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Evening star., 1925-10-21
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, October y Omitted States
Department of Agricultural Hogs
Receipts, II 900 head slow: mostly
steady at Tuesdays avera ge: big pack
ers inactive; bulk desirable $50 to 200
pound weight, 11.50a11.75; better 140 to
$50 pound kind, largely. 60a11 so; top.
11.90; bulk packing sowS, 9.10a1010;
majority better, strong weight killing
pigs, 11.75a12. 90; heavyweight hogs,
11.30al1.75: medium, 11.o5a11S0: light.
11.15a11.S0 light lights, local. go:
packing sows. 9.35a10.25; slaughter
pigs. 1l.25a12.00.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; scatter
ing sales beef steers steady: weighty
kind fairly active; others and westerns
sluggish; tending lower; early top ma
tured steers, 1915; weighty westerns,
upawrd to 1850: she stock slow
steady; bologna bulls steady to strong:
vealers steady to % off; largely, 1l.00
a11.50 to packers: few, 1900; stockers
and feeders firm.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; fat
lambs slow; steady to 25 higher; ad-
vance on shipping account; few loads
Of natives to shippers, 15.25a15.50;
others, 14.75a14.S5; feeding lambs
strong; early sales of choice light kind
15.75a16.0O; few sales fat native ewes
fully steady at 500; bulk, 6.50a7.75.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
CANADIAN DOLLARS RISE
DRAWS GOLD FROM u. S.

NEW YORK. October q LF9.-The
rise in the exchange rate Of the Can
adian dollar, which was at premium
of 81 Of 1 per cent yesterday, is ne
cessitating gold shipments across the
border The Bank of Montreal in New
York is understood to have shipped
about $4,000 900 in the last week, and
the New York Trust Co. is transfer
ring about $1,000, 900 to Montreal. In
the present situation il is more profit
able to export gold from the United
States than to buy Canadian remit
tances for transfer. Transactions in
Canadian wheat and demand from
tourists for Canadian currency We're
said to have accounted for the pre-
mium on the Canadian dollar.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Mercantile Issues Leaders i'm Closing
Trading.

NEW YORK, October 21 lP).-The
closing was firm. Buoyancy of the
mercantile issues was the outstand
ing feature of the late dealings. Nc
Crory Stores 3 scared IA points and
May Department Stores, Kinney
Sears Roebuck and Woolworth moved
up to or points. New York Cen
tral and Western Pacific led the rails
into new high ground. A sudden wave
of selling. however. forced recessions
in General Motors, Mack Trucks and
American can. Sales approXimated
2,i00 600 shares.
Rails continued To creep forwa rd,
with new leaders being brought for
ward whenever recent favorites fell
back on prutittaking. Speculative
belief that the Baltimore and Ohio
dividend will be raised to So and the
New York Central dividend to sS be
fore the end Of the year stimulated
the demand for those shares
:. S. kreSge sold at 730, an adVa nee
of "a points over the previous closing
price; Continental Insurance was run
up S points to a new top at 1873. and
Union Tank. Cushman Bakery
United States Cast Iron Pipe, Com
mercial Solvents \. 800" preferred
and the American tobacco issues all
sold to 6l2 points higher.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Freight Traffic Still Up.

For the twelfth consecutive ~eeh
the million-car mark has been ex
ceeded in freight loadings, the Ameri-
can Railway Association announcing
that FOR the period ending Octo-
ber 10 the country's total reached
! jos. .099.
While this represented a decrease
Of 6.364 cars under the week Pre-
Ceding. the association said that, com
pared with the same week last year
an increase of 11.I43 was recorded.
| The drop under the preceding week
was attributed TO fever loadinss Of
miscellaneous freight. grains, mer
chandise and less than carload lots.
The association reported that coal
loadings totaled 1S4.331, an increase
Of I0.p1i cars over the preceding
week: live stock. 44.594. an advance
Of $3.50; miscellaneous freight, 427 OF,
Il drop OF i5.419. mercha ndise and less
than carload lots, 27o.922 a decrease
OF 516, and grain and grain products,
1924 q drop Of / 5U5 cars
Evening star., 1925-10-21
BOOM STRESEMANN.
Move Started for Award of Nobel
Peace Prize

BERLIN, october 81 GP).-A move
ment to have the Nobel Peace Prize
awarded to Gustav Stresemann. the
German foreign minister has been
started by the National Zeitung. The
proposal has as its motive the desire
for international recognition of tie
minister's efforts and achievements
toward establishing world peace and
the necessity of counteracting exisi-
ing international anti-German propa
ganda by international German propa
ganda."
Abiding to DR.. Stresemann's quail
fieations for the Nobel prize. the p;.
per declares that 'sthere never was Il
statesman or other person so active in
promoting universal brotherhood and
a new era of postwar peace"
Evening star., 1925-10-21
OIL COMPANY'S NET UP.

