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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-14
CLARO SAILS FOR u. S.
ON TACNA MISSION
Coming to Capital as Chilean Envoy
in Direct Peace Nego-
=, tiations.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
AFRICA, Chile. May l4.-Samuel
Claro Lastarria, Chilean member of
the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary commits
sion, sailed yesterday for New York
on board the steamer Teno.
Senior Claro is on his way to Wash
ington in connection with the nego-
tiations carried on in the American
CAPITAL for a direct settlement of the
dispute between Chile and Peru.
Chilean circles here are optimistic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-14
Treaties to Stay in Force.

MEXICO CITY, May 13 P).-The
commercial treaties with France,
Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden
will remain In effect for one more
year, the Mexican foreign office an
nounced yesterday. Only recently
the Mexican government had sought
to obtain better terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-14
IMPRISONED IN CAR.


Special DlspatCh 10 Tic Slaf.
CUMBERLAND. Md, May IA
Dominick Scaarpo and Matthew
Roper, 17-year-old students of Nc
keesport, Pa, were released yester-
day from a Baltimore and ohio
freight car, in which, they had been
imprisoned Is hours.
After being provided with food and
warmth they were locked up for tres
passing The boys said they had been
at Ravenna. Ohio. where they We're
locked in the car by a ward clerk
Their knocking later attracted Il
trainman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-14

49, 500 .020.tS1. against S3,17l, 393,919
for the same period last year.
AS for exports. which dropped 2l2
per cent in volume and value for the
10 months. Mr.. Hoover declared the
decrease III grain and cotton ship
ments. coupled with lower prices re-
ceived. more than accounted for the
S1ll,251 90 decline shown ON May l.
Manufactured goods. he added, had
shown Il larger return so tar this
1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-14

regarding the outcome of his mission.
Arturo Alessa ndri, former president
of Chile also sailed on the TenO. He
is considered Chiles champion for the
plebiscite as the only solution of the
controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-14

Miss Selma Furnival of Egham,
England aged 100, prides herself on
having no wrinkles on her face. She
never used cosmetics during her life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-14
80 AND IS, TO WE'D.
Soldiers Home Inmate at Hamp-
ton, Va. Procures License.

NORFOLK, Va. May II Up
George Robert Buuten. so years old
of the National Soldiers Iom"
Hampton, was granted a license yes
terday To wed Mrs. Sarah klizabeth
Byrd. 60. of Elizabeth city County
The license was procured from Tn"
Elizabeth City County clerk ~
courts.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
CIVIC BODY PLANS.
ITS ANNUAL DINNER
Association Striving for Betterment
of Washington City to Assemble
Evening Of March "a.

The fourth annual dinner Of the
American Civic Association will he
held March - at the National Club
house Of the American Association OF
University Women, at 1884 | street,
at pm.
John Barton Payne will preside,
and among those who have accepted
invitations to attend are: dorado
Taft, sculptor, of Chicago: Ernest w.
Gibson. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey r.
Little Joseph Whitehead. MIR. ana
Mrs. Charles Underwood. Col. j..
Franklin BELL. Maj. and Mrs. U. ;.
Grant, Sd; William c. Deminr. Mai
Carey n. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
John DE La Mater. n. h. Bush.
Brown. Horace I'easlee, Comdr. and
Mrs. Chester Wells Charles T. clag
EFT and DR.. George r. Rowerman.
Three years ago the American
civic Association orga nized the Wash
ington Committee Of One Hundred on
the Federal city. and there now ex
lat. In addition. - field committees to
cooperate in making Washington the
hest.planned capital in the world.
officers of the American civic As
sociation who have Travelled through
the United States on behalf Of the
National Capital report there is ~
very keen interest in the Federal
City among leading citizens In every
section of the country. They are
proud of Washington and want to see
Congress discharge its responsibility
to the District Of Columbia by pro-
viding proper program of develop
ment. il is declared.
The dinner program will include a,
Evening star., 1926-03-19
Use
Synthetic Civet,
And Prices Fall

