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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
ASHTON HEIGHTS.

ASHTON HEIGHTS, Va, July IT
SpeciaO.-At the semi-monthly meet
ing Of the Woman's Club Tuesday
night the advantages and benefits of
affiliating with the Virginia Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs were discussed.
It was the general opinion that much
could be gained by acquiring men,
bership with the federation, and,
sentiment favoring. 1t will be brought
about some time in the near future.
The visiting committee reported
that its treasury had been greatly
enlarged by the proceeds of the card
party given last week. This money
was appropriated for the purchase OF
flowers for the sick. Screens have
been made for the clubhouse.
It was announced that at the next
social meeting, July 81. a music re-
cital will be presented by the pupils
Of Mrs. Maude Payne Of Clarendon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
ADMITS $500, 900 ROBBERY
Man Held as Bank Hold-Up Sus-
pect Confesses in Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE,, July II P.-Mat-
thew Mcneil, arrested several days
ago in Superior, Wis, as a suspected
bank robber, confessed today to par
ticipation In the robbery of the North
western National Bank of Milwaukee
in December, 1924, when several rob-
bers escaped with $500, 900 in cash and
securities.
Henry A. Deigman, cashier at the
Northwestern National, identified Nc
Neil as the man who held a gun
against his body during the hold-up.
Mcneil was one of a band Of six
arrested in Superior, but thus Tar
none of the others has been con-
nected with the Milwaukee robbery.
Each Of the six was heavily armed.
and b sawed-off shotgun was found
in the automobile in which they were
travelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
MUSICIAN FAv0Rs JAZZ.
French Opera Composer Declares
He Loves Modern Music.

PARIS. July II R.-The conde-
scending attitude hitherto assumed by
musical Paris toward jazz as q form of
music received q decided shock when
Il found a highly respected composer
like Andre Messenger among the ad.
nirers of jazz.
The composer Of "Veronique, Beau.
caire," and other works which count
as classics in light opera, has come
out with the declaration, II adore jazz
American jazz And am not the only
musician to love 1t! How can a must
clan fail to love jazz? It has brought
us new rhythms, new harmonies, a new
Instrumentation and has awakened in
Us new sensations, in short. il has
created something new"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
CHILD HURT in AUTO.

Henry 0Gutt, r., q Years Old,
Victim Of Accident IN D. Q.
special Dispssch % The star.
CLARENDON. Va, July 17.-EIenry
O1futt, jr., years OF age, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Offutt Of Cherry
dale, was seriously injured when the
automobile In which he wns riding
with his mother at the wheel cpllided
with a parked truck at fourteenth
and Anes streets northeast. Wash
ington, II. c.. yesterday.
The child was rushed to Casualty
Hospital, where 1t was stated today
he has good chance for recovery.
He was cut about the head and body.
Another child. Ella, years Of age,
received slight bruises.
It Ii said that the collision occurred
when Mrs. Ohutt, in attempting to
avoid striking q passing automobile,
lost control Other car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
INDIAN HELD IMMUNE.
American Aborigine Believed Free
From Scarlet Fever.

LAWRENCE. Kans., July II OP9.-
The American Indian Is naturally i'm
p. Sherwood Of the University of Kan
sas, who has made an extensive study
of the disease among Indians. DIR.
Sherwood bases his conclusions on OBJ
servations made at Haskell Institute
here, on Questionnaires sent to nearly
100 Indian agencies, and on the testi-
fnony Of 81 physicians who have had
many years Of experience In treat
ing Indians.
Only IL of the 81 physicians re-
ported ever having found the disease
among Indians, were in doubt and
IS reported that they had never OBJ
served It among their patients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Essay Contest to Close.

MOUNT RAINIER, Nd, July l7.-
The essay contest being sponsored BY
the Mount Rainier Chamber of Com
nerce among school children Of 10
years and under will close Monday.
why Chamber Of Conmerce? Is
the subject. An electric waffle iron
Nill be awarded the winner. The
papers win be judged by Mrs. Cath.
crime Il. Reed, supervising principal
aOf the schools; Mrs. Jeurie James,
taaches nd tlie = ~ Is q 4xsadlezA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

Because Of the work done BY
student strilkebreakers in the British
general strike, Thomas Cowan, q
Latin ship owner, has given Edin.
burgh University gift Of $50 900 be-
cause, he said. he was greatly inn
pressed By the work the students
gave III the crisis. The gift, he ex-
planned, was not because they were
merely s'strlIxebreaIxer but their
work showed the pluck ana courage
" ne university trained men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Largest Passenger ship Launched.

the MaiOI0. which has recently been
launched at Philidelpi1ia. Is the Iarg-
est passenger ship thus far ever
displace $4,000 tons and il $50 feet
long with beam 81 SO feet. Included
I'm her equipment win be two motion
picture theaters, swimming pool and
|chiIdreSi'e playground. The crew will
number 800 ana 6e3 passengers can
p 0ccpnAncd ated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
should Keep Cigars Lighted.

