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NORTHERN LIGHTS

l Charles DesJardine, injured last Saturday in Fairbanks when he fell from a wagon after the team he was driving ran away, died at St. Joseph's hospital. He never regained con- sciousness since the accident for more than few moments at a time. Fun eral arrangements have not yet been made.
 At meeting of the Republican club of Fairbanks held last week Robert Lavery was elected temporary chair man and E. A. Tonseth temporary secretary. The resignation of Cecil H. Clegg as president of the club was read and accepted.
 Recent arrivals from the Richard son highway report that an army of worms in the vicinity of Beals Cache are moving by the millions, laying waste the foliage of the surrounding country as they go. They cover the | hot oc automobiles is impeded | Miss Jennie Strinberg, a resident of Mount Vernon, who has been visiting at Seldovia, died at the Anchorage hospital last week. The attack oc- cured at Seldovia and the condition of Miss Strinberg became so critical that she was rushed to Anchorage by special boat, but not in time to save her.
 1 The stockholders of the Anchorage Times Publishing company held their annual meeting two weeks ago, the principal order of business being the election of officers for the ensuing year The officers elected were: z. J. Loussac, president; A. E. Lathrop, chairman board of directors; J. J. Chisholm vice-president; w. M Pel- tier, secretary; A. J. Hewitt, treasur- CT.
 Health of the natives to the west ward is poorer than it was last year, declared Dr. Ralph ". Shirey of the cutter Algonquin, who passed thru Cordova recently
 Mrs. Manuel Gularte, pioneer resi- dent of the North, died in Fairbanks last week, after an illness which has extended over a number of years She |went into the Klondike in the early days of the gold rush and after living there for several years moved to Cir cvle. Later MT. and Mrs. Gularte liv- ed at Iditarod, going from there to Flat, where MT. Gularte is now locat- ed.
 A gas explosion in shaft on Mike Stepovichs ground on 15 Below, Fair banks creek, resulted ill facial burns for Foreman Peterson. The explosion occurred when Peterson struck a match to light a candle.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-05

A gas explosion in a shaft on Mike Stepovich's ground on 15 Below, Fair banks creek, resulted ill facial burns for Foreman Peterson. The explosion occurred when Peterson struck a match to light a candle.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-05

Ingersoll Watches, full stock Guaranteed Watches-Schaller AL aska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-05

Good program at the Liberty.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, September II tSpe
cial).-Potatoes. barrel. 1.o0a4 50. 10"
pounds. 1.25a3.oo; sweet potatoes. bar
rel. 1.50a3.75; yams. barrel. 1.0oa2 so.
beans, bushel. 1.25a1.50: beets. i0h
2.OOa3. 90; carrots, 100. 4.00a6.0 90, Gel
cry, crate. 1.50a2. 90; corn. dozen. 10a
10; cucumbers. basket. 76a1.50; egg
plants, basket, 40a60; lettuce. boz.
l.00a225; lima beans. bushel. 2.5oa
800: onions. 100 pounds, LOCAL.;
peppers, basket. 25a30; squash, basket
25a50; tomatoes, basket, 30a60; pack
ing stock, bushel, 75a90.
Apples, barrel, 1.00a2.60; bushel. ~
a1.25; cantaloupes, basket. 25a50-
crates, 86a1 90: honeydews. 1.b0a2.2i.
peaches. bushel, 50a1.2s; pears. ham
per. 35a75; huckleberries, quart, loa
is: watermelons. 100. 5.00a26.00.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Spring chickens.
pound. 25a29; leghorns, 23a26 old hens.
20a30: leghorns. 20: old roosters. 90;
ducks, 25a27: old ducks. 1920
pigeons, pair. 20a30; guinea fowl
each, 40a75.
Eggs-Receipts. 400 cases, native
and nearby current receipts offered
at 38a39.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 41a45: prints, 46a47; blocks.
44a46: ladies', 30a31; rolls. 2sa30;
st ore packed. 2s: dairy prints. 2ss3o;
process butter, 35aS6.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
SUGARS SHOW GAIN
in STOCK MARKET
Quiet Session Has Few
Changes OF importance.
Rail Shares Sell Off.
BY STUART r. WEST.

cpecial nspatcd TO The Star.
NEW YORK. September lin
the course Of the quiet two hours
finishing the week on the Stock Ex-
change, the market today showed few
changes or importance.
Some OF the sugar stocks continued
strong. giving further expression to
the opinion which Wall street formed
earlier in the week, that the sugar
trade had turned the corner. although
most OF the annual reports promised
10 be poor. Punta Allegro was up
more than a point and so was Amer
icAn Sugar Cuban American. which
had left off yesterday at 1874, crossed
a on large transactions.
Railway shares were not weak
but good deal of scattered selling
came in of the sort which is typical
when the jor upward movement
has halted Delaware and Hudson
and Union Pacific were low er. Kansas
City Southern, responding further
TO the opposition to the merger plans
IN the Southwest. dipped down again
ana was off altogether nearly 3 points
from it's high Of Yesterday morning
New York Central also had mod
crate decline.
Motor shares were mostly lower
without any great amount or pres
sure, but with still a manifest dis
position to sell around current prices
This was true of General Motors.
du Pont. Hudson, in fact, Of every
rhing. but Studebaker. which slooo
out strongly on a repetition Of the
story of an extra dividend. The re-
cent weakness in Mack Trucks was
saiA to have been due to the Hqui-
dation Of an unsuccessful speculative
operation and net so much through
any change in business conditions.
These have been going through the
showdown. customary at this ason
or the year, but not more so.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ATLANTA, September 11.-Textile
men Of the Southeast report that spin
ners are declining orders near Sum
mer price levels and that stocks Of
yarns have been soldOto the lowest
point since May. Most mills are pre-
pairing to resume full time operations.
DETROIT.-Net returns from the
Michigan gasoline tax for July
reached a new high record, totaling
31.0s6,02s. The largest previous net
collection in any one month was $977,.
01o. Estimates place total collections
for 1925 at 100000
BRIDGEVILLE. Del.-More than
800 carloads Of peaches have been
shipped from this station 30 tar this
season. The fruit, OF good quality,
grew in greater profusion than In
years. and brought good prices.
BOSTON.-Current orders Of the
Walworth Manufacturing Co. are run
ming % per cent ahead of last year
according to President Howard Coon.
ley. About "a per cent of the product
goes into building operations anA q
INen .paDt- -tnAa fsa&laGfN
Evening star., 1926-09-11
WALL STREET BRIEFS

NEW YORK. September IL OP.-
Steel mills of the country have in
creased operations about 21s per cent
In q week, estimates in the trade
placinS the present average at al
most e6 per cent of capacity, the high
est rate tho industry has shown for
some time. Independent companies
show the sharpest gain, their aver
axe being now around IS per cent
against about 81 per cent the pre-
ceding week. August shipments OF
the United States Steel Corporation
10 customers are estimated in excess
Of l,10o 900 tons and incoming bust
ness more than 1.050,000 tons.
The forthcoming report Of Inter
national Agricultural Corporation for
ngs Of about f1.400. 900 available for
preferred dividends. more than double
the requirement for it's SO, 900 900 is-
suo, said John J. Watson. IT., presa-
dent, on his return from abroad.
Yellow Truck and Coach Manufactur-
ing Co., said he know Of no pending
development to account for the rapid
rise in the 3 shares, and based on
tho present outlook, he anticipated
earnings in the current fiscal year
would closely correspond to those the
wear before. There are no sense
tionaI gains in our business in pros
pect for next year to indicate any
marked increase in earnings" he
added.
Continued active demand for steel
sheets is reported from the ~Chicago
district. Spot buying is good and
mills are booked four to six weeks
ahead.
Foreign trade Of the Soviet Union
In July was $3,244,5o0 less than in
June, largely due to unfavorable con-
lions for the purchase Of grain
for export, the Russian information
bureau reports. Imports exceeded ex
ports by s1,so26oo.
Net earnings Of OIL a Refining for
the year ended July 30 advanced to
$6,S41,215 from t3,S0S.516 the year be-
fore. Gross gained nearly $500. 900
10 1e,e0e ,lo2.
Control OF tho Lake Shore Power
Co. and the Toledo and Indiana Inter
urban has been acquired by Cities
Service Co
singer Manufacturing Co. declared
an extra dividend OF 81 a share in addi-
tion 70 the regular quarterly Of $3.50
. share, both payable September 80
to holders Of record September 10
Stockholders Of Pierce Arrow Motor
Car Co, have approved an increase
in common stock and authorized the
second preferred stock 10 be used to
liduidate the company's bonds and ac-
cuniulated dividends on the preferred
NJ fhA discretion Of the directorS
sharp drop in earnings for the
FIRST half Of 1925 Is reported by G. r.
Kinney Co.. Inc. Net income was
$32s.6S2. equal after preferred divi-
dends TO rs cents q share on the com
mon, In contrast to $5S2 in the
ASst half of 1925
Evening star., 1926-09-11
BANK CLEARINCS SHOW ADVANCE
jOF Ia PER CENT OVER LAST WEEK
Ten of IS Largest Cities Report Gains,
New York Improvement Being Greatest.
Local Financial Notes.

all upward movements therein have
been relatively minor"
Relative to the automobile industry
! the Alexander Hamilton Institute
says;
During the irst six months Of 1895
General Motors produced 621,700 cars
against Ss7.1oo in the first half OF
1926, gain Of 63.2 per cent. Oakland
sales increased s4.4 per cent. Cadillac
1915 per cent Buick S3.1 per cent and
Chevrolet 52.1 per cont The figures
| suggest that part of this gain in the
| business Of General Motors was made
at the expense Of some Of the other
| companies. The total production OF
all companies increased 1913 per cent
AS against this rate Hudson.Essex
gained only 81 per cent. while WHY'S
Overland decreased S.s per cent
Studebaker 11.3 per cent and Ford
1872 per cent. Among the companies
which increased production were
NashAjax Ss.4 per cent. Dodge 81
per cent. Chrysler 33.s per cent, Star
s0.2 per cent Hupp 1916 per cent and
Paige-Jewett 1s.1 per cent"
Yearbook Has Surplus.
Ii is announced that the yearbook,
Dollars and Sense." issued by Wash.
.ington Chapter. A. T. B.. came out
with q surplus this year for the first
time. For their unusual success great
credit is due to the staff which pub
lishcd 1t and which was composed Of
Miss Lois A. White. Norman f. Tow
son, William NJ. Rankin, jr.: George
Shisler and IT. NJ. Turner, with F. ?.
Fl. Siddons as business manager:
George McClennan. r. c. Steffe and
, W. T. Van Doren, assistant managers,
and H. II. Darneiile, circulation man
Personal and Other Notes.
T. F. Schneider. jr., treasurer of
the Continental Trust Co., has re.
signed his position to devote bits entire
time TO his real estate interests.
John D. Crowie jr.. a. director OF
the Planters Bank at Stauntor. is
spending a few days in Washington
visiting John B. Cochran, president OF
the Franklin National Bank. Mr.
Cochran il also president Of the Staun
tom bank.
Harry Mckee, president of the Ma
ttonal Capital Bank, will be among
the local bankers attending the con.
vention Of the American Bankers AS
sociation at Los Angeles next month
He Is a very valuable member Of the
association, as he keeps in the closest
possible touch with all matter relat
ing to banking legislation.
Preparations are being made by Dill
lon, Read & Co. to make a loan Of ap
proximately $40 .oo0, 900 to the German
Siemens group. The issue. it is under
stood. will have a, participating fea
ture and will be offered around par
Three-quarters will be offered in this
market
Tho dividend just paid by the Penn
sylvania Railroad was the 10th con,
Secutfve disbursement Of the kind
which the company has made.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Bank clearings for tho Ave days
this week with Labor day omitted
show an increase of IA per cent over
the corresponding period last week
the total for the United States being
Sc, ,66s.124,0o0. Ten Of tho 23 larges1
cities reported gains. the improv.
ment in New York being the largest
Outside of New York, the total il
$2,681.124 900 a decline of less than
per cent. Cities showing q loss this
week include. Chicago, Philadelphia
Pittsburgh. Baltimore, ST. Louis and
several of the other Central and
Southern cities. 6,
Business in the first week in Sep
tenber as measured by the volume OF
check payments, still continued te
record increased activity over a veal
ago. according to the weekly state
ment Of the Department Of Commerce
Wholesale prices declined as com
pared with the previous week and Q
year ago. Business failures for the
numerous than either a week ago OF
year ago.
After eight consecutive months OF
decline Dun's index number for Sep
tembef 4 shows an advance. The
rise isronly trifling. being but os per
cent. and the general price level con-
rinues TO be considerably below that
Of wear ago.
Farmers Still I'm Hard Luck.
The plight Of the farmers in the
Middle West appears to be showing
little Improvement, according to q
letter received by Washington
banker. Oats are now selling for
22 cents bnshel that< it cost so
cents bushel to raise" the letter
stated. The heavy rainfalls are the
cause. In some instances the oats
have sprouted in the stacks and In
many cases II has been impossible to
get them threshed. Corn is also re.
ported to be backward and only warm
weather and late frosts will make
possible good Yields and financial re-
turns on this very important crop.
Rain was needed but in no such huge
proportions as the weather man sup
piled
Moody Reviews Market.
Moody's Weekly Review Of Finan
cial Conditions says:
the previous high levels OF this year
Probably the advance represents, in
part, the Autumn buying for invest
ment and, In part. the large supply OF
funds which almost always shows it
self during August and the early
portion of September.
I'm the stock market the special
feature Is the strength in rails. Ii
has been the habit Of the rails FOL
many wears to show great strenEth
during the latter stages OF an upward
swing; and meantime the last really
major bull movement in rats termi
mated in December, 1909 Since then
Evening star., 1926-09-11
RETAIL TRADE GAINS.
Stores in Baltimore Running g Per
Cent Ahead Of Year Ago.
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE, September Ire
tail stores in tho Baltimore district
are doing a larger business than they
did at this time a year ago.
August sales were nearly per cent
greater than they were in August.
1928, and that rate Of gain has been
maintained thus far in September.
Merchants continue to buy in com.
paratively small quantities, but re-
order frequently. Prices are lower
than they were a year ago. but intro
duction of economies has been effec.
tive in maintaining the margin of
profit.
Outlook for holiday trade this year
Is described as even more promising
than it was in 1925, which. it will be
recalled. was one Of the most pros.
porous periods business interests ever
realized.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
FOREIGN BOND LIST
DRAWSATTENT|ON
Dealings on Smaller Scale.
italian Issues Firm.
Some Oils Heavy.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch 30 The star
NEW YORK. September i1-For-
eiSn bonds still absorbed large
part OF trading attention a the close
OF the week. Dealings were NOT on
as large a scale as vest erday. when
the Italian government 1s had their
extraordinary turnover bur prices
were we'll maintained throughout the
list. Italian issues kept their gain.
and go did most of the French bonds
japanese 61qs came to the front.
crossing 9S for the hrst time this
wear and provided the real featura
OF the session. Jueosav IS were ur
a half point also. showing that what
was gong on was a search for az
trdctive returns rather than specu-
lation based on improved conditions
abroad
In the domestic list there was no
uniformity or movement Some Of
The oils were distinctly heavy. among
them Barnsdall 6s which got down
10 9S compared with the high on the
preceding day Of 99i4. On the other
hand Sinclair Pipe Line 6s were
strong. making Il new high at 81
SkellN Oil 6l2s. or which the conver.
sion privilege expires September 3n
next. although the notes do not ma
LuIc ""NA q NCn' ~ tet' Sclu just ADONs
14l. compared with q high earlier in
the week OF l4G. Sinclair IS we're off
fractionally. There was fairly heavy
trading in General Petroleum 5s
without much change In price. An
advance in Punta Allegro Is was the
feature IN the sugar movement. The
International Mercantile Marine SIS
rallied fractionally. international
Telephone and Telegraph SIS fell of
with the stock.
Although allotments of the new AZ
per cent certificates Of Indebtedness
have not been announced a markN
for the bonds was being made tcda
by dealers on a when issued" hasis
at 80 81-32 bid. offered at 100 1.3"
Listed United States Government ci,
legations were practically unchanged
TODAY
Evening star., 1926-09-11
TRADE GOES FORWARD.
Speeding Up Of Industry Noted in
Bradstreet's Review.

