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Evening star., 1925-08-06
MINERS TO SELL COAL.
Pits at Herrin. Cause of Bloodshed
to Supply Unions.

CHICAGO, August (P).-Through
a local agency of the old Farmer
Labor Exchange, the Illinois branch
of the United Mine Workers has an
nounced plans to sell coal to Chicago
trade unionists direct from the union
owned mines at Herrin. Ill. These
are the mines where riots which re
suited in the deaths OF score of
miners occurred during a strike in
1922, after which they were taken
over by the union orga MIA tion. Union
officials said the plan is expected to
provide employment for union miners
when they would otherwise he idle.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
WEBB ENTERS POLITICS.
Cousin of Gen. Vanderbilt to Run
for Assembly.

NEW YORK. August P).-An-
nouncement was made that Van
derbilt Webb. cousin of Brig. Gen.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, will be the Dem
ocratic candidate for the assembly
next November from Putnam County,
which has long been regarded as a
Republican stronghold.
Mr.. Webb, who Is a son of DR.. and
Mrs. Seward Webb. and whose mother
was Lila Osgood Vanderbilt, was a
member of the class of 1913 at Yale.
His wife was the former Alice Osborn,
a daughter of William Church Osborn.
former chairman of the Democratic
State committee.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf. August G.
Development by the United States
Army Of a motor using the new tetra-
ethyl-treated gasoline and capable of
doubling the mileage of automobiles
was described to the American Cheni-
cal Society here.
The new motor was devised at Camp
Holabird, Md, by A. W. Harrington,
chief engineer of the Motor Transport
Division. Quartermaster Corps. Tried
out in Army trucks, it produced an
en- ormous increase in power.
We had the fuel. we needed the
motor. and now we have both" Har-
ringtOn declared
Evening star., 1925-08-06
Motor Doubling Auto Mileage Devised
At Camp Holabird; Uses Tetraethyl Gas

structed of parts of the standard mo-
tor used in the Government class B
truck and was to all outward appear
ances the same, yet redesigned inter
nally so as to operate under a force
much greater than the ordinary motor
is required to withstand.
The question of its adoption by auto
mobile users generally depends on the
fate of ethyl gasoline. which has been
under Federal investigation since the
death of a number of laboratory work
ers exposed to the so-called '1ooney
gas" poisonous gas given off during
use of the fuel.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
WOMAN SURGEONS GET
EQUALITY IN BRITAIN
Royal College Decides to Admit
Them on Same Terms
as Men.
By the Associated Press.

BY The Assoclated Press.
LONDON, August 6.-British women
yesterday gained another victory in
their fight for equal rights with men
when the Royal College of Surgeons
decided to admit women on the same
terms and under the same conditions
as men. Heretofore women have been
admitted to the college as fellows and
members, but without the right to
vote as members of the college for
the council, the executive body of the
college.
Henceforth women also will be
eligible for seats on the council, which
right heretofore has been denied them.
There are al present 13 woman fell
lows and members who are affected
by the decision.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
WALES VISITS ST. HELENA:
SEES NAPOLEON'S TOMB
Prince Plants Olive Tree on Island
of Corsican' Exile-Attends
Garden Party.
By the Associated Press

ST HELENA, August 6.-The
Prince of Wales, en- route from South
Africa to Buenos Aires, broke his long
sea journey for a two-day visit here,
the place of Napoleon's exile. This
morning, accompanied by Gov. Peel,
the Prince went sightseeing over the
island. He paid a long visit to Napo-
Icons tomb, where the curator pre-
sented him with piece of the origi-
nal wall paper from Napoleon's room
at Lengwood. To commemorate his
visit. the Prince planted an olive tree
near the site OF the mansion.
In the afternoon the Prince at
tended garden party in the grounds
of the governors castle.
At o'clock last evening H. M. s.
Repulse, with the Prince aboard,
sailed for the River Plate.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
ACTION is HALTED.
Temporary Order in Chrysler Sales
Corpora tion Case.

SUPERIOR, Wis, August F).
A temporary order was issued in
Federal Court to the Chrysler
Sales Corporation and the Clark Mo-
tor Co., restraining the State COM
missioner of insurance from bringing
action against distributors of Chrysler
cars on the ground that the fire and
theft insurance sale plan was illegal.
Hearing was set for August q.
The State commissioner recently
notified the automobile corporation
that the Insurance company which
was handling Its policies had not com.
Piled with the state laYA
Evening star., 1925-08-06

of the suspected pipe line, but found
no evidence.
Sally wasn't there when her prohi-
bition agent-suitor led p squad of
agents and county officers on raid.
She hasn't been seen since. But her
mother promises to have her back by
Saturday.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
PLATINUM PACT SEEN.
Russian Union and japanese Ex-
pected to Sign Agreement.

