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Evening star., 1925-05-11
kLAN PROPAGATION
OFFICE OPENS HERE
Officials Deny, However, That I'm
perial Headquarters Will
Leave Atlanta.

Opening of the propagation depart
ment of the Ku Klux Klan in the
Southern Building gave rise to reports
today that the headquarters. of the
organization had been moved here
from Atlanta, Ga.
Klan officials pointed out. however,
that the headquarters would not be
transferred from Atlanta, and that
DR.. II. w, Evans imperial wizard, and
other national officers had not estab.
lished offices in Washington. The
propagation department, 1t was said,
is merely one of the important
branches of the Klan.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
COTTON GOES DOWN
IN MARKET TODAY
Heavy Rains in South Weaken
Quotations-New Lows
for Move.
Rr the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE cotton
market was weak and unsettled in to-
days early trading, prices making
new low ground for the movement
owing to reports of favorable weather
in the South over Sunday and rela-
lively easy Liverpool cables.
The opening was easy at a decline
of II to IS points and active positions
showed net losses of 30 to "a points
by the end of the first hour. July sell
ing down to 22.10 and October to 22.36.
There was some trade buying on
scale down. which was Offset by sell
ing. evidently influenced by increasing
confidence in a Favorable new crop
start.
New York cotton futures closed barely
Evening star., 1925-05-11
ZINC STOCKS INCREASE.

NEW YORK, May 1l.-Stocks of
zinc in the hands of American pro
ducers on May I aggregated 1887
tons against 1916 on April /. Ship
ments in April amounted to 47,710
tons. including 5,905 for export. Pro-
duction was 1851 tons.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
TODAY'S METAL PRICES.

NEW YORK, May Hooper,
steady: electrolytie; spot and futures.
1874. Tin, Arm: spot and nearby.
$3.50; futures, 54.00. Iron, steady; No
Northern, 20.00a20.50; No. 2 North
ern, Is. .00a20.50; No. Southern, 20. D0a
21.00. Lead. Arm: spot, 7.75a7.9O.
Zinc, steady; East ST. Louis. spot and.
futures, G.95;. Antimony, spoa~ir
Evening star., 1925-05-11
CALL MONEY LOWER.

NEW YORK, May 11.-Call money
easier; high. 312; low. 312; ruling
rates. 3is; closing bid. 312; offered at
3&: last loan. 312; call loans against
acceptances. 3A; time loans steady:
mixed collateral, $500 days. 3a4 4-6
months, 3%a4; prime commercial pa
per, al.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Quotations furnished by Redmond Co.
Your Banker Knows.

when in doubt about a security
consult your banker. 1t is equally
as much his interest as yours to pro-
tect your savings. You trust him
NTH your deposits-why not trust
him with your investment problems?
Evening star., 1925-05-11

NEW ORLEANS. May 1.-THE cot
ton market opened easy. with heavy
selling, owing to the rains in the CEN
tral and portions of the eastern belt
where most needed. Liverpool came
in much lower than due, being evil
IDENTIFY Influenced by the rains over
Sunday. First trades showed losses
of 22 to % points. and the market con-
tinued to ease off after the opening
call until July traded down to 22.S5,
october to 22.07 and December to
22.17. or 80 to 81 points under Satur
days close.
. New Orleans cotton futures closed steady
At net declines of 45 to 53 points.
Evening star., 1925-05-11

Opening: January. 20 93: May. 80 % bid ::
July. $500: October. 22.lO; December.
"
Evening star., 1925-05-11
FISHERS PRICE INDEX.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May II (Spe-
ciaD. - Prices, 1862: purchasing
power, "a; crumps. 1520S, Irving
Fisher reports.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
CHEAPER CHICKENS,
CH|CHER EGGS SEEN
Last Weeks Prices Prevail
Today on Butter, Meat
and Live Stock.