NEW YORK. September II P).--
Bradstreets s says: Reports this week
confirm earlier advices OF the
markedly forward progress in trade
and the even more pronounced ad-
vance in industry during the latter
part of August and the first days OF
September.
With the close Of the vacation sea
son and the opening Of the schools
retail buying has held its previous
gains and expanded still further, while
additional reports from industries. out
side Of building, show a further speed
ing up Of operations. this more espe-
cially in cotton.mill work. shoe fac.
tories ingot steel production and au-
tomobile output. -
Wholesale and retail distribution
has been further aided by State fairs.
expositions and other public shows,
although the latter have been handi-
capped by heavy rains. especially in
the Central West and Northwest.
Weekly bank clearings, T.1S2.'
1868 900.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
WHEAT PRICES DROP
ON OFFICIAL REPORTS
U. S. and Canadian Estimates Are
Construed as Bearish-Corn
Values Are Firm.


CHICAGO, September 11.-whea
values took an early swing down
grade today following publication nj
the United States and Canadian gov
ernment crop reports, which Were
construed as bearish. After startinG :
u TO "a lower. wheat underwent
slight recovery all around. Corn d.
played firm unoertone. Starting .
10 y off. the market later scored
slight general rise. Oats showed in
dependent strength and provision
were steady. in line with hog values
The estimates on the United STATE
and Canadian crops as set forth il
the reports OF Yesterday will have -,
important immediate bearing or
wheat values. traders said today. The
Washington report was only slight,
lower than expected, while the Cana
dian figures were about as expected
The combined reports indicate 15o.
600 900 bushels more wheat for Mort n
America than last year.
The Canadian estimate of $500
900 bushels for the three provinces
with the July ] estimate OF 29S 900 ,ohr
bushels, led to a rush of selling OF
wheat here at the outset. On III"
downturn in values. however. ths
market met with stubborn absorb
ton. which brought about a quick re
action from the low points.
There we're scattered rains in the
Prairie provinces yesterday with a
forecas st Of probably showers for Mani
toba today A report from Albert
said that harvest conditions were pa
slyzed because Of wet weather. man!
fields being flooded and cities filled
with unemployed laborers.
Weather over the major portion ~
the corn belt is not such that the crop
will hasten to maturity during Tho
next few weeks. Private reports. how
ever. show no rain in the belt with
temperatures somewhat higher than
VeSte erdaV.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. September II R).-
Foreign exchanges firm Quotations
In cents. Great Britain, demand,
4S5b; cables. 4S5 So 60.day bills on
banks, 4S1 116. France, demand, $50:
cables, 2s1. italy. demand. 3.S1:
cables, 3.62.
Demand-Belgium. PA Germany.
2s.S1 u: Holland. 1905 Nodway, 1856:
sweden. c6.73: Denmark, 2656:
Sw' 'tzerland. 7'.91: Spain. 1852;
Greece. 1.16A: Poland. 11.25: Czecho-
slotaliIa, go: Jugosiavia, LII: Aus
tria, 14.12h; Rrman!a. .50K; Argen-
tina. 1880. Brazil 1915: Toxic, 4S31L:
Shanghai. $500; Montreal. 100.141-16
Evening star., 1926-09-11
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL.