TOXIC, August CE9.-The Chuo
saws an early agreement is expected
between representatives of the Rus
sian labor union of the Ural Mines
and Japanese mining promoters for
importation of platinum from the
mines.
The complicated trade policies have
delayed marketing of the product of
the Ural mines, which are under CON
troll of the union, but Japanese syn
dicate was formed to negotiate with
the union after resumption Of diplo-
matte rela atoms between Russia and
Japan. The conferees are meeting at
Yladiyostok.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
FIFTH ACE STARTS FIRING
Virginian Wounds All Three Com.
panions in Poker Game.
specia. Dispatch to The Star.

-
RICHMOND, Va, August 6.--Just
because there happened 10 be five aces
in a deck of cards used in a poker
game In which George Gillian, Floyd
Green, Fred Bland and George Mayo
were participating, one of the play
ers, Gillian, protested. The protest
did no good. and he opened fire on
the other three. Two were shot in the
thigh and Mayo got bullet In his
leg. Gillian was arrested.
Evening star., 1925-08-06
AMERICAN is KILLED.

CAEN. France August OP).-An
automobile in which Mrs. Arnold
mother of Merrill Arnold of Knox
vile. Tenn. was riding with her son
turned over near Caen. killing her and
fnjuring the chauffeur.
Evening star., 1925-08-06

Drilling and mining contests will
feature the International Congress of
Drilling Technologists at Bucharest
this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-24
CROSSING is DANGEROUS

Elimination of the dangerous
thirteen track crossing Of the Big
Four railroad on Sherman Dr., is
the ambition of Beech Grove resi-
dents. The road crosses at Niger
Hill yards. The question will be up
to the public service commission,
dianapolis and Beech Grove.
The tracks branch oat from the
hump of an elevation 500 feet south
of the road used in switching. 1t
has been suggested the hump could
be moved up north of the crossing,
leaving only the one switch and the
two main lines, which could be
guarded by "a Waterman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-24

ture, is the opinion of one leading
citizen of the town.
1t is inevitable" he said. Tn
d1anapolis reaches to within five
blocks of our corporation line now.
They had to go farther than that
to take in University Heights, and
l remember when there was a long
stretch Of woods between Irvington
and the rest of the city, after Irv-
ington was taken in"
When we get started advertising
our town and let Indianapolis really
know what a fine suburb we have
here the city council will wake up
and take US in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-24

The railroad officials are planning
an exposition for some time in Oc-
tober, when Indianapolis business
men will be shown through the
shops to get first-hand information
on how one of their biggest indus
tries operates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-24

Industry Employs 1900 Men
With Large Monthly
Pay Roll.

The Big Four Railroad. repair
shops at Beech Grove are o1e of the
largest industries in or around
indianapolis, A total of 1900 men,
most of them skilled mechanics,
work at the shops. The average
monthly pay roll is $4,000
When the shops were built in 1907,
Beech Grove was laid out. Many of
the towns inhabitants work for the
Big Four, but many others live in
Indianapolis.
Each evening at 4:30 the workmen
swarm out of the gates in automo.
biles like bees leaving a hive More
than 500 autos have been counted
at times, parked near the shops.
The Beech Grove shops are the
Second largest in the country, and
the most modern in the world,
Big Four officials say They are
the main repair plant of the Big
Four system. Here engines, pas
senger cars and freight cars can be
built from the ground up, though
most of the work is repairing.
Locomotives Repaired
From sixty-fve to seventy-five
loco motives are repaired each month
at the plant. There are travelling
Gran in the buildings which can
pick a giant locomotive, capable of
Juggling a mile Of freight cars over
hill, right up and lift it over the
tops Of it's mates.
Some 800 freight cars go through
the shops each month for repairs.
About thirty of the 602 passenger
cars owned by the Big Four are
put in first class shape each month,
also.
The indoor floor space covers
about eighteen acres, or a section
of land nearly as big as four city
blocks in Indianapolis. Another 100
acres are being held in reserve for ad-
ditions And there are miles and
miles OF tracks.
Interesting Trip
To an outsider, trip through the
shops is most interesting. Travelling
on a straight line he has to walk
$3.50 feet to go through the build
ing that's more than a mile and a
half.
On the inside can be seen engines
all torn up. Steel saws cut iron
bars as swiftly as in wood saw
mill. Scrap iron gathered from all
over the system is melted down
into iron bars, and soon becomes
bolts or draw bars. Everythings is
in a deafening roar, as the engines
and cars are put in shape for the
road again.
Giant mahcinery that awes a
novice is handled with ease and
Ekin by the grfmy workman. There |
b a crane which picks up scrap iron
by magnet instead Of a hook. There |
Is the twentyton steam hammer
which shakes the neighborhood when
e goes to work, which can be so
adjusted that it win come down fun
force on an egg and only crack
Ne shell. And there are many other
Interesting machines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-24

less than SO cents in silver was
in circulation for each person in the
United tSates July 1.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-24
ANNEXATION IS SEEN