Mondays receipts of poultry and
eggs are so light that dealers find it
practically impossible TO set new
prices, and prices of the preceding
week usually prevail.
Early morning reports indicated
probable drop in prices of Spring
chickens in the next dNy or two, while
a possible increase in egg prices was
indicated, due to light receipts.
Prices of practically all commodities
were the same as those reported Sat
urday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub. 52a5i; prints,
b5a57: store packed, %.
Eggs--FanCy. selected, candled, va
80. average receipts, IS.
Poultry. alive - Broilers. 55a60;
White Leshorns. 45a4S; heavy fowls,
30a31; medium fowls. 29a30: keats, 4Oa
rs; geese. 15alS; ducks, 20a25; turkeys,
25a30. Dressed-Fowls, 81; turkeys,
30a35; ducks, 25a2S.
Live stock-Calves, choice, II; me-
dium. 10all: lean. Sac. Lambs, Spring,
16alS Live hogs. l3al3l2.
Meats-Beef. 17a1S; veal, Is; Spring
lamb. IS; hogs, 201ta2l; loins, 3la32;
hams. 26a2S; shoulders, 1Sa19.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics said:
Cabbages-Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate; market about steady.
Virginia Norfolk section. barrel
crates, pointed type, mostly 2.25a2 90:
North and South Carolina, barrel
crates. pointed type, 2.00a2.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; De
mand moderate: market unsettled.
North Carolina. 5-peck hampers. Big
Boston type, ordinary quality and con
dtion. l00a1.50 few higher: Califor-
mia, crates, Iceberg type, 4-o dozen,
4.25a4.50, few 4.75.
Onions-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate: market firm. Texas.
standard crates, Yellow Bermudas,
commercial pack, mixed, Nos. l and 2,
8.40a3.5O.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: old
stock; demand limited; market steady.
New York, 150-pound sacks. Round
Whites, United States No. l, LISA
200: new stock, demand good market
firm Florida, double head barrels.
Spaulding Rose, United States No. /,
$50.
Evening star., 1925-05-11
New Orleans Quotations.

Opening: january ," 10: May. I2.S5 J
90 SIS; October, 2245: December. 22.10.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15

Thus the exquisite silken sweater
here pictured is to be interpreted In
twofold role. For the sojourner at
fashionable resort, 1t has immediate
appeal. while to the contented stay-at-
home 1t forecasts Forthcoming spring
style.
Gold and flame Is selected for the
interknitting Of this sweater OF pure
silk, which, being interpreted, means
that the handsomest sweater types
this coming season will feature metal
threads in their stitchery. Also plaid
ed effects are foretold, these wrought
in many unique and unconventional
patternings, such as this picture
shows.
Pastel coorings in jacquard designs
present charming spring sweater
theme, where In the reversing of the
knitted stitch rather than color con-
trast produces the pattern. Light
blue, misty green and lovely mauve
tones are worked out In monotone
through the manipulation of the
stitch itself
Both coat. styles and slipons are
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
Pruning Should Be Done
Before Big Spring Rush

Get at your pruning of fruit trees
and grapevines now, before spring
work begins to crowd"
This is the advice received from
Oklahoma A. and Nj. college, written
by Frank B. Cross, professor of hor-
ticuIture. The work may be done any
time in January or February, he says.
Some of the pointers Professor
Cross gives in pruning are:
Do not leave branches pruned from
trees in the orchard; disease will
infest the trees from the rotting
branches.
Apple, plum and cherry trees re-
quire only light annual pruning to
remove crowding branches, so that
sunlight will penetrate to the centers
of the trees to ripen fruit.
Peach trees require rather Sc
we're" pruning, and are not profitable
when closely cut. Fruit is borne ON
sprouts put ont last year. and heavy
growth of sprouts follows the removal
of any considerable growth by prun-
ing. Pruning may be done after BIOS
soms open.
In pruning grapes, growth made last
season should be cut to spur bear.
ing two buds. Grapes should be
pruned before sap runs in February.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
First Floor Plan.

for light and ventilation. At the back
of the dining room is the kitchen,
while at the back of the living room Is
bedroom, 10 by IL feet. How con-
veniently all of these rooms are con-
nected is shown by the plan.
Upstairs there are four bedrooms,
one at each corner of the house. a
bathroom at the back and a small
dressing, or sewing, room at the front.
Each of the rooms is open on two
sides, giving good ventilation Clos
cts are numerous there being one for
each bedroom besides another down
stairs.
The size Of the house is "a feet 6
inches, by 20 feet inches. 1t may
be of frame construction with wood
or metal lath or any of the stucco
bases on the outside walls to take
the plaster, or of tile, brick or concrete
construction. A basement under the
whole house provides for the heating
plant, etc.
1t Is this transformation of Old
World design TO American home sites
that is making American homes more
distinctive and desirable.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
Hardening Hotbed Plants

