves will have to be drawn upon
quite freely in order to make good a
deficiency. But wheat dealers have
been taking more note Of the prob
ability that under the stimulus Of the
recent very high prices the general
demand will be curtailed, while extra
efforts will be put forth to develop
new supplies.
Geld Basis Talk Premature.
eign cables regarding q possible re-
turn OF Europe to a gold basis has
had no reaction in the movement of
exchange rates. Sterling has given
no evidence Of q resumption OF It's
advance and Is still selling nearly 10
cents in the pound below old time
parity. The proposition regarding &
continental currencies IL that they be
cut down to the basis Of approxi-
mately present quotations, and then
that efforts be made to keep the new
paper money exchanseable for gold.
1t looks as II such q situation were
still some distance OFF. The paper note
issues Of central Europe have quite
likely gone through the fire, assuming
that the League Of Nations backing Of
Austrian finances will hold and that tlys
safeguards for Germany under the
Dawes plan will be successful. Italia n
iira recently have stood up well. under
considerable political strain. Bot the
French franc has been slipping again
ana Tor this there are two clear rea
sons. one that the new French ministry
Is still having serious dificulties in try-
ing to balance the budget, and the other
that no progress worth while has beer
made so far toward reducing the infla
ton In the paper currency.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1925-02-14
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
SEASONED BONDS,

Attractive new investments are con-
tinually offered, and when sponsored
by responsible banking houses NAV
prove desirable additions to any list.
Whatever is said here Is not intended ID
TO reflect upon the merit Of new Of
ferings as a class. There are. how
ever. many equally good securities S
originally issued a decade or more
ago which have the additional quail
ity of being thoroughly seasoned.
This applies especially to railroad
bonds, many of which carry coupons
OF 31a, and 41a per cent whereas
the bonds the carriers are selling at
present range from per cent up the
lower figures being marketable only
by those roads of strongest credit
Now there are advantages in buying
low coupon rate bonds which the in
experienced investor is apt to over
look. He only sees that the current
return is lower than he could obtain
from a bond of equal rating with a
higher coupon rate. He fails to take
into account what Is called the ma
turity return which is figured not
only upon the coupon rate. but upon
the amount the bond is selling below
S,ar and upon the length OF time to
ma turity.
For illustration a per cent bond
with 20 years to run selling at 16a.
gives maturity return of per cent,
or the same as a per cent bond sell :
ing at par maturing at any time. For
the man who can afford to sacrifice
something in annual income for the
sake of eventual apprecia ton in capi-
tai these low rate coupon bonds
should not be ignored. Banks and
insurance companies recognize these
facts and are steady purchasers of
ho
private investor might do worse than
follow the example of strong finan-
cial institutions in this respect.
Copyright. 1925, by Consolidated Press.)
Evening star., 1925-02-14
INCREASE IN COLD
STORAGE HOLDINGS
More Poultry, Meats, Butter and
Cheese, But Fewer Eggs Now
Being Held.

Increases in cold storage holdings
of frozen poultry, meats, creamery
butter and cheese and decreases in
egg stocks were reported today by
the Department Of Agriculture.
Frozen and cured meats, includin g
lard, totaled 1921. .3o4,0 900 pounds Feb
ruary !, compared with SS7,773,000
pounds on the same date year ago
and s3o,17s,000 pounds as a nve-year
average. Poultry totaled 13s.25S.0oo
pounds, compared with 9S,4S6.000 last
year and s9,5S4.00e for the five-year
average.
Butter stocks totaled 45.S12,0e0
pounds at the beginning of this
month. Last years figure was 1896
'000 pounds, and the fve-year aver
age was 2s,252. 900. Figures for
cheese were 41.557.e00 pounds this
February I, 40.50s,000 a year ago and
81, $4,000 for the five-year period.
Case eggs totaled $4,000 cases
900, 0,000 year ago. and 255.000 for the
average. Frozen eggs totaled l6,-
2SS. 900 pounds, against 27.682,000 last
February and 20.74s,0o0 for the av-
erage.
Evening star., 1925-02-14
FRENCH FRANCS TUMBLE,

PARIS, February 1.-THE drop yes
terday in exchange, which closed at
90 francs for sterling and 1888 for the
dollar, caused no surprise in financial
circles, according to financial newspa-
pers issued after the close of the stock
exchange. Information says:
The Chamber of Deputies yesterday
voted budget expenditures amounting
I" thirty-four billion francs. to which
must be added at least a billion and a
half for the increase in pensions The
effect such large budget expenses will
have upon total circulation Of forty
billion francs in bank notes Is causing
unrest in financial circles and conse-
quent depreciation of the franc"
Evening star., 1925-02-14
JANUARY u. S. TRADE
BALANCE FAVORABLE
Commerce Department Reports on
Imports and Exports and
Money Values.