Citizen Points to Tactics in Previous
Year.
Annexation of Beech Grove to In
dianapolis is thing Of the near fu-
Evening star., 1925-01-31
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
"TakfnE a Loss"
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.


A woman wrote me the other day
asking advice about two speculative
stocks which had been left to her
by her deceased husband. Both were
selling below the price at which they
were originally purchased. Like
other investors in that position she
did not want to take a loss" as
she put it, Would these stocks
come back" was what she wanted to
know. OF course 1 could not tell
her nor could anybody else.
The factors which govern the move
ment Of stock prices are too diverse
and their operation too complex to
permit of analysis even by the eX-
perlenced. All l could do was to give
my inquirer the facts about the finan-
cial condition OF the two companies
she named and tell her she must
either make up her mind to continue
her speculation (for that is what II
amounted to) or to accept the situ-
alton, sell her stock and reinvest in
good bonds She probably considered
my advice useless, but it was the best
I could give.
letter an inquiry about another stock
of even less investment merit than
the two she already held. The new
speculation she had under consider
ton was the stock of railroad In
the hands of a receiver, and selling
at very low price in dollars. She
had seen in the newspapers stories
of spectacular advances in railroad
stocks, so she thought this one ought
to go up. too" AS a matter of fact
this particular road for a long time
did not earn even operating charges,
to say nothing of interest on it's
bonds. 1t appeared to be as near
worthless as any stock could we'll
be, but spectators had been buying
1t on the theory that some other
road was going to take it over at a
fancy price.
merger story will cover a multi
tude of deficits in Wall street some
times, but widows cannot live upon
the income from merger stories.
do not know whether or not my cor
respondent was persuaded to leave
this stock alone. 1 can only hope
for the best, and / repeat her story
here to illustrate the foolishness of
speculation by the i'll Informed.
Copyright. 1925. by Consolidated Press)
Evening star., 1925-01-31
TODAY'S GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO, January 31.-Wheat
took an carly downward swing in
price today, with numerous traders
acting on an opinion that for at least
the time being the market had dis
counted factors tending to lift values.
A decline in Liverpool quotations
gave a further advantage to sellers
here, and so too did expectation OF
heavy world shipments. On the set
backs in price. however, buyers be-
came more aggressive, and succeeded
In rallring the market to nearly
yesterdays latest figures. The open
ing, which ranged from q to 2L
lower, With May 2.0211 to 2.o3 and
July 1.6s1a to 1.70h, was followed
by a moderate additional decline and
then by rapid changes in which re-
turns predominated.
Corn and oats were relatively firm
Buyers continued to show a prefer
ence for them on account of less
severe margin requirements than in
wheat. After opening unchanged to
A off, May 1.541z to 1.35, corn saRged
little further and then scored gains
all around.
Oats started at Il to 4 off, May So
to 63ss, but soon showed a nearly
general advance.
Lower quotations on hogs made the
provision market easV
Evening star., 1925-01-31
WHEAT ENDS WEEK
At FAMINE PRICES
Total Transactions Largest
on Record-WorId Short
age Considered Real.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, January 31.-Specula-
tive buying stampedes in the Chicago
wheat market this week have in
volVed total transactions the largest
on record. as well as lifted prices to
a famine level Compared with q
week ago, wheat this morning showed
advances ranging from rs to 10h
a bushel, with corn "a to ga up
oats at q to "a gain, and provisions
3 to 20 down.
Big Day on Record.
1t was on the day when wheat
prices reached maximum of 2.o5 q
a bushel, May delivery, that, ac-
cording to the Government supervisor
111,827,000 bushels changed hands
here in single period of hours and
45 minutes. Next day. prices in Win
nipeg suddenly collapsed 10 a bushel,
and the following day commission
houses in Chicago took protective
measures against untoward conse-
quences likely to result from smalle
traders being swamped by quick wild
changes in value. To insure rela-
tive safety all around as far as prac-
ticable, deposit of margins of as much
as 35 cents a busheI was required
whereas the usual deposit seldom ex-
ceeds cents.
Real Shortage Exists.
Back of the preceding big rushes to
acquire ownership OF wheat was a
generally admitted world shortage of
760, 900, 900 bushels of bread grain, as
compared with last year. Further
more, ii was apparent that many
countries which ordinarily export
wheat had become importers to a
greater or lesser degree. Whether
the needs resulting from the short
age could be tided over until at least
July 1, next, the advent OF a new
wheat harvest in the United States,
was the issue on which traders di-
Vided
Provisions Turn Weak.
Corn and oats shared in the fiurried
buying, purchasers taking the ground
that the usual ratios of value had
been disturbed as g. result of the
soaring of the price of wheat
Piling up Of stocks of lard weaken.
ed the provision market
Evening star., 1925-01-31
NEW HIGH RECORDS
IN STOCK MARKET
Many Issues Advance in
Spite of Week End
Profit Taking.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January 31-Stock
prices resumed their movement to
higher ground in today's market.
despite the temporary check impaired
by week end profit taking. The oils
and the Southern and Southwestern
rails were again in the vanguard,
many new high records being record
ed in those groups.
Mack Trucks dropped points in
further reflection of the official denial
of rumors that the General Motors
interests were seeking control. Com
mercial Solvents B broke IL points,
United Fruit scared points and
Tidewater Oil 64, while Worthing-
ton Pump, which has been heavy
recently, moved up "a points.
The closing was firm Sales ap-
proximated SOC, 900 shares.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
COTTON QUOTATIONS
GO LOWER TODAY
Early Offerings, However, Are
Well Absorbed-Cables
Disappointing.
By the Associated Preas