Plants raised In hotbeds, cold frames
or In boxes in the house need to be
hardened OFF, before they are trans
planted into the open ground. The
box may be moved from the window
and set outdoors during the warmer
portions Of the day. while the sash on
the frames should be removed wholly
or in part whenever the weather per-
mits, being taken off permanently as
soon as possible. This Is as soon as
danger Of frosts is past. In this man
ner the plants become thoroughly ac-
customed to outdoor conditions before
they are set in the open ground.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15

the time when the home seamstress
forestalls the arrival of spring by re-
pienishing her supply of undergar-
ments and when she has time to spend
on them.
Fer the very best quality of lingerie
silk and linen fabrics are about equally
popular and both are made in white
and In colors. Very soft shades are
used, with pink in the lead, but having
strong rivalry from lavender, yellow,
peach, pale green and turquoise. On
linen garments very graceful and fine
embroideries are introduced in white.
Part of the outline of the embroidered
motif forms the edge of the garment
in place Of the usual scaliops. The
motifs may be floral or introduce CON
ventional figures or picture-book de-
signs Real laces are preferred to en-
broidery on white linen garments, but
both are used, with Irish, cluny, val
and alencon laces foremost.
What comes of the Termination OF
the pajama set is shown in the picture
given here. This Is an adorable In
depreciation of it made of crepe de
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
Thinning Out Farm
In Winter Remove Dying
and Defective Trees.

Nearly every farm woodlot can be
improved by the removal of dead, dy-
ing, and defective trees, and some Of
the less valuable kinds as we'll This
work can best be done in the winter
months when other work is slack.
Winter Is also the best season of the
year In which to cut timber, since
those species which sprout naturally
from the stump will do so vigorously
in the spring. The work of chopping
and handling logs likewise is much
easier in winter.
The way to make these cuttings is
to remove all dead and dying trees,
those which are suffering from dis
ease or insect attack, and trees which
are crooked and defective, or may be
hindering the growth of others more
valuable.
1t should be kept in mind that the
stand of trees Is not opened up to
such an extent that grass and weeds
will grow where young trees should
be growing. In other words, the
"crown cover" should be kept so that
about one-half shade will be provided.
Nearly all species of trees will repro
duce naturally without special effort,
and a second crop should be obtained
without any difficulty. In the case of
failure from this source, it is possible
to plant young nursery trees to take
the place of those cut.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
How to Be Successful in
Starting Berry Patches

The dewberry Is sort of trailing
blackberry and in order to facilitate
their picking, as well as fruiting, set
them about 3 feet apart with single
wire trelis on each side for the vines
to trail over. This wire should be
raised about feet above the ground,
supported by stakes.
The rows sh~Ild be or feet apart
as the plants are good runners. Give
good cultivation until vines shade the
ground, when weeds will no longer
bother them.
Both the blackberry and red rasp-
berry are of the sprouting or sucker
character and should be planted in
rows S to feet apart so that the
suckers can grow and form a more or
less matted row. The blackberries,
being of coarser growth, should be
wider apart than the red raspberries.
Cultivate we'll for first two or three
years. and always maintain a narrow
middle between the rows to facilitate
the picking. AS the young canes reach
a height of about 3 feet clip or pinch
their tips, so as to cause the side
branches to form. This will give you
greater surface Of fruiting wood, and
lessen the tendency to whip about.
After the berries are gone the bear
ing canes die away, being replaced
each year by the new canes from the
roots. These old canes should be cut
out and removed before another sea-
son.
A northern slope, or partially shaded
location is an advantage to the black
berry particularly. Liberal mulchings
of straw, leaves or coarse manure
about bearing canes are a great aid to
prevent berries drying up during the
heat Of the ripening period.-L. @. Viii
liams, in Nebraska Farm journal.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
WAREHOUSE Act
Much Money Being Loaned
to Organizations and
Farmers on Receipts.

prepared by the United States Department
Of AgrIcuiture)
Hundreds Of millions of dollars are
being loaned to cooperative market
ing organizations and individual farm
ers on the basis Of warehouse receipts
issued by warehousemen licensed
under the United States warehouse act,
reports. II. S. Yohe of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
which Is charged with administration
Of the act.
cc-operatives Using Receipts.
Among the prominent co-operatives
using licensed receipts in negotiating
loans of their stored commodities are
the Burley Tobacco Growers Co-opera-
tive association; the Dark Tobacco
Growers Cooperative association
the Tobacco Growers Cooperative AS
ISOLATION of Virginia and the Caro-
linas; the Northern Wisconsin Cooper
alive Tobacco pool; the South Caro-
lima, North Carolina Georgia, Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona, Tennes-
see and Missouri cotton growers CO.
operative associations; the long and
short staple cotton cooperative assoc
Citations of Mississippi; the Kansas,
southwest and Indiana wheat grow
ers the Louisiana and Arkansas rice
growers cooperative associations: the
Pacific, California, Montana and Iowa
wool growers cooperative associa-
tons, and the Georgia Peanut Grow
ers' Cooperative association.
The act now provides for the issu-
nnce of warehouse receipts for cot
ton, wool, tobacco, grain, farmers
stock peanuts. late potatoes, broom
corn, dry beans, and dried fruit. Any
public warehousemen who can estab-
fish to the satisfaction of the Depart
ment of Agriculture that they are
trustworthy, competent, financially re-
sponsible, and have proper storage fa-
cilities, may be licensed to store these
products.
Accepted as Collateral.
So fayorably does the banking fra
ternity view the receipts issued by
the federally licensed warehousemen
that many banks accept the receipts
us NoitutCldl WtthOuL qtSctioht All.
Yohe says. The intermediate Credit
banks, the Federal Reserve banks. and
many leading commercial bankers have
expressed preference for the receipts.
Cooperative associations which store
their products with warehousemen IL
censed under the act obtain preferred
receipt which gives them wider field
of credit and frequently better inter-
est rates.
The receipt is a definite contract be-
tween the deposition and the ware
houseman, showing among other things
the exact quantity of the product in
trusted to the warehouseman, its grade,
variety and condition. Any incum-
brances against the goods stored must
be clearly shown. The federally IL
censed warehousemen are subject to
examination prior to licensing and are
under constant government supervi-
sion thereafter, under plan of super
vision similar to that used by the
United States Treasury department in
the supervision of national banks.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15

given due attention. with special en-
phasis placed on the long-knitted
tunic blouses, the latter revealing
ornate patternings and trimmings In
addition to exotic color schemes.
Favorite colors include Castilian red.
cranberry. Flemish, powder blue,
thistlebloom and the general style
trend toward gray is especially mani
fest In knitted outerwear.
Border treatments are conspicuous
ly present not only on the newest
sweaters and tunics but they elaborate
many knitted three-piece ensemble.
These are worked out In geometrIcal
or floral patterns. while the last word
from fashionland is Of knitted silk
bouclette trims.
JULIA DOTTOMLEY.
&c. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all problems pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of
this paper On account of his wide
experience as editor, author and man.
ufacturer, he is. without doubt, the
highest authority on the subject. Ad-
dress all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue. Chicago,
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp
for reply.
Dutch architecture has had consid-
cradle effect on American homes.
American architects have taken Dutch
designs and modified them so that
they conform to our ideas of what a
home should be. AT the same time
the exteriors follow the graceful but
simple lines of their Dutch originals.
The combination makes some very at
tractive and comfortable homes.
A home that is suitable for both
town and country that follows the
Dutch architectural lines is shown in
the illustration. 1t is two-gabIe
house, with steep roof pitch. How
ever, at the front the roof lines are
extended in graceful sweep out over
the porch, and wide dormer set into
1t. This provides for two sleeping
rooms upstairs and makes the home
more attractive in appearance. An
other touch of the Old world is given
by the outside chimney with it's square
top, and by the plastered exterior
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15

walls, which we commonly call stucco
While the first floor is not raised much
above the grade line, the brick foun-
dation walls are extended up several
feet. giving the appearance of a raised
first floor.
Inside this home is strictly mod
ern American residence. AS will be
seen by the floor plans there are down
stairs a living and dining room and
Kitchen and one bedroom The cen
trail entrance door from the porch
leads into the living room. This also
Is large room, being 20 feet long and
10 feet wide. The dining room also is
front room ID by IA feet. These two
rooms are separated by the stairs and
are SO arranged that they have the
appearance and convenience of sin
gle room, "a feet long. An open fire.
place is Il feature of the living room,
while both rooms have many windows
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15

chine with trimming of black lace In
sertion used in frills and insets. The
little vestee suggestion at the front, of
pin tucks, Is characteristic of The
present season. The jacket is a slip
over affair, confined at the sides with
narrow folds of the crepe instead OF
ribbon There is an amusing small
pocket at the right side, with little
chiffon roses posed on it. These re-
appear on the shoulders and at the
left side of the neckline. Any of the
fashionable lingerie colors will look
well made in this way and trimmed
with either black or cream-colored
lace
With most Of the fashion revues
and window displays given over
to mowers. birds. beaches and palms
which serve as realistic environment
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
Dairy Cows Must Pay for
Extensive Feed Bills

dairy COW that fails to return
$3.50 for every dollar spent on her
feed is seldom worth keeping. That
means she must produce 5000 pounds
Of milk each year at present prices.
according to an analysis of cow-testing
association figures in northwestern
Ohio county. S. NJ. Salisbury. animal
husbandry specialist at Ohio State
university, estimates that more than
20 per cent of the dairy cows of Ohio
ought to be discarded because they are
not returning an adequate profit above
feed costs. There are many cows on
other farms, also. that should be dis
carded because they are Improbable
The use of the scales and Babcock
tester will single them out.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
Window Shades No
Longer Fade, Crack

1t is the delight of science to uprooE
venerable ideas, change old standards
and put into the discard many articles
that have been used contentedly for
generations. In its great forward
march science has stopped moment
to effect ruthless improvement in
the fabric from which window shades
are made.
1t is remarkable how long people
have been satisfied, or at least recon-
ciled, to use window shades that have
been inherently unsuited for the serv-
ice they were intended to render. For
generations 1t has been taken for
granted that a window shade usually
the most exposed item in the house
vas something to be carefully guarded
against wear and weather, rather than
something that should resist their eff
fects.
When shades became ruined BY rain
the carelessness of leaving the win
dows open was condemned and not the
fabric from which the shades were
made. When shades became faded
by sunlight, this was bemoaned as a
natural, inevitable thing like sunlight
itself; when they become soiled the
thought was not of their renovation.
but of their replacement.
This situation, however, has been
corrected. A new standard for win
dow shade efficiency and economy has
been set. The historic deficiencies
of the ordinary shade cloth have been
eliminated by the simple expedient
of scientific research applied to the
problems Of developing fabric.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
Fa':!!+r![.,nlE-.Iilnltr''.
rDrunur,ulinIltIumIlfl rLl,t -

Turnip tops make almost as good
greens as mustard. Sow the early tur-
nips thickly and then thin out for
green's.
Be sure to plant the seed of some
perennials the last week in July or
the first week in August for flowers
next year.
The hens will not gorge on the corn
when they have access to mash and
the bran in the mash helps to prevent
digestive disorders that might be
caused by the corn.
A years time can be gained in
growing asparagus by setting out the
roots instead of planting seed A bed
of asparagus should last for twenty
years or more, affording splendid
early vegetable.
Bronchitis is indicated when a
chicken has whistling and rafting
in the throat. 1t does not often occur
In fiocks protected In well-ventilated
houses and male birds seem more
often afflicted.
Potted plants must have reason
able amount Of fresh air If they are
to give the desired results. Al
though the weather may be very cold
outside, little fresh air occasionally
will be beneficial to any growing
plant. vegetable or towering.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15

4 things In lingerie just now, TO suit
all tastes and purses, and the pleasant
thing about 1t is that the entire assort-
ment is designed with an eye to beau
ty. Just about everything that is not
ugly is good style.
Although there is so great variety
In lingerie styles they all reflect, more
or less, the present vogue for sim
plicity In line and restraint in decora-
ton. But such adornments as are used
are done with painstaking care-the
new lingerie Is well finished. Now is