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Evening star., 1925-10-11
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, October 10 tSpeciah.
With continued scarcity of fresh ma
tive and nearby eggs. and a good and
constant demand for this character of
stock, the market rules firm and the
recent advance has been easily main
tanned. Buyers are very critical on
quality, however, and to draw top quo
tations eggs must grade first. and all
offerings of doubtful quality are slow
to find favor. even at discounts. The
market closed today at ~ cents a
dozen for nearby firsts in free cases,
and with the advent of cold weather.
market will probably advance next
week
Receipt of live poultry. especially
chickens. have been fairly liberal the
past week. and as consequence the
market closed with an easier tone and
values shade lower For heavy
weight old hens, 4i2 pounds and over.
and Springers weighing ois pounds
and over. there is a fairly good de
mand. with no surplus of this sort
in the daily receipts. Small, poor
fowl and common rough Sprineers.
however, are plentiful. and slow sale
even At the lower values quoted. Me
dunn To large Springers bring - and
IS a pound. Leghorns "A to IS, while
all poor and thin stock sells mostly
20 10 %. Large old hens are bring
ing - and IS. medium - and 26, but
small and rough and Leghorns will
not bring over { and Is. Season for
turkeys is drawing near, and few ar
rivals in the past week met with ready
sale al 40 to A. a pound for young.
and 3S TO 40 for old
Market for ducks continues steady
at "A TO Is. and 20 for small and poor
Guinea fowl continues in light receipt
and meets with ready sale at 20 to so
each Pigeons plentiful at 25 and 80
pair for both young and old.
Market for white potatoes rules
frmer and values shade higher un-
der only moderate receipts and a, fairly
good demand. but centered on ENo.
well graded stock. Culls and RIM Of
the patch not desirable and on this
sort prices have TO be shaded No. l
potatoes bring 2.25 to $50 per. 100
pounds and LOO to les for culls and
No. IS. All varieties, 150-pound sacks.
sell mostly $50 to 400. and $50 to
200 for culls and No. 2s. Sweet pota-
toes and yams have been running
more liberal the past week and the
market rules easier. although prices
are we'll maintained at 400 10 4.50
per barrel for the former and 3.15 to
425 for the latter. No stock and
culls sell mostly l.50 TO 200. while
bushel hampers bring so 10 1.50, as to
quality and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck in
only moderate receipt. and with the
movement fairly good, values on some
lines show an advance and market
holds firm generally at the following
quotations:
Beans. les to 200 bushel: lima
beans lis to 1.25 bushel: beets > 0ba
800 per 100: cabbage. 800 to 200 per
100: carrots, 4.00a 100 per 100: corn,
10 to 25 dozen: kale, 25a30 bushel:
lettuce, 80 to 1.25 bushel; onions. 200
to $50 per 100 pounds; oyster plants,
500a6.00 per 100; peppers, 25a30 bas-
ket; pumpkins. 400 to 500 per 100;
spinach. 65a7o bushel: savoy cabbage,
40a50 hushel: turnips and egg plants.
30a40 basket. and tomatoes, 40 to rs
hamper and 40 to so bushel for pack
ing stock.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
Trade Reviews Favorable.
WALL STREET BRIEFS

