davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1925-12-14
CANADA'S WHEAT EXPORTS

OTTAWA, December IA R.-The
United Kingdom was Canada's biggest
buyer of wheat during November, but
of the 24,o95,S14 bushels 1850, ,104
bushels went by way of the United
States and only 5,4S5,710 bushels via
Canadian SeaportS. During the four
months ended November 80 total Of
So $685. $50 bushels of Canadian wheat
has gone to the United Kingdom by
way of the United States as against
IA ,297 bushels which passed
through Canadian ports.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
Washington Stock Exchange

Potomac Electric 6s 1953-S300 at l05.
Potomac Electric IS 1941-S1. 900 at
1863.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-S1 900 at
79ls
Washington Rvy. & Elec. e. & r. 6s of SO
81 900 at l02 n. $4,000 at lo2iY
1O21a
PclGmac EIee. PoS; 7pfd;-10@ @ At 1o4:s.
Washington Gas Ca LiEhtMlo IT, oa at ~, at =
10 al a45s., 10 at 542. 10 at 34I
Federal-American National Bank-10 at
$50
MerEenthaler Linotype-10 at l92, at
192. 10 at 1872. 10 at 192. 10 at 1872. at
1872. 20 at 192.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-2o at 30.
Money-Call loans 5 and 6 per cent
Evening star., 1925-12-14
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK P.-Stocks strong;
Chesapeake & Ohio leads rise in rails.
Bonds steady; American Ice is at
new high.
Foreign exchanges easy: French
francs at years lowest price.
Cotton lower; Southern selling.
Sugar firmer higher spot market.
Coffee higher: foreign buying.
CHICAGO-Wheat lower; weak
cables.
Cattle irregular; better grades
scarce.
Hogs lower.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
RECEIVER APPOINTED
FOR WARE RADIO co.
Creditor Firm Takes Action
Against One of Largest Con-
Germs in Country.

NEW YORK, December 14.-Fed-
eral Judge Knox today appointed a
receiver for the Ware Radio Corpora
ton on petition of the Daven Radio
Corporation of New Jersey, a creditor
firm. The petitioning firm stated in
it's petition that while the Ware Cor
poration had on hand a large amount
of radio apparatus and materials, 1t
was unable to pay its employees on
Saturday night.
The Ware Corporation was described
as one of the largest radio manufac-
turing companies in this country.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
CALL MONEY FIRMER.