Imports Of merchandise into the
United States in January were valued at
S34S, 900, 900. against s2S5,5os,212 for
January. 1924.
Exports were S447.00o.000. against
s3s5,172.1S7 for January. 1924.
The favorable trade balance for last
month was sl01 ,e0e. 600. against a IA
vcrable trade balance of $99,665.s75 for
January. 1924.
Imports Of gold for the month were
valued at t4.223,147, against S45.135,7
for the corresponding month last year.
Gold exports were valued at $73.4sS, sos,
against s2so.723 for January. 1924.
Silver exports were i'll, ,301,797,
against SS,20S,644.
Evening star., 1925-02-14
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
Received BY Privs

\ NEW YORK, February 14.-Biddinx
up a few selected issues failed to
check liquidation in the closing ses
sion of the week on the curb ex-
change. The desire was prevalent
among the Wall Street clientele to
even accounts wherever this could be
done profitably. The result was that
the market had to absorb heavy SELL
ing orders and pools and profe ssiona a
operators found dificulty in main
tanning the price level of Fridays
close.
The 2o-cent-a barrel advance in
pennsylvania Crude Oil passed un-
nouced so far as acting as q stimu =
liant for buying Of the oil shares.
Losses OF half point to a point oc-
Evening star., 1925-02-14
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private Wire Direct to The Star OAcs

CURED in the popular priced Standard
issues before selling was completed.
while higher priced shares came OF
l to points.
Eelling of Hazeltine Corporation
caused a break Of / " points in that
stock, Freed Eisemann lost another
half point at one time, De Forest wat
down similarly. while Charles Fresh
man, on the other hand, gained
another point on the rather large
turnover. The upward movement
continued in Durant Motors, carry
ing the price close to 20. but others
of the group were neglected.
Engineers Gold rallied to the previ-
Gus high of IS and large blocks OF
Howe Sound Copper changed hands
at improved prices.
Evening star., 1925-02-14
BY STUART p. WEST.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE
most unfavorable feature in the
Wall street situation during the
past week has been the extravasant
upbidding of certain industrial spec
iaIties. These belong to the class
which are not commonly held by the
public and which, on account OF the
small floating supply, are easy 10
move. This sort of thing always at
tracts good deal Of notoriety
There are sensational estimates OF
the paper profits made by one or an
other wealthy operator. In an al
tempt to explainf the advance, all
manner Of statements are played UP
in news articles as II they were
facts. when in reality tney are
nothing more than the merest rumors
The essential thing is that the
general Stock Exchange list has not
TONED in with the wild trading In
the "Cast Iron Pipes" and the Amer
ican Cans" On the contrary, 1T has
mostly gone down. 1t Is hard to
escape the conclusion, in the light
of experience, that these protechnics
in a few highly speculative issues
were designed and have been used
as cover to selling In other direc-
tions.
@Street's Opttn,i.n Overdsne.
Business news continues on the
whole favorable. But Wall Street Is
reaIizing more and more that In the
forecasts Of two and three months
ago it was altogether too enthusias.
tic. The steel mills have inaugurated
a new price schedule involving an ad-
,,,o. of betweep 50 and Sc a ton
over the prices at which most of the
business for the first quarter Of 1925
was written. Are they going to be
able to enforce these new prices? On
the answer to this question, which
will come in the course of another
month, depends the outlook for steel
company earnings during the re-
mainder of the year. Certainly the
action of the steel shares, especially
those of the so-called independents,
indicates considerable degree of
doubt.
Figures of railway car-loadings are
breaking records for this time of
Evening star., 1925-02-14
Wild Rise in Specially Stock
Covers Selling Else,ohere in List
Wall Street Optimism Declared OUer-
done-Many Losses During Week.
Trade Margins Close.

year. But they are not being re-
hected correspondingly in gross earn
ings. The results for January may
be different, but there is no use blink
Ing the fact that for December the COM
PARSONS were disappointing. Net rev.
enues increased as a rule, but only
because of the abandonment of the alb
normally high maintenance approa-
priations which were feature
through most Of 1922 and 1923.
PROFIT Margins Disappointing.
The general volume Of trade is
large, even allowing for a certain
amount of slowing down after many
consumers had filled their require
ments for the first quarter. The
trouble, however. lies with the profit
margin. What is true Of steel Is true
of some Of the other important lines
namely, that while output has been
raised to a maximum, 1t IL doubtful
whether prices can be advanced suf-
ficient to cover Increased costs and
permit of a satisfactory return. The
stock market during the past week
has been rejecting misgivings on this
score. Oil shares have furnished an
exception. partly because the stAtis-
tical position OF the oil trade has for
some time been on the mend and
partly because there was no over
speculation in this class OF stocks
last year, like there was in other
groups.
Investment Market steady.
The investment part OF the situa-
tion has altered very little. Bonds
and stocks OF the strictly investment
class are neither gaining nor losing.
They are awaiting developments /. In
the money market. On this matter
no light has been thrown during the
week. The market for time funds
appears to have worked more In favor
Of those having money 20 lend. Call
money has been rather f1rmer. The
best opinion IL that while the process
viii be very gradual. interest rates
will go higher. Gold shipments con-
tinue q feature, yet the January total
Of $73,000.000 was less than had been
calculated upon.
A further severe reaction in wheat
prices may be set down to recovery
from the fright regarding world
Evening star., 1925-02-14
QuerY the Pram0ter.