NEW YORK. October 21 P}.-NeI
earnings of Phillips Petroleum Co fol.
the nine months of 1925 amounted to
S16,012, 769 after expenses. Federal
taxes and charges, but before depre-
citation, depletion and inventory ad-
justment. against Si2.609 ,924 in the
same period of 1924. Net for the third
quarter was S5.556,2T before depIe-
ton and depreciation. against ST, 6,09Q.-
092 in the preceding quarter and
s.. SCI 1898 in the third quarter last
wear
Evening star., 1925-10-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished Ly W q Hibbs & Coz
Nominal Selling checks

NEW YORK. October y LP).-For-
eign exchange irregular. Quotations
Gn cents1: Great Britain. demand,
4s4 1-16; cables. 4S42s; 6o-day bills on
banks, 4So3s. France, demand. 4.41I4
cables, 4l%4. Italy. demand, 3.99: ca
bles. $685.. Demand - Belgium
i.5512: Germany, 1880: Holland. 40.14:
Norway, POPS: Sweden, 26.74: Den
mark. 24.5l: Switzerland. 1929: Spain.
143212; Greece. 1.34: Poland, 1865;
Czechoslovakia, 2.9612: Jugosla via
1.7712; Austria, f4ls; Rumana. 4712
Argentina, 4l.2J; Brazil, 1900; Toxic,
~ i: Shanghai, 19Ss; Montreal,
100 5-32.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Year to Decide Roads Plea.

The Interstate Commerce CommIs
sion today decided that a period e
one year was necessary Tor final
determination as To whether the
Southern Railroad may abandon op-
Grafton on 40 miles of its line between
Morristown and Corryton, both points
in Tennessee. The railroad in petition
ing for the q abandoning said that its
losses on the line had been as great
rs $125,0oo in one year, but the com
missions investigation said there Wa
possible grounds for hoping for az
Improvement in traffic
The carrier was accordingly or
dered to keep the line running until
October l, 1926. with the understand
ing that it might appeal again after
that date for the abandonment
Evening star., 1925-10-21
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. October 81 tSpeciaD.-
Live poultry-Spring chickens. pound.
20a26; Leghorns, 20a24; Minorcas,
20a22; old hens, 17a2S; old Leghorns,
17a1S; old roosters, 16. ducks. 20a26:
turkeys, 3Sa42; pigeons. pair, 25a30;
guinea fowl, each, 70aS0.
Eggs-Receipts, $50 cases; native
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at 45.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound, 4Sa53: ladies, 42a43; store
packed. 40: dairy prints. 40a41: process
butter, 4Ga47; rolls, 40a42.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
PIG IRON ADVANCES.
Composite Price Shows Gains Over
Last Week

NEW YORK, October 20 LP).-The
Iron Age composite price for pig iron
has advanced TO Sass from $1s.71
last week and the week before. The
total advance from the low point al
midyear is now 90 cents, or a little
less than per cent. Finished steel
remains at 2.403 cents per pound. as
for the three previous weeks. 1t is
thus but fraction OF ! per cent
above the lowest figure of the past
three years.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
BANKERS TO SPEAK
ON REVENUE BILL
National Association Repre-
sentatives Scheduled for
Current Meetings Here.
BY CHAS. p. SCHAEFFER.

Several representatives of the
American Bankers Association will
appear this week at the hearings here
before the House ways and means
committee on the provisions of the
new revenue bill.
This afternoon Il. II. Berry. assist
ant secretary Of the Detroit Trust
Co, will speak in favor Of the repeal
of the section relating to publicity
OF Federal tax returns. while the same
speaker is also scheduled to be heard
again tomorrow afternoon. Thomas
X. Patton, general counsel of the as
socIation. Will likewise be heard To-
morrow in advocacy of a reduction
OF corporation taxes, while on Friday
+: w DEMO, vice president OF the
old Colony Trust 60. Of Boston will
speak for the repeal of Federal estate
and gifts tax.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
S1,OOO.OOO POWER DEAL.

