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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

MOTORS buy, sell, rent, rewind
or exchange motors. If you have an
Old motor or frame you don't need,
turn it into to cash. Service motors,
irrigation and electrical supplies al
ways in stock. Empire Electric Co.
Pasco and Kennewick 1-26c
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

FOR SALE-All kinds Of feed, hay
and grain at the Farmers Ex-
change. See us first for anything in
cur line. 49tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

nnN,T FORGET-There will be an
other dance at the Highlands Club
House Saturday night. Get dated up
now.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

WANTED-We want fat hogs. We
pay the highest prices. The Farm
ers Exchange. 2tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

roR sALE-One electric range and
wafer heater and other household
goods. Call sol. Z4tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

FOR SALE-One good steel range
stove; one zinc top kitchen table:
'one glass door cupboard. w. c.. Nc
CURE, Phone Bib. o6n
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

IF. YOU-are bothered with bed bugs
use Cenol Bed Bug Destroyer, it
cleans house of bugs. Vibber-Gifford
Drug Co. IStI
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

FOR SALE-We have milk cows for
sale at all times. See us before you
buy, The Farmers Exchange. 19tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

FINE LINE fly killers. mos
quito, roach and bed bug destroy
ers. Vibber-G Clifford Drug Co. 19tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

FOR SALE-On account Of poor
health will sell at bargain. nv
5-acre irrigated ranch IL miles
north of Richland, Wash. All in crops
OF alfalfa, asparagus, grapes, april
cots and berries, concrete water pipe !:
good four-room house; out buildings /:
cellar; well, etc. Fine location, on
school and mail route. possession at
once. Also have lease on 5-acres adj
Joining, three-fourths in alfalfa. that
can De mad Tor small sum. Mrs. E.
l.: waning owner. Address in care
OF L. " Mosher. 24tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

FOR SALE1Cull Delicious apples.
A. c. Simsen, one-half mile north
Of Kadow corner. Phone 2736. 25-27c
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

n THE MOSQUITOES Bite you we
can tell you what will relieve the
itch and sting. Vibber-Giffo Drug
Co. -..-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

OWL CREEK COAL-No SCOT. mini
mum ash. Try it. Barnes White
House Service Station 25tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

OWI, CREEK COAL-No SCOT. mini
mum ash. Try it. Barnes Whlte
House Service Station. 25tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

IF YOU Notwithstanding gDod,
try garden huckleberries at Neu-
mans. 15c pound. Good for pies OF
na &c, 25p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

FOR SALE-About 60 head wether
lamb Registered Herford bulls.
j, E. Wright, Richland. 25p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

vop SALE-Registered Holstein
bull three years old. j. %. Sprague.
0ne mile west of Finley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

-op cALE-Tickets for the dance
ro.. .be Club House on the Highlands
Saturday night. l4c
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

SUITS-Made to order, $500 and
up. Large selection of woolens.
Semon's. G
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

HAVE YOU TRIED-Rinex for hay
fever? It's winner. For sale at
Vibber-Gifford Drug Co. 21tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17

