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Evening star., 1925-01-01
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
HIGH GRADE SECURITIES.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

1t is not within the province of
these articles to suggest specific Sc
curities for investment. No one can
do that without knowing all the
circumstances of the prospective in
Vestor. What might be suitable for
one man would be entirely unsuitab Bile
for another. 1t is essential that proper
diversitcation be taken into account
in buying stocks or bonds, that is. any
intelligent advice must be founded
upon a survey Of all the financial re-
sources of the inquirer
1t may be helpful, however, to point
out the present status OF the various
groups OF investment securities at
this time. First there are very high
grade bonds such as Libertys and the
kind OF railroad mortga ges which the
law allows the savings bank to buy.
The market price of bonds OF this
kind is sensitive only to changes in
the current charge for money. If
money advances rapidly in price the
quotation for bonds of this type falls
off and contrarywise il money goes
down bonds Of this class appreciate
in market price In neither ease is
there any change in the factor of
safety If you happen to find that
the quotation for one of your securi-
ties of the high grade type is lower
ttdh titt pIiCt you pdlu II Is not a
matter for anxiety. Only be sure that
your particular bond falls within
this classification.
The average investor, however,
wants a higher yield than these very
high grade bonds afford and some
times his circumstances justify him
in this desire. The question then
arises just how far it is prudent to
go under present circumstances. Real
estate mortgages when offered by a
conservative house are desirable and
may be had to yield anywhere from
IA TO 6l2 per cent. Good industrial
preferred stocks with 4 long record
OF consecutive payment Of dividends
VIII return from ) Il to 6 per cent
Utility preferred stocks yield a lit
tie more and yet entail the minimum
OF speculation. The record of these
utility preferred issues is remarkably
good and is not generally appreciated
The type of investment to which
the most danger attaches is the COM
mon stock and this l shall discuss in
the next inStallmeut in this series
Copyright. 1924. by Consolidated Press)
Evening star., 1925-01-01
DECLINE REPORTED
IN IMPORT TRADE
But Two of Ten Nations In
crease Shipments to United
States During 1924.

only two out of ten nations lead
ing in the supply of imports to this
country showed an increase in that
trade in the first nine months of
1924. as compared with the same
period in 1929, according to an
analysis today of the country's de-
creased import trade by the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United
States.
For the first hree-quarters of 1924,
the analysis showed, only Mexico
and Brazil OF the 10 leading suppliers
increased their import sales to the
United States, while the countries
from which they showed decline
included Great Britain, japan. Cuba
and Canada, the four leaders, and
France, Germany, China and the
Straits Settlements.
While the declines in imports out
numbered the gains, the report said
many commodities showed sharp in
crea Ses in value. Coffee. furs. to-
bacco and crude petroleum were in
Cluded in these.
Principal imports showing de-
cline included raw silk, crude rub
Der, unmanufactured wool, cotton
cloth and lumber.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
Much of a Headlight.
the London Scotsman Telegraph

From the London Scotsman Telegraph
A gentleman was one day walking
down street in Belfast, when he saw
an old Irish woman begging. AS he
said:
Gould ye spare a copper for an auld
woman, sorr?"
The gentleman, taking pity upon
her, gave her sixpence.
God bless you, SORT" said the old
woman, and may every hair Of yer
head be a candle to light you to
glory"
Taking off his hat and showing a
bald head. the gentleman said dryly:
1T won't be much of a torchlight
procession, madam
Evening star., 1925-01-01
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
DROPS DURING WEEK
Imports Show Decided Gain Dur
ing Same Period, Report
States.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 1.-The daily
average gross crude oil production Of
the United States decreased 23,250
barrels for the week ended December
q, which is due largely to weather
conditions, totaling 1,963,150 barrels
according to the weekly summary of
the American Petroleum Institute
The daily average production east of
California was 1,353,65o barrels,
decrease of 22,250. California produc-
ton was 609.500 barrels, decrease
of 1000.
Daily average imports of petroleum
at principal ports for the week end
ing December 81 were 225,143 barrels,
compared with 152,S57 for the pre-
vious week. Daily average receipts
of California oil at Atlantic and Gulf
coast ports for the week ending De-
cember 81 were 1914 barrels, COM
pared with s5,42s for the previous
week.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
To Harness Ben Nevis.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The mountain streams that leap
down the sides of Ben Nevis, Scot
lands highest mountain, are to be
caught and harnessed. An area of
more than 800 square miles that
forms the watershed of the famous
peak will be used. From the main
dam a 15-mile tunnel, 300 feet
under the ground, will carry the
water to the turbines that will drive
the generators.
It is estimated that more than six
hundred million gallons of water a day
flow in the streams which pour from
Be Nevis into Loeb Tr~ig and Loeb
Lfsgan. At Port Williams, a little
town in the valley below the noun
tain, the generating station will be
built, and when the work, which is
to begin during the present Summer,
is completed, $4,000 electrical horse
power will be developed
Evening star., 1925-01-01
Willing to Share.
Edinburgh Scotsman.