Sir Humphfy RollestOn, professor
OF physics ct Cambridge University,
has recently issued 4 warning against
allowing cigars and pipes to Ego OUT
His research. he said In 4 lecture.
q cigar ur pipe ne abBOrbs na0re poi
son then N would from ~ continued
nnanlkns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Finds Oldest Corporation.

In recent years corporation law.
yers have been searching the records
Is locate the oldest corporations stiIl
Yin existence. Several have aspired
10 the honor, but d mining corpora
ton III Sweden Incorporated In li9S,
seems 70 be the oldest Of record to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

f0rFe0 TO ~. u. 4uUk AAeOe1, - - -
me event the test IL required, $1,000
van appropriated TO pay the costs 70
the county. An order was entered Tor
! Excitement with James Dunn Tor g
right ~ way for the Falls Church road
IN 4 basis OF $50, and condemnation
nroceedin0s were ordered commenced.
tina hoard decided to take up at Its
ne1f meeting, the question OF proposed
chaY,eef in the law as TO electric light
inauecffons, and to require the in
spector to pay to the county treasurer
sin tees received by him and receive
4 salary and allowance Tor expenses.
Al letter was received from the state
had added 3 miles Of road TO Mount
Vernon 10 Route 81 Of the state sys-
fer,f. Messrs. Larlin and Leigh re.
norted that ] bridge over Difnculk
mi, On the road between Hunter and
stewards Mn was not needed. and
IRE report WAS adopted. A report Of
fhe committee on claims for sheep and
fowls killed by dogs was received
ana audited. 1t was ordered that q
nIairn be made to the State for 3267.2O.
representing one.half the amount paid
BY the county for the heads Of crows,
hawks and other vernliTi.
Or. William r. Cation, with Mr..
Smith, his assistant, and Meesrs.
Woodson and Gaines. wednesday Ian
Inspected the schools 81 Falls Church
district ana procured samples Of the
drinlkinG water TO be sent 10 Rich.
rnor,d Tor analysis. on Friday similar
visits were made to the schools 81
Pr0yidence district.
a meeting Of Pioneer Grange was
held IN the Grange Hall at MasongilIe
wednesday last. a class Of SIX can
didates was Initiated. a.. M. Loonlis
of washington delivered an address
outlining plans Tor securing the M
tl0nAt nieeting A th6 GFaMG'S q 1871
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-19
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, Jan. Is.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000; fed
steers mostly steady; only moderately
active; buyers selective; yearlings
scarce in broadcast demand, some
strong weight heavies held over; sew
eral loads 1850 "a HOO; latter price
top on .matured steers; best long year
lings lilo: bulk fat steers $3.50
1850: practically everything in killed
flesh: stockers and feeders firm most
ly 7.00@S.25; choice stock steady to
strong; bulls steady to Is lower; veal
ers about steady at i3.00@13.50.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; opened
mostly rs higher. closed dull; big
packers bought meagerly; bulk desir-
able 100 to 1S0-pound weights 12.75@
1900; 140 to 150-pound selections
largely 13.00@13.25: top 1870 pounds
up 1925; 100 pounds up 1900: major
ity better 100 to 225-pound averages
t235@12.6g: bulk good and choice 240
to 300-pound butchers 1900 1880;
bulk packing sows 10.40@10.S5: .desir-
able killing pigs 1S.00q 1850: shippers
took 10000: estimated holdover $4,000.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; fat lambs
active; feeding lambs mostly weak to
Is lower: spots on better grade fat
lambs around steady: top 1850: bulk
better grades 14.75@15.25; feeding
lambs upward to 1926; best yearllng
wethers 1925: fat sheep steady; bulk
desirable fat ewes S.5099.25.
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FINANCIAL NEWS
M

house statement, call money held
steady at IL per cent, although a
shading of that figure was again re-
ported in the outside market" Time
Money and commercial paper rates
were unchanged.
Foreign exchanges held steady in
quiet trading. Demand sterling ruled
around $4.S5 "a aud French francs at
$40 cents.
Competition from more than $780,
600 in new offerings forced a sharp
curtailment in the volume of bond
dealings today but prices held fairly
firm. The total turnover barely ex-
ceeded that of last Saturdays half
holiday session.
Reports that a new Serbian loan
Of possibly 100000 would be ar
ranged if the Jugo- Slavian debt mis-
sion Is successful in reaching a set
Element with the United States were
given color by the strength and ac-
tivity of Serbian IS which crossed
SO to the highest price in more than
a year. Swiss 5hs also were
strengthened by loan reports al
though bankers usually identified
with Swiss financing have denied
that any fiotation was being arrang-
ed.
Buying of Austrian rs, German
General Electric IS, German Renten-
bank rs and Finland Is combine to
give foreign obligations the best APP
pearance OF any group.
Most of the leading convertible
railroad liens moved up in sympathy
with the stocks of these carriers.
although price movements were not
uniformly upward. Norfolk and
Western, Chesapeake and Ohio and
Delaware and Hudson issues scored
substantial gains and good demand
also developed for Chicago Great
Western fours and Chicago and
Eastern Illinois 5s.
Trading interest in the industrial
group centered in Bethlehem Steel
6s, Sinclair Oil IS. Rogrs Brown 7s
and Federal Metals Is, which aver
aged gains of about point. Local
traction issues made good progress
in recovering from last weeks slump.
Public offerings will be made by
Dillon. Read and Company tomorrow
of $10,000,O00 Fisk Rubber 5 year 51a
percent notes at 9SK to yield over
$50 percent Today's principal Of
ferings, including $22.500, 900 Western
United Gas and Electric Bonds and a
$4,000 issue for the Crown william
cite Paper Company, were promptly
subscribed.
Total sales 1852 900.
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Chicago Produce Market
(By the Associated Press)

Chicago, Jan. 10.
Persistent buying that swallowed
up all surplus offerings gave lift to
wheat values at the last today despite
earlier declines. substantial de-
crease Of the United States visible sup
ply Of wheat was stimulating factor
and so. too, was prospective cold
weather likely to catch part Of the win
ter wheat crop without protection;
to lie net higher, May LIAR to 1,74I
and July 1.51R to 1919. Corn finished
at ac to &C advance. oats he off to &c
UP. and provisions showing % to soc
A AZ first the chief influence in the
wheat market was an estimate from
the United States department Of agri-
culture that the world crop Of wheat
for the 1925.1926 season will total T.
0e0, 000,000 bushels as compared with
sOsi 100000 bushels last year arr p thie
estimate were given further impetus
BY larger world shipments last week
and by. an increase of wheat and -four
afoat for Europe. Then came predic-
tions that sharp drop in temperature
pointed oHt that considerable winter
wheat territory is bare Of snow cover
ing. II was at this juncture that buy
ing began to broaden and then upturns
In the market set in.
renewal OF strength III wheat pTlCcS,
however. manifested itself chiefly DUR
.sssuIsnq 10 inou Jtvq Iguu eul SUI
ible supply decrease, s05.000 bushels,
which was announced about this time.
proved smaller than many traders had
expected. the fact remained that total
stocks were shown to be only 40 100000
bushels against S3,161.000 bushels last
year. With talk also current Of possi-
BILE danger to winter wheat, the market
closed at nearly the days tor figures.
UnfAvorAb1e weather conditions in
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New York Produce Market

New YORK. Jan. lS.-(AP1.
FLOUR-Firm: spring patents and
hard winter straights 9.25@9.75; soft
winter straights 5000 900.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No dark
northern spring 6 New York lake
and rail and No. Q hard winter f
lake and rail 1893: No. mixed durum
do. 1904; No. 2 Manitoba do. in bond
1.S1.
CORN-Spot firm; No. 2 yellow c 4 (
track New York all rail 96s; No. 3 vel
low do 93s.
OATs--spot barely steady; No. .
white So.
PoRK-Firm; mess $3.50; family
80. 90 a 400.
LARD-Strong: middle west 1890
1900.
SUPERINTENDENT receipts 4643;
creamery higher than extras 44@44k:
do. extras. 90 score, 431 643a: DO. firsts.
SO to 81 score, ALI @43: packing stock
current make Ne. 2 81.
EGGS-Firmer: receipts 1913: fresh
gathered extra firsts 39@40; do. stor-
age unQuoted fresh gathered firstss37
q 80; do. storage 24@25; fresh gath
cred seconds 34@36; do. storage COG
23a: nearby hennery whites closely Sc
lected extras 47@4S: nearby and near
by western hennery whites firsts to av-
erage extras 42@46 nearby pullets 81
@39: nearby hennery browns extras
43@4S: Pacific coast whites extras
1870 40; do. frsts to extra firsts 80
a 43l
PoTAToEs-Dull ard weak; New
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RMNEW YORK MARKET
lures OF the Days Dealings in All
ldi the Leading Stocks

II" iork, Jan. 1S-(By the Asso-
n' ~ Fres)-Stock prices made ire
iecoVery from recent weakness
n ySaays market. Closing quota
'It disclosed a long list of net gains
'H's from fractions to points in
aVu'e ISSUES. The volume of
-Hs was the highest of any full
.His year, total sales falling
* " 100000 shares,
lsiiy, like the reaction which
ro u, was not associated with
Igf Avs developments. 1t received
! ktionse from short covering OPP
presumably based on the
tsn ,nat last weeks sharp decline
sa.tpotarlly corrected the weak
\ fom;lical position of the market.
~ Sls ,ilssion houses reported that
pre was was largely of a professional
y ~ H. puohc buying being restricted
him. uncertainty over the forth
pring business >' LIE u '"
teat fv.ty markets were irregular.
H. ,nulures advanced a cent or
tlsb ; pesnei In reflection of the
!. kklv yw;s csrI placed upon the
kSnoi is,ole supply figures. Cotton
4 etterrV i ~, higher to s points lower,
Y fenor BUSINESS in comon goods be-
kbpba,..e Coffee closed 5 points
:. s%a sss 81 % points lower. Raw SUI
Is weua ac,hanged. but raw sugar flu
! - 70 points net higher on
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buying by houses with Cuban connec.

buying by houses with Cuban connec-
tions.
U. S. Steel common rallied points
to 13o IA and then lost half it's gain,
some of the buying being Influenced
by confirmed reports that directors
would raise the extra dividend from
SO to IS cents at the meeting next
week. Schloss Sheffield jumped 8
points to 125 and Republic closed a
point higher, but the other steels
showed only fractional changes.
Heavy accumulation of Norfolk and
Western, which advanced IA points
to new high record at 1856 IA, re-
vived rumors of an early lease of that
property to the Pennsylvania. Trad
ing in the other rails was featureless,
although moderate gains were record
ed by Chesapeake and Ohio, Laclla =
wanna and Frisco common and pre-
ferred.
Buoyancy again developed in a
number of specialties. California
Packing scared over seven points to
1913 ga, the highest price ever re-
corded and net gains of 3 to points
were recorded by Air Reduction. AM
erican Brake Shoe and Foundry, Con-
tinental insurance, Foundation Com
pany, Oppenheim Collins and u. S.
Cast Iron Pipe.
The element Of short contracts was
particularly noticeable in the motor
industry. Pierce Arrow rallied over
points to 106 "a and then eased to
106. General Motors closed points
higher at 11S rs, and Chrysler.
WHY'S Overland, Jordan. Pierce-Ar-
row common and Hudson showed net
gains of to 2 points
Despite the large surplus in reserve
shown in last Saturdays clearing
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Boston Produce Market

Boston. Jan. Is.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle $50 16s
BUTTER-Extras 49, q A.; firsts Al
943.
CHEESE-Fresh choice 2oI@26.
CORN--No. 2 yellow 1000 l.01.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown eX-
tras 47G4S: white and mixed extras
As q 46; eastern extras 44q AZ; western
extras 1904.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 1876 sacks:
special short 10.65@10.75; standard
9.50@10.65.
HAY-No. 9 timothy 26G27.
thanksgiving 27030.
OATS-Forty pounds 60@61.
PORK-Medium backs 3S042.
POTATOES-Green Mountains 4.5o
@465 per 100 pounds; sweets per bas-
ket 4.65 q 500.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 100-barrel lots
less . per cent. for cash.
VEAI-11@25.
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New Oil Deposits
Sought From Shale
Deposits Burning Mt.

Santa Barbara, CAL, Jan. lS-(AP)
-When forest fire ignited an oil
shale deposit far up on the head
quarters of Santa Ynez river in
santa Barbara National Forest. the
smoke curling upward became a bea
con attracting interest Of biologists.
heretofore. knowledge that such
snale deposits existed was possessed
only by forest rangers, hunters, or the
rev persons VINO have on occasions
wandered through that section.
None had given thought to the nro.
bable value of these Oil shales Now
biologists are making a survey Of
the shale, and Oil prospectors are
oelvlng deeper into the wiids search-
ing Tor oil structures and anticlinaI
features.
santa Ynez river has its source far
pack between the Santa Ynez and
oan Rafael moutain ranges. Its cam
yon Is narrow and steep, with high
ridges looming above a winding chan
mel. These ridges are the SUBMITS of
OIL shale deposits. One such deposjt
Is heaved up some three miles below
gibraltar dam, which Santa Barbara
city built across the canyon to con-
serve Hood waters for municipal u,,e.
Inc forest fire swept across this
snale, lgnited the brush which had
round root in earth covering the shale
and heat started the. shale, burning.
Three miles above this blaze, a col
umn of smoke shows where another
large deposit has been ignited. These
OIL fires are on the surface and as the
OIL is burned from the shale, the shale
having no binding, slips down the
mountain. uncovering other live shale
for the fires finder, and in this way
these fires gradually ara burning the
mountain slopes. Unless quenched
Dy heavy storms, the fires would in
time change the appearances OF the
country.
Biologists believe that underlying
these shale deposits there may be ma
tural Oil reservoirs, but before they
could be developed, large expense
would be involved in building roads
into the region, because It il wild and
boulder strewn, accessible only on
foot or horseback.
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York bulk per $50 pounds 1900 500:
Long Island do. 9.0U6y25: Maine do.
By Beck

York bulk per $50 pounds 1900 500;
Long Island do. s.0U@y.25; Maine do.
S.23W8.76.
CABBAG ES-Dull; New York white
per ton $4,000 $780,. Florida per IL
bushel hamper 5000 $40.
No change occurred in the local raw
sugar market today but the undertone
was firm. Sales of 1900 bags of Gu
ban for prompt shipment and 1000
bags of Porto Rican due February, re-
ported at All.
Raw sugar futures we're higher in
sympathy with the steadiness of the
spot market. Final prices were at
about the best and one to four points
net higher on covering and buying by
houses with Cuban connections. JAN
uary closed 2.37. March 2.41, May 2.53,
July 2.64, September 2.76.
Only light inquiry was reported for
refined sugar Prices wer unchanged
at 5.00@5.20 for fine granulated.
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Wall Street Briefs

New York. Jan. 1S.-tAP)--A pro-
posed increase of 500. 900, 600 in the
authorized amount of preferred
stock of the Northern States Power
Company of Delaware. will be acted
upon by stockholders at their an
nual meeting on February 10. 1t is
planned to increase the 100000
shares, 500 par to 100000 shares
500 par, to enable the company to
provide for new service demands
and to acquire additional properties
A compilation of the resources OF
the larger banks of the country by
the Financial Age shows that of the
$4,000 banks and trust companies
1862 have deposits of $15,O00,000 and
above. Total deposits of these banks
at the close of 1925 aggregated $50.
S49. $4,000 compared with $21, 340,-
3Sb, 900 the year before and $14, 493..
476,OOO in 1920.
Public offering today Of $4,000, on
Commercial Credit Company first
preferred stock, was oversubscribed
Texas dispatches received In Wall
Street say Humble Oil and Refining
Ingleside on Corpus Christi Bay and
on the ship channel from Port Ar.
kansas to Corpus Christi. The COM
pany is surveying for a pipe line
from Noleda in Duva1 county, where
. new salt dome pool has been dis
covered. to Ingleside. It is planned
also, it is said, to build either a tank
farm or q refinery.
Substantially larger business from
the automobile industry than year
ago is understood to have improved
the finances of Standard Textile
Products. which has been re.organ-
ized. An official of the company
places earnings for 1926 after inter.
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Expert Advice

When your car is suddenly taken ILL., you go
to the best doctor of automobiles you know.
You have plenty of respect for piano tuners,
cobblers and watchmakers-but you don't 60
to any one of them when your car is sick.
If possible, you go to the doctor who spe-
ciaizes in repairing the same make of cars as
yours. He'll know what is the matter with it
and just what needs to be done.
Expert advice, that is what you want!
And you'll get the same kind of expert
advice on buying, selling renting, employing,
and business propositions from the Kennebec
Journal A-B-C Classified Section!
Each different classification in this section
is an expert It will give you an experts ad-
vice. It will tell you just what needs to be
done.
Reading these opportunities and then
answering them is putting experts advice
into action!
The A-H.c Classified Ads
Always the Same-ln Service
Always DiHsrent-ln Opportunity
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the corn area made the corn market
firm from the outset. Oats swayed
with wheat, houses with eastern con-
nections buying oats on declines.
Provisions rose with corn and hogs.
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Willie: / looked through the key
hole last night when Mays fellow
called on her.
Pa: What did yousfind out?
Willie: The electric light.--GooA
Hardware.