NEW YORK. October 70 tPl.-The
financial district shut down today for
a two-daN recess over Columbus day.
a legal holiday The New York
Stock Exchange, other securities mar
ketS and all commodity markets will
he closed. The banks also will not
resume business until Tuesday. The
New York Coffee and Sugar In
change was closed today for three
day recess.
The anticipated split-up Of Nash
Motors common stock which Wall
Street has been specuiatins upon is
believed to have been brought nearer
TO reality by the proposal of the di-
rectors to retire the preferred stock
at 10o. Capitalization Is expected to
be adjusted by issuance of ut least
five shares of new common for each
of the 273. 600 shares outstanding.
Two years ago 100000 preferred
was redeemed, holders of common re
ceiying three shares of the present
preferred and five shares of new COM
mon for their holdings. About half
of the company's cash holdings.
which are understood 10 exceed $50
5000. will be required To retire the
preferred.
Sir Douglas Alexander. president of
Singer Manufacturing Co, said on his
departure for Europe today that the
company was not interested in the
acquisition of Remington Typewriter
Co: neither had the company nor the
directors purchased any Remington
stock. So far as he knew no pur-
chases We're contemplated.
Building contracts awarded in Sep
temher made new high for that
month, and the second largest month
on record, a compilation by +. w
Dodge Corporation placing the total at
S54S, ,215.100. An increase of SO per
cent over September. 1924. and only I
per cent under the high record figure
of August. New construction started
since the first of the year aggregated
1897 ,0OS, 100, a gain of nearly % per
cent over the same period of 1924.
Purchase of control of Hall Scott
Motor Car Co. by American Car and
Foundry, marking the large equipment
companES entrance into the motor
bus industry. is regarded in the street
az an important development from the
viewpoint of earnings. The step is
interpreted as move by Car and
Foundry officials to take its share of
the profits from the steadily increa s.
ing passenger bus traffic of the coun-
try. 1t is still undecided whether con
troll of Fageol Motor Co. will be SC
anlred. but as plants of American C.r
and Foundry can make bus bodies. it
Is possible to turn ont complete bus.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
CURB STOCK GAINS
75PO|NTS IN WEEK
National Tea Soars-Ford
Motor of Canada Jumps SIS
Points Overnight.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, October 10.-The i'm
pressive and broad buying movement
that developed in Fridays late deal
ings was again in effect on the New
York Curb Exchange today. Prices
in several issues that have been daily
soaring to new high levels We're
favored by substantial support, which
produced further advances. In addi-
ton to numerous sharp upturn:'
ranging from ) to 10 points, particu-
lar interest was given the opening
transactions in Ford Motor of Canada
at 600, a gain of 5o points overnight.
National Tea, Victor Talking Machine
and United Light rose to new highs.
Magnolia was the outstanding fea-
ture In the petroleum group, selling
from l6G to HE, also a new high
record.
Active Week on Curb.
The weeks trading and movements
included liquidation in the first few
days followed by sudden bullish
demonstration. which made it's
greatest progress in Fridays trading
when a number Of stocks moved UP
to new high levels and many others
sold at the highest prices of the
year
The widest movement was in Ma
tional Tea. which rose Is points to
$40. Ford Motor of Canada's sensa =
tional advance followed the publica
tion of earnings for the year ended
July 81 showing income equal to
$3.50 on the 10000 shares of stock.
Stutz Motor had the widest range in
the low-priced issues. moving up from
12a. TO I'm.
Goodyear Tire Feature
Goodyear Tire was another special
feature, moving up over II points
during the week To the new high of
40. Miller Rubber. which this year
sold as low as 40. ranged from go
to 23i. Land Company OF Florida
also was active and strong. making
a gain Of 10 points from its low of
the week. and Johns Manville. after
falling TO 1855. rose 10 points.
There We're wide movements in
many of the public utilities. Ma
tional Power ranged from 3S3 to 400
and United Light and Power A,
which this year sold low as 44i2
ranged from l57L. to the new high
of l67.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
WHEAT UP 6CENTS
IN CHICAGO PIT
Lack of Supplies of Milling
Grades and Crop News
Arouse Market.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October I0.-An advance
of nearly cents bushel in wheat
today resulted chiefly from dearth
of immediate supplies Of milling
grades here and from disturbing news
about new crop prospects In Australia
and Argentina. December wheat
scared to l.44a. Il hushel, AS against
1885 to 1.39 at Yesterdays finish.
The first car of corn from the new
crop arrived in Chicago today. Prices
closed unsettled. = to y lower: De
cember. 1212a16.
Closing wheat prices were at net
gains of 3Ssa5 bushel. with Deem
bert at 433. To 431s.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
STEEL STOCKS STEADY.
Tonnage Report Too Late to In
f1uence Market Action.

NEW YORK. October 10 [Pl.-
Publication of the monthly tonnage
statement of the United States Steel
Corporation, showing an increase of
nearly POS 900 tons in untitled order!
last month, or about double the in
crease expected, came too late To
have any influence on the days price
movement. although the recent
strength of United States Steel com
mon was believed to be in anticlpa
tion of favorable tonnage report
for September.
Steel moved within an extremely
narrow range today. closing % high
er at 1858.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
SPECIAL BUYING IN GAS.
Early Decision in Court Case Ap
pears to Be Expected.

