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The Washington times., 1925-03-06
MADRID POLICE
DELAY WOODS
SAILING
Lieutsnant's Passport Seized.
Returned Later-May
Miss Freighter
By FREDERIC C. ABBOTT,
international News Service.

MADRID, March s. After Q
fresh difficulty with Madrid police.
who seized his passport. then re-
turned It at noon today. Lieutenant
Osborne C. Wood resumed his plan
to go to Cadiz and embark there
on the freighter West Chetac for
America.
The police interference made 1t
doubtful whether he would be able
to catch the boat, but when the
passport was returned just as it
The Washington times., 1925-03-06
ORGANIZE TO CAMPAIGN
FOR S. oo, 900 FUND

The Washington committee to
carry on here the campaign for the
Hampton. Tuskegee 5000, 900 endow-
ment fund viii organize the local
campaign at a meeting at 5 o'clock
today at the home Of Frederic A.
Delano, 2244 S street northwest.
Brief addresses are expected from
Chief Justice William H. Taft, presi-
dent Of the Hampton board Of
trustees; and Julius Rosenward of
Chicago, who contributed $25O,000 to
the fund.
The Washington times., 1925-03-06
BILLIE BURKE BETTER,
AGAIN TAKES HER DIP

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
March 6.-Billie Burke, who sl1s-
tanned slight injuries in an auto
mobile accident, and Nina wilcox
Putnam, who suffered throat
trouble for several days, both have
recovered and daily make their APP
pearance on the beach here.
Mrs. Gurnee Mum, who was IN
jured in the automobile accident
with Billie Burke, or Mrs. Flo
Ziegfeld, is making rapid improve
n1ent
The Washington times., 1925-04-08

Gregory w. Shaed, George c.. VIII
liams. Armstrong High SCHOOL,
jeremiah F. Green, Walter H. Dab
ney and Ernest E. Tinnen.
Line officers, Dunbar High
School-John c. Payne, Othello d.
Thompson. Robert c. Weaver, Wal
lace p. Jackson, Harold o. Lewis,
Frederick o. Petite. Armstrong
High School-Charles H. Baltimore,
Cornelius 8. Burke, Carl e. OAR
Cen, Harvard McBrown, BENJAMIN
M. Drew, Raymond L. Allen and
Thomas /. Chase.
First lieutenants, Dunbar High
School-Saxton Y. Howard, Edward
w. Muse, Collins G. George, Chester
Bland, Bernard F. Sewell and
Dwight o. w. Holmes. Armstrong
High School-Charles w. Ellis, Will
liam e. Temple. Othello De w.
Branson, Van Dyke A. Walker,
James A. Cousins and Thomas A.
Brown.
Second lieutenants, Dunbar High
School-Stanton L. Wormley, How
ard N. Fitzhugh, John o. Hull,
Robert H. Cheeks, James w. Butch
er and Lenoir III. Cook. Armstrong
High School-John H. Carter, Du-
mont c.. Daniels, Frank J. Herbert,
Arthur p. Pickney. Walter v. Fill
more and Hugh G. Russell. Band
section--Walter p, Bowman, James
e. Bowie, Leon G. Smith and Ray
mond Stevenson.
The Washington times., 1925-04-08
CONFESSES
KILLING FOR
LOVE
Joseph Friia, Who Wanted His
Neighbours Wife, Breaks
Down Under GriIIing

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, April g.
Breaking down after long grill
ing, Joseph Friia, thirty-one, Of
Pittston, Pa, yesterday confessed
killing Jas. Lemardy, Sunday morn
ng in his bed, for the love Of
Lemardy's attractive wife, Mar
garrett
Friia's confession came after
Mrs. Lemardy, at first suspected
Of completely in the Staying with
another alleged lover, Jos. Proven
zano, twenty-five, told police Of
Friia's threats to kill her husband
unless she eloped with him.
She declared Friia was the man
who opened a window in her
HOLSTER street home, crept past
three sleeping children and fired
five shots into Lemardy's body as
he slept beside her in bed. He
threatened to kill her IL she told.
she declared.
Met Her In Pittston. q
It was in Pittsston that he first
met Mrs. Lemardy, four years ago,
Friia told police. The young wife,
then twenty-six years old. returned
his love, according to his story
Two years ago Lennardy was
forced to leave Pittston and moved
to Utica, N. Y, coming to Ro-
chester short time later. Friia
followed them here a year ago,
failed to persuade Mrs. Lemardy
to leave her husband and returned
to Pittston, according to his con-
fession.
F'riia again returned here and
last Saturday made a final attempt
to persuade the young wife to
leave with him. Provanzano,
youthful lover OF Mrs. Lemardy,
overheard the conversation. he
The Washington times., 1925-04-08
SCHOOL CADET
OFFICERS ARE
NAMED
Commissions Awarded to 81
Youths by Lieut.. Col w. w.
craigie, Instructor

