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benefit of heavy consumer buying
which has been spurred by recent
weather changes. Textile mills are
slowed down in all sections, but stocks
are far from burdensome, and re-
vival of activity apparently is in sight.
Steel mills felt the holiday let down
less than usual. and plants are being
put in shape for increased operations
The automobile concerns apparently
do not anticipate adding to working
forces until January. Actual building
construction will not get back under
full steam for a few days, but projects
are being outlined which will involve
large expenditures in the next three
months. Building materials are steady
but dull.
Gamers and preservers are prepar-
ing to enlarge plants in anticipation
of a tremendous season in 1927. This
is especially noticeable in some of the
fruit growing sections of the South
and in the Far West. This has aided
in giving a strong undertone to the
sugar market.
The raw material markets are ex-
tremely dull, since purchasers are de-
laying any attempt to lay in supplies
until after the turn of the year, or
after inventory. This applies to the
non-ferrous metals, especially copper,
and to wool. silk, rubber and leather.
Inquiries Indicate q fair future call
for wool, however, and the demand for
silk fabrics Is improving.
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INDUSTRY IS BUSY
TAKING INVENTORY
Production Everywhere Al
most at Standsti|I, But Re-
tail Trade Is at Peak.
BY j. G.. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, December 24.--Pro.
auction of industrial plants slowed
almost to a standstill today, but the
tremendous volume of Christmas buy
ing at retail was maintained at its
peak. Industry will not get into full
stride on its next relay until January
q. but that does not mean by any
means that the plants will be idle ana
deserted. Inventory-taking is proceed
ing in every line and in every terri
tory. The closing of plants is being
taken advantage of to install new
equipment and make necessary re-
pairs and adjustments.
Plans for 1927 are taking shape
rapidly. This is specially noticeable
in the chemical. railroad machinery.
farm equipment, steel and automo-
bile lines. The latter will reserve its
announcements in most cases until
shortly after the first of the year.
Business men are discounting to
large extent the effect of the divi-
dends, which have been distributed
and which will be distributed in the
next few days.
These represent profits already
earned, and what business men are
looking to is the prospect for future
earnings. Stock dividends. they de-
clare. do not mean additional earning
capacity, but simply mean that earn
ings shall be divided into a greater
number of pieces.
A number of companies now have
SURPRISES which would enable them to
add materially to their capitalization
If they so desire, but. while any such
move may be a factor in the stock
market, it will have only a minor
bearing OH industry.
Clothing companies are feeling the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
EXPRESS WAGE FARLEY
ADJ0URNS FOR HOLIDAY

NEW YORK, December "a R.-
Hearing Of the employees of the Ameri-
can Express Co. for a wage increase
of II cents per hour was adjourned
yesterday to be resumed January 8.
Former Supreme Court Justice James
A. Clark, chairman of the board of
arbitration, said the hearing was
halted to permit witnesses and officials
to spend Christmas at their homes.
Testimony to show the hazards &C
companying the work in the moving
branches of the express company and
the increased costs Of living was con-
tinued yesterday as the Brotherhood
OF Railway Clerks closed it's argument.
Hearing of arguments by the Ameri-
can Federation of Express Workers
and the Order Of Railway Expressmen
will be heard when the board meets
again. The express company will pre-.
sent its case later.
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CUDAHY PACKING FIRM
STARTS PENSION FUND
System of Retiring Employees on
Pay After Lengthy Service
Adopted by Chicago Co.
By the Associated Press.

0s inc Associdt6u fFBss.s p
CHICAGO, December 24.-An EN-.
ployes' pension fund, to be drawn en-
tirely from the company's resources,
will be put into effect January / by
Cudahy Packing Co., meat packers.
and its subsidiaries, it was announced
yesterday.
Men 20 years, old and in the employ
of the company for 30 years and wom-
en- so years old and employed for 25
years will be retired and pensioned
In addition. men 65 years old and en-
ployed for 20 years may be pensioned
at the option of the pension board and
special provisions are made for
widows and children of pensioners and
25-yeaS employees.
The pension fund will equal ] per
cent for each year of service of the
average wage paid during the last
five years of service of the pensioner.
Employees are not assessed to main
tain the fund
The plan affects packing house en-
ployes at Chicago, Omaha, Kansas
City, Sioux City. Iowa; Salt Lake
City, Los Angeles and Jersey City. as
well as over 100 branch houses
throughout the United States and
foreign offices. The affiliated com.
panies employ more than $4,000 per.
sons.
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DEFUNCT FIRM PAYS
CHRISTMAS "MELON"

