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Evening star., 1925-07-25
BY STUART p. WEST.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 25-During the
| past week the stock market did not
| advance as much as it did the week
before. There was more irregularity
Snd a part of the list either stood still
or went down a bit. But on account
of the extraordinary rise in high
Lpriced industrials, the general aver
age was up 46 cents a share and
stood at another new maximum.
The steel company reports for the
second quarter were better than ex-
pected. 1t was, however, disappoint-
ing to holders of these shares that
they were not more responsive to the
good news.
Oils and Coppers Lag.
Also holders of the oils have again
had cause to be displeased with the
action of their stocks in view of the
statistics indicating production on the
decline and the lowest crude output
since April. The coppers have done
nothing further despite the more re-
munerative basis upon which the
copper metal is quoted.
Sugar stocks had a test when the
Punta Allegro dividend was passed, and
the stock broke badly. On the whole,
they met this test fairly well, and
those who take a long-range view of
the sugar situation are not discour-
aged. They believe that the natural
law is bound to assert itself-namely,
that where prices are down to cost
production is sure to fall. Moreover,
they are counting upon the low
prices stimulating consumption, and
the figures for the first six months of
the year show that this Is what has
been happening.
Raif Earnings Better.
The current market has to be
examined thus by groups because
each group is looking for it's cue,
not so much in developments in the
general situation, but in the course
of the individual industries. The
first of the June railway statements
have suggested that June was better
month than May, while decidedly better
than the same period a year ago.
There has been much talk about the
Improvement in the railway position
in the Northwest owing to the bet
ter crop outlook and the high prices
which have prevailed for the last
year.
But so far as the future of these
roads are concerned, much depends
upon the decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission on the appli-
cation which has been made for a
rate ind'ease. Such an increase, If
granted, would go far to offset the un-
favorable effects of the Panama Canal
competition and of the competition
between the roads in the section them
selves.
Some of the 1ow-priced railway
stocks have been the objects of active
buying, but taking this class on the
whole. there is disposition to await
the judgment in the Nickel Plate case.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
RADIO EARNINGS SLUMP.

NEW YORK, July 25 CP).-A deficit
Of $391.053 for the second quarter,
after depreciation, patent amortiza-
ton, Federal tax and accrued reserves
for year-end adjustment, is reported
by the Radio Corporation of America
with net profits of S1,92S,329
or $1.36 a share on the common stock
in the preceding quarter. Net profit
for the half year was S1,537, ,276,
equal to $1.33 a share on the common.
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Prupes $40 LOaUer
Per Ton Than Last
Year at This Time

SACRAMENTO Calf, July 25.-
Twenty dollars a ton green Is be-
ing offered for prunes in the
Visalia district, as compared with
$50 last year.
First crop figs in Fresno County
have been sold recently as high as
"a a crate.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

Franklin Manufacturing was an
other strong spot, responding to the
report of operations for the first six
months. After deducting preferred
dividends, there was a surplus OF
$1,166,649, equivalent to $3.50 a share.
Stocks that reached new high
records included the new Southern
Cities Utilities, which at 66 was up
almost 4 points; Southeastern Power
and Light, up 5 points, Nizer Corpora
ton B, up over half and the A up
a small fraction; Cuba Co, up one,
and National Tea at it's former top.
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SHIP RETURNS IMPROVE.

NEW YORK, July % CP.-Sur-
plus Of the Atlantic, Gulf and West
Indies Steamship Lines for the first
five months this year increased to
$920,253, after taxes and charges
compared with S469, 400 a year ago
This is equal after preferred divi-
dends to S423 a share on the com
mon, against $1.22 in the same period
of 1924.
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January. 24.50; March. 249O: May 25lO.
NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-Cotton
futures opened steady. July, 24.4O;
October, 24.58; December, 24.68; Jan
uary, 24.68; March, PASS bid
New .Orleans cotton futures closed steady
at net advance of IL to 43 points
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Query the Promoter.

Determine how mucn of his own
money the promoter is putting into
his scheme before you decide to risk
yours. Don't take his word for it
make him prove it.
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Wild Rise in Industrial Stocks
Brings Up Market Averages
Rail Rates Grip Attention Money
Market Confused-Commodity Prices
Stop Going Do,Un-The Outlook.