Commissions have been awarded
to fifty-one officers of the twenty
fourth regiment Of the high school
cadet corps by Lieutenant Colonel
w. NJ. Craigie, u. S. A., professor
of military science and tactics in
the public schools.
The newly commissioned cadet
officers are:
Regimental headqdarters - David
L. Utz, commanding; James T..
Henry. Malcolm 7. Daniels and
Theodore johnson.
Battalion headquarters, Dunbar
High School - John c. Baytop,
The Washington times., 1925-04-08
Planes to Take N. Y.
Golfers to Virginia
For Weekend.

NEW YORK, April 8.-Golfers
kept in New York by business
this summer, but DESTROYS of
playing their favorite game in
Virginia, will have an oppor-
tunity to fly to greens of the
Yorktown Country Club.
Officers of the Yorktown
Movement, an organization seek
ing to preserve historically the
landmarks on which George
Washington fought the decisive
battle Of the American Revolu-
ton, announced today they had
signed contraction a weekend
plane service between this city
and Yorktown.
The new service will be in
augurated April II in a twelve
passenger plane of the General
Anyways, Inc.
The trip to Yorktown, it IS
expected, will be made in three
hours. The weekend passengers
will be returned to New York
early the following Monday.
The Washington times., 1925-04-08
NUM- IS TO APPEAR
AT COMMUNITY CONCERT

The fourth and last student con.
cert in the community center con-
cert course will be given Friday
evening in the auditorium of Central
High School with the young Polish
pianist, Mieczyslaw NUM- as the
6rtist.
This concert will complete the
second of student concerts under
community center auspices and I'M
der the direction OF Mrs. Wilson
Green.
The Washington times., 1925-04-08

said, and F'riia's threats to kill
the husband.
Kills Him In Bed.
About o'clock Sunday morning.
after Lemardy and his wife had
gone to bed, the slayer removed
a window sash Of the home,
stealthily crept to the bedside and
emptied his revolver into the hus-
band, throwing the weapon in a
door yard, in his flight.
Mrs. Lemardy, in an effort to
shield her lover, at first declared
she did not hear the shots fired
and was only awakened by fire
In the bedding caused by the flash
OF the gun.
The Washington times., 1925-04-08
FIRE DOES 500 DAMAGE
IN MAJ. COOKSoN'S HOME

Fire in the home of Major VIII
liam w. Cookson, u. 8. A., retired,
245O Rhode Island avenue north.
east. caused about 800 damage
early today.
1t il thought that the fire was
caused by sparks from the Chin
ney.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
GRADE BONDS
|POOR DEMAND
nstment Period Fails
NeIop Expected Live
ly Buying Wave.
GEORGE II. HUGHES.