NEW YORK, December IA P).-
Call money tirmer: high, 5i2; low. 5;
ruling rate, 8; closing bid, 5la offered
at 5&; last loan, 5ia; call loans
against acceptances, AZ. Time loans
steady; mixed collateral, 60-90 days,
47sa5; four-siX months, 4'sa5; prime
mercantile paper, Az.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
WHEAT GOES LOWER
IN CHICAGO MARKET
Fine Weather in Argentina and
Slow Imports Are Weaken
ing Factors.
Ey the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 14-Infiu
enced by a sharp decline at Buenos
Aires and at Liverpool, the wheat
market here developed early weak
ness today. Fine weather prevailed
in Argentina, and it was reported that
shipments of wheat and flour to Liver
pool aggregated 1,739,000 bushels,
compared with 5000 bushels a week
ago. In addition, liquidating sales on
the part of holders here met with only
moderate demand. Chicago opening
prices. q to cents lower, new style,
December 1.67Ea and May. LEA to
164la, were followed by a decline to
1.66a for December and 1882 for
May.
Increased country offerings of corn
from Iowa and Illinois had bearish
effect on the corn market and on oats
as well. After opening at Il to q de-
cline, May S312aS3sl, corn underwent
slight further sag.
Oats started SAL off, May 44s4a
447s. and later showed some further
loss.
Provisions reflected downturns both
Evening star., 1925-12-14
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, December IA LP).-
Butter weak. receipts 6,722. Cream
cry higher than extras. 49a491a; do.
extras (92 score>. 4saiSi2; do, firsts
(sS to 81 score). 441a aa47l2; packing
stock, current make, No. ., 32a33.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
Days BEST MARKS
IN FINAL TRADING
Porto Rico Sugar Climbs at
CIoSe-U. S. Rubber
Takes Tumble.
BY STUART p. WEST.
SnecIal Disnatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December lathe
high prices of the day in the Stock
Market were reached as Il rule in the
last half hour. 1t was then that South
Porto Rico Sugar ran up to its highest
for 1925. It's gain of several points
was the largest in any session that
has occurred recently. I. S. Rubber
took the opposite course and was
pressed for sale at lowest figures of
the movement.
American Can and Continental Can
were prominent among the stocks
which surpassed their price tops.
American Can had a sharp advance,
ascribed to the belief that the directors
later this month would act upon a
plan for capitalization. Continental
Can was Influenced by highly favor
able reports of its earnings and e1-
pansion program.
Other Strong Issues.
F'leischman and Allis-Chalmers also
were in demand at the best prices of
the year. New interests are said to
have entered the market for the lat
ter. on the theory that Sc dividend
payer with so strong financial struc-
ture behind il and with the possibili-
ty of earnings amounting to $40 a
share for 1925, Is entitled to more of
an advance than AIlis-Chalmers has
had.
Other stocks which exceeded their
former highs were Federal Light and
Traction. Artloom common and pre-
fered. Case Threshing Machine pre-
ferred, American Ice, Jewel Tea,
American Brake Shoe and. in the
rails, st. ouiS-Southwestern and
Pere Marquette prior preferred and
certificates.
Mercantile Marine Jumps.
International Mercantile Marine
was quite a feature. advancing about
has been seen in some time.
remarks attributed to the head of the
company recently and was taking Mer-
camille Marine III hand on the ground
that It had been overlooked in the
campaign for higher prices.
Worthington Pump rose sharply
and marlborough Rapid Transit
gained or 3 points. Crucible Steel,
Ludlum and Gulf States were favored
in the buying in this quarter. Magma
copper ran up briskly. SO did Ana
Conda. The market for the coppers
appeared to be improving.
The Railway shares kept strong,
with the buying distributed over
practically all classes. Rock Island
and Kansas City Southern were
helped by favorable reports regarding
current earnings.
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Banks Declare Dividends.

Directors of the National Metropo.i-
tan Bank have declared an extra divi-
dend of l per cent, payable January
TO stockholders of record December
%. Transfer books will close from
December % to January /, both date
inclusive.
This institution is on a regular an
nual dividend basis of 10 per cent, but
has paid per cent in extras for seN-
eral years.
Directors Of the Northeast Savings
Bank have set aside $4,000 from w
divided profits to surplus and have de
clared the regular 4 per cent semi
annual dividend. payable on Decemhel
81 to stockholders of record Decem
bcr o
The addition to surplus makes a
total of 900 placed to this item III
1928, rejecting the growth and pros
perity Of the institution, located a
500 IL street northeast.
Directors of the international Bank
have declared the semi-annual div
dend at the rate Of 10 per cent, pay-
able January IL to stockholders or
record December Is.
Charles A. Douglas was also placed
on the board of this institution.
Trading OH Local Board.
F'ederal-American National Banl,
stock jumped points to $50 on the
Washington Stock Exchange this
morning. featuring the session. To
days price records q new high peak
for the issue, but even more impres-
sive is the present asked price OF
400. Riggs National Bank also at
tanned another new high when 10
shares sold at 423.
TIE remainder Of the session was
orderly and uninteresting. Sales OF
50 shares of Railway common carried
the price off to 241, while Mergen-
thaler was quite active at 1872. Rail
way preferred was quiet at go, as was
Capital Traction at 1927.
Federal Reserve Earnings.
Members of the Federal Reserve
system earned net profits of s37S, ,4o4.-
900 in the fiscal year endinf June 80
last, according TO the monthly bull
letin of the Federal Reserve Board.
| This figure is an increase of about
| s40,000,000 over the preceding T.
month period.
! The board, basing its figures on the
! last banking call, said the profits
! shown We're equivalent to an average
| of S.24 per cent on an invested capi-
tai of S4594 265 900 In the year end
! ing June 80. 1924. the net profits We're
! figured at 7.61 per cent.
| Gross earnings for the last fiscal
/ year We're more than 100000, 900
! greater than in the previous year. the
| board found, but it said that about
- per cent of the total earnings was
/ absorbed by expenses.
/ The expenses were much higher
than in the fiscal year 1924. due
/ chiefly. it was found. to increased eN-
! penditures for salaries and for in
terest on deposits.
The banks included in the report.
| however, suffered fewer losses in 1925
than in 1924, and that fact, the board
said, made possible a higher per
| centage of earnings on invested
| capital.
Land Bank Offering Sold.
An offering of s35 ,ooo,O 900 Federal
Land Bank Az per cent bonds was
quickly sold today, subscription books
being closed Is minutes after the
! opening. The land bank issue was
the largest item in the days fiotations-
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CRUDE RUBBER DROPS.

