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Evening star., 1926-04-17
Your Banker, Knows.

When in doubt about a security
consult your banker. 1t is equally as
much his interest as your to protect
your savings. You trust him with
your deposits-why not trust him
with your investment problems7
Evening star., 1926-04-17
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

SANDY RUN, Pa, April 1.-THE
NJ. $. Kemmerer Coal Go. is preparing
to start extensive stripping operations
TO uncover new anthracite veins this
summer.
ST. CLOUD, Minn.-A fall of snow
in this section has left considerable
moisture in the soil. This Is delaying
the planting of oats, but the benefits
from the moisture are expected to
more than offset the delay.
CHICAGO.-Colds storage holdings of
butter total 17.390.000 pounds com
pared with 1o,S75 900 at this time
wear ago American cheese holdings
are 3s,026.000 pounds compared with
27,716,000 last year and holdings of
eggs 21.S44,000 dozen as compared
with IL 1853 900 dozen last year.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.--New Bed
ford mills are operating between 75
and S5 per cent of capacity. while In
some cases looms are being operated
nights.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-Missouri
fruit was not seriously damaged by
the cold weather of the late Winter,
according to Federal and State agri-
cultural authorities.
NEW NS.--Manufac cturers
of cigars here say their sales for the
last three months have exceeded those
Of the first quarter last year by 25 to
80 per cent.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-The volume
Of jewelry business now Is 10 per cent
ahead Of that a year ago, which in turn
was IS per cent ahead of 1924. Dia-
monds of the smaller size are in sharp
demand.
PITTSBURGH.-St bar demand
Is getting better. Mills are anticipat-
ing orders from the PENNSYLVANIA
highway department for the bars to
reinforce 80 miles of paved highway.
Similar orders from other States are
rumored.
HOUSTON.-Averag daily produc-
ton of crude oil in the coastal and
south Texas fields the last week was
162,295 barrels, drop of 6,s55 from
the preceding week.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
BALTIMORE INTERESTS
ACQUIRE BAY FRONTAGE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, April IA 500
acre tract fronting on the Chesa peake
Bay has been acquired by Baltimore
interests.
The property, which has a front
age of more than mile on the bay, is
in Calvert County, about 10 miles
south of Prince Frederick. 1t has
been purchased for investment and
for development as shore colony for
Washingtonians.
The consideration Is said to have
been in the neighbOrhood of 10000
and includes all the land between the
State road and the bay at the location.
An old brick colonial house. built in
1850. formerly owned by the Wilson
family, is said to have been included
in the deal.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
TRADE HAS NO BASIS FOR BULL
MOVEMENT ON STOCK MARKET
Process of Readustment Continues, But at Moderate
Pace-lnvestment Securities Rise Under In.
fuence of Easier Money.

been running at around 100 per cent
of capacity. But how will this show
In earnings with the price level as
low as 1t Is now?
No Basis for Rise.
In brief, there is nothing upon
which to base a freshly rising market.
The trade movement for the first
three and a half months Of the year
has turned out disappointingly. Mer-
camille authorities continue to stress
the point that stocks of goods on hand
are low and that buying is being done
for immediate requirements only. This
Is a strong feature, but 1t is not
enough to form the basis of an i'm
portant upward movement In stocks.
Expectations regarding the effect of
mergers and Of dividend increases In
one form or another have likewise
fallen down. Most OF these announce
ments have been greeted coolly in
Wall Street There has been official
opposition to some Of the industrial
combinations, and while the attitude
is favorable to putting together rail
road systems, 1t is evidently going to
be done in a way that will satisfy
Washington.
All this has been destructive of the
speculative spirit which was running
90 high last Autumn and again in
January. The market OF the last three
months has been paying the penalty
OF its excesses and has quieted down.
There is no reason any longer why
holders Of good securities should feel
that the existing level is too high.
But equally there is no reason why
they should get optimistic, at least
for the near future. over prospects OF
a large recovery.
The French Situation.
The decline in French francs to
record lows has been one of the incl
dents of the week. There has been
doubt whether the new fiscal program
could be carried through in time to
take care of the new maturing short
term internal loans. without any out
side help like there was two years
ago, France has TO depend upon In.
creased taxes and other measures or
raising new revenues which will salts
fy the holders OF these short-term
loans and induce them to continue.
The position OF the international bank
ing community on the matter is frank
ly skeptical and the franc continues TO
sag.
Nobody now pretends that the de-
cline is due to foreign manipulation
the way 1t was talked about in the
Spring Of 1924. The French paper
currency is depreciating for several
reasons. One is because there is no
assurance that new fiscal measures
will properly balance the budget. The
second reason Is that IT does not seem
to be at all sure that these financial
reforms will meet the exigencies Gre
ated by the short-term debt. The third
is that the American war obligations
have not been provided for.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private Wire Direct to The Star Omce