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, December "a
R).---A Christmas "melon" of 16 20
per cent on the defunct Pan Holding
Co. properties here has been ordered
by Judge John NJ. Roeser Of District
Court, giving some $500 bondholders
$5S.310 within the next few days. A
dividend is thus virtually declared for
defunct organization. The total
bonds outstanding amout to $350,0OO.
The money represented the proceeds
of a public sale of homes in Pan
town." constructed by the Pandolfo
Manufacturing Co., for it's workers.
These sales constitute the main result
of several years effort to liquidate the
assets. Negotiations for the
sale of other properties continue.
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BUSINESS CONTRACTS.

NEW YORK, December "a R).-
While there was no contraction of
the lumber manufacturing industry
the last week, compared with the week
before, the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association reports there
probably has been a considerable con-
traction compared with a year ago,
The feature of the hardwood reports
is a marked decline in shipments. I'm
filled orders of 224 Southern pine and
West Coast mills were 514, 797, 194 feet,
against SOC, 376,962 the week before.
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COSTA RIGA FINANCING.
So, 100000 Issue Awarded to Cen.

NEW YORK, December "a R.-
The republic of Costa Rica has award.
ed an issue of $4,000, 900 external 7
per cent gold bonds. maturing in %
years. TO the Central Union Trust Co.
acting on behalf of a large banking
group. A public offering is expected
soon.
The award of this issue, the first of
its kind ever arranged by Costa Rica
as public dollar loan, has been
awaited with much interest in inter.
national banking quarters. owing to
the EXCEPTIONAL competition between
rival American banking interests.
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INITIAL DIVIDENDS

Los ANGELES, December "a P).
Dividends on the new common
stock of the Richfield Oil Co. of Cali
fornia will be inaugurated February
1, with the first distribution of rs
cents a share and an extra of Is
cents a share, James A. Talbot. presi-
dent of the company announced to-
day Earnings of the companies that
compose the Richfield during the last
year, were approximately two and a
half times the rate just declared, he
said
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NEW YORK, December "a Rp.-
Youngstown dispatches say directors
Of Ohio Leather Co. have authorized
calling of $500, 900 10-year per cent
notes, leaving 100000 outstanding of
the original issue of $1,500,000. Loss
of ST., 343 for the II months this year
was reported, although net of $4,000
after charges was shown for No
Vember
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YULET|DE TURKEY
!. SUPPLIES AMPLE
Receipts Heavier and Prices
Go Shade Lower on
J Country Line.

Wholesale dealers reported whole
some condition of the turkey market
this morning. They had ample sup
plies to meet all demands, according
to reports. and will have very niue
surplus stock to carry over Tor the
trade the first Of the coming week.
On the coutry line late yesterday
and early today receipts or the KING
fowl were fairly heavy, this morning
stock being so large that the country
dealers were offering their turkeys at
slightly lower prices
1t was reported by wholesalers that
high prices served to make their trade
less profitable than it otherwise would
have been, Consumers do not take
hold when prices are high, 1t is stated,
and profits had to be cut in order to
move supplies.
Business at Municipal Fish Market
was fairly brisk this morning, oysters
being in greatest demand for the
Friday holiday trade. Dealers had
ample supplies of both frozen and
fresh-caught fish at prices they con-
sidered reasonable.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. pound prints,
5ea60: tub. 5Sa59: store packed, IS.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. AS; hennery,
50a52: current receipts, 45a4S; stor-
age, SO.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 42a44;
chickens, 23a25; white Leghorns, 22a
IS; fowls. 23a25: BOOSTERS, 16a17; ducks,
young. 2oa25: old. 90: keats, young,
60a70: old, 30a40. Dressed turkeys,
50a52; capons, fancy, heavy, 47a48;
smaller, 40a42; chickens, 27a2S; keats,
young, S0a90: old, ISAAC; rabbits, No.
/, 35a40; No. 2, 20a25
Meats-Beef, 15a17; veal, 22a23:
lamb, 25a27: fresh hams, 26a2S;
shoulders 23a24; loins, 2Sa30; smoked
hams; IS; smoked shoulders, 16a22.
Live stock--Calves, choice, IS; me-
dunn, %; thin, 6a7 lamb, 10.
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LOAN rs LARGER.