NEW YORK, September IL LR).--
The Mississippi Central Power Cor.
poration. recently incorporated in Bal
timore, is reported in Wall Street to
be designed as holding company
Tor the consolidation Of several prop.
critics now controlled by the Electric
Bond and Share Co. Among the
companies in that region owned bv
Electric Bond interests are the Arkan.
sas Light and Power Co., louisa ma
Power and Light Co. and the Mis-.
sissippi Power and Light Co.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
WILL FORM COMBINr

NEW YORK, September II LP
reports reaching the financial dis
trlct from Berlin indicate that a cor,,
oinatlon to control the manufa ctI,r.
OF benzine from Ignite will soon bs
erected by the Standard OH 90 AZ
New Jersey. the Royal Dutch Shell
group and the German Gasoline 90
former SHINES subsidiary. S,ard
ara OIL Co. officials recently admitted
tnelr interest in new processes ~
produce synthetic fuel. but denied
,nd. any agreements had been con.
cluded with German firms '''
Evening star., 1926-09-11
RAW WOOL ACTIVE.

BOSTON, September II (Speciai).-
Raw wool prices held within the re-
cent range today. but the market was
exceptionally active, with practically
all grades in good demand. The
active August buying movement has
continued into the current month and
dealers interpret this an a forecast Of
a buster Fall than usual.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
BIG CHAIN STORE SALES.

NEW YORh September y UpI-
eales OF the 10 leading chain sto1e
companies OF the country for the
eight months ended August RI as-
sregated $345.53c4 4s1. establishing a
new high record for any simila;
reriod in the country's history. The
increase over the correspondiEe Z
months last year amounted 10 $40.-
:o7.ss7. or 1335 per cent while the
sain in August business alone was
more than per cent above that OF
August, 1925
Evening star., 1926-09-11
LUMBER SHIPMENTS GAIN

NEW YORK, September II R).-
A slight decrese in production ano a
moderate increase in shipment were
reported by the larger soft wood lum'
ber mills Of the country for the week
ended September t. Operations Of the
hardwood mills for the same period
indicated little change in the volume
of production and new business.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
SHEET GAUGE CHANGED.

EEW YORK. September IL LP).-
Youngstown district manufacturers
~ ttsll Anished sheet steel (automobile
bodteG) today announced a change in
the basic gauge on which price
quotations are based The change
Utll raise the price of the gauge most
generally used for automobile bodies.
The basic Suage hereafter will be Is
10 20. instead OF "a. The basic price
TOR Is to 20 gauge sheets was an
rounced at $2.25 a hundred. un.
changed The differential caused bv
the new method. however makes the
price Of 81 gauge $2.4o a hundred
instead of t2.so, an advance of 81 a
ton.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
MAY RECEIVE RIGHTS.

NEW YORK. September IL lR.-
Stockholders Of the A. M. Byers Co.
shortly are expected to receive rights
for the purchase Of either common OF
preferred stock. Increases in both
issues recently we're authorized. Pro
ceeds from the sale probably will be
used to retire the company's funded
debt
Evening star., 1926-09-11
POTATO MARKET WEAK.

CHICAGO, September IL .LR.-Po-
tatoes-Receipts. 10s cars; on track,
1877; total United States shipments
sS5: early trading good but slow ed
up later; market weak. prices .declin-
ing: Wisconsin sacked round whites
2.65a2.s0; few early sales higher;
Minnesota sacked early Ohios. few
sales 2.6O; Idaho sacked Rurals
?.s5a3.00.
Evening star., 1926-09-11
SUGAR DEMAND LARGE

NEW YORK. September II (P,-
recent strength of the sugar sbaras
renects the Improvement i'm the sm..o,
inoustry. Spot raw sugar is now ssIr
ing at the highest prices Of tho st.a
son and the current demand for tho
pfoouct is reported unusually largo
due to the canning season.