ports, which would react unfavorably
upon American companie with as
sembling plants in the dominion.
Shares of Electric Refrigerator and
baking company stocks were slightly
higher, but the advance was set down
to nothing more than the usual week
end short covering. Changes In the
oil group were confined to small frac-
tions, with the tendency uncertain.
The close was quiet, with the general
body Of stocks at practically where 1t
stood at the close yesterday.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
INDUSTRIALS.
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas Is '}3-S1 900 at l03 y :,
Washington Gas Light-l0 at 6S y, 20
~ SO p 20 al 6S -.
Mergenthaler Lnotype-4 at l0t.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-l0 at l02 p.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas is '33-S2O0 at 1o"i4.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS,
Evening star., 1926-04-17
RAIL CAPITALIZATION.

Class one railroads Of the United
States had a total capitalization OF
1913 in 1925, consisting of
s7,672 1898 in capital stock and
s1O.964 ,5S5, 800 in longterm debts, the
Interstate Commerce Commission an
nounced yesterday in a preliminary
report.
Total income was placed at 81 1872
a6e. 800 and net income $702, 1872, ,730.
Dividend appropriat tions of income and
surplus amounted to S342, ,76S,742.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCEL.L ANEOUS
STOCKS.

PUBLIC UTILITIES
Evening star., 1926-04-17
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed of trust on real estatA
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph |. Weller tSc wa:h' q,s Il a,p1T Pr5''
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Special Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, April IT,
Additional trackage to care for con-
stantly increasing apple shipments
and other freight, and construction
Of a larger turntable to accommodate
bigger locomotives were virtually de-
cided upon following an inspection
of Pennsylvania Railroad property
here Thursday.
Evening star., 1926-04-17
by WILLIAM +. HEFFERNAN

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE clos
ing session of the week on the Curb
Exchange saw the volume of business
at practically the smallest it has been
in months, and with the outside pub
lie taking little interest.
The most noteworthy incident was
the further sharp break in Ford Motor
of Canada. This stock was being in
fiuenced by the proposal to reduce the
Canadian tariff on automobile i'm
NEW YORK, April 17.-Following
Is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket TODAY:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

In the assortment
will be found-Rayon
Panels with fringe bot =
tom, Scotch Lace Pan
els. Scrim Panels, Wolfe
Panels and Marquisctte
Panels. Sizes SO to IS
inches wide, pa and 21I
yards long, but not in
e a c h grade. White,
cream and ecru colors
are in the assortment.
d Floor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
HOUSE TAKES
RESPITEFR0M
FARM RELIEF
Other Business on the Calen.
dar Is Being Given Con-
siderati0n Today

Washington. May 12--(P) After
taking a respite from farm relief to-
day for consideration of other busi-
ness on the calendar. the house to-
morrow will resume consideration Of
the Haugen price sterilization bill.
Indications are that the rest of the
week. if not part of next week. will be
required to complete reading for
amendment Of this measure and the
two bills to be offered as substitutes
the Tincher credit plan and the
Curtis-Aswell commodity marketing
proposals.
Reading of the Haugen bill was
started yesterday and and it with
stood deluge Of amendments. aimed
at the preliminary sections.
Thus far the measure has weather
ed every amendment opposed by its
sponsors. but the most important fea-
lures, including the s375,0O0.OOG ap-
preparation and the price maintenance
plan. have not been reached. They
are expected to, bring bitter fight.
Several members have indicated that
they will move to reduce the expendi-
ture and make other important
changes. including imposition Of the
equalization fee on the sales of basic
crops. deferred for two years in the
bill.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
TEN MILES OF
RED TRAILT
BE IMPROVED
c. p. Burnstad Successful
Bidder on Project West
of Mckenzie
THREE BIDS PRESENTED
Action on Second Project Dc.
fcrrcd - Contract May
Bc Awarded Later
THREE BIDS PRESENTED

AT least 10 miles of state highway
No. 8, known as the Red Trail, in
burleigh county east Of Bismarck will
DC improved this summer as the re-
suit of action taken by the Burleigh
county commissioners late Yesterday.
and there is q probability that con-
tracts will be let later for the i'm
provement of the other 18 mile stretch.
thereby making a standard improved
road from Bismarck east to the Kidder
county line.
The Improvement Of state highway
NO. across the entire length of Kid
der county is already under contract
Tor this years construction and bids
Will be opened at Jamestown tomor-
row for the Improvement Of that part
of the highway in Stutsman county
which is still unimprovcd, with all
likelihood Of the work being done
this summer. Consequently if the
second contract for Burleigh county
work is let later, the close of this
year will see a continuously i'm
proved highway from Bismarck east
to Fargo.
Three Bidders
BIDS were opened on the proposed
improvements in Burleigh. county at
the court house yesterday afternoon,
the project being divided into two
sections. There were three bidders
on the 10-milec stretch from Apple
Creek eastward to Mckenzie, as fol-
lows:
Stanley Bros. st. Cloud. IS 35,5O5.36
{. p. Burnstad, Burnstad. 36.184.71
Stevens Bros, St. Paul. -. 37,386.78
This contract was awarded to c. P.
Burnstad. His bid was $679.35 higher
than that of the low bidder. Stanley
Bros. but inasmuch as the difference
was 80 small as compared with the
total amount and Stanley Bros, ac-
cording TO tho county commissioners.
had not done satisfactory work on a
previous contract, Burnstad's bid was
deemed the best proposal.
Only two bids wcrc presented on
the 18-milc project from Mckenzie
east to the Kiddcr county line. They
were rs follows:
c. p. Burnstad. ........$ 5O,256.Sl
Stevens Bros. ............ 51,752.68
Inasmuch as Mr.. Burnstad was
awarded the 10-milc contract. he
agreed to let his proposal on the 18-
mile stretch, stand for the present, to
he acted on at some future meeting
of tho commissioners. If the second
Continued on page thrce.)
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The $3.50 mile route was in the
land Of the Midnight Sun, making it
daylight trip throughout.
After passing the pole the Norge,
which started with enough fuel for
5000 miles, headed for an uncxplored
area estimated at 100000 square
miles, one third as large as contin-
entail United States, and the last un-
visited by man. Explorers of the past
believe they have found evidences Of
land in this area.
This last geographical mystery Of
the globe stretches from North Of
Alaska to the Pole. 1t is practically
the last lure left to explorers--to de-
termine whether there is in it any
thing but ice, gnarlcd rock and bar
rem wastes, such as fringe the polar
sea in which it lies.
Trip Had Five Jumps
The trip from Rome TO Nome. which
began April 10, was laid out in five
jumps, totaling $3.50 miles. The
first was from Rome to Pulham, Eng
land, l 400 miles; thence to Oslo.
Norway, 700; thence to Tr0tsk, near
Leningrad, 600; thence to Kings Bay,
1,4OO; thence to Nome, $3.50 miles.
Twenty-Five men have now seen
the North Pole six in the Peary ex-
pedition, Commander Byrd and his
pilot, Floyd Bennett, and II on the
Norge. The Norge reached the pole
in Is hours from Kings Bay. Com
mander Byrd required Is hours and
80 minutes to go to the pole and back
to Kings Bay in his arplane, and
Peary, using dog sleds took eight
months for the trip to the pole and
back to civilization.
The Norge travelled at approximate
ly SO miles an hour, and it was es-
timated that If she kept this pace,
she would reach Point. Barrow, en-
route to Nome, at 10 p. M. tonight,
eastern standard time.
Carries Equipment
The Norge is 348 feet long. Its
best speed is 62 miles an hour. It
was built in 1923 by the State Air
ship Factory at Rome as the No.> l.,
for the Italian air service.
The ship is equipped with sled,
tents and other essentials for pos
sible forced landing.
Amundsen, who is one of Norway's
national heroes, was beaten to the
North Pole by Robert +. Peary. He
set out for the south pole by dog
sled, reaching It December IA, 1911,
beating four rival expeditions from
as many countries. His nephew,
Lieut.. Gustav Amundsen Of the Nor
wegian navy, is helmsman Of the
Norge. Roald Amundsen last year
made the first attempt to reach the
North Pole by airplane but failed.
Ellsworth met Amundsen in 1924,
CONTINUED on page three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
Ingstad Believes in
Newspaper Publicity