RdtCH 70 LIE star.
YORK, January 17.-Demand
-grade Investment securities
I slow ana disappointing all
<. On Monday there was a
y uptun in the savings
nds. brought about by the
II dealers In anticipation of
tional January reinvestment
1t was not followed up, how
tho market relapsed into
wings banks have money to
nd in most cases they are
to be pretty well up to the
real estate mortga so
Ter or later they must begin
bonds. It seems to be the
Il these potential purchasers,
hss, that pricse may go
q that they will benefit by
A slight hardening in
ates has confirmed them in
Y, although quotations for
;urities have not yet weak
seems improbable that there
any great decline for six
I least unless money should
/ higher than now seems
light Weaken Prices.
development that might
lrices would be selling from
It will be remembered that
two ago large purchases Of
ie railroad mortgages were
this market for Dutch ac-
q 1t was generally believed
sterdam was acting as an
ary for German investors,
rmed at the financial situ-
their own country. were
nor safety above everything
s foreign buying ran prices
own high-grade railroad
TO high records since the
sar. Now the situation in
Is so much improved that
these German holdinss-or
. the case may be-might
me back upon the market,
effect of lowering quota
his is only a theory so far,
Ding tangible to support it
eign Buying Possible.
e in the opposite direction
vance In sterling exchange.
with the dollar is finally
and a free gold market re-
d In Great Britain there
be buying of our securities
b investors who have been
ie market ever since 1914.
Ippens 1t will be stocks and
ering a higher return than
gs bank grade which will
ID. Shares in American In
enterprises and semi-specu-
urities of all kinds are more
be bought than securities
spond In market price to
tea
q is said, however. the net
the average quotation for
ponds ia very small since the
e year. The trend has been
ut only slightly So Foreign
Is are selling well below their
u of last year, but they are
different influences. Summing
he investment market is prac-
aonaTy, awaiting new develop
erh on Gold Movement.
itch Ia being kept on the gold
So far this month gold en-
export rs nearly as much as
isn't abroad during December.
lso a good deal Of talk about
atty Of an advance IN the re-
hte oS the Federal reserve
sad affairs the most interest
z the week has been the hear
shington on a proposal to re-
ate of interest charged to the
N Government loans. The
Naim. and with seeming JUS
hey ought not to be asked TO
ge above the prevailing mar
ese Federal loans. especially
uSpVA I@loA4 ESOh AAd4lS Atc o
nay earn on their investment
3 q matter which affects the
ads. Those of strong credit
able to pay off these loans
b borrowed elsewhere at a
est charge. Favorable action
nding measure would be of
at to such roads as the St.
New Haven and the Boston
: Taking the New Haven TO
. reduction of IL per cent in
Ech as IS now proposed, on
! loan from the Government
b an annual difference in
s1,se9,9b0.
(C1DYrixhf- fp2S.A
Evening star., 1925-01-18
RADIO SHARES DO
BETTER ON CURB
Make Up Most of Weeks
Earlier Loss-0ther Issues
Are Quite Irregular.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 1.-THE sharp
upturn that took place in the late trad
ing Friday, when traders attempted to
acquire stocks to complete outstanding
contracts, was renewed today with a
general strengthening in the different
groups. Radio shares recovered a ma
terial portion of the decline suffered on
the recent slump, and moderate i'm
proVement was shown in the public
utility and baking concerns.
Oil shares were shown in rejecting
the upward trend, but brisk buying soon
developed in several of the more popu-
lar issues, with the resultant advances
furnishing the days features. South
Penn rose 6 points to 1741a. Prairie
Oil sold from 228 to 232la
Business during the week on the curb
was irregular In character and move
ment, but ended with a development of
weakness which turned the early gains
into substantial losses in many issues
This recession, coming in the last half
OF the week. was In union with declines
In other markets, and reflected the gen
eral disposition to work for a reaction
on the part of many speculative COM
btnationS. Most interest all through the
week was attached to the heavy trading
in Electric Bond and Share dividend
stock, which, after falling from 76 tG
the new low record of 6914, had a sub
stantial rally.
Public utilities had a wide range Ma.
ttonal Power, after selling at 228, de
clined to 214 There was continued
selling of Lehigh Valley Coal, which
dropped from so to 46h. Nickel Plate
was also heavy toward the end of the
week, falling 2 points to Sc.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
REACTION IN COTTON.
Saturday Quotations Close at Low
Point for Day.

NEW YORK. January 17.--An open
ing advance, promoted by relatively
firm Liverpool cables, was followed
by reactions in the cotton marke t
today, with March contracts selling
off from 1887 to 23.72 and closing
at the lower figure. The general
market closed barely steady, net
3 points lower TO points higher.
The amount of cotton on shipboard
awaiting clearance at the end of the
week was 21S.495 bales, compared
with only S6,3S5 last year. Liverpool
cables attributed the relative steadi-
ness there to continued trade buying g
of new crops and a good spot demand.
Reports reaching here from New
Bedford said that textile operatives
there had agreed to accept the 10
per cent cut in wages
NEW ORLEANS, January 17.-Cot-
ton futures closed barely steady at
net points down TO 2 points up.
Close: January, 23.57. March. 1915;
May, 1898, July, 24.16; October, 23.5O.
Spot steady and unchanged.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Power Demand increases.

During the last Z years IN tA-
cess Of $12,o0O.000 has been expend-
ed for extensions TO plant ana
equipment, of which s3,459, 1861 was
spent during 1924, the principal ex-
peudfture being for additions to the
Benning power plant, which amount
ed to approximately $l,S0O, 600. A
new 10000 kiIowatt, 60-cycle turbo
generator was placed in operation
the turbine room being extended TO
take care of the installation of this
unit, together with its necessary
auxiliaries, making the total gene
rating capacity lis, 900 kflowatts. A
now boiler house was built for the
additional boilers, coal and ash han
ding apparatus and other auNtliar1es
necessary Tho new suOstattons were
built, one of them being of the auto
matio type, requiring no attendants
and having installed an l,sO0 ktlo-
watt motor generator set. There has
also been added to various suosta-
tions considerable apparatus, the
principal being three 1000 kilowatt
transformers and three 1000 kilowatt
transformers, together with neces-
sary switchboards. devices and other
apparatus There were also installed
during the year 1854 new meters.
S5O.oS0 feet Of underground cable,
1.S7s.6SO feet of overhead wire, 283,-
269 feet of underground conduit ana
S679 house services
Evening star., 1925-01-18
TRADING QUIET.
wv Offerings Booked 3oI
Coming Week.

