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Evening star., 1925-07-03
VICTOR DIVIDEND
WILL BE OMITTED
Talking Machine Firm Needs
Funds to Garry Out Special
Improvements.
By the Associated Press.

CAMDEN, N. j., July Stock
holders of the Victor Talking Machine
Co., today received notice from the
board of directors that the dividend
customarily due July Is would be
omitted. The company had been pay
ing SO a share annually. The letter
said:
''Importe improvements in the
product which your company manu-
features will take place within the
next few months and will require con-
siderable outlays of funds. Therefore,
pursuant to the policy of the COM
pany, your directors deem it desirable
to conserve the cash resources to
finance the company's needs and de-
velopments."
The letter added that arrangements
had been completed whereby the com
pany will have the cooperation in the
field of acoustics and sound reproduc-
ton of the Western Electric Co., the
General Electric Co., Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Co. and
the Radio Corporation of America.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
HUGE SUMS INVESTED
IN COMMON STOCKS
Preferred Shares and Bonds So
High That Funds Seek
New, Channels.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 3.-Brokerage
houses report that investors are put
ting huge sums of money into common
stocks in view of the fact that pre-
ferred stocks and bonds are at high
prices and the shelves of bond brokers
are virtually bare In the last month
one firm invested for clients more
than $3,000000 in common shares Of
various industrial and railroad COM
panies.
The financial district takes the view
that the dearth of freight car and
locomotive buying does not indicate
lack of prosperity, inasrnuch as class
one railroads increased their net op-
Grating income for May more than
$13,000,000 over May last year
Evening star., 1925-07-03
GERMANY TO FIGHT
POLAND IN TRADE
Economic War Declared by Heavy
Duties Placed on Many
Products.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN, July 3.-Economic war
between Germany and Poland has
been declared with issuance of a de-
cree by the Reichsrat imposing pro-
hibitive duties on Poland's main
agricultural and industrial exports.
The modus vivendi governing trade
relations between Poland and Ger
many expired on April l, and no steps
have been taken for its renewal. This
temporary agreement had been in
force since the lapsing Of the period
provided for in the treaty of Yer
sailles to care for postwar adjust
ments.
Negotiations for a regular CONNER
cial treaty were begun last Autumn,
but they were abandoned after
lengthy efforts to reconcile the views
of the two countries.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, July (SpeciaD.-
Live poultry-Spring chickens, pound.
35a42; Leghorns. 26a36; old hens, 22a
%; Leghorns, 22a23; old ROSTERS. 16:
ducks, l4a20; young ducks, 24a26;
pigeons, pair, 25a30.
Eggs-Receipts. 1897 cases: native
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at
33
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound, 40a45; prints, 45a47; ladies'.
32: store packed, 291aa3O; dairy prints,
30a32; rolls, 30a32; process butter, 35.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
LUMBER BUSINESS NOW
AHEAD OF LAST YEAR

Reports to the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association in this city
Tor the week ending June 81, from
80 of the principal softwood mills of
the country, as compared with 367
mills reporting for the previous week,
indicate decrease in new business
and shipments
Taking the week in comparison with
last year, all three factors show a de-
Cided gain.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.


Washington Gas 5s-s1 900 at 1O0h.
'0VI Washington h Go n Gas es 'sa-ssoo at 1924.
5000 at IO2 n. 500 at 102h,
CAPITAL Traction Co.-1O at 10Oh ". 10
Washington Gas Lights at SO. o at SO.
Washington Rwy Elec. com.-10 at
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-5 at
Riggs National Bank-2 at $50. 1 at 353.
-Lanston Monotype--20 at 85. 10 at IS.
Mergenthaler Linotype -at 17S
National Mtge. Invest. pfd.-100 at
0h. 100 at 9l5.
AFTER CALL.
Anacostis Potomac r. R. 5s-S2 600
Washington Rwy Elec 4s-S3. 900 at
Washington Rwy. & Elec. e. & r. 6s-
Washington Gas 6s '33-s5oo at 1o3%,
81 900 at 103 Is.
Mergenthaler Linotype-5 at 17SA.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Chapin-Sacks so pfd.--l7 at 9s.
Money-Call loans and per cent.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

involved should settle same without
delay.
The general market was naturally
disturbed for a time and there were
heavy dealings in particular stocks
under the lle." Included among
these were Freed-Eisemann, Nizer
Corporation and others that had been
prominent in recent sessions.
Motion picture stocks were prime
favorites under leadership of Pathe
Exchange class-A, which shot forward
spectacularly to a new high. The re-
port that merger negotiations were
pending between Nizer Corporation,
Kelvinator and another prominent
manufacturer of household machines
caused heavy trading in the first two
stocks.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
ARMOUR EMPLOYEES
PAID TO KEEP STOCK

& Co. announced today that on July
20, 900 employees finished making week
ly payments on stock for which they
had subscribed in November, 1928. on
the partial payment plan. AS an In
ducement for employees to hold their
stock after they have acquired posses.
sion of 1t, an employees stockholders
bonus of 81 share will be paid an
nually for five years beginning Janu-
ary / 1926.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
RAILROAD TRANSFERRED
TO ILLINOIS CENTRAL

GULF PORT. Miss, July 8 P).-C.
II. Markham, president of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company, has been
elected president of the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad. A. Z. Quist Of Chi
cago, another Illinois Central official,
was elected vice president. The di-
rectors have completed transference Of
the railroad to the Illinois Central
officials.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
JAPAN'S SILK EXPORTS
LARGEST YET RECORDED

NEW YORK, July 8 Up.-Raw silk
shipments from Japan for the silk
year ended June 80 reached 40S,700
bales, or 94,700 bales in excess Of the
largest shipments previously recorded
in a single year. OF the total ship
ments the United States took 100000
bales.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS GAIN
IN YEAR AT BALTIMORE

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, July 3.-Customs re-
ceipts at Baltimore for the fiscal year
ended June 80, show an increase of
$307,017 over the receipts for the
previous year, according to c. H.
Hoffman, collector of customs. In
the year just closed S14. .139, ,961 SO
was collected.
The greatest increase in receipts in
any one month was recorded in Sep
tember, which showed an excess of
S4S1, ,940.0s over the receipts in Sep
tember, 1928.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
BALTIMORE RECEIVES
2,940,2O2. 600 BANANAS

Special Dispatch 70 The Star
BALTIMORE, July 3.-Since Janu-
ary approximately 2,94o,202 900 ban
anas have been brought to Baltimore,
shipping men estimate.
The number of punches was 1,470,-
101, with an average of between 1S0
to zoo bananas to a bunch.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
Your Banker Knows.

When in doubt, about a security
consult your banker. 1t is equally as
much his interest as yours to protect
your savings. You trust him with
your deposits-why not trust him with
your investment problems?
Evening star., 1925-07-03
REFRIGERATING MERGER
INVOLVES $40, 600, 900
Kelvinator and Nizer Among
Manufacturing Concerns
About to Combine.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 3-Negotiations
are under way between New YorI,
and Detroit banking interests toward
a s2o,00o,000 merger of independent
manufacturers of commercial and
household electrical refrigerating
machines which would include the
Kelvinator Corporation, Nizer Cor
poration and another manufacturing
company which sells chiefly through
public utility companies. Net earn
tngs of the proposed consolidation
are now about $4,000, 900 annually.
Since the first of the year the com
panies involved in the amalgamation
have shown a large increase in earn
ing power. Kelvinator's net earnings
jumped from $4,000 in January to
about 100000 in June, and Nizer
showed an increase from S25,0 to
$220,000 in the same period
Evening star., 1925-07-03
NEW OLDS MOTOR HEAD.

NEW YORK, July 3 R.-I. ].
Reuter-, general manager of Olds Mo-
tor Works. has succeeded A. B. c..
Hardy as president of the company.
Mr.. Hardy recently resigned.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
HEADS TIRE COMPANY.

NEW YORK. July C4)-S. Woll-
ner, jr.. has been elected president of
the Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., succeed
ing Arnold l.. Scheuer. who resigned.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
BUILDS $1,0OO,000 PLANT.

NEW YORK, July CP).-The Amer
iCan Can Co. is building q new plant
al Vancouver, British Columbia, 20
cost 81 900 600.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, July 3-Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and clos
ing prices for the most active stocks
dealt In here.
Evening star., 1925-07-03

Some girls idea of a hatterer is a
man who is always saying nice things
about other girls.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Priva

NEW YORK, July 3.-Wan Street
today was chiefly concerned with the
failure of Dean, Onativia & Co. AL
though the announcement came as a
complete surprise, it had no material
effect upon the movement of prices on
the Curb Exchange today. Special is
sues, however. in which the house is
said to be interested, naturally were
affected. The committee on listing and
securities ruled that the Rosenbaum
Grain preferred and American Rayon
Products Corporation were to be sus-
pended until further notice, and that
houses having contracts with the firms
Evening star., 1925-07-03
Bid and Asked Prices
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

PUBLU UTILITY.
Bid. Asked.
Amer Tel. & Telga. a.. 97h .....
Amer. Tel. & Telga. 4 s....- 96 ....
Am. Tel. &Tel. ctl. tr. 6s.... 1Ol y go.
Am Tel & Tel. conv. 6s.... 1874 .....
Anacostia & Potomac 5s.... 81 .....
Ana. & Potomac guar. 5s.-.. e1 u .....
c. & P. Telephone 5s.. 80. 100 .....
c. & p. Telephone of Va. 6s.. 9S 80.
Capital Traction r. r. 5s.... 9S5 9S%
City Suburban 5s....... SAN .....
Georgetown Gas 1st 5s...... 95 96
Potomac Elec 1st 5s...... 100 ....,
Potomac Elec cons. 5s..... 100 100h
Potomac Elec. 6s 1858. -. 106 go.
Pot Ell Pow <. m. & ref. 7s. 107A 107%
Wash Alex & Mt. Yer. 5s.. l2 49,.
Wash Alex & Mt v. ctfs.. 10 ..
Wash Bait. & Annap. 5s.. SO 49,.
Washington Gas 5s.. 100 101
Washington Gas 6s.. .......... 103k 1884,
Wash Rwy. G. Elec 4s.... 79h 80
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. gen. 6s.. 1923 1927
Evening star., 1925-07-03

NEW YORK, July 3.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
Traded In on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1925-07-03
FARMERS TO GET
FAIR CROP RETURNS
Will Come Out Better Than in
Most Years Since 1919,
Reports Indicate.

Good financial prospects for farmers
this year are seen by the United
States Department of Agriculture,
which says in its July report on the
agricultural situation that given
strengthening live stock markets and
fair feed crops, plus fair returns from
wheat and cotton, farmers would come
out OF 1925 better than they have in
most OF the years since 1919"
Taken as a whole, the main crops
promise fairly well except in the case
OF Winter wheat. The present nice
balance in both live stock and crop
production is a tribute to the readjust-
ments made by American farmers
since the Fall of 1921"
The central fact IN the present out
look is that while production will be
ample to meet consumption needs,
agriculture will not be in the market
this Fall with any large surplus of
the major products.
Wheat Crop Short.
Wheat harvest is in full swing"
the report continues. THE grain
ripened prematurely over much of the
Western part of the belt, and harvest
is early. Threshings SO far have
turned out unsatisfactory yields, but
the grain is of fairly good quality 1t
appears evident that the Winter wheat
crop is decidedly short of last years
crop; so much SO that the chief con
lecture throughout the wheat-growing
world is how the shrinkage in this
country will balance up against better
crops abroad. The Spring wheat
region from Minnesota to Montana
has high hopes in spite of some local
floods in the East and minor setbacks
elsewhere.
Corn and Hog Outlook Good.
THE outlook in the corn belt is ap-
parently good Hogs are relatively
high priced and may go higher. The
! pig survey shows a decline of IL per
cent in the number of Spring pigs,
compared with last year. Corn prices
are not so high as to prohibit feeding,
and everything points to a profitable
feeding season ahead. 1t is from con
ditions like this year, when price
ratios furnish a stimulus to feeding,
that the corn belt can usually hope
for some degree of prosperity"
The departments price index of 80
farm products is placed at lat for
June, compared with 146 in May, the
five-year period, 1909-19l4, being used
as a. base of 100. Present tendencies
in the general business situation point
to little change in prices of non
agricultural commodities, and conse-
quently no marked change in the pur-
chasing power of farm products need
be expected at present.
Evening star., 1925-07-03
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed of trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller me- E1Ss w.sn siS 1; : rTIs' NW
Evening star., 1925-07-03

Chapin-Sacks SO pfd.-17 at 9s.
Money-Call loans 5 and per cent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-27
LOWER TAXES MORE REVENUE

How lower income tax rates sometimes increase rather
than decrease tax returns is shown special article
Trend of National Affairs in the July number of the Ma
tona Republic The article Treasury statistics
covering income tax payments prove that lowered income
tax rates within certain limits productive of rather
than less public Excessive drive capital into
nOntaXabe securities and withdraw it from productive in
dustry and they discourage the effort to keep capital
lively employed The income tax returns covering the
ngs of e923 upon which taxes paid index of
national prosperity They toaled approximately twenty
six and third billion dollars the high water mark for all
time. This total larger by three billion dollars than
that of 1920 year of imitation and great profits and
than five billion dollars greater than the total for 1922 The
number of tax returns filed in 1924 aggregated 76O832l
another high record, 9lO84O in Of the number filed
the year before The horizontal reduction of wenty five
per cent in income tax payments for 1924 resulted in a
dlcton OF 1924 cent in compared with 1923
Treasury authorities believe that earnings for 1924 upon
which taxes will be paid will aggregate thirty billion dollars
in which the taxes collected this may not be much
less in volume than those paid last year. despite the sub
sana decrease in the tax rates made by the last Congress-
If these expectations realized further reductions by
the next Congress will be possible Senator Underwood of
Alabama Senator SmOot of Utah. and Senator Reed Of
Pennsylvania have recently voiced the demand for further
lowering of taxation"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-27
=: The TQnQle =:

cerely apologize both to her and to
you. Mrs. Prescott was kind enough
to listen to my tale, and | presume
became garrulous."
IL wouldn't worry much if / were
you, Sartoris," said sgd politely.
Jack and ] have just finished our
conversation. You haven't kept US
waiting"
was angry at myself, Little Mar
quies. for being so greatly perturbed,
for had done nothing of which
should be ashamed, nothing that
ANYONE might not see. was trem-
bling, however, when little later
Jack took my wrap in dignified 81
lence from the hands Of Melville Sar-
toris and placed it himself about my
shoulders. l had never trtnlbied so
before.
"Shall l send my car for you to-
morrow morning, Mrs. PrescOtt?'
Mr.. Sartoris asked. "The men will
be at the wharf to take you to the
yacht, as the luncheon is set for
about one"
mo, don't bother yourself. III
come down with JACK and Sgd and
be at the wharf minute or two
after twelve"
Pm afraid I'll not be able to go,
interrupted Jack stifi'ly. Il find I'm
being very busy tomorrow"
Sure, you can 60, old man." broke
in Sgd "You have to eatr,, your
luncheon somewhere, and it wall take
no more time to do it on Sartoris
yacht than anywhere else. Leslie
and will pick you up on our sway ia
the pier"
"Syd's very understanding man.
said to myself, as ! bade my host a
gay goodbye and started for our car
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-27
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO THE LITTLE MAKQUlSE
CONTINUED

For the life Of me, Little Marquise,
couldn't keep from pulling my
hands away from the clasp Of Mel
willie Sartoris with jerk as Jack
repeated:
Leslie, do you not think it is time
for US to go home?'
! knew that | turned almost too
suddenly and faced the door. l am
wave of blood reaching UP TO my
hair. ! know it was very silly of
me, for ! had been doing nothing that
was not perfectly all right, but |
knew that Jack was very angry.
1t was not the words he SAID, Lit
tie Marquise, that made me under
~ conventional-but it was the way
Jack said them.
Now that l am writing them here,
after all it is not always the words
We say, but the way we say them,
that makes most of the trouble in
his words could not have cut deeper
tence, and the addition of:
."You konw, Leslie. that I'm a
business man if Mr.. Sartoris is not.
As it is, shall get only about four
hours of sleep tonight, which is four
hours too little"
Melville Sartor:s spoke quietly:
'i'm very sorry, Prescott. 1t was
all my fault. ! began a story about
myself while your wife and J were
dancing. and it took longer than l
thought it would to finish it. sim
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-27
Suit Brought
to Force Award
of Coal Contracts