NEW YORK, December "a R).-
Loss of $1,799,66S for the first nine
months this year is reported by Ameri-
can Ship and Commerce Corporation
and subsidiaries. against loss of $427.-
700 in the same period of 1925. There
was deficit of $780, 49 after crediting
net surplus adjustment of $919,319. in
Guiding profit on sale. of capital assets.
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WILL CUT PRODUCTION.

NEW YORK. December "a P).-
The shutdown for the Christmas holt
days at plants of the United States
Steel Corporation will reduce it's aver
age ingot production for the week to
about 20 per cent of capacity. Mills
have been working at so per cent.
Resumption at a higher rate next
week is considered certain. Indepen-
dent companies are expected to show
a rate of less than 65 per cent for the
week
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RIG FIRM BUYS TROLLEYs.

HANNIBAL, Mo-. December "a (Spe-
ciaO.-The controlling interests in the
street railway system here has been
bought by a bus company operating
six lines of motor vehicles. The Pub
lie Service Commission will be asked
20 allow removal of some tracks, which
will be replaced by bus lines.
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EARNINGS GO HIGHER.

NEW YORK, December 90 R.--
Associated Gas and Electric System
reports a further new high record for
the year ended October 81, gross Of
$28,325, 1913, showing an increase of
$12, 425, 460 over the previous year
Net earnings of $12,611,95 We're &c.
b41. 1859 larger.
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DEFICIT rs REPORTED.

NEW YORK. December "a R).--
A deficit of $S5, 265 for November is re-
ported by the New York, Ontario and
Western against a deficit of $258,172
for November last year. Surplus for
the IL months Of 1926 was $S70,577
against surplus of $324,714 in the same
period of 1925.
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SEEK LOWER TAX.

KET BEDFORD, Mass, December
"a &r9eiaD .-Some of the textile mills
here are advocating that all ma.
chinery used in industry in this State
be taxed at a uniform rate of S. 10
So or $40 per 81 900 valuation in order
TO enable mills to meet Southern com.
petition. The present rate, they claim
is about $50 a thousand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24

When in doubt about security
consult your banker. 1t Is equally as
much his interest as yours to protect
your savings. You trust him with
your deposits why not trust him
with your investment problems?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
LEAD PRODUCTION.

NEW YORK, December 20 R.-
November production of lead by the
principal countries of the world, which
furnished about IS per cent of the
total in 1925, amounted to 1851
short tons. against 1888 the month
before. The output for the II months
this wear. was 1.332 947 tons
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PIG IRON LOWER.

NEW YORK, December "a P).-Pig
iron prices in the Pittsburgh district
are SO cents ton lower for No. 2
foundry grade, ranging from $3.50
to $500.
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WHEAT STARTS DOWN
ON LIVERPOOL NEWS
Corn Also Slightly Lower, With
Cat Values Easier and Pro-
visions Advancing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

OpttIdI IJIspdICII 20 SIdI
CHICAGO. December 24.-Wheat
prices started out Il to g lower to-
day. There was some selling. too, be-
cause of weakness in Liverpool. After
the first half hour December was
1899 and MAY 1907.
Corn was slightly lower with wheat.
December, 73A; May, S1B
Oats were easy, December. ass
May so.
Lard was 5 cents higher, with hogs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24

Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
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Money to Loan

Secured by first deed of trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
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Evening star., 1926-03-30
MEMORIES OF WAR"
WILL BE BROADCAST

Memories Of the World War an
arrangement of the songs and tunes
of the years 1917-lS, made by Capt.
William j. Stannard. leader of the
United states Army Band viii be re
peated on the air from stations NRC
and WIZ. New York, the latter part
of April at the request of hundreds
of listeners in all parts of the United
States.
The arrangement, which has never
vet been published, was first played
bv Capt. Stannard and his band at
the Washington Radio Revue year
ago. 1t was given it's second per
formance a short time later, when the
famous band played for the American
Legion tribute 10 Gen. Pershing IN
the New York Hippodrome. and was
broadcast several months ago for the
first time from WItC.
The arrangement contains the melo-
dies of all of the outstanding war
songs that We're played and sung by
soldiers Of the allied armies in the
cantonments in the United States and
in and behind the lines in France.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
TESTS
PROVE SUCCESS
PROGRAMS of 2XAF Picked
Up 5000 Miles Away and
Rebr0adCaSt.

The Spring and Summer expert
ments with short wave re.broadcasl-
ing of entertainment programs nave
/ been begun with the smashing oil all
previous records.
BY transmitting signals 5000 miles
from Schenectady to Johannesburg,
South Africa-at which distance an
entertainment program was picked up
and re-broadcast for approximately
two hours with good volume ana
strength the General Electric co. 8
32.79-meter station--2NAF, as far as
can be determined, has broken all eX-
listing records for this type of work.
The program, the re-broadcasting
of which has been confirmed by L. f..
Green, owner and operator of station
AVN in Johannesburg, was transmit
ted from the experimental station
March l3 and was the same program
that was being broadcast by station
| WGY, including a choral concert and
dance music.
Before adopting the 32.79 meter
wave length for the experimental.
station at Schenectady, Il wave
length of 50 meters had been used
and signals detected by Mr. Green.
The signals, however, were in no
way comparable to those received
after the change to the lower wave
The signals on 81 meters, however,
proved strong enough on March II.
for re -broadcasting by station KIM.
at HollyW ood, Calf.
An extensive program ot short
wave broadcasting during the next
six months has been mapped out by
the General Electric Company and il
the system of -hroadcaSting is de
veloped as it is expected, q relay o.
an entertainment program around
the world viii he accomplished before
another year has passed.
Programs from WG6 next month
viii he transmitted from Schenectady
on seven different wave lengths and
a careful study is being made of the
pecularities Of the several transmits
Siu1lS.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

nights during the entire Winter
Transcontinental listening was a com
monplace event on both nights.
Students of the effects of seasons
and weather on radio reception decline
to predict anything definite for the
coming Summer. There is, they admit
always the possibility of good radio
reception, either in Summer or Win
ter. From past experiences, Summer
time listening can be expected to be
far below that of Winter. But on the
other hand, the miserable conditions
that have prevailed generally for the
past four months were u complete re-
versal of form.
Through the past week end there
was no noticeable appearance of the
blanket which has hovered consistent
ly over certain sections of the coun-
try since the first of the year. Signal
strength was about equal from everY
Evening star., 1926-03-30

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episode "i lhe my S'eI u il' ''i',,'
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announced. The time Tor me ptesellI
1ation of the drama IS S.5o %loch, ,Ia anu mo
the players viii take the ar unoer ,bnf bnF
direction OF Madge ucher ~ l,lifI I'm
time IN The lgadi4s roles %esri5 io"'Eh[ hIns %II'
be Maurice JarNlr , DeRiS iIa,,, IN CS,,,g,, 9rs.
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Evening star., 1926-03-30
WMAL-WashingtOn Radio Forum
l2l2.6 MeterSl.

Z Pending Legislation Affect
ing the District of Columbia, !" weekly
talk by William p. Kennedy, political
writer for The Evening Star.
7:15 p.m.--'What Are You Going to
10 for the Boys 13 to 16 Years OF
Age" by capt. NJ. II. Parsons, gen.
eral manager of the Office of the joint
welfare service, public buildings and
grounds.
7:30 Emerson & Orme Buick
Orchestra in "A group Of dinner and
dance numbers.
s "Washington's Menace in a
Proposed Belt Line" by Oliver Owen
Kuhn, news manager of The Evening
Star.
S:l5 pm-Bert Gibson's Ramblers
IN program of. dance and vocal
numbers.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
RADIO FANS HOPING
E. FOR GOOD SUMMER
Relieve Dope May Be Upset
and Favorable C0ndi-
tionS Found.