FORK, January 17.-Bond
| steady In a typically quiet
trading session today. Fluc-
sneraily were narrow, al
EeraI convertible issues fol-
Eely the upward trend of
ag activity In Mexican
Sfed to Wall Streets opti-
WE on the debt situation,
be the subject Of confer
! next week. The assented
III points to their recent
hull in new financing, offers
resumed on a large scale
I The National City Co.
o syndicate which will offer
= s50,00O,000 Sinclair Crude
tsng Co. three-year per
! probably at a slight dis
oceeds will be used to re-
outstanding fssues-S50,-
q per cent notes, and q
block of IS. These issues
deemed at moderate prem.
ibruary.
>f railroad bonds today cen
My in convertible issues
aesapeake and Ohio SIS and
and Hudson IS, which
a point or more. Standard
ertible 61as jumped 2 q
ELY Oil 61as IA, and Mag
Is a point.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Writes on French Finance,

An interesting discussion of the
plan relative to changing the none
tary standard of France, which has
been favorably cited by the paper of
NJ Herriot, prime minister, is CON
tanned in a letter to a local business
man from his son who is now OBJ
serving foreign methods. That the
writer is a man or close and far
reaching observation is obvious from
the intelligent deductions he sets
forth after first-hand information. He
writes as follows:
There are 10000, coo 900 paper francs
in circulation, against which there
are total of 3.e80,0OO,0O0 francs Of
gold held by the Bank of France.
During and since the war II was Of
course, required by law that all gold
money be turned in and exchanged
for paper money-a requirement obvt-
ously necessary for a country not on a
gold standard, where paper is convert
ible into gold. Some gold was turned in
but 1,S0oiooo,ooo francs have not been
accounted for. Allowing for contra
band selling of this to the amount of
300, 100000, the writer of the article
estimates that there is still hidden
away by the populace $500, 200, 600 in
gold. This he proposes to get by
offering two and a half paper francs
for each gold franc and granting
also general reprieve for previous
violators of the law. This amount,
added to that now in the bank, would
make a total of over 100000 600.
A gold franc contains 1926 grams.
The writer proposes that, having col
Iected the gold, this figure be changed
to 10 grams Ga tenth Of gram) to
the franc.
This 5,ooo,ooo.0oo cf old francs
would then yield 16,0oo,ooo,ooo of his
new gold francs, which, being d 40
per cent gold reserve behind the
40,000,0 900 of paper in circulation,
would, he claims, stabilize the French
monetary system and would make
possible gold convertibility in few
years, when people are more conf
dent.
That such a scheme of imitation
should be put forth shows how des-
perate people consider the condition
of France. The argument starts
from the hypothesis that deflation to
the old gold standard is impossible
which 1t certainly seems to be. 1t
may very we'll be that the fiat ad-
mission that it is impossible (Which
the adoption of this plan would be-
would be good move for d new
start in France. If attainment OF
| the old is impossible. perhaps it is
| best to abandon the attempt to attain
it-an attempt that necessarily holds
business in check-and devote the
| full power of the country to the
| future"
Evening star., 1925-01-18
SEES CHANCE TO SELL
GRAPEFRUIT ABROAD

American grapefruit growers could
make their product more popular iii
England if they would inaugurate an
educational campaign, the Depart
ment OF Agriculture was advised to-
day by Its London agent, who is
studying foreign markets.
The growers, the agent said, should
emphasize to English consumers the
food value OF the fruit and enter the
interior markets with small ship
ments to be handled by special rep
resentative. He predicted that a good
market would be found once a repu-
tation was established.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
By CHAs. p. sHAEFTER-