If the commerce commission let's
this plan go through 1t will undoubt-
edly be the signal for a revival of in
terest in merger prospects generally.
If there is a hitch, it will not be
a good thing for stocks which owe
their present market selling prices
more to merger talk than to earnings.
Money Market Confused.
Ideas of the money market are still
a good deal confused Some who
have maintained that the increased
commercial demands plus the Autumn
crop-moving will put rates up have
perforce to admit that this is not
likely to be an immediate occurrence.
The. latest Federal reserve state
ment revealed that note circulation
was down to the lowest of the year.
This, with the dwindling of gold ex-
ports, means that expectations of
higher money must at least be post
poned. The bond market has taken
this view, and prices, while they have
not gone up on the week, have hard
ened during the last day or two.
Nothing much has happened in Eu-
ropean finances. Both French francs
and Italian lire have for the present
become stabilized at the existing level.
This implies the removal of the
speculative incentive, which has fig
ured so prominently in the f1uctua-
tions of recent years.
On the one hand, spectators are
afraid to sell these currencies, realiz-
ing that there are American funds
available for supporting purposes. On
the other hand, they are not keen
about buying until the financial out.
look in France becomes clearer than
it is and until there is more assur-
ance about the political outlook in
Italy.
England Piles Up Gold.
The latest Bank of England state
ment showed continuance Of the re-
markable recuperation which has been
in progress since the restoration of
the gold basis in the last week of
April.
Gold holdings have risen S37, ZOO, 900
in the last three months as the re-
suit of the endeavors Of the English
bank to attract arriving gold supplies
and to discourage exports. These
holdings are the largest on record
The reserve ratio of 31.35 is the high
est in recent years.
Commodity Prices Steady.
More evidence has accumulated dur
ing the last week that commodity
prices, which declined steadily from
the middle of March to the middle of
June, have stopped going down This
has been due in part to efforts made
to curtail production and in part to
increased consumption, the two sides
now having been brought together
pretty closely in most lines of indus
try.
The general business situation, both
as regards the relation of output to
demand and as regards prices, is bet
ter than it has been since the early
part of the year.
lCoDyright- -1925l e z
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MARYLAND CROPS
ARE IMPROVING
Corn Doing WeII-Tomatoes
Also Gain-Potatoes Fair.
Early Apples Poor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

~-NA'''~AA
BALTIMORE, July 25-General
Improvement in crops and pastures of
the State is noted in the monthly re-
port of the local Bureau of the De-
partment of Agriculture Just issued
Corn continues mostly good to ex-
celient and is growing well. but 1t
needs rain badly in some localities
Early corn is tasseling in Western
Maryland, while it is earring and silk
ing in other divisions.
Tlrashing Far Advanced.
Thrashing of wheat and rye has
ended generally in the southern half
or the section; it is in progress in the
northern half. Harvesting Of oats
continues in Allegany, Washington,
Frederick, Carroll, Montgomery and
Howard Counties; elsewhere thrash
ing Is in progress, although finished in
many localities in southern counties.
Digging of early potatoes has ex-
tended into Western Maryland. Yields
are poor generally. Late potatoes are
blooming in Garrett and Allegany
Counties; elsewhere they are coming
up. Planting is still in progress in
southern Maryland and on the Eastern
Shore. Sweet potatoes are doing well
and are being cultivated.
Tomato Crop Improving.
The tomato crop is improving.
Early tomatoes are ripening and be-
ing picked, except fruiting in Garrett
County. Late tomatoes are blooming
or fruiting, except the latest trans
planted.
Tobacco continues TO improve; the
acreage, however, is below the aver
age.
Early Apples Poor.
Early apples are being picked
Picking has ended in some localities
in the central portion of the Eastern
Shore. The crop is poor generally
Early peaches are beginning to
ripen.
Evening star., 1925-07-25
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK. July 24.-It was a
usual week end market on the Curb
Exchange today, with prices backing
and filling in disorderly fashion.
Johns Manville featured the high
priced specialties, advancing to 1873 as
against the previous final of 169, but
subsequently lost a good part of the
gain. 1t was difficult to account for
the strength in Cuba Co., which was
again taken above so. Southeastern
Power stood out strongly among pub
lie utilities.
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Prompt Action
First Mortgage Loans

Lowest Rates of Interest and Commission
Thomas j. Fisher 6 Company, INC.
73s 18th Street
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Money to Loan

Secured s by ,, first deed Of trust on real estate
Joseph l. Weller ssS sIs. wash; stn 7; : Trg:, Nw
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NEW YORK, July 25.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
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toris seemed to think she was the
only woman worth dancing with
after my wife. myself, as you know,
danced with her a good deal at the
beginning of the evening. She in
trigued me. / came to the conclu-
sion there were things in that
clever brain of hers that neither
Ruth nor Leslie had dreamed were
there.
When I first danced with her, she
was very nervous, and she asked
me If we were going to take an
early train for Pittsburgh. Told me
she hated Albany and altogether
evinced more feeling than l have
ever known her to do. / was really
quite alarmed when l found that she
had gone back to the apartment, but,
finding you had gone, / concluded
you had taken her. Did you, before
you left, drop her at the apartment?
/ am very curious to know.
Which leads me again to the SEN
tence / first wrote in this letter:
Why did you run away?
JACK.
p. ST. know that Leslie would
send her love, If she knew that
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Ter, accompanied by Mrs. Joel Tray
lor; violin solos by Miss Barbara
King, readings by Miss Josephine
Likely, piano numbers by Miss VIII
helmina Herdrick.
About twenty-five guests attended
the garden party and tea given by
Mrs. Otto Jay Deeds, 248 w. Maple
Rd., for the Indianapolis members
of the Council of Protestant Women.
Roses, wisterian and iris were ar
ranged through the house and on
the porches. Tea was served in the
iris garden. Mrs. Deeds was as
sisted by Mrs. Carlos Deeds.
Mrs. Ada Walter ShulZ of Nash
vile, Ind, Brown County, will speak
May 30 at the meeting of the Indi-
ana Artists Club at the sculpture
court of the John Heron Art Insti-
tute on "Hoop-pole Ridge" An in
formal reception for. her will follow.
The members will take their first
pilgrimage to Nashville June s
and Z.
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decorated the rooms. Mrs. Alder
shardt was assisted by Mrs. J. B.
Newton. An honor guest was Miss
Gladys Hutchings of Milwaukee.
Wis. Other guests were Misses Ger
trude Brown, Luise Harris, Rather
inc Lennox, Mildred Stockdale,
Louise Stockdale, Louise Pittman,
Gertrude Schmidt, Irma Ulrich,
Justine Halliday, Jeanette Grub,
Florence Lupton. Anna Mae Alber-
shardt, Upton, Ind, and Mesdames
Russell Veit, Albert Shoemaker,
Merrill Smith. Philip Johnson,
Harold Tolles, Paul Hancock.
Alpha chapter of XXI Delta XII
Sorority was to meet Friday eve
ming at the home of Miss Harriet
Simmons, 1881 Elm st.
Tibet Sigma Chi Sorority was to
meet Friday evening at the home Of
Miss Juanita Roemler, 1909 Mar
lowe Ave.
Ladies of Shelby St. M. e. Church
Calendar Circle will hold bake
sale Saturday at Pollard's store, in
Fountain Square.
Miss Mary Morris will entertain
Wednesday at $3.50 p. M, with a lot
to and bunco party in st. Joseph's
hall, for the benefit Of the Church
of the Little Flower Assisting
hostesses: Misses Katherine Noon,
Regina Parham, Elizabeth Camp
bell. Cecilia Boyle and Beatrice Cal
lahan.
Mrs. Mansur B. Cakes, 2121 N.
Alabama ST., was hostess Friday aft
ernoon for the benefit tea and mu-
sicale given by the Westminster
Guild of the First Presbyterian
Church. The house was profusely
decorated with garden flowers. About
$50 guests attended. The proceeds
were to be added to fund to send
delegates to the Winona council in
June.
The program included songs by
Mrs. Cakes and Miss Norma Muel-
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The Tangle
LETTER FROM John ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CAR
TON. CONTINUED

PhESCOII III 81 DNE1 IAN
TON, CONTINUED
Perhaps, Sgd, l haven't reached
the place in the spelling book where
1 am apt to spell proximity, affinity,
but / am trying hard to realize that
the sophisticated epigrams Of the
modern writer's are usually just
word juggling.
Speaking of proximity and affinity,
noticed you were quite taken
with that little Ellington girl.
Did you or did you not take her
home? Any one of three or four
men might be guilty and Leslie says
Zoe has not mentioned the name of
the man who took her home. You
know Leslie is so particular in giving
every one the right to exercise the
living of his or her own life that
she would not question her. / con-
fess though that l did and she just
smiled at me that inexplicable little
smile which is as provocative as
that of Mona Lisa and as secretive
as well.
She makes me think of Harry,
sgd, more and more. and you know
l could not be very angry at Harry
even when he double-crossed me.
saw you dancing with her good
deal that night. Also, Melville Sar-
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Sister Mary5
Kitchen

Observation-Disclosures Of grapefruit,
broiled bacon, scrambled eggs with
rice, toasted graham bread, milk.
coffee.
Luncheon-Creamed noodles with
cheese, health bread and butter sand
witches. fig and orange jelly. milk tea.
Dinner-Broiled lamb chops, mock
new potatoes, canned string beans,
green onions and radishes, peach
whip, sponge cake, milk, coffee.
This dinner is planned for moth
ers afternoon out" The potatoes
should be cooked in the morning
and reheated in milk and butter In
a casserole while the chops are broil-
ing and the beans heating. The ms
are opened and rinsed early / he
afternoon, all ready to season and
heat. The rndishes and onions, are
cleaned and put In cold water at
lunch time and the peach whip is
made and put on ice in the morn
ing. So the actual work reduces
itself to setting the table. broiling
the chops and relocating the pota-
toes and beans
Dreamed Noodles With Cheese
One egg. l teaspoon water. " tea
spoon salt, l cup flour. l cup cream,
4 tablespoons grated cheese. 4 ia
blespoons buttered crumbs.
Beat egg slightly with salt and
water. Add -four. cutting mixture
with q knife. Knead Until smooth
and stiff. One or two more table
spoons of flour may be necessary.
Roll on a slightly-houred molding
/ board until as thin as possible.
i Cover and let stand twenty minutes.
/ Cut in tiny squares and let dry for
thirty minutes. Drop into two
quarts of boiling sailed water and
cook fifteen minutes, boiling rapidly.
Drain and put into a buttered bak.
/ Ing dish. Pour over cream to make
moist. sprinkle with cheese and cover
with buttered crumbs. Bake in a
/ hot oven until brown.
Fig and Orange Jelly
One and one-fourth cups chopped
figs, II cups fig juice, %-cup sugar.
2 tablespoons granulated gelatin,
juice of one lemon. III cups orange
| Juice.
Cook figs in water until tender.
There should be one and one-half
cups of liquor when the figs are
done. Heat sugar and fig juice.
Soften gelatin in four tablespoons
cold water. When sugar and fig
Juice are boiling, add lemon and
orange juice and bring to the boil.
ing point. Remove from the fire and
stir in gelatin. Stir until gelatin is
dissolved. When beginning to jelly
add figs cut in small pieces. Turn
into mold and let stand until chilled
and firm. Serve with whipped
cream.
Mock New Potatoes
Pare potatoes and let stand in
cold water to completely cover for
two hours. Cut in halves or quar-.
tiers If the potatoes are very large
and cook, uncovered, in boiling wa.
ter until tender, but not soft OF
broken. Drain. When ready to use
put potatoes into well-buttered cas-
serole. season with salt and pepper
and pour over milk to half cover
Add two tablespoons butter to one
cup of milk and cook in a hot oven
for twentyminutes.
Remove cover and sprinkle with
minced parsley to serve,
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For instance, a man would not be
pleased to see his sister, his best
girl" or very good friend fiirt. But
IL it were some one else's sister or
best girl" he would think it part
of the freedom of the age" this
writer indicates.
Now there is nothing consistent
in that. However, 1t has been
proved before that women have no
monopoly on inconsistency. Inter
ested Reader is of the opinion, he
admits in closing his letter. that the
average man thinks more of girls
who do not f1irt.
That seems to be the general opin-
ion. although there also is ten
dency to take flirting as the spirit Of
the times. and not harmful.
Some Of the replies to the three
girls question follow:
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Activities
q N 4 e r T A IN MEN T s
WEDDINGS BETRoTHALs
BETROTHALS