Most persons need only know the
right thing to do to comply with the
rules and regulations laid down by
his department, State Registrar Fred
B. Ingstad said in commenting on
the facility with which his depart
ment has done its work this year.
Late in 1926, before 1926 registra-
tions began, 1ngstad gave to the
press q statement on the proper pro-
cedure for motorists to follow He
was surprised that they did bat his
experience has made him firm be-
lever in newspaper publicity.
Don't tell me that people don't
read the news spapers." said Ingstad.
II know they do. One of the rules
emphasized in the news articles was
the fact that unless machines are
new we must have evidence that IL
cense fees have been paid on them in
previous years. If they have no evil
dence Of previous registration we
must collect the back fees before q
license is issued.
"This year more than 800 have vol
UNFAIRLY paid these back fees-some-
thing that never happened before SO
far as know. ! believe it was the
newspaper publicity that did it,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
COAST GUARD
GETS STEAMER
AND Big CARGO
Officials Claim Ships Crew
Was Roaring Drunk"
When Captured

New York, May -tP)-Twenty
three sailors. brought into port
roaring drunk and obstrcpcrous'
and mono Of whom admitted they were
officers. were held today on the
steamer Donnetta, loaded with Il
$l.420,000 liquor cargo, accused of
piracy.
Another ship, the Atlanta, dcscrib-
ed as fifty-foOt power boat with
an armored superstructure was free
today after pitched battle last night
near Atlantic City with Patrol Boat
113
The Donnetta was captured Monday
night six miles southeast Of Atlantic
City by the Coast Guard Cutter Sen
cca and brought to New York last
night.
A Big Prize
Coast guardsmen called it the big
gcst prohibition prize captured in two
years. and expressed the belief it
was connected with Il bootleg ring of
Port Chester. N. Y. Six alleged
members of this ring were indicted
Monday.
The ship flew the American flag,
but no ships papers nor officers
credentials were found on it, which
brings it under a technical classifi-
cation Of piracy. guardsmcn say.
Commander Blake Of the Seneca
said that when he pulled alongside
the Donnetta at sea, he "got gigan-
tic whiff Of alcohol content which
would have staggered theatre
! crowd" When he boarded it, he
said. champagne was flowing freely
Members of the crew were on deck
drinking it from pitchers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
NEW SALEM Is
GOING TOHAVE
NEW BUILDING
Bond Issue For Community
Building Carries BY a
Large Majority

Residents Of New Salem arc over
whelmingly in favor Of building a
community building there, as indi-
Gated BY the results of the special
election held yesterday to vote on the
question of issuing $25,OOO in bonds
to finance such project The vote
was 298 in favor of the bond issue
and 81 against, it.
The proposed building will be 60
by lao feet in size, with side addi-
ton which will be used as the post
office. The ground floor will be q
large community hall, with balcony
and stage, and will be used for all
community protests, school programs,
meetings, shows, entertainments, Hol-
stein tour days, etc. 1t will also be
available for school athletics. The
main floor and balcony, it is esti-
mated, will accommodate 400 people.
The basement will contain dining
room, kitchen, and rooms for small
gatherings and meetings Of various
community organizations.
Bids for the sale of the bonds and
for the erection of the building will
be asked Immediately, and it is hoped
to have the structure completed by
fall. It will be built on block in the
center Of the city, known as "The
Park"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
TODAY
HER HIPS AND NOSTRlLS.
A CHANCE FOR EX.SOLDIERS.
VIOLENCE WINS NOTHING.
A POEM FOR HIS LORDSHIP.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(C6nvriUhf 1921