From the Edinburgh Scotsman.
An Englishman was on a walking
tour, and as he reached the outskirts
of a town he espied an old man stand
ing on the bridge staring contem-
platively at the river.
Going up to him he inquired pleas
antly: t'Cen you tell me where l can
get good glass of whisky in this
village?"
The old man smiled gently and
shook his head
NO, no, I can't do that, mister" he
replied, but 1 can tell ye where you
can get two"
Evening star., 1925-01-01
CARLOADINGS STILL HIGH.

Freight carloadings for the week
ending December 20 totaled s9s,776,
and continued the record loadings for
the year, the American Railway Asso-
citation reports. The figure represented
an increase of 22,149 over the same
week last year, but a decrease under
the preceding week this year of $685.
cars, due to the seasonal decline in
traffic.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, January l CSpe-
ciaD.-Watch- might services were
held in the Baptist Church here last
night, with a large gathering of mem
bers of the church and others in at
tendance They were conducted by
the pastor. Rev. P Rowland Wagner
who preached. Reports from the
church officers and various societies
were submitted and a special musical
program was given. Refreshments
were served by the members of the
B. Y. p. L. An interesting part of
the program was the burning of the
mortgage on the church parsonage
the entire Indebtedness of $4,000 hav-
ing been Cancelled.
A large number of guests from va
rious parts of the county, the District
of Columbia and other places attended
the annual New Year eve dance of the
Rockville Assembly, held at the Mont
Eomery Country Club here. 1t was
in charge of a committee consisting
of Miss Rose X. Dawson and Messrs
George and Vinson Peter and j. Harry
Gormley, and the Chaperons were Mrs.
F. Bache Albert, Mrs. Charles A Beard,
Mrs F. Hazel CasheIl and Mrs Harry
A. Dawson. The music was furnish ed
by Washington orchestra, and dur
ing the evening refreshments were
served.
> clerk of the circuit court here for the
marriage of James Wilfred Broad
hurst, %, and Miss Ella Elizabeth
Mansfield. 20. both of Bethesda, Md ::
Harold karns, 25, and Mrs Elsie Cas-
key, 81, both of Washington; William
Z. Suddath, %, of Clarksburg, Md,
and Miss Sophie A. Davis. 20, German
town, Md; Elmer L. McCauley. %. of
Herndon, Va, and Miss Sallie V. Tes-
terman, 20, of Sterling, Va; Charles
r. Foster, %, and Miss Sarah Z.
Fischer, 49, both of Bethesda, Md ::
John II. Mack, 35, of Fairfax, Va, and
Miss Dorothy V. Wilson. 30 of La
Plata, Md, and Herbert L. Johnston
and Miss Louise Clark, both of Airing
ton, Va.
Church Addition Completed.
The $1,000 addition to the Method
ist Church at Potomac, this county,
has been completed and special serv-
Ices in celebration will be held in the
lchurch next Sunday. In the morning
Rev. D. l.. Blakemore of Washington
will preach and at night the pulpit
will be occupied by Rev. William B.
Waters of Rockville. Special music
will be rendered under the direction
of Prof ]. w. Walker. The pastor
of the church, Rev. w. L. Wittig, will
take part in the services.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of the Sunday school OF St
Mary's Catholic Church was held in
St. Mary's Hall last evening. 4 pro-
gram of recitations and music was
rendered Gifts were presented to
all and refreshments were served
Charles H. Fiett of Rockville has
sold to Lewis y. Henley of Damas-
Gus, Md, a siX-room bungalow on the
Rockville pike.
Trials of Leroy Rodgers, suspend
ed member of the Montgomery Coun-
frequently acted as a special officer,
on an indictment charging them with
beating Littleton S. Poole. a pris-
oner. have been set for January II
in the Circuit Court here.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
RAILROADS TO SPEND
S1,35O,OOO,OO IN rs
Transportation Lines Plan Huge
Outlays for New Equipment
This Year.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January Railway
Age estimates that the railroads of
the United States and Canada will
spend more than 1880, 900. 900 for ad-
ditions and improvements to their
properties in 1925. about Is per cent
more than either in 1924 or 1928. The
money Will be spent for all kinds of
facilities that comprise a railway
Purchases of railway cars and loco
motives in 1924 amounted in value to
S467, ,460, $40 and included 1,413 loco
motives, 1929 freight cars and 1854
passenger cars. Railway prosperity
during the year was reflected in the
construction in the United States of
lib miles of new track, Of which
579 miles were new railroad lines.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
Slight misunderstanding.
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.