The perfume industry is not de-
pending as much now as 1t used to
on the civet cat.
This animal of the feline species,
which has a pouch that produces a
raw material used exclusively in
the manufacture of perfumes,
thrives in Abyssinia. where 1t has
been an important source Of reve-
nue. Recently. however. joy was
added to it's life by discovery Of n
synthetic civet.
Just how practicable the new
civet will be remains to be seen,
advices to the Commerce Depart
ment from Alden, Arabia. say, but
an indication of it's effect on the
natural civet trade. for which the
United States paid out $15,607 last
year. Ia seen in the fact that the
price a year ago was as high as
$40 an ounce. while now II is about
"a and still on the tobosgan
Evening star., 1926-03-19
ITALIAN STRAW HAT
INDUSTRY SUFFERING
Duty and Decline in Usage Bring
ing Unemployment and
Bankruptcy.

| BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
ROME, March l9.-Duty on Italian
| straw hats and a big decline I'm their
usage by Italfian men is causing se.
rious damage to one OF the most -four.
| ishing Italian industries.
In Tuscany--where straw hats are
chiefly manufa ctured-unemployme mt
and bankruptcy are acute. One prom.
inent employer committed suicide be.
cause Of lack Of business. Others are
| asking the government to adopt meas
ures to prevent the complete downfall
OF one OF the most ancient and famous
industries. Florentine straw hats.
Production WAS weakened during
the war. but after the war there was
no revival. because male fashions pro
hihited the wearing of straw hats in
Summer
Milan alone sold annually 100. .9OA
straw hats; now II sells only 1900.
"If the matter concerned women"
stated an industrialist, ~ solution Of
the problem would he easier. beca use
we can impose feminine fashion. but
it is impossible to impose fashion on
men
II is expected here that public as
sociations. banks and institutes will
endeavor to persuade their own en-
ployes to wear straw hats and thus
help revive the industry
,Cepyrght 1925 by Chicago Daily News Co. J,
When You Feel a Cold Coming On
to work off the cause and to fortify the sys-
tenn against an attack OF Grip or Influenza.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
Marine Corps Orders.

col. NJ. Bahb at QUA ntico. Va: First
Lieut. c. y. Baylis at Hampton Roads,
Va. and Second Lieut.. G. F. Good, jr..
At Farris Island. s. c.. have been as
signed To the list Marine Brigade in
Haiti and Capt. e. r. Gihhrist and
First Lieut. r. Nick. Schuler Of the
LIST Marine Brigade have been ordered
to Marine headquarters. TINS city.
Lieut.. Col. n. n. South. attached
to the Gendarmerie d. Haiti. has been
ordered to Quantico: First Lieut. W.
w. Weinsineer. from Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. to this city: Maj. J. Dixon,
from Lakehurst. y. j.. to Marine head
quarters. this city: Maj. A. R4tcicot.
from Paris Island to d-akehurst.
n. j.. and Second Lieut.. A. W. Ellis,
from Qua ntico TO San Diego. Calf.
outline Of recent events and announce
Evening star., 1926-03-19

When You Feel a Cold Coming On
Takr Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets
to work off the cause and to f0rtfy the sys-
tenn against an attack OF Grip or Influenza.
A Sale aud Proven Remedy. The box hears
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Evening star., 1926-03-19