= RI RS. CHARLES f. AIDE, 1888
lMI Kenwood Ave, invited guests
- to a bridal dinner Friday eve
ming at the Polly Primm Tearoom
in honor of her daughter, Julia
Maxine, and Edwin S. Whitaker,
whose marriage will take place
Saturday at A p. m. at the Taber-
nacle Presbyterian Church.
The centerpiece for the table was
to be a miniature bridal party on
an aisle Of smilax. Covers were to
be laid for Mr. and Mrs. Ben Whit
aker, Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Hanlon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hendricks,
Norman Shortridge, Mrs. Dee VIM
mer, FIT. Wayne, Ind; John Caylor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. AIDE, Of
Louisville, Ky.
Miss Nell Morgan, Mooresville,
Ind, will entertain Saturday with
bridge party and shower in
honor of Miss Madge Shelburn,
daughter of AIR. and Mrs. Robert
Shelburn, 41O1 Winthrop Ave-, whose
marriage to Harry D. Hooley will
take place June 13. Guests will be
members of the Delta Delta Delta
Sorority at Bloomington, Ind.
Miss Virginia Dunkle, 1923 Belle
fontaine ST., planned to entertain
Friday evening with four tables of
h,.iS \, tee ~,
honor of Miss Elizabeth Harris,
whose marriage to Joseph Thomp-
son Moore will take place June 6.
Guests were to be members Of the
local chapter Of Delta Delta Delta
Sorority. Miss Tavern Bishop of
Rushville, Ind, will entertain May
80, for Miss Harris.
Miss Elsie Brandt, whose mar
riage to Winfield Durbin Croker
will take place June 10, will be the
guest Of honor at a luncheon bridge
Saturday, given by Miss Gertrude
Brown.
Tuesday evening. Miss Katherine
Lennox will entertain for Miss
Brandt, and May 20, Miss Justine
Halliday, and Miss Irma Ulrich will
give bridge at the home of Miss
Ulrich, 1910 Winthrop Ave.
Mrs. William G. Albershardt,
1852 N. Talbot ST., gave a charm
ing bridge party Thursday afternoon
Tor Miss Brandt. Flowers in the
bridal shades Of rose, blue and gold
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and you have whole quarter-pint
of the most wonderful skin whitener,
softener and beautifier.
Massage this sweetly fragrant
lemon bleach into the face, neck,
arms and hands. 1t can not irritate.
Famous stage beauties use it to
bring that clear, youthful skin and
1csywhite complexion; also as a
freckle, sunburn and tan bleach.
You must mix this remarkable To-
ton yourself. 1t can not be bought
ready to use because it acts best i'm
mediately after it is prepared.-Ad-
vertisement.
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DUCHESS WILL
PUBLISH BOOK
British RoyaIty Joins Ranks
of Noble Authors.

BIZ Times Social
LONDON, May 22.-The vivacious
young Duchess Of York is going to
add Great Britain to the list of ma
tons whose royalties write books.
She expects to publish next
autumn a book dealing. in a racy
way, with her recent trip to Africa
in company with the Duke, the
Kings second son-
Heretofore the British royalty has
left writing to the Queen of
Rumania, the ex-kaiser. and other
foreign doublers. or dabblers in
literature.
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Such inconsistency

Dear Miss Lee: what do men really
think of girls who firt ?"
II depends largely upon who the girl is.
II she happened to be a very good girl
friend. sweetheart perhaps. then the
average man would frown upon her fiirta-
tions. which would indicate flirting is not
to be looked upon with favor.
It is part of the freedom of the age. ard
the average man does not think of II in
any but fun-lov.ng way. I think the
average girl is well qualified to take care
OF herself and she may get some pleasure
out OF flirting.
What you say. however. is true. The
men who fiirt. or encourage Irritation like
10 brag about their achievements. and the
girls who accept this attention surely do
not profit by IL. Myopinion Is that the
average men think far more of the girls
"i'' D' AN INTERESTED READER.
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Plastic Wood Now

LONDON, May 22.-New material,
known as plastic wood, has been per-
fected for repairing furniture. fill
ing cracks in wood and restoring
picture frames. 1t is delivered in
The form of a thick paste that can
y" nodded into any shape.
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Desert Air Line

LONDON. May 22.-An airplane
line across the Arabian desert from
Palestine to Iraq, as a link in the
Lor n-Bombay air route. is being
discussed by government officials.
It calls for a 900-mile flight across
The desert In one daY
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Modern Val Jean

LONDON, England, May 22.-Jean
Val Jean should have lived in Lon
don in 1925. When Ross Hitter. was
arrested for stealing loaf Of bread
because he was near starvation, a
kind-hearted constable released him
and presented him with a large bas-
ket of groceries.
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CONSEQUENCES Not Pleasant

Dear Miss Lee. The discussion about
flirting is interesting TO say the least.
and may prove Illuminating as well.
It is all very well for girls TO talk about
their fright" TO flirt and act as the men
act. But they cannot escape the conse-
duences. The girl who flirts suffers in
loss OF the respect of men. even IL she
does live in a modern age" There is
no use pretending the single standard OF
morals protects her. because II is only a
theory as yet. ]. T. D.