FFem the Pittsburgb ChronIcle-Telegraph.
How do you get on with your
wife?" asked the friend
'Pretty WELL" replied the other.
"She is a member of II different
clubs and societies. I see her for
about an hour each day"
Poor chap" said the other man
teelingly.
"Oh, an hour soon passes" was the
cheerful remark of the husband.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
$4,000 BULL SOLD.

CANDY, Mimi, January / (Spe-
ciaD The purchase of a 900-acre
farm by the Consolidated Lumber
Company of Manistique. Mich.
marks the largest rural land deal in
this section recorded since the war
A Hereford herd of $50 head, includ-
ing a champion bull valued at
$4,000, went with the land.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
NEW FREIGHT SERVICE.
TO EUROPE STARTED.
Baltimore Now Shipping Goods to
Marseilles, Genoa and
Naples.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, January IA month
ly freight service between Baltimore
and South European ports has been
lnaugurated by the Consolidated
Navigation Company and service
started with sailing of the steamer
Ossa from here to New York. where
she will finish loading and then pro.
ceed to the Mediterranean ports. She
Loaded some cargo at Philadelphia be-
fore coming to Baltimore
Ports visited in Southern Europe
VIII be Marseilles, Leghorn, Genoa
and Naples. Large Cargoes of -four
and metals are expected to be ex-
ported from here in the new service.
Lemons, other tropical fruits and mar
bic Will form the chief imports.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
KEENER COMPETITION
IN STEEL PREDICTED
European Manufacturers Can Sell
Goods Here at Excellent
Profit.
BY the Associated Press.

=
NEW YORK, January 1.-Keener
competition between European and
American steel manufacturers is fore
cast through statistics showing that
German and Belgian steel can be
brought to eastern seaboard markets
at the same cost as Pittsburgh mills.
The transatlantic freight charge OF
$3.50 a ton and liberal allowance of
81 for duty, make the total charges
$3.50 ton, or the equivalent of
freight from Pittsburgh to New York.
In the last year, it is said, European
steel mills have taken virtually all
the business in rails for lumber log
ging and similar purposes on the Pa
cific coast. Thyssen's, the large Ger
man steel works, is reported in the
trade to be keeping a substantial
stock of steel at a Pacific port
Evening star., 1925-01-01
STEEL PLANTS BUSY.

PITTSBURGH, January l (SpeciaD.
The Carnegie Steel Company now
is operating Al out of So blast fur
naces, and Jones & Laughlin IL
out of II. Some of the smaller
plants, especially finishing mills, will
close shortly for inventory, but the
larger mills will take their inven-
tories without closing down. New
buying of steel has been light on
account of the holidays.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
NEW YORK CLEARlNGS
ABOUT 214 BILLION
More Than Seven Billion Increase
Over Record Made Dur
ing 1920.
Rrthe Assnciated Press