DANCE SATURDAYS the HE Oh
lands Club House. Good music, fine
floor, good time. 24c
Evening star., 1925-05-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May % Omitted States
Department of Agriculture).-Hogr re-
ceipts. 1900 head; active; uneven;
opened Is to 25 lower than Thursdays
best prices; close mostly % lower than
average: underweight and packing
sows show less decline: bulk good and
choice 140 to 2I0 pound weight, 12.20a
1850; top, 1850; bulk. 225 to 325 pound
butchers. 12.00a12.25; packing sows
largely 10.70a11.l0; majority strong
weight killing pigs. 1l.75a12.0o; ship
pers, 5000 head; estimated holdover,
IL 900 head; heavyweight hogs, 11.90a
1925: medium, 12.00a12 so; light. 11.s0
ALSO; light light. 11.4oa12.5o pack
ing hogs, smooth, 1o.90a11.25; packing
hogs, rough, 10.50al0.9O; slaughter
pigs, 11.25a12.25.
Cattle receipts, 1000 head; most KILL
ing classes steady to strong; fairly ac-
tive, lower grades predominating; most
fed steers, S.75a950, excepting one
load light yearlings, 11.35; no choice
offerings here; best matured steers,
1850; weighty kind absent; most fat
COWS, 5.25a7.00; heifers, 7.50a9.25; can
ners sloow. largely 3.00a3.35 according
to weight; little change in bologna
bulls; trade rather slow, with $50 the
tive at weeks sharp advance, largely
1o.o0a11.0o; medium to good light
yealers. e.75.
Sheep receipts, 5000 head; fat lambs
generally steady: spots strong on clip
pers; sheep steady; six doubles of Cali
fornia springers averaging around 66
pounds sorted, moderate, 1850: good
native springers, 1900: strictly choice
handy weight Spring lambs to city
butchers, 1895; bulk clippers, 13.50a
14.00; few sales of fat native ewes,
7.00a7 so; heavies, 500 downward.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
EARLY D0WNTURNS
IN GRAIN MARKET
Double Holiday Cause of
Profit Taking in Corn,
Wheat and Oats.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. May 2e.-Large deliv-
cries of May contracts here led to an
early downturn in wheat prices to-
day. This was the last day for month
end settlement of accounts, and the
fact that deliveries were large was
generally taken to indicate that
chances were remote for any sharp
bulge in values at the last. knowledge
that a double holiday was ahead tend
ed also to induce much selling out TO
realize profits. Opening prices. Il
lower to u higher, May f.70A to LII
and July 1864 to 1855, were followed
by a general setback that carried the
market down TO 1.674 for May and
1891 for July.
Corn and oats were easy, sympathiz-
ing with wheat. After opening at Is
to Il advance. July I.1S to 1.1sA. the
corn market receded all around to well
below yesterdays finish.
Oats started at l cent decline to %
advance. July 4S5s to 48A. Later all
months showed some loss.
Provisions were responsive to lower
quota ationS on hogs.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
SCORE OF STOCKS
HIT YEARS TOPS
Paper Issues Suddenly Come
to Front-SeVeraI Weak
Spots During Day.
BY STUART +. WEST.
-, D;.~a,oh - Trha Stor

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WALL STREET, New York, Ma.
29.-Strength in the stock market to
day was fairly evenly distributed ovel
the industrial, railway. public utilit!
and speciality sections of the list
There was the usual crop of new hiSt
prices and numerous individual stock
gained several points.
The rails were more conspicuous
than they had been all week. South
ern Railway rose nearly 3 points OF
a. large turnover. This was a. re
Spouse to the April report. which
stood out among the few exception:
where the comparison with the month
year ago was favorable. No cor
roboration was given for the reported
negotiations to dispose of Reading
holdings of Central Railroad of New
Jersey. but there was no\ denial ant
Reading stock was very strong again
Southern Rails Strong.
Chesapeake and Ohio was up ovel
point and Atlantic Coast Line wa:
actively bid for.
The buying movement in the st
PaulS was renewed. There was {
story about holders of the two classe:
Of stocks getting a new security II
return for the assessments they would
have to pay.
Baldwin Locomotive was the leader
among the railway equipments Above
120, it was up 8 points from where 4
was selling Tuesday. United State:
Cast Iron Pipe continued to move for
ward, and so did American Sugar. The
erratic Commercial Solvents A tool
another spectacular jump.
Many New Highs.
New high records were made in &
great variety OF stocks. There wa:
Reading among the rails. Brooklyn
Manhattan Transit among the trac
1ions and American Telephone anc
Telegraph and International Tele
phone and Telegraph in their group.
Havana Electric was a big feature
most of the sales being arranged with
the stipulation that the stock did not
have to be delivered for Is days. This
suggested that the certificates were
coming from Cuba.
1t was another big day for shares OF
the type which are easy to mark ur
because of a narrow floating supply
New highs for the year were recorded
in Macy & Co. shares, Hoffman Ma
chinery, Shattuck,- Sterling Procucts
International Shoe. Certain-teed Prod
uctS, Phoenix Hosiery, RelS, w ool
worth. United Drug first preferred
Fisk Rubber first preferred and Kelly
Springfield s per cent.
Hudson Near co.
Hudson Motor drew close to 60 on
the usual talk Of a dividend increase
Brown Shoe reached par for the first
time. Paige-Detroit made a new high
following the declaration Of a cash
dividend of so cents share and q
stock dividend of 10 per cent. United
Cigar Stores and Air Reduction were
features. and there was an active de
mand for Electric Power stocks a new
top figures.
The Pan-Americans opened down {
TO 3% points on the news that the
Government had won its suit to sci
aside the naval oil leases in California
Subsequently the stocks regained par
of the loss. AS d sequel to the raixur
of the day before in Maxwell Motors
B, caused by the difficulty in borrow
ing the stock, there was sharp
break. Selling of Corn Products, due
to unsatisfactory earnings, continued
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Paper Issues Buoyant During Last
Hour Trading