Judge Fred Jansonius in district
court Saturday issued an alternate
writ directing the state board of
administration to answer on July 29
why they should not award con-
tracts for furnishing 26,lOO tons of
Ignite coal for various institutions
to the Washburn Ignite Coal COM
pany of Wilton, on which coal it al
leges it was the highest bidder.
The complaint filed with the court
asks that contracts entered into with
the Republic Coal company, Knife
River Coal company and Lucky
Strike Coal company, in part, be de-
clared null and void, that they be
restrained from delivering coal dur
ing tendency Of the action, and that
upon hearing permanent injunction
and writ of mandamus issue. The
complaint was presented to the court
here today by Francis Murphy of
Shure & Murphy, Fargo.
"The action is brought as friend
ly suit to test the law providing that
contracts shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder" said Stanley
Waskburn. president Of the coal
company, land to determine whether
the board has discretion to let con-
tracts to whomever it pleases after
bids have been received"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-27
SAILING WASN'T ALWAYS, &c
APLEASURE JAUNT
BY Chester H. ROwell

Here is seafarng mans yarn told by Captain Peter
johnson of the Maui See if dsenangie its realism
from it's romance;
I'm the old sailing days" says the captain I'VE did not
have all these modern Instruments and had to go good
deal by guess -
well you know how it is at Hilo where rains all the
time used to lay in the general direction OF
Hawaii, and when got somewhere within hundred miles
would steer for the blacklist rain cloud could
when reached it, would go where the rain hard
est Finally when the rain hard that the wind could
not the sails would drop anchor was in Hilo har
bor.'
A sailors yarn, of course. But the writer in HlD
day. few years ago. when it raned in that
day than had raned his home in California in four
years.
Yet o is attractive comfortable place. the chief city
of of the richest and most beautiful islands in the world
parts of which and it's people
proud of it, and love it.
Iron Mike" Keeps Ship on Her Course
There steering by the rain cloud modern vessel
Not the seersmas sharp eye and steady hand
sponsble. .st-, .} ~. -.
Iron Mike steers the ship.
Mike is machine of more than human intelligence for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-27
"BREAkDO WIS"
Waterbury Democracy

Waterbury Democracy
Nervous breakdowns," Sir vii.
liam Bennett announces, are in
| creaSing greatly in England
Thirty years ago, he says, there
was no such thing recognized BY
the medical profession or the pub
lie. Now the number OF cases is
astonishing.
There is the same situation in
this country. II anything, il is
worse here. One hears talk now
adays or friends and acquaintance,
suffering from nervous break
downs" just as commonly as one
heard Of appendicitis cases when
that disease was in its hayday.
The term used is something's Il
enphemism to cover Il dOwnrig ut
attack of insanity. Usually it
signifies n case OF COMBINED phys
cal weakness and disordered
nerves, making the victim unab ,e
10 work effectively and a burden
to himself and others.
What is the cause? Apparently
the high speed of living Too much
activity OF body and mind. Cover.
ing too much ground. Not neces
sarily tCn much work or too much
play. but too much eXertiOn-tOo
much eXhausting OF energy. And
no doubt physical causes play a
big part, particularly diet. Pos
silly half the breakdown cases
could be traced to digestive disor-
ders.
If there is one remedy, il is sim
pier living. This does not mean
necessarily retiring from the wOrl,.
or ceasing to do wha, the world
does. II is not so much queS-
ton of less action as question o.
more pOise. The top is most steady
when whirling most rapidly.
That is good example OF poise.
People live to emOtiOnaNy. living
in their feelings, letting themselves
be hauled this way and that, when
they might keep calm minds in the
midst of action, like the steady dri-
yer at the wheel Of a speeding car.
The man in calm control Of his
own mind and spirit doesn't loreak
down. And nipple pain, roarish-
ing food, adapted to the eaters real
needs, helps immensely by freeing
him from the internal toxins which
destroy mental pOiSe and power.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-27

his job. He finds his direction by
gyroscope compass, independent of
the magnetism of the ship or the var
iations Of the magnetic North. A..
He feels the slightest veering Of
the ship, before the shafpest quar-
termaster cauld see it, and corrects
it before it happens.
The ship, when things go right, al
most runs itself.
When things 90 wrong-then
comes the test of the courage re-
sourcefulness and seamanship of
officers and crew.
The BOldest Sailors Who Ever Lived
Long before the days Of Spanish
galleons, British adventures or
Yankee whalers, these seas were
navigated by the boldest sailors of
all-the Polynesian pioneers.
Not in ships, but in canoes, ages
before any European had ventured
out Of sight of land. these primitive
peoples had explored and populated
the whole Pacific.
For long distance travel, they
built deck between two canoes and
hoisted sail of mating. Thus they