NEW YORK, October 90 LP).-The
United Light and Power Co. today
announced the purchase of the Blue
River Power Co. of Nebraska. The
price was stated as over one million
dollars 1t is expected that the RIlle
River property will be consolidated
with the Lincoln Gas and Electric
Co. also under the control of 1hr
United Light and Power.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK. October q CP).-
Butter-Unsettled:r receipts. IL, las tubs
creamery. higher than extras, 52a521a
do extras (92 scorel, 5112
Eggs-F'irm; receipts, 1921 crates
fresh gathered. extra firsts. storage,
36a37: fresh gathered, seconds and
poorer, 32a40. Pacific Coast whites,
extra. 73a75; do firsts to extra firsts,
66a72.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, Stocks. strong: Mar
land lends rise in oil shares. Bonds
frm: German issues at record highs.
Foreign exchanges irregular; French
francs and Scandinavian rates lower
Cotton easier; eariSh private crop re-
ports. Sugar lower; tra Ge selling. Cof-
fee firm: Brazilian buying.
Wheat lower: better
weather Corn easy: predictions in
creased receipts. Cattle steady. Hogs
Evening star., 1925-10-21
LIVE POULTRY HIGHER,

CHICAGO, October u CP).-Poultry
alive, higher; receipts, nine cars
fowls. l6a24; springs, 212; turkeys
%; roosters, II; ducks, 20: geese, 49,
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Traders Shift Rapidly.

There We're no developments in the
outside situation to account for the
individual stock movements. During
the month or more in which automo-
bile shares occupied the place of
prominence the rails, oils and cop
pers We're holding back. What hap
pcned Tuesday ana again today was
q drifting out Of speculation from the
motors, most OF the public utilities.
the motor supply shares and other re-
cent leaders into these new groups.
The rails We're diScounting the
favorable traffic statements expected
for September along with the prospect
Of numerous dividend increases. The
oils We're responding to what was a
revelation in the eyes of many-that
the price cuts OF the Spring and sum
mer had not affected earnings ad-
verSeiy.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
SCRAP IRON HIGHER,

Prices of scrap iron and steel in the
Pittsburgh district are higher. heavy
melting steel being quoted at $3.50 to
S19 ton, up so cents.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
SHARP ADVANCES
IN MANY STOCKS
Oil, Rail. Food, Rubber and
Equipment Shares Are
Extra Strong.
BY STUART r. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. October 21.-The stock
ilnarllet kept active and strong today.
leadership continuing in the oils. cop
3pers and some of the rails. The Nni-
lIme of business held up around the
recent high level and numerous
stocks rose 10 their best prices for the
wear. The railway equipments were
in demand for a while while the mo
tors were Quieter.
The Street became Increasingly
,oItiInistic over the oil shares. Sup.
.pementing the Marlaud report OF
TUESDAY, Phillips Petroleum came out
with its statement for the September
utsarter. 1t showed net after expenses
.tud taxes, hut before dcpreElauon ana
depleti0u of S.. a.55G.21J, against S-,ool'-
S43 A wear age. For the nine months
1he net increase amounted TO $3,i00,-
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Trading on Local Board.

Stock Of the Capital Traction Co.
under the impetus Of better than fair
demand, advanced today to 1e2". ON
the local exchange. the highest level
ever reached BY this issue The issue
opened at 1919, the advance being
orderly and successive on selling Of
III shares
Washington Gas Light stock eased
off slightly 10 72la, after opening n 49,
on total sales of II shares The ri
mors that the North American Co was
| interested III this utility was charac-
terized rs utterly ridiculous in Il re.
liable quarter this morning Railway
! preferred was easy at S4a4, as was
Lanston at 3Ji2. Riggs National Bank
/ brought 400 on sales of 10 shares. and
/ American Security and Trust Co. sold
! at 3SS.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Association on Record.

on this last subject the association.
at its recent annual convention at
Atlantic City, in its resolutions. went
on record as urging the elimination
OF the Federal estate tax and Of the
Federal gift tax" The convention
approved the report fayoring this
action prepared by a special commit
tee on taxation Of the trust company
division Of the association. This re-
port advocated elimination uf the
Federal estate tax on the ground that
the Government no longer needs the
revenues from this source. which is
a field that logically belongs TO the
States. inasmuch as the tax is based
on the rights of succession to property
The elimination of the Federal gift
tax was urged on the ground that
the Weld from this source is not re
quired for purposes Of revenue and
the amount realized under it is out
of all proportion to the difficulties in
VOlyed in its collection
Evening star., 1925-10-21
NIarland Oil Is Leader.

3 NIarland Oil continued the leader Of
the oil group but it was closely fol
bowed by Phillips Petroleum. lnde-
pendant oil and Gas. Houston, Mid
Continent and Texas co. The trading
in the list named was very heavy. as
it went through 81. Phillips was up
nearly points. Standard Oil of Cali
fOrnia was also very strong.
Among the rails hi%h records were
made for the present move in Balti-
more and Ohio. which sold above Sc;
in Southern Railway. Erie. Pere Mar
quette and Western Pacific. There
was a good deal of porht-taking in
New York Central Just above 12I.
southern Pacific across % was up 3
points from its recent low. Delaware,
Eackawauna and Western and Read
irE were In demand and Union Pacific
was up points.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
L. =. Rubber in Jump.