Having been disappointed in their
expectations for good radio reception
during the past Winter, listeners gem
orally are wondering If the elements
will continue TO upset the dope
and bring them a good radio Summer.
From their experiences the latter
part of last week, there lis good ra-
son for such hopes. Reception on
Friday and Saturday nights along the
Atlantic coast proved as good, if not
better, than on any two consecutive
Evening star., 1926-03-30
WRC-RadiO Corporation of America
(i6S5 MetprSl

Show Shopping" by Leon
ard Hall, dramatic critic.
$40 p.m.-Radio School of Interna.
ional Relations
1.30 March symphony con-
cert by the United States Marine Band
Orchestra; Capt. William II. Santel-
mann, band leader Taylor Branson,
second leader: broadcast with stations
VIZ and WGY from the Marine Bar.
racks
Program !. overture from Tam
hauser," Wagner; >. Violoncello solo by
Principal Musician Fritz \. Mueller,
ca Concerto No. , in - Minor" 'bv
Golterman: 3, Fifth symphony, .
FSChaikoWSkN
9 p.m.-"Gems Of Romance" broad.
cast with station VIZ from New
York
$3.50 Sixth episode of "The
Step on the Stairs" presented by the
WRC Players under the direction Of
Madge Tucker
$50 p.m.-Radio music memory
contest
10 pm.-'The Grand Tour-Devon
shire and Cornwall; broadcast with
stations WIZ and WGY from New
York
1890 p.m.-W. Spencer Tupman :
Hotel NIaytlower Orchestra. broadcast
from the grillroom of the Hotel May
flower.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
BISHOP ASKS PARDON.
Bast Says He Is I'll and Wants to
Return to United States.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. March
80 (A).-The Rev DIR. Anton Bast,
Methods, Episcopal Bishop of Scandi-
navia. recently convicted of misuse of
charity funds and sentenced TO three
months imprisonment, has solicited
the King for a pardon. lie asserts he
is suffering from diabetes and is un-
able to stand the prison fare. He also
says 1t is his intention to return to
the United States.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

direction and practically every sta
ton with power of more than 500
watts was finding Il tremendous far
flung audience.
Static was not present any night
until after midnight. and then only
in a small degree. Fading, like static
was an early morning performer.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
5 Killed, 8 Hurt in Rail Wreck.

RIO JANEIRO. March 80 C4).--Ad-
vices from Itajuba. in the state Of
Minas Geraes, reported five killed and
eight injured in an accident on the
Rede Sui Mineiro Railway. The en-
gine and Il second-Class coach We're
derailed and rolled down a 200-foot
embankment.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

IVOU put most colds, La Grippe,
c. and other springtime sickness out
of your hoqe, when you put modern
oil-heat in'
You know we'll have 80 to 50 days
more of violently changeable weather.
Mornings and evenings, ,atleast,room
are going to be raw, damp, chilly
unless your heat keeps pace with
weather changes.
Shivering invites suffering, doctors
say. Certainly it is not sensible. Yet
how many mothers and children, how
many fathers too, are going to shiver
rather than build coal fires in dirty,
sooty furnaces
For your family that can be
changed now.
onindspendento Of weather
This truly automatic heat keeps your
rooms at the right temperature all
Evening star., 1926-03-30
WCAP-Chesapeak and Potomac
Telephone Co. 1863 Meters).
Early Program Tomorrow

6:45 to 7:45 a.m.-"Tower Health
Exercises from Metropolitna Tower,
New York City.
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LocalRadiO Entertainment
Tuesday, March 80, 1920.
<AA-NavaI Radio Station, Radio, Va
I34.j MeterSl.

345 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
6.45 p.m-Agriculture market re
ports. ,,,
7:3O Announcement OF exam
nations for the United States clNh
service.
9:55 p.m.-Time signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau re
ports.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
WRHF-Washingt0 Radio Hospital
Fund Committee ESQ Meters).

II to u noon-Daily current events
for "shut-ins."
to p.m.-Dinner music.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
Early Program Tomorrow.

1856 a am-Arlington time signals.
u moon}-"Fifty Farm Flashes. .
prepared by the Department Of Agri-
culture.
1890 p.m.-NIidday Lenten service,
under the auspices OF the Laymen $
Service Association, broadcast from
Keith $ Theater.
p.m.-Irving Boernstein's Lee
House Trio. under the direction of
Samuel Udrin, broadcast from the Lee
HouSe.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
FOURTH SYMPHONY
PROGRAM TOHIGHT
WRC to Give TSChaikoWSky.
Kuhn to Speak on Belt
Line From WMAL.

The fourth symphony program OF
The season of the United States Marine
Band Orchestra will be broadcast to,
night by stations WItC, VIZ ana
Evening star., 1926-03-30

Lima, Peru, has a real estate boom.