outline OF recent events and announce
ment of important plans for the flu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR
MAKES TRIP BY AIR
Byrd Combines Business and Pleas
ure, Emulating Brother,
Pole Conqueror.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. July 24.--Gov.
Byrd, not to be outdone by his brother,
who flew to the North Pole, yesterday
became an aviation enthusiast after
his first fight. hop of IS minutes
from Richmond to Camp Harry Flood
Byrd, Virginia Beach. He was delight.
ed with the trip, and as further ex-
pertinent, combining business and
pleasure, he later flew from the camp
to Washington.
When Gov. Byrd. after reviewing
the parade of the 91st Brigade, Vir.
ginia National Guard under command
of Brig. Gen. Samuel G.. Waller, was
ready to start his trip to Washington
he was presented a facetious order,
ordering him and his pilot to make a
trip over the South Pole.
Capt. f. f. Galloway, operation Of
ficer at Langley Field, who piloted
Gov. Byrd, declared the chief execu-
tive took the air" like a veteran and
looked with interest out of the plane
upon the Old Dominion from a point
of view never before attained by any
of it's governors.
IF my brother could fly over the
North Pole" Gov. Byrd said In an
swering a question, II think it would
hardly be consistent for me to be timid
about flying from Richmond to the
camp It's fine and | enjoyed the trip
and the scenery very much. And the
trip is so much quicker and nearer by
air than it is by automobile, and SO
much cleaner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
Foreign Defaults Uncommon.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Granted that sound investment
practice requires that only a COM
paratively small proportion of ones
funds be placed In foreign securities,
the question arises what Is the
proper percentage to be emplcyd in
that manner. Authorities differ on
this matter. but perhaps 20 per cent
would be- regarded as conservative.
Some would regard this as too liberal.
but they are probably over cautious.
As far as foreign government bonds
are concerned defaults are uncommon.
They have happened and 1t is almot
certain that they will occur again,
but a government Is. or most of them
are. in chronic need of money and II
it does not keep it's pledged word
with old borrowers it is unable to
secure additional credit with new.
The European nations had this fact
brought forcibly to their attention
when they ran up against the policy
of the United States to discourage
loans to countries which had not
funded their wartime obligations to
America.
So 1t takes an extraordinary COM
bination of circumstances to force
a government even TO defer interest
payments on it's bonded indebted
ness. IFODaDly the most hOlOlioh''
instance of failure in this respect In
modern times was that of Russia.
but revolutions such as overthreW
the Car do not take place except
at long intervals. Minor political up
sets do not necessarily mean any
interruption in bond service for the
same reason already alluded to, name
ly. that II the old debt is not cared
for new one cannot be incurred.
The record of the foreign dollar
loans. which were foated in this
country In the past 10 years is re-
markedly clean and reassuring.
There have been wide swings in the
market price of these foreign issues,
but holders have continued to col
lect interest semiannually in prac-
tically every case. There is risk in
many of these high yielding foreign
government bonds, but with good
many of them the risk is over est.
mated in the market quotation. Nor
is there any need of the investor
who has only small capital assum-
ing the larger OF these risks. He need
not so to extremes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. July "a UNITED States
Department of Agriculturel.-Hog
Receipts. 1000 head: market generally
steady to 10 higher than yesterdays
average: bulk. 210 pounds down,
Is. 6Oa13.85; most desirable butchers
averaging 240 to 800 pounds. 12.40a
1900: few packing sows to shippers
upward to 1915: odd lots pigs, 13.75a
1885; shippers, 1900; estimated hold
over. 1900, heavyweight hogs, 12.00a
1910: medium, 12.50a13,75; light,
1s,10a1s.S5: light light. 1s.1Oa13.S5:
packing sows, 9.9Oa11.00; slaughter
pigs. 13.25a13.S5.
Cattle - Receipts, 1000 compared
with week ago; all grades Weighty
steers weak without reliable outlet
at seasons low levels; yearlings ac-
tive, % to 35 higher: grass steers,
heayies excepted steady to strong;
with stockeTs and feeders strong to
25 higher: better grades sharing ad-
vance; extreme top heayies. early.
10. so: best, at close, 1925: big weight
on peddling basis at 9.25a9.75: best
yearlings, mixed steers and heifers,
1855: grass and grain fat cows Is up:
butcher heifers 25 to so higher; all
cutters Is to % lower: bulls 25
higher: vealeI-s largely rs higher.
Receipts, 5000; generally
steady: odd lots fat native lambs,
mostly 1425: Gull natives. Hoo: 116-
pound fed Montana wethers, 900; for
5000 direct and 81 doubles from feed
ing stations: far lambs so to rs higher
culls mostly so higher: sheep and
yearlings strong: feeding lambs
around 25 higher; weeks top fat
grange lambs. 1915: native lambs.
14.75; fat yearling wethers. 1900: fat
ewes. 100: feeding lambs, 400: bulk
fat Western lambs, 1440a15 .00;. ma
tives, 13.75a14.25: Gull natives, HOO
all. $50; fat ewes 5.00a7.00: feeder
lambs, 13.30a14.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24