NEW YORK, December II (SpeciaD.
Crude rubber dropped cents today.
selling at $1.03, as compared with
S1o61s a month ago and 373s cents
year ago, --.-.--------.-
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Tennyson Refused $1,000.

Tennyson is said to have once re.
fused an offer Of $1,000 for Christmas
card verses. .-.,.,.....s-
Evening star., 1925-12-14

dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted extra or special divi-
dends are not included.
Paid this. year. no regular rate. b or
extra sPayabIe in preferred stock. tPlus
4eo in stock payable 10 quarterly. GPlus
Evening star., 1925-12-14

Four hundred billions Of dollars
worth Of checks were written In the
United States In 1922.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
Land Bank Offering Sold.

An offering of s35.0oo,O 900 Federal
Land Bank Az per cent bonds was
quickly sold today, subscription books
being closed Is minutes after the
opening. The land bank issue was
the largest item in the days fiotations.
which aggregated S64,o00,o 900.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

,ouotaticns furnished by w 3 Hibbs & Col
Nominal Selling checks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
ATTEMPT TO BUY GIRL
AS WIFE BRINGS JAIL

louisville, Pa. Sept. "a
Alex Bittner was committed to the
county Jail after attempting to con-
tract a marriage by purchase with
the parents of a sixteen-year- old
schoolgirl with whom he had be-
come infatuated.
Bittner who has a wife and
children living in Colorado, was ar
rested after parents of the girl had
complained that he had escorted
their daughter home two weeks ago
and later returned with a ring and
a blank form of marriage consent
which he asked them to sign. When
they Indignantly refused, Bittner
offered to purchase the girl, with
the object of making her his wife.
Bittner expressed surprise that
his queer compact should be ques-
toned and greater surprise when
Judge Koch ordered him to Jail for
examination as to his mental condi.
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
DIVORCE is CLIMAX OF
LONG DOMESTIC DISPUTE

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-Mrs.
Mae r. Irwin, has received a di-
vorce in common pleas court, No. 4,
from John II. Irwin, wealthy grain
merchant, of New York and Stone
Harbor, n. j.
For several years the couple have
figured in the courts, where they
brought their differences. Irv.u was
arrested on his wife's complaint sew
eraI times in the last few years
In 1922 he was arrested three times
in seventy two hours on charges
made by Mrs. Irwin.
Divorce proceedings were started
over a year ago, when Irwin failed
to pay his wife 500 week for
support, ordered by the municipal
court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
THROWN FROM WINDOW,
DELAYS TOSsER'S HEARING

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Sol Tren-
cher, waiter, who accuses three
men Of throwing him out of a
ninth floor window of the Hotel
Flanders on August II, limped into
West Side police court, where the
men he accuses, Joseph r. Pauline,
vaudeville -hypnotist, and Jack Phil
lips and Henry Case, his assistants,
were arranged
The waiter said he had been in a
hospital so long that it would take
him a few days to find his witness
and Magistrate McAndrews post
poned the hearing. He increa sed
the BAIL which had been $1,000 in
the case of two of the defendants
and $4,000 in that of the other, to
$4,000 each.
None of the three was able to
give bail and all were remanded to
jail. They are said to have set on
the waiter following a dispute over
the price of the food they had
ordered
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
CROSSING POLICE MAY
WEAR BELTS OF WHITE

Danger of crossing policemen be-
ing run down by automobiles at
night has resulted in the submis.
sion for adoption OF white Sam
Browne belts for traffic cops.
Although crossing officers have
often come dangerously near to be-
ing run down. the motorist usually
stops a singing rebuke by declar-
ing that he did not see the police
man.
Traffic Director ri. o. Eldridge
has received for consideration a
sample Of the proposed belt, which
is made of white leather and is
nearly three inches wide. A white
cape reaching below the waist has
also been submitted, and Director
Eldridge said he would discuss the
adoption with the Police Depart
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
WIFE KILLS MATE,
THEN SHOOTS SELF