NEW YORK. October 10 P).-
Public utilities in the stock market
today responded to increased public
participation. Special buying of
Brooklyn Union Gas, which adj
vanced nearly 3 points to a new high
at 92a. was in apparent anticipation
of An early decision upholding the
ruling of the lower courts declaring
the 81 gas law unconstitutional Ap-
proximately S5.00o.o0o. equivalent to
nearly $40 a share. is reported tied
up. pending the final outcome of the
litigation. Columbia Gas and EleC-
trio also touched new top on a small
fractional gain.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK. October 10 (P-But-
ter firm; receipts. 7sos pounds.
Creamery. higher than extras. 81 Il a
81: do. extras. 90 score. 50a. AL.
Esgslrresular; receipts. 1864
cases. Fresh gathered firsts. storage
33a34i2; nearby hennery Whites,
closely selected extras. 1sa71: nearby
and nearby western hennery whites.
firsts to average extras. 57a75 Pa
cif1c Coast whites, extras. 10a12: do.
ffrsts to extra firsts, 55a6s.
A Hawaiian worked 1S months il
making a feather cape.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
FARMERS WOULD KEEP
POTATO PRICES STEADY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, October 10.
Potato growers in the Rice Grand
Valley have organized to market their
next crop and have perfected a system
by which prices are reported daily
to members during the season. The
farmers of the valley sold 1.000 car
loads last season. Members will be
obligated not to sell below a fixed
price authorized by a committee of
growers.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
Cotton Completes
With Stocks to
Hold Attention
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October l0.-Spec-
ulative interest in this weeks
financial and commodity exchanges
was divided between the stock
market. which developed a sudden
burst of strength on the lowering
of the call money rates. and the
cotton market. which cola psed to
new low levels for the year on
publication of "A surprisingly large
Government estimate of the cotton
crop.
Strength of the South American
currencies, ba sed on rumors of new
loans, featured the foreign ex-
change market.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
WALL STREET LIST
At HIGHER LEVELS
Saturday Market Strong,
With Motors and Chain
Store Stocks Leading.
BY STUART P. WEST.

NEW YORK. October 10.-Heavy
trading and higher prices in several
sections Of the list characterized to.
days brief session on the Stock Ex-
change. The motors and the depart
ment and chain store shares were
the most conspicuous again. A score
or more Of new high records were es-
tablished. Profit-taking sales in the
second and last hours checked the
rise in many directions.
Outstanding Features.
The outstanding features in the
automobile group were Dodge Bros.
A and General Motors. The former
changed hands in large volume above
40, while General Motors shot for
ward several points, also to a new
top. Studebaker bettered it's previous
high, and among the rubber, tire and
motor accessory issues United States
Rubber common, Fisher Body, Hayes
Wheel. Timken Roller Bearing and
Stewart Warner all sold at the high
est for the year.
Associated Drygoods took the lead
In the merchandising group. Its ad-
vance to new high was accompa MED
ny similar performanc in the Fair,
McCrory and Oppenheim. Collins.
Other New High Marks.
New highs We're made also by Case
Threshing Machine preferred. Ameri-
can Agricultural Chemical preferred,
Brunswick Dock, Coca Cola. Western
Pacific preferred, Foundation Co, Co
lumbfa Gas and Federal Mining
Smelling preferred, Central Leather
preferred and Brooklyn Union Gas.
The market for United States Steel
common and the independent steels
marked time.
The common stock of the Fair to-
day joined the ranks of the favored
department and chain store stocks.
It was bid up sharply to a new high
on an unusually large turnover.
Trade Reviews Favorable.
The trade reviews stressed the sea
sonable weather as a factor in stimu-
lating business. The trend was de-
clared TO he toward expansion without
any indication of speculative success.
The testimony of the Federal Reserve
Bank statements. showing only mod
crate increase in demand for money
for commercial purposes. confirms this
reaSsurinG view that the business
world is operating cautiously and con
servatiNely, in striking contrast TO the
ma dnipulation in the stock market.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
GORILLA FOR BRONX zoo
NOW ON WAY FROM PARIS
Is One of Pair of Young Apes Cap
tured in African Jungle by
F1oridan.
b. the Associated Press.

PARIS, October 10.-On the off
chance that Africas gorilla immicra-
ton quota for lthe month of October
has not been filled. Mister Congo, who
plans to settle down in an apart
ment in the vicinity of the Bronx.
New York, sailed for the United
States this week on the liner Homeric.
Mister Congo, who is one of the very
few of his kind outside of his native
forests, is a gorilla about years
old. He was captured by Benjamin
Burbridge of Jacksonville. Fla. who
followed him for weeks before he
was able to trap him.
Another youngster captured by Mr.
Rurbridge has been presented to the
Antwerp zoo, where he seems to be
thriving in captivity.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
WEEKLY BANK REPORT.

NEW YORK, October 10 CP.-The
actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the
week shows excess reserve of $40
454,790 This is an increase in re-
serve of $41.9s7.7So compared with
last week. when a deficit in reserve
of $21 53o $50 was reported
Evening star., 1925-10-11
NEW SHIP LINE STARTS.