Scattered Showers Send
Price UpWard-voIume OF
Business Is Large.
BY GEORGE DEWITT MOULsON.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK, July 24.--With scat
tered showers again reported west of
the river and at points in Georgia and
South Carolina, sharp advance oc-
Cured in cotton again today.
After recovering a quarter of cent
following the decline on Yesterdays
Government report, and closing
around 1850 for October last night,
prices opened up 10 points and within
half an hour had advanced into new
high territory for the movement.
October sold above 17%, and after alb
sorbing the cotton heretofore for sale
on a basis of I'M, all three active
near positions, October, December and
January, sold on a basis Of 17%.
The volume of business was the
largest in some time and reflected
an increasing degree of nervousness
over the progress of the crop in the
great producing sections of the
Southwest Action of the market
indicated that the trade was at last
disposed to attach more importance
to evidence from the plant itself
than to Hypothetical theories of the
crop reporting board in Washing
ton Though the department est1-
mated the indicated yield at 1b.3bS,-
600. private reports indicate disap-
pointing fruitage up to date.
After cutting the yield figure
about 10000 bales from June % to
July is last year. the department
kept estimates down all through Au-
gust and September and then raised
them perpendicularly nearly 100000
bales. Reliable private estimates
were for 14.250, 900 to 14,5oO,00O and
weekly weather bulletins showed
absence OF insect damage. The de-
partment. however, failed TO come
out frankly last year and confssed
the par figures being used were those
for weeYil years.
Predictions of fair weather in Okla
homa and Texas over Sunday caused
scattered realizing just before the
close and setback of 10 to Is points.
Cotton was in demand in final trad
ing with the tone nervous. Spots 70
up 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
MEXICAN RAILMEN
DROP STRIKE ORDER
Government Promises to See JUS
tice Done if General Walk
out Is Averted.


MEXICO CITY. July 24-Oficial
notice withdrawing the general rail-
way strike order was issued late yes
terday by the Confederation of Rail-
road Unions. The calling off of the
strike. which had been threatened for
today, is believed TO have been largely
due to the intervention of President
Gales.
Earlier in the day the federal gov
eminent had issued an edict that sus-
pension of railway service would be
considered Illegal.
The order from the Confederation OF
Railroad Unions also instructs the
striking railroadmen on the tsthmus
of Tehuantepec. which local strike
caused the threat of the general
strike, to return to work. The order
was issued after a series OF CONFER
ences attended by railroad union lead
ers, Secretary Of Commerce and In
dustry Morones and President cafes.
II was promised that If the strike
order was rescinded the department
of labor, which had declared the Te-
huantepec strike Illegal, would give
new and careful consideration to the
demands Of the workmen that the di-
vision superintendent the workers dis
liked would he dismissed. and that the
department would see that ample
Justice be done"
The railroad unions consider this
moral victory. 1t is understood the
unions also were Influenced consid.
erably by the governments argument
that a general strike would do the
country great economic harm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
INSIDE FACTORS ARE THE CAUSE
OF CURRENT DECLINING MARKET
Fall of Franc at Time When Shares Are Weak Only
Observation-Disclosures Traders Are Turning
to Selling Side-Business Improves.

advances by the bank TO the state has
almost been reached.
Use of the remaining $4,000. 600 of
the Morgan loan Of 1924 is one last
expedierlt which cannot possibly carry
far. The new government will have to
demonstrate what it's predecessors had
failed to demonstrate, namely. cour-
age to tell the French public the facts
and make 1t reconciled to the idea Of
sacrifice. Only when this happens and
when new fiscal program is drawn
up which will balance the budget and
take care Of the American war debt,
will there be any prospect OF better
ment.
If this is not done. then France faces
the same situation as Germany three
years ago-worthlessness of the pres
ent paper currency and reputation, in
part or in whole. of the internal debt.
Business Gains Shown.
The business reports at the week
end have not fitted in with the action
Of the stock market. There appears
to be an unusually large volume of
business in certain lines. At the same
time commodity prices have improved,
the Duns list showing a total of 35
advances as against 80 declines. Wall
Street, however, is waiting to see
whether this trade expansion will be
followed up.
The Government report on cotton
indicated a crop of 1888 900 bales,
almost as high as last year, and with.
in 700,0 900 bales of the big harvest of
1925. Under these circumstances the
difficulty of maintaining any lasting
recovery in the price of the cotton
staple is easy to understand. Under
the worst possible conditions between
now and harvest. the Department of
Agriculture reckons an out-turn of
3,476,008 bales. Under favorable con-
diti0ns it puts the possible total at
16, 62S, 900 bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
by STUART p. WEST.