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Sept. 1t
Phillip Hermann, formerly presl-
dent Of Hagerstown Brewing Com
son, Charles II. Hermann, aged
forty, formerly of Hagerstown, had
been murdered at Hammond, La,
by his wife, Louise Hermann, for
merly of Latrobe, Pa, who then
turned the revolver upon herself
and sent a bullet crashing through
her brain. No motive for the @r!rle
was given.
The Herrmanns lived at Pontcha-
toula, La. but the tragedy occurred
at Hammond, where Hermann had
gone to audit the books of Il straw
berry growers association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
MIR. A Takes
Throne as
King
By International News Service

LAHORE, India, Sept. 24.-Sir
Hari Singh, the "Mister A" of
Great Britain's most celebrated
blackmail case, today became the
ruler of a kingdom on the death
of his uncle, the Maharajah of
Kashmir and Jammu.
The old maharajah, Sir Pratas
Singh Indar, Mahindar Bamadur
Sipar-I-Saltamat, was venty
years old.
Sir Hari will rule an area of
nearly $4,000 square miles, with
100000 inhabitants.
Sir Hari Singh was the victim of
a 81 10000 blackmail plot. which
was successful in collecting half
that amount from the rich young
prince of India. He paid to buy
silence regarding his escapade in a
Paris hotel with Mrs. Maude Robin
son, comedy wife of a retired Lon
don bookmaker.
Charles Robinson, the woman g
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
EBT PACT
EXPECTED
To OPEN
DOOR
$40o, 900 900 to Be Sought 4
caiIIaux Succeeds IN His
Mission Here
By FREDERICK X. ABBOTT
international News Service

PARIS, Sept. 24.-The open sug-
gestion that a debt settlement
with the United States will en-
able France to float another big
loan in America was made here
today, with the arrival of Finance
Minister Caillaux in Washington
to open debt funding negotiations.
Most of the morning papers re-
Trained from comment on the debt
situation pending the publication
of the American reaction to NJ.
Caillaux's funding plan, but there
was an undercurrent of enthusiasm
in view of reports that France
was likely to receive better terms
than Great Britain in the con-
ference at Washington.
Hope Loan of $500. 100000
The Midi was most outspoken in
connection with a new loan, de-
claring that 'even if Caillaux does
rot show enthusiasm for a loan,
certainly America manifests
strong desire TO loan us as much
as s40O 900, 000,''
Opposition to the stringent Amert-
can debt-collecting policy was re-
rewed in some quarters, Saint Real,
in Gaulois, asserting that the cas-
cade of German. English, French
and Italian debts into the American
treasury will not only result in a
crushing burden to Europe for sixty
wears, but will constitute a mate
rial moral menace to the United
States in the same manner as gold
glutted Rome was an easy prey of
the Barbarians."
Along the same line, Midi said
that America has too many dol
lars and that failure to make
loans to foreign countries will re-
suit in gold initiation which will
boost prices abnormally and stimu-
late speculation, making gold an
economic and social peril"
Warns of Possible Failure
Lucien Chassaigne, writing in the
Journal, dropped a hint that there
were no absolute guarantees that
a debt adjustment would be reach
ed at Washington and said that
Caillaux should not be ''dazzled by
the mirage of a $400, 900 900 loan
Frances economic position iT
satisfactory, he declared. 1--WE
have a favorable trade balance.
What reprisals could the United
States take toward us If the Amer
lean Government is not satisfied
with the debt funding arrange
ments?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
MOTHERS LONG BATTLE
FOR RICH SON ENDING

NEW YORK. Sept. 24-Mrs.
Casey Thorne's ten-year legal fight
to see-the face of her only son. and
to keep the twelve-year-oId heir to
100000 until he grows to man.
hood soon will reach its end
It was before the boy was born
that Mary Casey stepped from a
humble little home on Third ave-
nue. into a magnificent mansion on
Fifth avenue and found only heart.
break and agony with luxury and
riches. Her husbands family OBJ
jected to the marriage and ne
obtained a divorce and won custody
of Joel Wolfe Thorne, jr
That was ten years ago, and since
then the father of the child was
killed in an automobile accident,
and Samuel Brinckerhoff, cousin
of the dead man, was named as
guardian. But during that time
the mother. has never ceased TO
fight for her boy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
JUDGES TO BE GUESTS
AT BARRISTERS' OUTING