NEW YORK. May % CP).-Stock
prices resumed their upward move
inent today. despite heavy selling Of the
Pan-American and Maxwell issues
Public utilities assumed the leadership
of the advance. but strong spots also
developed in a number Of rail, paper
equipment and tobacco issues. Totll
sales approximated l,250 900 shares.
The closing was strong. Investment
railroad stocks moved up in the last
hour under the leadership of Reading
which touched the highest price in
five years. Paper issues also devel
oped buoyancy.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
FRANCE MAY NOW
SEEK GOLD BASIS
Chief Difficulty in Return Is Pref.
udice Against Change in
Currency Value.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 29.-The posi-
bility of revaluation of the French
franc around the scent level, which
would permit it's stabiliZation on a
gold basis, has been engaging the in
terest of Wall Street bankers to a
growing extent since Great Britain's
restoration of the gold standard.
The return of France to a gold
basis, which is reported to be one OF
the ambitions of Finance Minister
Caillaux. unquestionably would be
Of tremendous Importance, bankers
agreed, but would be accomplished
only in the face OF great difficulties
the foremost of which is the prejudice
of the French public against any
change in the value of the currency.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
BUYING IN FOREIGN
|SSUES|SFEATURE
Domestic Bonds Generally
Strong Today-NeW
Offering Sold.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

NEW YORK, May 29,-The feature
of the day in bonds was the per-
sistent buying in high.yielding foreign
issues. This appeared in two groups,
one the obligations of northern Euro
pean nations selling on q less than
per cent basis and the other in the
more speculative South American de-
scrtptions. Much of this buying was
for account Of dealers, on the theory
bond list would result eventually In
increased public interest in these for
eign securities.
Issues i'm Demand.
Issues in special demand were Den.
mark 6s. Netherlands 6s Of 1854. and
Dutch East Indies IS Of 1e47 and Of
1862. Bolivia IS, Brazil rs and Rio
Janeiro 6s. French bonds were steady.
making no response to the report
from Paris that 1t was proposed to
stabilize the franc at about one-quar-
ter Of its pre-war gold value.
In today's generally strong market
for domestic issues there was one con-
spicuously weak spot and that was In
ternational Mercantile Marine 6s,
which made q new low for the year
for the second day in succession. At
S5h the price was still points above
the low OF 1874, Dut more than b
points below the high Of 1925.
Pan.American Skies Weak.
There was also a drop in Pan-Ameri.
can Petroleum 6s corresponding to
the weakness in stock, while fraction
al losses were sustained in some of
the other oil bonds. On the other hand
fractions were strong, with Brooklyn
Manhattan Transit 6s making a new
high and with further recovery in the
marlborough list and In Third Avenue
adjustments.
Higher prices were the rule for rail-
road bonds Chesapeake and Ohio con-
vertible 6s moved up point and there
was good demand for all Missouri Pa
cif1c IS. including the new series "E"
certificates which were admitted to
trading today. Missouri uri-Kansas-Texas
adjustments resumed their advance
and International Great Northern ad-
justments went along also.
New Offering Sold.
Today's offering of 100000 Pa
cifc Gas and Electric 6s at prices to
yield $50 per cent was readily ab-
sorbed. Important new financing is
scheduled for next week, including a
Norway offering and one for the ac-
count Of the Consolidated Gas Of Bal.
timore.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished By ". B. Hibbs Co..
Nominal Selling checks