BALTIMORE. October 10 tSpeciaD
The Baltimore. Wilmington &
Philadelphia Steamboat Co. a new
enterprise, has begun operating
daily line of freight boats between
the three ports. Sailines will he
daily except Sunday. and the new
enterprise gives Baltimore three in
depe daily lines to Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. October 10 LP). - Ar
mour preferred 81: Libby Mcneil
SIS; Real Silk. 60; Swift & Co. ll31a
Swift International. 29A; Union Car
bide. 12i2: United Light and Power
A, 164l4; United Gypsum, 200; Rala
ban 4 katZ 75
Evening star., 1925-10-11

Girls! Try this! When combine
and brushing your hair. just nnoisten
your hairbrush with a little "Dander
ne' and brush it through your hair.
The effect is startIine You can dress
your hair Immediately and it will ap
pear twice al thick and heavy, an
abundance of gleamy. wavy hair.
sparkling with life, ineomparabIy
soft, fresh. youthful.
Besides beautifyne the hair. 35-
cent bottle of refreshing, fragra Mt
'Danderine" from any drug or toilet
counter will do wonders. particularly
il the hair is dry, thin. brittle, faded
or streaked with gray from constant
curling and waving which burn ths
color. lustre and very life from any
woman's hair.
"Danderine" acts on the hair like
fresh showers of rain and sunshine
act on vegetation. 1t goes right to
the roots. Invieorates. nourishes and
strengthens them, stopping falling
hair and helping the hair to grow
thick. healthy and tuxuriant
Evening star., 1925-10-11
CRUDE RUBBER STEADY.

NEW YORK. October 10 tSpeciaD b
Crude rubber stood firm at dollar
today. This is compared with 81 cents
a month ago and 29&. cents a year
Evening star., 1925-10-11
u. S. Steel's Book
Value Gains $l32
In lGYear Period
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 10. -
Wall street statistieians calculate
that the book value OF United
States Steel common is $275 a
share. based on figures in the
balan sheet. Ten years ago the
book value was S143 a share,
: gain of S132 a share. Current quo
tations of the stock, therefore. are
$3.50 below the book value.
Evening star., 1925-10-11

In spite of the fact that she is to-
tally blind. Miss Margaret Gunther
operates with notable efficiency the
telephone switchboard in the Mary
land Workshia f.2r the Blind in Bal.
timore.
Evening star., 1925-10-11

run" in iron making in Ala ha ma was
esta hlished in April by the Cole
furnace in Sheffield. when total of
.121 tons of iron were made. or An
averaEe of 304 tons a dav for 80 daYs.
Evening star., 1925-10-11
New York Stock and
Bond Averages
Saturday, October 10.
STOCKS.

STOCKS.
Total stock sales. 987 800 shares
Twenty industrials averaged 1921;
net gain, .06.
High, 1925, 1880: low, 11431.
Twenty railroads averaged 105.62;
net loss, 13.
High, 1925, 1O7.69: low, 96.13.
BONDS.
Total bonds sales. $5.127 900.
Ten first grade rails averaged 1896;
net gain. .01.
Ten secondary rails averaged 30.43;
net gain. .05.
Ten public Utilities averaged 91.93;
net gain, .02.
Ten industrials averaged $3.50; net
loss, .05.
Combined average, 92.31; net
gain, .01.
Combined average month aSo,
92.37; year ago, 91.02.
Evening star., 1925-10-11

Washington has a number of ex-
cellent bond statesmen who are In
themselves materially responsible
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-11

BarrOws has told me another. Besides,
l have all the papers that were in his
safe. Which is the honest man?
You're dying. The doctor says so.
Are you going without seeing that Bar
rows pays his price, too? Or are you
going to let him put the whole blame
on VOW, and"
"Send-send for the district attor-
ney (" Bull ordered. "Send-send for
him. I'll tell the truth :"
1t was late the next morning that
Bart Rogers tired, yet strong, with a
nervous energy which recognized nei-
Their fatigue nor sleeplessness, stood
in the living room of the Jordan home
anxiously awaiting step on the stain
He had won. The town of Bellaine
vas a town once more, and not bed
lam. Those of its uDwelcome pOpu-
lation who were not in the stockade
had departed, poorer and wiser-to
spread the word that the rifles and
bayonets of the American Legion, in
time OF need, would protect the good
name and cleanliness of a model oil
town, Bellaine. Locked in the bank
was some forty thousand, garnered in
fines which had run all the way from
a hundred to a thousand dollars, de-
pending upon the viciousness Of the
human coyotes who at last, had found
their way into the trap Of the law
It meant a new City hall, new Jail
and more worthwhile appropriation to
support the city police force which
would succeed Bart Rogers. His work
was done now-besides, out where he
once had labored, on the ranch, for
tune awaited him, returned to Its
rightful owner through the confess
sion Of a dying murderer. Over In
Warrington, sheriff's chair was va
cant. as was the post of safety-box
clerk In the bank. Both now reposed
in the stockade, their first stop on the
long Journey that was to end-in COM
many with the lean-faced Barrows-
when the heavy gates changed behind
Them uuon their entrance to Rawlins
nanitentiary. And 1t was with this
knowledge, this security OF thought
that Bart Rogers awaited the sound
of the step on the stair. A moment
later he moved toward the door, his
hands extended, his eyes oeaming.
"Tve got bit of good news for you,
Anita. They've-let Jim go. The dis
trIct attorney just telephoned me that
he'd auashed a frame-up charge
against Tarko and TINT he'd gotten O
Telegram from Illinois that the old In
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-11
Their Name Was Legion!
By
COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER


this oilf"
"Yes-Barrows. He knew the geol.
oglst."
And you tricked my father into
making that will2"
He thought-he thought Il wes q
mortgage. We got him to sign II inst
after he had his first stroke. and then
dated 1t back three weeks. He could
still use his right hand then-and we
held 1t for him to sign. His eyes were
bad. He could hardly see. We cut off
mortgage blank an inch from
the bottom and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lied the paper with the will or.-with
the Will on ton the other-other
side. It's eastern 1t sounds. Friction
you-you know. Any-any kid can do
It. He thought he was signlng-sign-
Ing the mortgage. He signed the will
His eyes-hls eyes you know. Bar
rows did 1t all he framed he
framed every bit of It,"
"Then It was trickery?"
What else-what else do you SUD-
poser
There was a copy of it in his safe
ty box"
"Ransom-Ransom the clerk-was
In on the DEAL l stole the old mans
key long enough for him to open the
box. He used-used to work for Bar
rows. It cost-cost $1,000"
"And the Signatures"
"Graham's been-been one of our
bunch-ever-ever since he came out
here after the-after the Morrison
trouble"
Bart Strengthened and hazily rubbed
a hand across his eyes.
Bull" he said, (which of you is the
liar? You have told me one story
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-11
Mule "Swap" Brought
Fortune to Lucky Man

Eleven years ago Joseph Beach of
Caldwell N. j., drove his balky mule,
Maud, down the streets of the village,
and met John Gosman. They stopped
to talk. Then Gosman noticed the fidg-
citing Maud.
How'll you swap, Joe?' asked Cos
man.
Cant say, john" replied Beach.
"What you got?"
Got a piece of land down Florida
way; Palm Beach or West Palm
Beach, some such a place." Gosman
answered.
worth SIS, you reckonT Beach
asked.
Guess so, let's swap" Gosman re-
piled.
And they signed the papers.
Beach is departing for West Palm
Beach soon to look at the property,
for which he has been offered a small
fortune.
Maud is dead.-New York Herald
Tribune
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-11
WHY SHOULD ANYONE
SUFFER WITH
INDIGESTION OR ANY
STOMACH MISERYp

II you want to fix up your dyspeptic.
out of order stomach so that you can
relish what you eat with not the least
bit of after distress, do what tens of
thousands of people have already done.
Getting rid Of gas, bloating, belching,
heaviness and that feeling OF near suffo-
cation isn't such a hard matter as you
may think-You've been getting hold of
the wrong medicine-thats all.
But better late than never-ask your
druggist for a bottle Of Dare's Mentha
Pepsin--a real stomach medicine and q
very pleasant one. For acute indigestion
one or two doses is enough, but when
the trouble Is chronic, two or three bot
ties may be needed to put your disordered
stomach in good healthy condition and
make life worth living.
Making a start is the main thing. ga
why not get one bottle today with tha
distinct understanding that If it doesn't
help you the purchase price VIII be re-.
turned
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-11
Eros Small Planet,
but of Importance

Eros is known to astronomers as
the name of very tiny planet, but
one of the highest Importance, be-
cause 1t has enabled them to meas
ure with the greatest accuracy the
distance Of the sun. Not only that /;
it has helped them to find the dis
tances of the stars, and even 20
measure the dimensions of the uni
verse itself.
Eros, discovered not many years age.
was a great surprise to astronomers,
as 20 one had an idea that sny
planet came so near the earth.
1t is only few miles across. II
anyone could reach 1t from the earth
he would be able to jump mile on
It with the same effort as he would
jump a few feet on the earth. If he
had been accustomed to carry, say, a
hundredweight Of Goals on the earth.
he could easily carry sixty or more
tons on Eros. Supposing he were a
man OF average weight, he would be
a remarkably light creature on Eros
eight of him would go to the pound
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-11


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