By the Associated Press
NE" YORK. January 31-The cot
ton market opened steady at a de-
cline of to 4 points under a little
selling for local and southern &C
count and in sympathy with rather
disappointing Liverpool cables
May sold off to 1893 and July to
24.16 on the call, but offerings were
readily absorbed by covering and
some trade buying promoted by re-
ports of continued firmness in the
southern spot market. more favorable
reports from the cotton goods trade
and expectations of heavy exports
over the week end
Manchester cable advlces stated
large yarn orders had been placed
with Lancashire mills by Russia. and
there were reports from the local
goods market that printers had been
heavy buyers Of cloths in the past
three days.
New York-Cotton futures closed
steady at net advance of 5 to Ia
Evening star., 1925-01-31
RUSH TO BUY STOCK.
Simmons Company's Offer Gets
Many Subscriptions.

NEW YORK, January 31.-More
than half of the employees of the Sim
mons Co. have subscribed so far this
year for $4,000 shares Of it's common
stock at $3.50 a share on the INSTALL
ment plan somewhat similar to the
plan operated by the United States
Steel Corporation. officials OF the
company expressed surprise that SO
large a percentage of their workers
had availed themselves Of this latest
offer, because a year ago they held
more than rs per cent of the common
stock outstanding.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
BONDS CLOSE WEEK
At Strong PRICES
Rails and IndustriaIs Are
Leaders-NeW Offerings
Reach Big Total.
BY GEORGE T.. HUGHES.
Special Disnatch to The Star

NEW YORK, January 31.-The
speculative rails and industrials were
the leaders in the bond trading at the
close of the week
International Great Northern ad-
justments. leaders OF the speculative
rails, ran up three eighths of a point
to 76 in the first half hour today a
gain for the week of over 3 and a
half points. The gains in the Hud-
son and Manhattan issues were not as
rapid but both the adjustments and re-
funding bonds were in vigorous demand.
Another speculative favorite, M. K. &
T. adjustments, made another new high
today, more than points UP on the
week.
Rail Issues Improve.
Missouri Pacific issues have all done
better this week, the SIS of 1866 being
up nearly 3 points. This is an in
stance primarily OF investment rather
than speculative accumulation. Mis-
souri, Pacific's recovery in earnings
has been one of the notable features
of the railroad year and the pre-
ferred stock has been a speculative
favortte, but the bonds until recently
have been comparatively neglected.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois 6s
crossed II today for the first on this
movement.
Foreign Group strong.
In the foreign group selected issues
were strong. but the general average
was little changed. Some OF the
French railway issues recovered to-
day on the announcement that new
offering was scheduled for next week.
This seemed to indicbte that the
bankers believe the market is again
favorably disposed toward French
bonds. French IS were fractionally
higher today, but the rs and the 715s
were inclined to heaviness.
Weeks New ORerings.
Taking both speculative and invest
ment issues the average for the entire
domestic bond list stands today at the
high, not only of 1925, but above the
best price OF 1924, and OF any previ-
GUS year back to and including 1919
New offerings this week have been
heavy, the total being over $l20.000.-
600. against s117 900, 600 in the previ-
Gus week. The largest individual Is
sue was s25. 10000 Bell Telephone
of Canada SIS.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
PRINT CLOTH HIGHER.