exchanges steady. Quotations in cents:
Great Britain. demand. 4S5s4; cables,
4S6 3-16; 60-day bills on banks, 4S1 q :;
France. demand. 5.011a cables, 5.O2;
Italy. demand, 3.99; cables, $685.;
demand. Belgium. 4.ssh: Germany,
$3.50: Holland. 40.13: Norway. 1852;
Sweden. 26.74; Denmark, 1880;
Switzerland, 1885; Spain, 14.52:
Greece, Ill; Poland, 19A; Czecho-
slovakia, 2.96Is;.. Jugoslavia, 1.64;
Austria, .141s; Rumania, An; Ar
gentina, 1880; Brazil, 1866; Toxic,
41%; Shanghai, 1875; Montreal,
100 1854.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK.-Stocks higher; read.
ings highest since coal segregation.
Bonds irregular: pre-holiday influ-
ences restrict trading.
Foreign exchanges steady; trading
extremely light.
Cotton steady; bullish weekly sta
tistics.
Sugar lower; Cuban selling.
Coffee week; trade selling.
CHICAGO.-Wheat lower; May
liquidation.
Corn higher; insufficient rain.
Cattle firm; demand good.
Hogs lower.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
STANDARD PATCH URGED.

Recommendation that the minimum
specifications for a standard patch
for compressed cotton bales should be
2S by 48 inches and weigh between
two and two and one-half pounds was
made today by the tare commission
of the American Cotton Shippers As
sociation. The suggestion is the result
of an investigation following a recent
conference in Washington on tars
standards
Evening star., 1925-05-29
Tires Advanced
5 to 10 Per Cent,
Effective June /
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 23.-An ad-
vance of to 10 per cent in prices
of all grades of tires will be put
into effect on June / by several
Of the leading companies in the
industry. Announcement by Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Co. today
that its prices would be increased
was followed with a similar de-
cision by the United States Rub
Der Co., Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der Co. and the B. F. Goodrich
Co
Evening star., 1925-05-29
NORWAY GETS BIG LOAN.

NEW YORK, May 20 tSpeciaD.-
The banking group which has under.
written a new issue of $4,000, 900 40
year 51a per cent bonds Of the King.
dom of Norway announced today the
formal signing of the loan contract.
This step will be followed by the Of
fering of the bonds in the American
market at an early date.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
PEACHES SELL READILY.

NEW YORK. May % (SpeciaD.-
The sea ms initial carload of Max,
flower peaches from North Carolina
arrived in the local market today, and
wholesaled readily at 81 to SIS per CD
rier, containing six four-quart has
kets. Red Birds brought from $3.50 {.
$3.50 per carrier, and the Uneeda va
riety So to Ss.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
SUMATRA PAYMENT
ALLOWED BY JUDGE

NEW YORK, May 90 R)-An or
der granting receivers of the Amer
lean Sumatra Tobacco Co. authority
to pay 25 per cent of the principal
amount of notes and other pre-re
ceivership debts was signed today by
Federal Judge Goddard. Interest on
the notes to June l, 1925, is to be
paid with the principal amount. :
Evening star., 1925-05-29
SKELLY OIL GETS ORDER
FOR 100000 GALLONS

NEW YORK. May 90 LP).-The
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
through it's subsidiary. the Carter on
Co., has bought 100000 gallons OF
export trade gasoline from tho Skelly
OIL Co. Deliveries are to be made dur
ing the year.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
NEW MOTOR FIRM STARTS.

NEW YORK. May % (p).-Forma-
ton of the Diana Motors Co. which viii
market the new Diana eight cylinder
car to be manufactured by the Moon
Motor Car Co. of st. Louis. was an
nounced today by Stuart Mcdonald,
presiden of the Moon Motors. Abou:
1000 OF the new cars Will be produced
this wear
Evening star., 1925-05-29
DAMAGE TO FRUIT I
HEAVY IN MICHIGAN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dtspatch to The star.
LANSING, Mich, May 29.-Re-
ports received here indicate that the
frost damage to Michigan fruit last
Saturday will amount to several mill
lion dollars. In the southwestern belt
SO to IS per cent of the strawberries,
grapes, pears, cherries and plums
were killed. Apples and peaches
were not SO severely damaged.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
ROADS EARNINGS SLUMP.

NEW YORK, May % GP-Aprii
net earnings Of the Canadian Pacific
declined to 81 ,44s 500 compared with
s1,754,917 in April last year. Net for
the four months this year fell 10
s5,304,280. after taxes, from s6,2o3, ,95s
year ago.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
COTTON BLOOMS APPEAR.