\ Determine how much Of his own
honey the promoter is putting into
his scheme before you decide to risk
yours. Don't take his word for it
make him prove it,
Evening star., 1925-02-14

More than 254.o0B workers in north
ern Ireland are covered by unemplov.
ment insurance.
Evening star., 1925-02-14

NEW YORK, February 14.-Follow-
ing Is an official list of bonds and
stocks troded in ON the New York
Curb market today:
Evening star., 1925-02-14

MANCHESTER, N. H.. February IL
The Amoskeag Cotton Bleachery here
Is running a night shift on flannels
and sheetings. There is also some
night work in the cotton dye house.
Evening star., 1925-02-14

OAKLAND. February 14.-First
shipments Of caulifower to Eastern
and Midwestern districts are now
being made at the rate of six cars
daily. About 400 carloads will be
shipped from this section. Growers
are receiving q 10 per cent increase
over last years early season prices
Evening star., 1925-02-14

SHREVEPORT, February 14-In
spite Of the substantial increase in
price, oil production in Louisiana and
Arkansas fell 783 barrels to an aver
age of 154.737 daily in the last week.
Drilling activities show decided i'm
provement
Evening star., 1925-02-14
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

DETROIT, February 1.-THE trend
of motor car production is upward. as
Is shown by recent freight shipments.
The Pere Marquette reports the Stude- :
baker, Paige, Lincoln and Buick COM
panies are all shipping in good VOL
ume. as is the Timken Detroit Axle
Co.
Evening star., 1925-02-14

ST. LOUIS. February 1.-THE st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad Is
asking bids on 5 passenger and Is
freight locomotives. which will cost
about $1,000, 600. and on 20 other loco
motives to cost $4,000 each.
Evening star., 1925-02-14
PRICES co HIGHER
AT CENTER MARKET
Small Advances Today in
Eggs, Chickens and Fowl.
Meats Unchanged.

Today's wholesale prices at Center
Market are higher as the week ends
The quotations:
Evening star., 1925-04-02
GASOLINE BLASTS
CAUSE GREAT LOSS
Lead All Other Explosives, United
States Worker Tells En-
gineers' Society.

Gasoline was the contributing fac
tor in more disasters in the United
States and Canada last year than any
other explosive transported in inter-
state commerce, Col. B. w. Dunn, chief
inspector of the Bureau of Explosives
of the American Railway Association,
told members or the Washington So
ciety of Engineers at a meeting in the
Cosmos Club last night.
Although this commodity is topped
in the list by dynamite, INT and a
number of other dangerous explo-
sives carelessness in handling it and
disregard of rules resulted in gasoline
contributing to the major part of all
human and property losses resultin G
from explosions In transportation
during the year 1924.
Before the establishment OF the bu-
reau more than 20 years ago, Col.
Dunn said, handling and shipping OF
explosives was carried on in an indif-
ferent manner. Through the cooper
alton of the manufacturers and car
riers q comparative degree of safety
has been attained. Possible damage
from explosion is appalling, he said
when it is considered that in every
hour of the day and night there are
about 5000 cars on the tracks in the
United States and Canada filled with
explosive lading. and the average pas
senger is unaware of the fact that
every several miles a carload of COM
bustible material is passed.
Ship Right Jones'" a seven-reeI
motion picture produced by the Bu-
reau of Explosives, with the co-opera-
Evening star., 1925-04-02

Threepiece Fiber Reed Suite upholstered
in tapestry. Loose cushions 72-inch settee.
chair and rocker. Broad arms
Evening star., 1925-04-02

ton of the railroads and the Govern
ment, was shown, explaining the work
of the bureau in educating the pup
lie with regard to the handling ana
shipping of explosives. The MIN re-
ceives it's title from the chief char
acter and shows accidents and nres
resulting from explosions, how they
are caused and methods of prevention.
Thousands of articles are listed by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
as explosive or intiammable, col.
Dunn said, describing the character
of labels and instructions necessary
for certain classes before the rail-
roads accept them for shipment
The bureau maintains large corps
of inspectors, he said. whose duty 1t
is to visit the shipping departments
of all manufacturers OF explosive ma
terial and aid in the education OF em-
ployes with respect to safeguarding
the lives of those who travel on the
railroads, as well as the railroad
property. The films are to be sent to
all large shipping centers of this
country and Canada, Col. Dunn said.
Evening star., 1925-04-02
ADMITS $40, 1000 THEFT.
Woman May Testify Against Per.
sons Accused in Bond Case.

Alice Duke, charged with stealing
$4,000 in bonds from the pocket of a
traveller at Union station last Octo-
Der has entered a plea Of guilty be-
fore Justice Hoehling in Criminal Dr.
vision l. She was committed to Jail
TO await sentence. 1t Is reported that
the woman will go to Newark, N. j.,
to testify against certain persons
held there on a charge of receiving
some of the bonds.
Jeff Carter, arrested with the wom-
an, was eXonerated United States
Attorney Gordon nolle pressed the
charge against him.