NEW YORK, January 31.-An ad-
vance of a half cent a yard on all
lines of printed percales has been
made by the Windsor Print Works
division of the Consolidated Textile
Corporation. The plant is running
full time, with many weeks orders
ahead. The Union Division at La
Fayette, Ga, with 23,152 spindles, is
running night and day on sheetings
and drills.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
new YORK BANKS
REPORT BIG YEAR
Earnings From 10 to 100 Per Cent,
With Many Incomes Double
Figures of Last Year.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January 31-The year
1924 was one OF the most profitable
in the history OF the large New York
banks. Earnings on capital of 81 in
stitutions ranged from 10 to 10S per
cent. with income in some cases more
than double that Of 1929. Among the
best known banks, the First National
led with earnings OF $12,241,o2S,
equivalent TO a return to 1874 per
cent on its capital Of 100000 600 The
National City Bank, Americas larg-
est commercial banking house, reported
earnings of ss,7s4,e32, or 24.4 per cent
on its capital Of SIC, 900, 900.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
NEW RULING ON BONDS.

NEW YORK, January 31.-The New
York Stock Exchange has received
notice that interest due February /
on the 10-year convertible sinking
fund ~ per cent bonds of Wilson &
Co, Chicago packers, due 1921, will
not be paid, and has ruled that begin
ming February 2 the bonds and GER
tificates Of deposit must be dealt in
"hat."
Evening star., 1925-01-31
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT
MARKET is AROUSED
By the Associated Press

MELBOURNE, January 31.-Wheat
circles of the rest of the world have
stirred considerable excitement and
activity in the grain markets here.
1t was estimated today that S25, ,000,-
900 worth Of wheat was sold last
week.
The Victoria wheat yield is esti-
mated at 100000 bushels, valued
at S75 900, 900.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK.-Stocks firm; oils and
Southern rails at new highs. Bonds
strong; Southwestern rail liens touch
new tops. Foreign exchanges steady
demand sterling again above s4.79.
Cotton advanced; firmer spot markets.
Sugar featureless. Coffee higher;
trade buying.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
HIGHEST PRICE REACHED.

NEW YORK, January 31.-The
highest price ever reached for Panu-
co crude, Mexican heavy oil, was re-
ported today at $3.50 a barrel, Z. o. b.
tanker, in Mexico.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric 6s 1s03-S1, 600 at 1o41s
Washington RHy. & Electric 4s-Sl, 600 at
10, 50, 600 at 70.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. &. & r. 60 80
81, 500 at 1901.
Washington RYy. & Elec. com.-5 at 100.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd-lo at 81,
10 at 81, . at 81.
Lanston Monotype-10 at 76A, 10 at 1874
so at 76k 10 at T6A.
Mergenthaer Linotype--10 at ITO, 10 at
17ok, l at 10. 10 at l70s. 10 at III, 10 at
III, 10 at Ill, 10 at III. 10 at III.
AFTER CALL
National Mtge. & Invest. pfd.-5o at sa.
30 at 9Ss, so at 9$s.
Capital Tracton--lo at s2h, 10 at s2h,
40 at 92l3, so at 9z13, 100 at s2h, 800 at
e2ls, 10 at e21a, so at 9213, at s2t3.
Mergenthaer Lnotype-l0 at II, 10 at
17b.
Washington Rwy. x Elec. pfd.-10 at 81.
Washington Gas IS $500 at i0IA.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
UNITED FRUITS NET.

NEW YORK, January S1.-Net in
come of the United Fruit Co. declined
to S17.2S4.ao7 In 1924. compared with
$23,oS7.Sto eae year before.
Evening star., 1925-01-31
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

LONDON, January 31.-Bar silver,
3215d per ounce. Money, 31a per cent.
Discount rates, short bills, 35sa3 11-16
per cent; three month bills, 3 13- 16
per cent.
Evening star., 1925-01-31

New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, January 81
Cotton futures opened steady. March,
23.6s; May, 1892; July, 24.oS; October,
236s; December 23.71.
New Orleans cotton futures closed
very steady at net advance of TO
Is points: