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lows; NJ. w. Cooper, January "a;
Harry y. Enslehart, February /
Theodore Delavigne. February 1G
Charles f. Giddings. March s: Benja-
min +. Williams, March 20; Clyde ]
Tompkins. July :; James L. Giles.
August %: Daniel Sullivan, October
/; Claude c. koontZ, November 80;
Clifford l.. Grant. December 16: Viii
liam NJ. Mattingly, December II, and
Sergt. Samuel Murphy, December 81
To fill vacancies created by deaths
transfers and retirements the execu.
tive personnel of the department
underwent a wide and sweeping re
organization during the year Just
closed
Edwin 3. Hesse started the wear as
chief clerk of the Police Department
Last July ! he was promoted. to hold
Office as inspector and assistant super
intendent of police After the death
of Maj. Sullivan, Inspector Hesse was
made chief of police. an appointment
recognized with favor in the ranks of
the department.
Lieut.. Walter Emerson, in charge Of
the Detective Bureau at night. on July
l was made captain. in accordance
with legislative enactment, being the
first to fill a position as captain of de-
tectives
Lieut.. Guy Bufnngdme, who was l.
ready installed as chief of the flying
anti-liquor squadron, became a captain
IN place of Russell Dean, retired, on
July l.
The promotions TO lieutenants dur
ing the year We're as follows: Seret
Jeremiah A. Sullivan, to the vacancy
created by promotion of Lieut.. Bur
lingame, July |: Sergt. 3. A. Lamb, to
the vacancy created by the death of
Lieut.. James l.. Giles, August 2S:
Serst Hugh II. Groves, to fill the va
cancy created by retirement of Lieut..
James Conlon. September l.
Promotions to posts of sersea MS
were: Pvt. Coleman +. Brown, to fill
the vacancy created by promotion of
Sergt. James A. Sullivan, July l; Jo-
seph ID. Harrington, to fill the va
cancy created by promotion of Sergt
B. A. Lamb: Milton d. Smith. to fill
the vacancy created by promotion of
Hugh H. Groves; George NJ. Little, to
fill the vacancy created by retirement
of Sergt. Simon j. Harry.
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industry. Consumer interest de
veloped sharply at that time and the
mills were speeded up to meet il
Throughout much of the year, wooden
and worsted mills. like the remainder
of the textile industry, were III a
generally unfavorable condition
The American Wooden co. reduced
wages u per cent in the midyear
without undue remonStrance from
employees, who realized the economic
necessity for the move. Wooden goods
prices We're attuned fairly well To-
the declining range of raw wool
quotations and this narrowed the
margin of profit. since many manu-
facturerS We're working on wool
bought at higher prices.
As in the case of cotton, rayor
vas a help III time Of trouble. The
wool and rayou mixtures We're very
popular and the manufacturers. by
the use of the silk substitute. were
able TO achieve many novel color
combinations. The pile fabrics also
were sought eagerly for women's
wear, but toward the end of the year
protests began to arrive from garment
makers and sellers about the lack of
care taken in weaving wool and
rayon, which ii was claimed led to
"spotting' of the fabrics.
After they opened their Spring
lines for 1926 in November. carpet
manufacturers reported a substantial
increase in business. Orders now
placed Will assure active mill produc-
lion for some months. Profits still
leave much TO be desired, as price
levels are low compared with raw
material costs. and competition is
Keen. Ii is possible the manufacture
of synthetic wool particularly appli.
cable for carpet purposes may tend
10 do for carpet makers what rayon
did for the cotton goods manufaC-
tIrers. Building programs aided
Iinoleum producers. The largest
single order ever recorded was placed
in the last month of the year
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FILM BOOM STARTED.
British Interests Anxious to Re
gain Standing.

gain Standing.
The value of the motion picture
Tor trade promotion and national
propaganda is just being recognized
ny the British government" the Com
}nerce Monthly of the National Bank
IT Commerce, in New York, says.
AT a time when a great advertis-
ing program is urged to build up
British foreign trade, so powerful
medium as the film cannot fail to be
utilized The government recently
allied attention to the loss of invalu-
anle advertising through the films.
which now acCrues almost entirely to
ne United States. The Federation of
British Industries reciproCated by
holding meeting 10 discuss the social
nd political effect of the foreign film
INVASION in British countries.
The British government s interest
N the fortunes OF the film industry
became evident when the budget for
he fiscal year 1926 was made pub
lie One of the items in the tax pro
gram was the restoration of the Me
kenna duty of 80 Il per cent on for
eign motion picture films. The duty
however, is not a formidable weapon
Of defense. A five-reel negative, 5000
feet in length. would be subject to a
iotal duty OF Zoo.
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YEAR In GRAIN TRADE HECTIC.
BUT HAS BROUGHT FAIR RETURN
tIarryover Prevents Import Basis in Wheat-Corn
increasingly Important, Huge Crop Depressing
Prices at End of Year.

at 1861 in April, a break of 20 cents
in less than three months.
Some spectators were hard hit by
this SmaSh-up, but the farmers We're
little concerned, having disposed of
their big holdings months before. Sim
ilarly they had not shared TO any
great extent in the excessive advance,
but had received profitable prices for
their 1924 crop, which had been a
large one in the face of general fail
ures in the rest of the world.
The situation was reversed when
the 1925 Winter wheat crop started to
come to market. The United States
Winter wheat crop was nearly a fail
TIRE, with the outlook none too good
for Spring wheat. while Canada and
European countries We're faced with
bumper yields.
Carryover Gave Surplus.
The developments have largely
borne out the early outlook. The
combined Winter and Spring wheat
production was 697 900 900 bushels.
while domestic requirements amount
to ESQ 900, 900 bushels normally. How
ever, a carryover of more than 100,-
000. 900 bushels gave just enough sur
plus wheat TO prevent the United
States from going on an import basis.
Canada startled the trade by rails
ing a. crop Of over 400 200 900 bushels.
of which 300000,000 bushels is avail
able for export. France, Germany
and Poland raised enough wheat fol.
their needs. And Russia, little con
sidered at the start of the season,
furnished the big surprise of the
year by coming through with an eX-
portable surplus.
The American farmer has most to
he concerned about over the return
Of Russia to the competitive markets.
Her exports To date, about $4,000 900
bushels, are small. but they indicate
what may he looked for in the fu-
ture when production picks up.
The southern hemisphere by its de.
started the speculative
situation TO boiling again in Decem-
Der of this year. Australia came
with u small crop. having
only about 100000 bushels for ex-
port. Then Argentina, expected to
furnish about 200 900. 000 bushels for
export by some early estimates of eX-
perts. started to have trouble \
frost in Northern provinces
hurt the crop materially and rust
has caused some damage in the cen
trail sections. AS a result, the eX-
portable surplus is now estimated at
only 200 900 bushels.
Foreign buyers had held off from
filing their demands because of the
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Year Cotton and livestock Rases One Extremes Grain Trade

big Canadian surplus and expectations
of a big Argentine market. The cur
tailment in the latter country led to
a panfcky feeling and markets com
menced to skyrocket once again, with
some bull leaders predicting 81 wheat
before May. The same leaders who
started the big market of a year ago
were behind that of the past month.
and they are saying that Europe will
need every bushel Of wheat from this
continent she can get, in spite of the
high price.
Despite the fact that high prices
came when farmers had disposed of
the greater part of their wheat, the
producer this year made a good profit
wherever he had a crop. Pleased
with their return. farmers started out
to increase their Winter wheat
acreage nearly II per cent for 1926,
but bad weather put Il crimp in their
plans and the outlook is for an
acreage about the same as in 1925.
The price of corn in 1925 has
ranged from its February peak of
S1.S7Ts a bushel down to IS cents
for May, 1926. delivery. The high
price for the 1924 crop was due to
it's smallness, but even this high price
dropped off when farmers. rather
than feed corn, which was more val
liable when sold in the cash market.
sold off their live stock.
May, 1926. corn started at 90 cents.
but eaSed off to so cents and below,
due TO the tremendous crop, estimated
early at 5000 900, 900 bushels. The
final estimate cut this figure mate
rally and prices walked up somewhat
In spite of the low prices obtained
he outlook is not diSCouring for the
man who has grown corn. Live stock
is mot selling above a parity of corn.
and the farmer who markets his corn
through his stock will certainly re
ceive a handsome profit. The one diff
ficulty is that many farms sold off q
good share of their live stock and are
not so plentifully supplied for feeding
this season.
ST Corn Expected.
Because of low prices farmers have
undertaken holding movement,
where able and several agencies have
combined in urging them to keep their
crop off the market as long as possible
in anticipation of a rise later. II
seems more than probable that before
1926 has passed 81 corn on the farms
will again become n reality.
Oats prices have not moved a great
deat in either direction during the
year. The May, 192425 delivery
ranged from 35& to 66a4 cents, and
the May, 1855 delivery ranged from
50 to 81 cents. Another large crop of
oats was raised, estimated at 1,41O.-
100000, against ,32S.000.0 900. the five
year average. Consumption Of oats
on the farm for feeding purposes is in
Creasing. but il is decreasing for other
purposes.
Provisions prices were on the up
turn most of the season. although
speculative trade was not as large as
in recent years. Pork production was
cut down materially because of high
cost OF feeding material and this re
suited in short production Of the fin
ished product. European demand in
creased for pork products, helping the
domestic market.
Copyright 1922
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FOOD RETURNS SHOW BEST YEAR
SINCE 1920 FOR STOCK RAISERS
Hogs and Sheep Reach Highest Prices in Past Five
Years. Cattle Make Important Gains, and
Little Depression Is Noted

steers reached $685. FOR tn" year =
high point. During November the
market dropped back. While Decembcr
WAS an unfavorablc one for cattle
men. because OF plain quality ami
heavy runs.
Hogs were especially hgh-priced.
Heavy cost Of corn for feeding from
the 1924 crops caused farmers to ship
a good share of their swine to market
rather than feed for this years live
stock mart The result was that the
present years run was exceptionally
small at about $4,000 against 10
400 900 last year. At the same time
demand was more active and prices
moved up. staying about 50 per cent
above those Of 1924.
Light animals were in special de
mand. They began to move above
heavier grades in February. Both
kinds advanced until April, when
biz drop Of IS occurred. notwirh
standing a light run. At the end Of
the first sin months supplies again
fell off. and values began Ia climb.
averaging at about 1910 in July. In
December values fell off somewhat
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Continued from Page Twenty-one.)

Continued from Page Twenty-oneD
oyster, in charge of police. also
passed away.
The vice squad passed out of ex-
istence, being replaced to some extent
by a rowing squadron of dry raiders
under Capt. Guy Burlingame.
Liquor and traffic received probably
the greatest attention from the Police
Department of any items of police in
terest during the year.
During the early part of the year
Lieut. O. r. Davis and Sergt James
ID. McQuade, leading the vice squad
specialized in seizures of liquor and in
breaking up disorderly parties. Dur
ing the month of June, however. this
work was discontinued and the liquor
end of it transferred to Capt. Burlin-
game.
Crimes of violence were pronounced
during the year, but not especially
outstanding. There were 40 murders
one of which remained unsolved, the
killing of John +. Heimer, proprietor
of a candy store on L near Sixth
street.
Traffic claimed 80 during the year,
excepting the last few days, which
was a decrea Sc of 10 for the previous
year. Manslaughter charges were pre-
ferred against 16 persons, including
those who were operating automobiles
which killed others.
There were 50 accidental deaths dur
ing the year and 81 suicides.
Inspector A. j. Headley was removed
from his post as chief of the Traffic
Bureau last June and made captain
Of the fourth precinct. while Capt. r.
w. Brown was given the position.
The Traffic Bureau was enlarged to
handle the increase of business and
moved to larger quarters on PennSyl-
vania avenue west of Fourteenth
street.
During the term police seized 1910
gallons of liquor, - barrels, S32 gal
Ions and 6.1S6 bottles of beer and Sl9
bottles of extracts. Some 2O,141 gal
Ions of mash were confiscated and de
stroyed mostly in raids where 81 stills
were seized. Two hundred and ninety
five automobiles and other vehicles
were taken in connection with liquor
arrests.
The liquor arrests totaled 1896. The
total arrests for all offenSeS were H.
$40.
Twelve members of the police force
died during the last year. The de
ceased and dates OF death were as fol
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RADIO UNDERGOES PROGRESSIVE REVOLUTION

radio be placed in the hands Of the
Government, and that certain limita.
tons and regulations be placed OH
wireless communication that would
enable radio TO proceed without beiny
strangled by its own too rapid prog
reSS.
The stipulatiors provide that tie
general permission to broadcast he
based upon public service, and THAI
10 this end the number of stations he
limited to the number Of available
channels. reserved for those stations
which render the best possible sery-
ice Ia listeners. Congressional action
viii he invoked Ia give 10 the hands
Of the Department Of Commerce au-
thorlty to decide on the terms OF The
limitation and regulation.
Although these lightly touched
turning points in radio history in
1925 have been the most picturesque
and noticeable, there have been many
other important events.
League of Nations on Air.
In Europe the broadcasters of a GoZ.
en- nations. have pooled their common
interests and have mapped out a pro
gram of ALLEGATION Of wave lengths
that will prevent interference through
out the continent. and viii improve.
reception conditions in all parts of the
world.
The League of Nations has taken
radio hroadCaSting unto itself ana
made ARA nGements to broadcast many
OF the important sessions of that bod.
An international union Of radio amt
teUrS has been organized. with he:iG.
quarters In the United States. whjci,
it is hoped will make a world-wid"
radio relay league. similar TO that cN-
listing III the United States, and has
appointed as head of that body Hiram
Percy Maxim, the daddy of amateur
radio in the United States.
The radio receiver has been imported
into every corner of the globe and
practically every government has
sanctioned hroadcastinG in its iUris-
diction, although in some cases with
rather stringent restrictions.
Radio fog signals have been intro
duCed into practically all parts of The
world and the radio compass has been
installed in many of the most impor-
tant ships of the leading maritime ma
tons.
And whereas radio was looked upon
originally solely as an instrument of
entertainment, in the past year it has
come TO play an important part in the
educational and religious life of many
countries.
Copyright. 1925. by Consolidated Press
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Feeding Cattle in Demand.

Likewise feeding cattle were in good
demand, and values We're high. The
shortage of this type of animal causes
some live stock producers 10 look to
Canada, which has more feeding an
imals on hand than can be handled
comfortably. Conditions. however. do
not permit of actually developing this
trade.
The cattle supply at Chicago is
placed at about 1900 900 against
3,202,719 for 1924 Taking into account
the increase in range cattle. the drop
in native stock was large. Shipments
out Of. the local market We're about
$4,000, compared with 1,0jS,065 last
year.
At the start top steers sold at $3.50.
but the market dropped and quality
fell during the first half of the year.
Lighter runs during June and July
brought an advance in values. fol
lowed by a further improvement in
August and September, until best
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almost through the whole period,
smaller receipts of cattle, except the
range variety and calves; shortage Of
feeding cattle. and the exceptionally
good demand for feeding lambs. Prices
of hogs reached over Sl4 for the high
est point since 1920, while sheep got
above Sl9. Cattle made one squirt to
SIG and above, but IT was short-lived.
A big feature of the cattle situation
was the early start of the movement
of range animals and the higher
prices paid. The supply of this type
was 100000, compared with 10000
year ago, and most of the steers sold
at 81 TO 500 better prices than in
1924, with the general average sf.SJ
higher. The best range animals
reached s12 The entire run was OF
exceptionally good quality and gave
favorable returns TO the Western pro
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CHANGES IN INSURANCE.
Amazing Growth Noted in Only
Half Century

When one compares the amount Of
life insurance i'll force, the plans Of
insurance, the policy provisions, the
insurance laws. of 1874 with those Of
1924, one is tempted to say that the
history of life insurance in the United
States and Canada is contained in the
half century.
at the end of 1874" says Haley
Fiske, president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co, there We're less
than $4,000 policies in force; 1924
closed with more than 1000 .000.
The amount of insurance in force
increased from $4,000. 100000 to SCI
900 600 .000 the business written in the
respective years from 100000 policies
to 1880, 000; from 500. 900 600 of in
surancc to S14, 500 .0O0, 900: the pre-
MUM receipts from S92,250. 900 to
81 go 900 600; the assets from $500
OO0, 900 To more than &I1 900 900, 900:
the payments To pOlicyholderS from
SOS. 900 to Sl.250, 600 900"
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was one OF the
three largest ever
grown, but the de
mand both at
home and from
abroad has been
such that the pro
Queer has receiv-
ed liberal returns
for his cotton. On
the other hand,
the large crops of
1925 and of the
preceding yea r
have made for
pric stability
within a range of
d few cents, and
the consumer has
enjoyed moderate
nY-lcpS EIIr-t n or
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since 1920.
Both hogs and
sheep reached the
highest prices in
the past five years,
while cattle made
important gains in
many months, as
surfing their pro
ducerS of favor
able values. There
was scarcely any
cause for depree-
sion in the live
stock industry.
Outstanding fea
lures Of the year
were a light run
of hogs, with light
grades OutSellinE
the heavy kinds
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BY l.. {. GRUNDELAND.

The live stock producer during the
year just closed had substantial,
profitable returns to show for his en-
deavor-the result of his best year
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LARGER GRAPE ACREAGE.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 81
(SpeciaD Grape acreage is expected
to increase considerably next year
More than 500 acres in Suffer County
probably will he planted. principally
Ia the Juice varieties.
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a far return 10
he average grow
er, after the wild
peculative fuctu-
ations had been
leveled off.
Wheat was the
principal center of
activity during the
Early part of 1925,
hut corn became
Increasingly i m :
pot'tant in its ef-
feet on aEricul-
ural prosperity
toward the end of
the year, when the
years huge crop
depressed prices
TO relatively I'M
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WOOL.

The wool markets had some eN-
remedy high and low spots in 1928,
rUl most Of the growers got excellent
r'-ices for their woods. For one thing
bout half the Spring clip in the
western part of the United States
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USED CARS SLOW SALE,

SAN FRANCISCO. December 81
sales of new automo-
biles in the last fortnight have been
very heavy here, but even liberal ad-
vertising did not suffice to move used
cars.
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Continued from Page Twenty-twoD
England again on d bold basis was
major factor in the situation.
Imports approXimated 97S, 900, 900
rounds
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by GEORGE c. SCHNACkEL.

The grain trade, ruler of prices paid
FOR the vast crop from American
farms, has had a year of hectic eX
rremes. but one withal which brought
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BY GEORGE DEWITT MOULSON.

Conditions in the cotton trade in
1925 have been advantageous both to
the grower and the consumer. The
crop produced in the United States
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NEW EXPORT RECORD.
Baltimore Rushing Foodstuffs to
Foreign Ports.
5 p.claI Dispatch 10 Tho Star

Special Dispatch TO Tho Star.
BALTIMORE. December 3l.-t1Ne
fun cargoes of grain cleared here last
week. which gave the exports in food
products a new record, according to
"ustom reports.
Altogether 1,1S6,031 bushels of grain
was sent out for the period. against
7.S15 for the previous week. They
were represented by 726,254 bushels
uf wheat, 235,459 of barley. 20S.924 of
corn and 3 1874 of oats. Flour showed
an increase of 10,97S barrels being eX-
ported, against 9,992 last week.
other valuable exports for the week
were 5,213,1S6 pounds of copper and
FOL bales of cotton.
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143.117 PENNSY INVESTORS.

Stockholders of the Pennsylvania
Railroad on December l totaled 143,-
III. against 14i315 on November
ana 145.i1i on January /. 1925.
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Nature Not Orderly.

Once or twice during the year prices
ran above % cents, but held above
u L cents for nine months until the
weight of the marketing movement in
October carried quotations below the
20-Cent level.
There is but little in so orderly and
featureleSS a course of events to
arouse the interest of the general
reader, but what the cotton markets
of the world lacked In the way of spec
tacular and record brea king develop
ments. nature furnished the cotton
grower of Texas and the Piedmont
region OF Georgia and the Carolinas.
To the planter of more than one
section Of the South the year 1925
Will be long remembered. and an &C
count of natures shortcomings and
excuses In the course of few short
months would he difficult to parallel
in this or any other country
As a direct result of three short
crops from 1921 to 1928, reserves Of
cotton of all kinds We're depleted to
an extent that threatened a famine
unlike any experienced in the past SO
yaars. There We're neither manufac-
tured goods nor raw material to draw
upon and prices advanced to figures
which made cotton growing extremely
attractive.
Damage by boil weevil had virtually
ruined many owners Of large planta-
tons east of the Mississippi River and
the number of abandoned farms in the
South has of late exceeded those in
New Fngla nd The toll exacted by
dred million dollars annually, until the
world despaired of ever seeing good
sized crops and an abundance of
American cotton.