Bv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 1.-ENchanges
81 the New York clearing house dur
ing 1924 reached a record total of
SEAS. 9.S6S. .1S1, ,33S, an increase of nearly
seven billion dollars over the previous
high level of 1920 Last years clear
ings aggregated close to $2l4,000,-
GOO 900
Dividend checks will be mailed to
stockholders in 963 corporations on
January .. the first business day OF
the new year. A total of $455.0S0,0 900
will be paid out in dividends and in
terest by railroad, industrial and
traction companies; banks and trust
companies, the National Government
and greater New York during jan
uary.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
FRUIT MAY ADVANCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, January l (Spe-
ciaD.-It Is expected the supply of
oranges and lemons from California
the coming Summer will be sold at
considerably higher prices than for
seven years, owing to damage of 25 to
40 per cent to citrus crops by recent
cold snaps.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
What Experts Buy.

Trained investors always buy Sc
curfties that have a substantial loan
value. One of the surest methods of
determining the value of any stock
is to seek loan on 1t. If your banker
declines to consider it as collateral
you can rest assured its marketability
does not amount to much.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
IMAGINATION.
Erom the Houston

From the Houston Post
: When the prince was offered the
historic international cup won by the
American polo players. the dispatches
say he drank deeply and smiled
hugely. Here is where our imagina-
tieR becomes active. again,
Evening star., 1925-01-01
BUSINESS REQUIRES
FINER ROAD PLANS
Expert Urges More Traffic
Lanes as Better Than
Police Regulations.
Bl j. &. ROYLE.
,n.+nt e. M ga


NEW YORK, January 1.-Severe
traffic congestion and the abandon
ment of strict enforcement of some
parking and traffic rules in big cities
as detrimental TO business in general
during the holidays has placed stress
on the contention Of some experts
that economical and safe traffic
movement depends on road systems
rather than police regulation.
The automobile moving or standing
is problem affecting the lives of
every member of every community.
according to A B. c. Hardy. vice
poration. 1t is problem because
every drivers seat is occupied by a
human being.
Urges Study of Roads.
Human lack of understanding" he
said today. without question is re-
sponsible for the majority of acci-
successfully undertake entire en-
forcement of traffic regulations, since
d law is beneficial only in so far as
it is obeyed and laws are enforced
only after they are broken. The law
does not invariably control the igno-
rant, careless, reckless or criminal
driver.
1t is generally admitted that many
of our streets are inadequate for ham
ding a steady stream of automotive
traffic, There should be, therefore. d
carefully thought out relation be-
tween through roads and connecting
roads-their traffic and their cost
and between trunk and feeder lines.
Uniform Signals Needed.
The essential thing about safety
in traffic is that every driver shall
let the other fellow know what he is
going to do and let him know before
he does it. The present wide range
of the automobile, both passenger and
truck, makes some exact standard in
warning signals absolutely impera-
tive. 1t is hard to understand why
there should be any great difficulty
in unifying practice. A San Francisco
freight brakeman can handle cars in
New York freight yards, and vice
versa. There are no ground rules In
the railroad game. Signals are under
stood by brakemen and fiagmen
everywhere because they are always
the same
Evening star., 1925-01-01
CLEARINGS IN BIG GAIN.

PHILADELPHIA. January Phil
adelphia bank clearings for 1924 were
nearly one billion dollars greater than
last year. Including today's clearings.
the figures were S25,645, 100000. com
pared with S24, $50, 900 600 in 1928.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
CITY PLANS CHANGES.

DENVER, January Especially -
Public improvements to be started
by the city of Denver in 1925 will
involve expenditure of $5.749.457,
according to announcement by public
officials today.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
1924 New York Bond Trading
BY the Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK January 1.-Foowng is a table of
transactions in bonds the New York Stock Exchange
during the 1924 1t gives total sales OF bonds and
range OF prices also includes net changes from the
previous year for bonds listed prior January l. 1924
UNITED STATES BONDS.
bonds iu and o.
Evening star., 1925-01-01
Money to Loan