The fall activities of the Barris-
tiers, youthful lawyers association,
will be formally opened Saturday
afternoon with a barbecue at the
estate of F. Regis Noel, Connec-
ticut avenue and Dresden street,
Chevy Chase, Md.
t. Russell Kelly, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, an
nounces that the barbecue will be
served by Charlie Loefler, and that
means real oats" he says.
The judges Of the various courts
are to be honor guests. Many con-
tests are on the program, principal
of which will be the horseshoe
throwing contest. A silver cup will
be awarded the winner of this event
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
SHENANDOAH IS
REASSEMBLEl
IN HANGAR

LAKEHURST, n. J., Sept. "a
A broken line of twisted Orders,
five dots of mangled engine ma
chinery, a splintered propeller with
here and there a warped instru-
ment.
This was the skeleton of the
naval dirigible Shenandoah, late
mistress of the air, whose bones
lay reconstructed today on can
vas in it's former hangar for the
inspection of the naval board of in
quiry meeting here to determine
the cause of the disaster on Sep
TENDER 8, which cost the lives Of
Commander Zachary LansdoWne
and thirteen members of the crew.
The court examined the parts or
the wreckage today with view OF
selecting representative specimens
of the debris to send to the Btl-
reau of Standards in Washington
for testing in an effort to elicit
evidence concerning the cause of
the Shenandoah crash.
One of the Shenandoah survivors
viewing the debris wistfully de-
clared it was but a handful of
the ship reassembled.
You can't tell a thing from
these exhibits" he said. There
are only two maneuvring valves
here, and the control car Is miss
ing
Admiral E. w. Eberle, chief of
naval operations, who figured in
the communication to Commander
Lawnsdowne relating to the Western
flight of the Shenandoah, may be
called as a witness by the inquiry
board, it was indicated.
Eberle's communications revealed
that Lansdowne was reluctant to
make the Western trip, with his
recommendations for a postpone
ment of the Shenandoah's flight to
the second week of September being
overruled by the Navy Department,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-24
!. {. POL ICE
CHIEF TO
RE TIRE
Major Daniel Sullivan to Re-
liliquish Post Soon ak
Of Successor

Major Daniel Sullivan superin=
tendent Of police, has placed his
request for retirement in the
hands Of the District Commits
sioners, to take effect within
three months.
The request follows period of
several months illness, during
which the Major had continuously
hoped to return to his desk, and
in which time he had practiced a
semi-active direction of the de-
partment.
1t is understood that Major
Sullivan recently conferred with
Commissioner Fenning, who is in
charge of the police and fire de-
partments, and informed the COM
missioner that he intended to re-
quest retirement, to, take effect
about March 1, 1926. Subsequent
events, or suggestions from the
Commissioner, apparently in
fluenced his decision to make the
retirement date effective before
December 1.
Will Keeps Him Active
For several months. it has been
the belief of District building of,
ficials that the superintendent of
police, now in his sixty-fourth year.
would not be able to return to
active direction of the police de-
partment. He had been in poor
health for some time before he
was confined to his home several
months ago, and only an in
domitable will kept him at his desk.
Recently. talk of a successor to
Major Sullivan had been heard
through the police department.
The Commissioners, it is under
stood, believed that a condition in
which men were already pulling
wires for the job of an incumbent
was detrimental to the morale of
the department. and it is believed
that the retirement of the major
at an early date was the direct
result Of this condition.
1t was recalled that the appoint.
ment of Major Sullivan came after
long interval following the re-
tirement Of Major Gessford, and
that the department was said to be
seething with internal politics as A
result of it's 'headless" condition.
1t is believed that Major Sulli-
vans successor will be announced
in the near future. to prevent a
repetition of that situation.
Appointment of Major Sullivan
was delayed for several weeks due
to a misunderstanding between the
then Police Commissioner, Captain
James F. oyster, and President
Harding. The Commissioner was
unable to determine the Presidents
wishes in the matter, and hesitated
to appoint a superintendent of po-
lice without hearing from the Presi-
dent.
Situation Cleared
The situation was finally cleared
when a group of prominent citizens
called on President Harding and
urged him to make his ideas known.
AS a result of this conference and
influenced by an editorial addressed
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