United States Rubber had a re
markahle jump of nearly points.
Goodrich rose over . points Among
the high-priCed industrialS Cast Iron
Pipe and General Railway Signal
were features. Columbus Gas made
a new high and 50 did New York
Gamers. United Drug. American
Safety Razor. Cushman's Sons, Fair
bank Morse and Paige Detroit.
The copper stocks We're most of
them higher. Utah. which is seldom
dealt in nowadays. because most of
the stock has been exchanged for Ken
neCOtt. leapt forward over points.
Anaconda crossed Is and kennecott
81. There was active trading at
higher prices in Magma and in Amer
lean Smelling. The copper trade stu
alton itself is unchanged
Evening star., 1925-10-21

Canada expects q record breaking
output of automobiles this year.
Evening star., 1925-10-21

Dividend rates as Riven in the above ,.hI,
the anaaa cash oT bf based the
iTnless otherwise noted. extra or speeiai 1;ns
dends are not included. oA'i-
a Paid this year. no regular rate y -
onfional IN stock "Partly stock po Gr ~.
extra sPsyabIe bhyabe N preferred @ stock
6% in stock able Ia ca quarterly. us
, 1925-07-30
EDITORIAL.

Because we had no inlet for i~nterna-
tional news, the devastating earthquake
which caused millions Of dollars worth
OF property loss and many deaths in San
ia Barbara, California, was brought to
light here only Nhrl The newspapers
from the States reached us. With people
belonging 10 and having connections in
these islands scattered over the United
States, aud other . rts Of the world for
that matter. in numbers exceeding the
present resident population it is of more
IMAM passing interest that we be proyid.
ed witt some proper means Of knowing
what is going on abroad, ii for no other
reason. 1t should be clear that it is nos
alone because the general ne VS. bulletin
provides US editors with the almost
WhereWlthal for our sheets that we feel
this absence of reports Of outside hap
penlngs; indeed even if we did we should
only be rejecting a popular deprivation
Whlch the newspapers are called upon to
meet. The rural population depended
solely on the daily papers for their gen
eral news; even though posted for public
reading IN the towns, very few residents
OF the country could very we'll or ever
did come in TO read them hers. The
newspaper brought the news to them
Now the newspapers cannot contain that
which is unObtainabIe and as a result we
are all green. The local price for canes
which is set according to the g price
IN New York was regulated by the
prices current" published by the West
India and Panama Telegraph Co. and
thus even the islands staple industry has
been hit. 1t has been proposed that a pub
Tic subscription be taken up to cover the
cost OF the service we used to have. We
should be willing to contribute toward
such a move, but it IS exceedingly doubt
whether $1,000 could be raised here
each year in that way, even if the ar
rangement were otherwise reasonable.
furnishing of the island with the
should be a municipal undertaking
paid for from public funds, and we hope
that we shall soon De able to report that
this is an accomplished fact.
, 1925-07-30
Virgin As4andS FTuII

Despite The fact OF the progressive des-
tTucu0n Of IrulI ueeS by hurricanes and
Ittie II any pUS~t-hurncaue re- planting,
various types OF IluIL SIN survive 10 the
NlIgll IslauUS, IuuIcatlug the puSSibIl-
Ties ot NUT glUNIug.
The answer 10 The statement that the
Virgin Islands have nc means Tor ship
ping Ireoa Irult, Is 10 Snip such available
tlult canned. As Il matter oil Iacl, such
Gaming bteQ hu. be Ctuhued 10 NUT, as
there Is a considerable local demand for
canned vegetables. Ii Is an interesting
STUDY 10 glance al The shelves OF any OF
our gr0cer6 and uOte The amOunt OI can
neu FOODS brought mo The Islands winch
the Islands themselves could take care OF.
We tnd tomatoes, green beauS, pump
klnS, Deets, etc, not 10 menuUn various
JeiIes ana marnaladeS.
IhIS Department has been somewhat
interested IN the guaVa JeiIy proposition.
For over a year there has been d letter
in our files, unanswered, IRON a large
New England distributor OF guaVa jeny
asking tor quotations OI prices In guam
tIty lets. VaIlUus efforts have been
made 10 interest a number Oh people IN
the proposition ana 10 Ub an q plice quo
lallon. Up 10 now We nave been IN
successful.
Some investigation has been made as
10 The poselblluCS Oh ii small home can
ning venture. IL uao been tUuud that
al er purchasing The guaNas III small
quanltlto aud Al retail, d good grade OIL
guaVa JeI.Y CAN De mace IeIe uuu6i 81
cents d quar-, Including the materials
and ld0ol, Uut no, Including UVe!nead or
JdiS Ul cans. Inns Jelly sells al AnOie-
, 1925-07-30
PERSONAL MENTION