Despite every effort to operate the
company economically, the large de-
crease In revenue passengers has
rendered it impossible for the Wash
tngton Railway and Electric Co. to
earn, with the present rate IN effect,
reasonable return on the value of
its property, even as fixed by the
Public Utilities Commission, which, in
view of the decision in the Potomac
Electric Power case. must be mate
rally increased, w. F. Ham,. presi-
dent of the utility told stockholders
in g. lengthy report yesterday after
noon. This decrease in passengers is
not only local, he said, but. ensues in
practically all parts of the country.
Mr.. Hams attack on the present
rates which provides for straight
cash fare OF cents or six tokens
for 40 cents, was precipitated by q
falling off of S271.533.51 in the last
year in operating revenues, while a
saving OF only $241 1,027.55 was effected
In operating expenses.
Cnlls Paving Burden Heavy.
Mr.. Hams ire was also drawn by
the recent enactment of the gasoline
tax law, whereby a tax of cents
per gallon on gasoline used In auto
mobiles Is levied. the proceeds to be
used for street paving which results
'in a great burden being placed upon
the company, as it is required to
pave the space within its tracks and
g feet adjacent to the outside ran
whenever the District paves the ad-
Joining roadway" In 1924 this opera
ton amounted to approximately i
mile of double track. while In. 1925
the Districts extensive paving pro-
gram will result in further heavy ex-
penditures. 'It seems entirely unfair
that the company should have to
meet this heavy paving burden, which
is likely to continue on account OF the
large amount of it's trackage In sub
urban territory where much of this
having work is to be done" Mr.. Ham
said.
The operation OF company busses
has not proven compensatory, but the
company will adhere to its policy TO
establish such lines as may be neces-
sary.
Power Demand Increases.
The Potomac Electric Power CO.
continued to have a large increase IN
the volume of its business. The de-
mand for electricity Is incr easing
continually, and while gratifying
REQUIRED large expenditures FOR IN
creased facilities to properly keep
paoe with the growth Of Washington
and it's surrounding territory. The
following shows the growth OF the
company's business in the past ht-
Evening star., 1925-01-18

ANNUAL REPORT or Tie onLCIlI4 :
Storage Company, Incorporated. We, the un
dersigned. the president and ma jority of the
board OF directors Of the Security Storsg &c
Company, Incorporated, of Washington. D. o..
do hereby certify that the capital stock of
the said corporation IS $500, 900 90. all of
which has actually been paid IN, and that
there are no existing debts. q
g. A. ASPISWAIdt
President.
CHARLES J. BELL
WILLIAM J. FIATHER,
b. F. SAUL,
Directors
I, Charles p. Rsvenburg, secretary of the
Security Storage Company, Incorpora ted of
the District of Columbia, do hereby swear that
the facts stated in the above certificate are
true to the best of my knowledge and belief
c. T, RAYENBURG.
Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. notary
public. in and for the District of Coluui bis
this 18th day Of January, A-D- 1928
(SeaI) PAUL ALVEY,
Notary Public d. C.
Nv commission expirps Fehrusrv IQo5
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Impounded Fund Dividend.

The difference between the rates
actually charged in the past seven
and half years and those ordered
hy the commission, based on it's val
uation. had, by order of the court
been set aside in a fund subject to
the final adjudication OF the matter.
This impounded fund, together with
interest, amounts to $6.401, ,576.S1, and
after deducting taxes in the amount
of 100000, is to be divided equally
between the company and the con-
sumers who contributed thereto
through rates charged them. Inter
est on that portion of the i1npounded
fund which reverts to the consumer
ceased on December 81, 1924, and said
income is to be applied toward the
expenses incident to the distribution
of the amounts due them. On ac-
count of the great volume of work
involved, no distribution of this i'm
pounded fund will be commenced be-
fore June 80, 1925. All claims not
presented within three years shall be
barred and such unclaimed amount
considered as income of the company
and prorated over period of 20
years.
Depreciation is to be accrued upon
a modified strai-htline basis the
percentages varying according to the
amount in the reserve. Interest at
per cent on the amount of the de-
probation reserve will be accrued and
added to the reserve, thereby lessen
I ing the amount of depreciation to be
Evening star., 1925-01-18
I PRICES STEADY.

January II (SpeciaD.-
hng Of the stabilizing of raw
at Melbourne and Sydney
lIrted a cheerful tone to the
ing of the raw wool market,
prices continued firm, and il
ed that mills had been TAX
amount Of wool. The week S
aced at between SOC. 900 and
N6A
Evening star., 1925-01-18
H PRICES HIGHER.
DDS Sales for Week Ap-
climate Production.

YORK, January 17.-Cotton
steady today, with many
cent higher than d week
6 of PRINT cloths for the
oximated production Raw
lightly easier. Burlaps were
tpot and afloat goods, with
achangeo- Large numbers
ale buyers are in markets.
IS openings are expected to
Antial advances on all wool
Evening star., 1925-01-18
WARE RADIO PROFITS.

NEW YORK. January 17-Ware
Radio Corporation reports net oper-
ating profit of $320,0OO for the last
quarter of 1924, after royalties and
other charges. but before taxes,
equal to more than 81 share on the
$4,000 shares outstanding.
Evening star., 1925-01-18

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