FORT WORTH. May 30 (SpeciaD-
Cotton blooms appeared in north
Texas fields this week a fortnight
earlier than usual. The first bale oi
the 1925 crop on the Gulf coast will
be ginned around June /
Evening star., 1925-05-29
TRACTOR MADE IN 81 HOURS.

DETROIT. May 90 (SpeciaD.-Pro-
duction of Ford tractors has now
reached q state where a unit Is turn
ed out from the raw ore on the River
Rouge docks to the completed ma
chine in 81 hours s minutes. Present
production is 400 a day.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
BEEF MARKET HEAVY.

CHICAGO. May 20 tSpeciaD.-Trade
in packing house products has not
been good in the last week. accord
ing to packers. The beef market is
very heavy. The pork trade is ragged.
Cured products moved fairly well.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK. May 2e.-Bar silver,
IS: Mexican dollars, 52L.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
APR|['S GAS NET
IS $4,000 LOWER
Conversely Telephone Income
Shows $18,21O GaIn-RaiI-
way Common al 1923 3-4.
BY CHAS. r. SHiEFFFR

Net income Of the Washington Gas
Light Co. declined approximately
$4,000 to SS6,3j4 in April. 1925. in
comparison with the CORES pundir,r
month of last year, according ~
statement Of earnings filed with the,
Public Utilities Commission today.
Operating revenues Of the carrier.
decreased $4,000 TO S44G .G45. while -.
penses increased S15. 900 to S2SA.55,
Taxes amounted to S25.SIG and other
deductions amounted 10 SI38G5, in
Guiding S42 1872 in interest
Gas made during the month DO
clned 5,419,700 cubic feet to 492.fis-
600, as compared with the same month
of 1924.
Georgetown Gas Light income also
showed a falling off for the month.
the net amounting to S5.5O3 az
against $7,225 for the same month
last year. Operating revenues totaleI
*5o,s94 and expenses $40.739.
Telephone Income Gains.
Net income of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co. amounted to
Sl46,5S4, gain of S1S.2I6 over the
corresponding month of last year.
Operating revenues of the utility
jump $4,000 TO S54l .305. with eN-
penses showing only Il nominal in
crease Of $1,000 to S34s.235. Taxes
assignable to railway operations and
uncollectible totaled S43.9l8
Net additions TO plant and equipment
added during the first four months Of
the year amounted TO s543.629, inClud-
ing S289,127 of retirements
Trading on Local Board.
A bull furry was evidenced on the
Washington Stock Exchange this
morning, a movement which carried
Railway common TO the unparalleled
heights of 123a4 and advanced Wash
ington Gas shares to IS, the highest
figure attained by this issue in weeks.
But 10 shares Of the former were
traded in, but 80 shares Of the latter
were recorded in the sales column.
Capital Traction stock was firm, a
limited number Of shares selling al
95as, while Lanston was easy at So.
Gas 6s sold at 102 for the small de-
nominations, with 1885 commanding
a 81 900 bond. Potomac Electric first
5s sold at par, and Traction 5s brought
e77s.
The local market will follow the lead
Of other markets tomorrow and stand
suspended. =
New Treasury Issue Seen.
Local fnancters interested in Treas.
ury financing are looking for a new
Government f1otation shortly. dated
the middle of next month; involving
between 5000 100000 and $500, 900 900.
There is deal Of speculation as 10
what form it will take.
There is indebtedness of approxi-
mately SAFE, 900. coo due June Is. IA
against an income of not more than
1925 600. 900. Maturing Indebtedness
includes an issue of S406, 900 900 Of
Treasury notes and about $40 600. 900
interest on the public debt. Against
this Is the second installment of in
come taxes, certainly not exceeding
$3.50, ,000,0 900, and a British semi-an-
nual debt payment of $6S 900 900.
Therefore it is evident a deficit VIII
be incurred unless new f1otation il
made.
Evening star., 1925-05-29
New Treasury Issue Seen.
Unlisted Securities Prices.

The following latest IBID and
asked" prices for unlisted securities
are quoted for the guidance of hold.
ers of these issues:
Evening star., 1925-05-29

tPartly extra. Payable in preferred stock
Dividend rates ~ given In the above tabl<
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly o1 half-yeafly dsclafations
Un!css otherwise notsd. extra - speeaAl