A professional beauty and first
prize winner asks jury to decide
about her hips and nostrils, whether
the hips are out of line, and the nos
trils not mates. It must be wonderful
to win beauty contest, and horrible
to be told your nostrils do not match.
But there is another side to beauty
contests. The young champion beauty
of only three or four years ago is
completely broken in health, her
nerves ruined by chanting" to keep
thin--"complete breakdown" Fathers
and mothers should think about that.
For, in these foolish days, little girls
not yet in high school are "banting"
as well as painting their faces.
Tell your little girl that it is nobler
to study the stars. as Herschels sis.
ter did. helping her brother. the great
astronomer. Your little girl will
probably do q few Charleston steps
while you tell her. and listen not at
all, but tell her, anyhow.
The American Legion has an oppor-
tunity, in connection, with the great
Colorado River. to test its influence
in Congress, and acquire valuable
lands for its members. The Boulder
dam project guarantees to ex-service
men the first right to take up fertile
and valuable lands to be reclaimed
by irrigation from the Colorado. This
provision, wisely incorporated in. the
bill favored by the President and Sec
rotary Work, would enable ex-service
men TO establish themselves on highly
fertile. valuable western lands Ct
nominal cost-lands Of the sort that
went from SO an acre TO $1,000 an
acre in the Imperial Valley after the
water was turned on.
The danger in this case Is that big
power men object to . demonstration
Of the peoples inability to manage
anything for themselves and fear
anything like really cheap. power.
Henry Ford offered TO take over
Muscle Shoals, supplying cheap power
and fertilizer. The power men didn't
CONTINUED on mage three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
END OF THE
RAIL LABOR
BOARD VOTED
Senate Approves Watson
Parker Bill-NOw Awaits
Presidents Pen

Washington. May 12.-LP) The
treaty of peace" agreed upon by
executives Of n nu11iber of large rail-
roads and union leaders awaits only
the approval Of President Coolidge to
become law.
Embodied in the Watson Parker
bill. the plan was approved by the
senate late yesterday, 90 to Is. exact
ly as it came from the house despite
vigorous efforts to change some of it's
provisions.
Abolition Of the railroad labor and
substitution of new machinery for
handling disputes between employers
and workers in the industry is provid
ed for in the measure. 1t will be
signed by President Coolidge if he is
convinced the public interest is ade-
quately safeguardcd in its provisions.
Thirty-nine Republicans, 20 Demo-
Gratis and one Farmer-Labor senator
voted in the affirmative, with nine
Republicans and four Democrats cast
ing the negative ballot.
Its Provisions
The bill provides for establishment
Of voluntary boards Of adjustment to
conduct negotiations in labor disputes
within the industry. If these fail to
bring about agreement, it authorizes
the president to appoint federal
board Of mediation Of five members
to seek IA solution. Should no settle
ment be reached in this way and a
strike be threatened, the president
would set up an emergency board ia
study and publish the facts involved
in the dispute. which would be held
in status quo for 80 days after the
boards report.
Passage of the measure cleared the
way in the senate for con siderati0r
of McFaddcn branch banking bill
which failed at the last session and
has been rewritten this year by the
banking committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-12
CHANGES IN
HAUGEN BILL
AGREED UPON
Bill in Amended Form Will BE
Acceptable to Corn Belt,
Haugen Says

Washington, May l2.--LP-- Import
ant changes in the Haugcn farm re-
lief bill, including reduction Of the
price stabilization appropriation from
$375,0OOO00 to $l75,0OO,OOO, were
agreed upon today by supporters Of
the measure.
One Of the amendments decided
upon was immediate imposition Of an
equalization fee on sales Of basic
crops to furnish funds for handling
bill would have deferred this fee for
two years.
To Offer Amendments
In announcing the changes, Chair
man Haugen of the agriculture COM
Mittce, author Of the bill, explained
that he would offer the amendments
tomorrow in an effort to reach a
compromise with opponents OF the
legislation.
One of the principal attacks on the
bill has been based on the large APP
preparation and postponement Of the
equalization fee. BY levying the fee
at once, Mr. Haugen said, there will
be no grounds for charges of sub
sidy, because the funds advanced will
be secured by this assessment on the
producers.
The decision to amend the bill was
reached after conferences of many
house members and delegates from,
middlewestern farm organizations.
Mr.. Haugen said the bill in its
amended form would be acceptable to
the corn belt delegation.