?
NEW YORK, July PA generally
sagging market on the Stock Tx
change during the last week has been
the result of inside, rather than out
side. causes. A good deal was MADE
at one time of the collapse in the
French franc, as If it were an impor-
tant influence. But Wall Street in its
operations of the last three years has
never really been. affected by condl'
lions abroad 1t simply was a coinci-
dence that francs broke to record
low of 1891 cents at the time When
the market for other reasons was 60
ing down.
During the latter part of May, pref
tv much the whole month of June
and the first week or SO of July eff.
forts were made to stir up general
campaign for the rise. These EFFORTS
were concentrated upon a few stocks.
notably General Motors and United
states Steel. The appeal TO the out
side public did not succeed. Profes-
sional traders found that they were
selling to one another. and that little
or no spontaneous buying was coming
into the general list.
Investment Situation Unchanged.
This discovery produced change in
element to the selling side. Accord
ingly stocks came down quite sharply
where there had previously been a
considerable advance. In cases where
the rise had been small the subse-
uuent reaction was small. In WORD,
the market of the last month has dis
played no great inclination to move
either way. 1t has not followed the
big stock up, and 1t has not developed
weakness when the leaders We're
dropping.
tinued about the same. When time
money had it's advance in the early
mart OF the month, definite check
was given to the higher grade bonds
They have not sold off much but the
change has come in the shape of a
cessation of the buying. The opinion
on the part of institutions and trust
fund managers is that these first
rank bonds have seen their high
nrices. that they overdiscnunted the
easy money conditions. and that now
while money rates may not go higher,
there Is no likelihood OF their coming
down. Hence, the investment dema nd
has directed itself more to Govern
ment and short term issues.
Francs Weakness Admitted.
The curious feature about the
break In the French franc Is that
everybody Is now admitting the
Weaknesses i'm the French financial
situation, whereas three and four
wears ago many maintained that
bear manipulation was what was
putting down the franc. The inter-
national financial community toward
the close of the week was inclined to
take a somewhat more hopeful view
regarding the new coalition govern
ment and what it might be able TO
accomplish.
But in the meantime the French
paper note circulation, as shown in
the latest figures ofN the Bank of
France, continues toVexpand. The
legal limit fixed last December for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Ohace

were unchanged most of the session
and this was typical of what was go
ing on in other prominent issues. Fur
Their liquidation made itself felt In the
market for Mexican Panuco and Carip
Syndicate. but this was a natural re-
action following the recent attempt
to bring about higher prices for these
stocks. ),
American Rayon Products anu
Standard Publishers, class Were
readily offered whenever bids made
their appearance, but there WIS no
pronounced eakness.
Motor shares were under pressure,
notably Durant, Yellow Taxi ana
Stutz Motors. Federal Motor Truck
was an exception, getting up more
than a half point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, July 24.-The closing
session of the week on the Curb Elk
change was one of the dullest two
hour periods in many months. This
was due in large part to the very
small attendance on the floor and the
absence of the trading element which
ordinarily is responsible for 4 gopd
proportion of the volume of business
The dizziness was emphasize by the
comparatively long intervals between
sales recorded on the ticker.
Oil shares as a group moved over
narrow range, but were receiving
better support than on the preceding
day. Prairie Pipe Line. Imperial of
Canada and Standard of New York,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
New Orleans Quotations.

NEW ORLEANS. July "a R).-
The cotton market had q firm opening
in sympathy with good cables and
due to early reports of showers in the
belt and uneasiness over the tropical
storm now reported moving north
westward First trades showed gains
Of II TO 20 points, and the market con-
tinued to advance during the first
hour until October traded to 1910, De
cember TO 1851 and January to l3.52
or % to 81 points above the close of
yesterday. Should the tropical storm
move into the Gulf of Mexico 1t would
bring widespread rain which would
be q bullish argument as the crop
badly needs hard, dry weather.
New Orleans cotton futures closed steady
at a net advance OF Is to rs points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
Charges Misuse of Trade Name.

Application for an injunction has
been filed in the District Supreme
Court by the Sanitary Grocery Co.
inc. against Oscar Diskin, grocer
and meat dealer at 446 Rhode Island
avenue. The company seeks to pre-.
vent the use by Diskin of the title
Sanitary Meat Market and 20 stop
the use of a color scheme for the
front of his store similar to that used
by the company. Attorney M. ID.
Rosenberg appears for the Sanitary
Grocery Co.