We welcome back Misses Elaine and
Helen Lang, daugh er8 Of Deputy Col
lector of Customs and Mrs. Adolph Lang
of this town, a returned on the 5. 5.
Guiana yesterday alter an enjoyable
three-month vacation on the mainland.
Mrs. NieIs Jensen who was d DaSsen-
ger on the last Guiana 10 New York, re-
turned yesterday.
Mr.. P. L. La Bega is hard at work
these days constructing MS ice plant 50
as 70 be able To take care Of emergency
demands which arise on holidays aud
special occasions.
, 1925-07-30

New York by the Guiana after a couple
months OF recreation IN the u. S. A..
Miss MILDRED WILLIAMSON Of the
American ked Cross and FIRST Sergeant
HARRY M. HANSEN Of the Marine Corps
We're married at the home Of the Misses
Gums on Saturday eve6ing July 25th.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
w. A Allen with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Poole as best man and lady. The we'd
ding was a beautiful affair with all the
officers and enlisted men OF the Marine
Corps attending. Many beautiful gifts
and flowers we've received by the couple
and the drawing room Of the Gum s
home was wonderfully decorated by MIR.
Chilean OF the Pubic Works Department.
1t is understood that Sergeant and Mrs.
Hansen are leaving for the States IN he
near future as Sergeant Hansen Is due
to return nome.
The AVIS" extends hearty congratu-
Iauons and best wishes Tor a Iong and
happy union.
, 1925-07-30
JNh

The Quebec Steamship Co.'S steamer
Guiana" from New York arrived at
Frederiksted at 1.45 D. m. yesterday,
landed passengers, mails and cargo and
proceeded to st. Kits. B. w. |. the same
afternoon.
Comparing the dispatches Of mail for
New York as being made via San Juan.
F. r. on Sunday August 2, and direct
via 5. S. Maraval August 3. the post
master advises US for the information
and guidance Of the public tnat the S. $
Porto Rico which Will carry Sundays
mail from S&n Juan on the 9th is due
to arrive in New York on Monday Aug
ust 10Th while il is probable that the
Maraval would get there on Sunday On.
AS there is no delivery Of letters by
carriers in New York on Sunday, letters
arriving by the MaraVaI would have lit
tie advantage over those by the Porto
Rico unless they are Sent special delivery,
which will .enSAre Immediate delivery
even on Sunday. 10 MAKE the earliest
connection 1t Is, therefore, suBgeetad
to pay the special delivery fee on letters
whose delivery ls urgent, ana lark 81
them via S. S. MdraVaI,"
The Native Brass Band rendered its
promised concert on The wharf last eve
ming which was very much appreciated
by a large gathering. The concert was
we'll rendered and terminated with a
tramp up Kings Street.
S. s.. "Maraval' of he Trinidad Line is
expected at FrederiKs,e "a 90 tuesday
mornlng for New York accepting First
and Second Cabin passengers, booking
should be done Immediately.
The sloop "Mizplh" arrived here at
7.30 this morning with ST. Thomas mails.
The Frederiksted and Kingsaill dispatch
of mail will be Delayed for connection
with the "Grabe" today we are inform
ed at the post office.
, 1925-07-30
INSURANCE.

ALMOST every year some com
"a munity is devastated by a Hur-
ricane.
therefore your duty is to protect
your property against these furious
monsters.
An Insurance Policy IAN be had
by either phoning, writing to or
calling upon
ROBERT L. MERWIN & CO., INC.
Chrj8tldnsted, FrederjkStod,
st. CT0jT
, 1925-07-30

Mr.. 6. Anduze, barber, returned from
New York by The Guiana after a couple
months OF recreation in the u. S. A.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-25

ITEMS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW

A Good Show - The Kelley-Sheld-
on players, who appeared at the bod
ge Hall Tuesday will present another
great play Thursday, "The Girl With
out A Chance. This company is de-
clared by many to be the very best
stock company to play Challis in
many years. May Sheldon, featured
Coincidence with the company, will
be seen in a comdy characrer-that
of a "slangy" shop girl. You liked
her as Mother you'll scream at
her as kitty" She will also feature
some eccentric dancing between acts
of play. Don't forget, Thursday. You
will like it.