Secured by first decd Of trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission
Bldg, 9th T NV.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-27

was under an Illusion He was not divine but only brought us a great teaching. Some men do not go to church. Some men scoff at all religion They stand for the Age of Reason France tried that for while in her Revolution but went back to Chris tianty Russia has been trying it.
 True Christianity has not been the cause of wars Human nature makes wars. Christi spirit brought succor to the wounded and soace to the dy ing Amidst the wreckage of the field after bat tie the voice of Christian tenderness has spoken among the groans of the wounded.
 Always there is ill all of us that spirit of Christ Those who scof and disbelieve can not escape it. They have the Christ inheritance from their moth CTS of countless generations the inheritance bred into them through these 1924 years which have made Christian civilization. They more destroy it's effects than any can change their bodies. The good in them sprang from Christ. It is ther' sray ing the 3nurderer's $ hand, the blow of a parent who would strike his child. It counters r.: savag- cry in 's it gives moral code and all onr finer attr nutes. Call it conscience if you will, but the nohler the conscience the it comes from Christ and faith through Him. And the strength of Christ in us is tested by he strain it will bear.
 I have seen | al test applied in s;agcs and bat ties where the profession of Christian quat'ey must be proven i'll doeds It then that ! learned that some men lrf?ess Christianity as trey take ont insurance ;.aying the conventional premium They seek outside supp t1t in want of inner su, per:
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-27

with gas as "a vital weapon put into the hands of the nation most highly developed in science and technology Consequently it will confer world i'm portance, or even world power, only on the nation which shows supreme capacity in this field"
 According to these authors, the war of the future will be a combination of air and gas fighting supported by gas-carrying tank squadrons which will range over wide areas. The civil population will suffer quite as much as will military forces.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-27
THE COURT CONSIDERS THE
 SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The development of the last twelve months n the Sunday School world of the most far-reachine significance has been the mpassioned plea which has come from scores of judges in different states for more vigorous activity in religious education.
 There is, of course, nothing absolutely new n this, but the number and intensity of these pleas in dicate new valuation of the Sunday school Tc these judges the Sunday school is not pleasant and harmless diversion for those who like that sort of thing It is major institution of American life of primary importance in national welfare.
 The latest plea for the Sunday school comes from Supreme Court Justice Lewis l.. Fawcett of Brooklyn, who has had eighteen years experience in the County and Supreme courts For the past seven years he has been trying cases in the Supreme court New York state.
 In the eighteen years of my experience the bench, " Judge Fawcett says, 'more than OOO boys less than twenty-one years old have been arraigned before he charged with various degrees of crime Of this 4,OOO, only three members of Sunday school at the time of the commission of their crimes
 Even these three exceptional cases were tech ncal in character and devoid of henousness so that they scarcely worth mentioning
 In 1902 suspended criminal sentences only sixty-two of the young men were brought back for violation of the conditions of their paroles In each suspended sentence I insisted upon the return of the youth, if he was Protestant, to Sunday school: if a Roman Catholic to attendance at mass, and if Jew to attendance at synagogue of tenn pie. In each instance I had the earnest coopera- tion of the minister the priest of the rabbi and in each case I saw to it that the young had job to go to as he was freed on parole. In vr- tualy all of the suspended sentence cases the re- form was quick and, believe permanent.
 If could keep the youth of America in Sun day school during the period of character formation at regular attendance upon religious worship we could close the criminal courts and the jails There would be raw material to work on And what is good for the youth would be equally salutary with adults The sustained, wholesome, moral atmosphere imparted through habitual attendance upon Sunday school and church will expel criminal impulses.
 Any man not contributing to the support of some church organized religious work is living on charity-riding some other man $ transportation. If he really desires abatement of crime he should ally himself with those agencies which prevent or abate crime.'
 The plea of Judge Fawcett $, coming as 1t does out of the daily experience of eighteen years we'll emphasizes of the major tasks of the Church and major task of our civilization as we'll.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-27
German Scientists Decribe
 Poison Gas as Vital Weapon
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Jan. 26.-The war of the future will be chiefly a gas war, in the opinion of Dr. R. Hanslian and F. Bergendorff, who have Just pub lished a scientific treatise on "The Chemical War;
 Military strategists must, in the opinion of these two chemists, reckon
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-27

A good many officeseekeds probably envy that Connecticut Lieutenant Governor who was elected Governor and Senator in the year.-Empre
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-27

\ sectional party in this reunited country seems to be one that carries the South and national par ty one that carries the North.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-27

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated is exclusively entitled to the use for republication all credited to it not other wise published herein.
 All rights republication of special dispatches here in are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-12-08

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