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Evening star., 1926-05-13
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

FORT WORTH, May 1S.--Yearling
steer prices have gone soaring in
west Texas A sale Of 1851 head to
Missouri buyers was made at an av-
erage of s4s.7o a head. The yearllngs
will be shipped to Rockport and Tar
kio. Mo, for fattenine. The price was
the highest paid n the Deaf Smith
breeding section since the war
ATLANTA.-GeorG fruit growers
estimate the States peach crop at
10 900 cars. with fruit larger and more
profitable than ever before. Condition
ranges some IA points higher in
Georgia and South Carolina than last
year at this time.
PHILADELPHIA 100000
tons of iro( ore have been contracted
for by the IAlan Wood Iron and Steel
Co. Of Swedeland from mines in North
Africa.
NEW ORLEANS.-The American
"offee Co. a subsidiary Of the At
lantic and Pacific Tea Co, has bought
the nlant Of the Crescent Coffee Mills.
and will enlarge the plant to roast
100 600 pounds of green coffee weekly
LOS ANGELES.-Oiln men say there
Is little need of replacing the oil res
ervoirs recently destroyed by fire in
the southern California fields, since
stocks are not going into storage as
fast as formely. The Union Oil Co.
has asked bids on to 10 steel storage
tanks of 81. 600 barrels. individual ca
pacity.
JOPLIN.-The lead and zinc pro
ducers of the Tri-State fields cut pro-
duction approximately Is per cent he
cause of the British strike. but it is
expected the settlement will stabilize
the foreign markets.
BOSTON.-Despite the complaints
from many New England textile manu-
facturers, reports indicate that the
Pacific Mills, the largest single plant
in this section, is doing business at a
profit. Cotton depa rtments are work
ing at 80 per cent of capacity and
worsted units at 80 per cent.
NEW ORLEANS.-Sout Pine
Associat ation mills last wek showed a
decrease of OF per cent in produc-
Of ~ to $500. 900 feet, and in ship
ment of 1919 per cent to 70 900 900 feet.
Unified orders total 2S6 500, 600 feet
CHICAGO.-TheR British strike failed
. TO have an adverse effect upon the
meat business Foreign trade Is re-
ported TO he of fair volume. In the
domestic trade demsn nd for fresh pork
has eased because Of warm weather,
and bef trade is weaker.
SAN ANDREWS. Cslif-The Gale.
reras Cement Co. has opened it's
s.. 600 900 plant in the Motherlode dis
trict Over 10. 600 persons attended
the formal opening.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Privst. wiz. Direct to The Star Once

ticipated. and this appeared to ne
the basis for the liquidation tooaE:
The oil. group lost one OF n, .s
prominent specialties when Lasc oll
and Transport was transferred 10
trading on the Stock Exchahge. Az,
closing Wednesday at 19 IL was
heavily dealt in in that marker q,
price appreciation OF more than a nsn
point. which brought it TO a new hisn
record. South American shares III
this market however. were shShtE
lower.
Among industrial specialties Amer
lean Rayon responded with rise OF
a half point or so to declaration OF
the regular quarterly dividend OF 90
cents q share due at this time. Spe.
cial selling made itself felt In Brl'i
issues and in Freshman Corporation
while the motors continued 20 be IN
fuenced by expectations of further
price cutting and declining sales dur'
ing the latter half Of the year. Stutz
Motor per cent bonds. however
were strong for time, getting UP
half point to 11li..
Evening star., 1926-05-13
WOULD ISSUE BONDS.
Annapolis and Chesapeake Bay
Power Co. Seeks Permission.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE. May l3.-Authority
to issue s2e 900 OF first mortgage
bonds was asked In a petition filed
with the Public Service Commission
Yesterday by the Annapolis and Chesa'
peake Bay Power Co, distributors of
electric current in Annapolis and vi
cinity.
The commission fixed next Wednes-
day as the date for public hearing
on the application.
The company. which is subsidiary
NJ the Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis road. said in its petition that
it has expended $45.sl7.37 during the
six months from July to December
81. 1925. for additions. extensions
and improvements to it's electric sNs'
TEN. The new security issue is de
signed to cover portions Of these eX.
penses and to refund previous bono
issues. II was said.
The applica ton asked for authority
to issue first mortgage 5i2 per cent
sinking fund gold bonds, series F., to
the amount of $4,000.
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FOREIGN BONDS.
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

CanitaI Traction 5s--$250 a. 100.
Potomac Electric cons. 5E-S1 900 AZ
1OOs. " s.oo =.
Potomac Electric Power 7s .4l-sooo at
wv Washington GAS bszzs2. 900 At 1ooss..
washington Gas Be- 33--S1OO at 1O2
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-S1 600 at
S1A
CAPITAL Traction Co.-5o at 1894
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-20 AZ 81.
) at 81. . -.
Riggs National Banks at 4b4&. At
American Security. & Trust Ce-5 at 3s5:
10 al 3S5. 10 at 3s5, 10 at 3s4st., 10 at
3S5, 3 at SS5 10 AT 3S5. 10 at 3S4 u.
Seventh Street Savings Rank-5 At 22S.
Columbia Title Ins. Co.-lO0 az y. 100 At
O. - AZ 9.
Merchants Transfer & Storage pfd.-10
Merchants Bank & Trust Colo at 1853.
AFTER CALL.
Cauital Traction Co.-Q at 1885
Washington Gas 5s-S2 500 at 10O&.
Continental Trust Co.-f0 at 100.
Money-Can loans. B and s per cent.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
MATCH PROFITS LARGE.

NEW YORK. May 13 PO.
size OF the match industry Is reflected
in total assets Of the international
Match Corporation amounting 70
SS5,s7O, 900 Total income for 1925
was about s35. 900 900 and net profit
$40. 700 900. equal to Sl1.ss share.
The financial district hears important
international business Developments
are pending in connection with this
company.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
WOOL TRADE DULL.
n,,l n,sna,ch ~ The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BOSTON, May 13.-Business con
tinued duh today on the wool market.
with such sales as are reported mainly
comprising only small lots for prompt
shipment One view expressed here Is
that the wool market will beneht more
from resumption Of British consump
tjon of wool than it would have from
the withdrawal Of British stock for
the world market Prices are largely
nominal, with ine territory wool still
quoted at 81 1.05 to S1.1S. Some pulled
wool Is moving within the current
pt.ice range
Evening star., 1926-05-13
SEEKS FLORIDA LINK.
st. Louis-San Francisco Would
Build Line to Aberdeen. Miss.

The ST. Louis.San Francisco Rail.
road has asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority 10
construct A 152.mile line between
kimbrouCh. Ala. and Aberdeen. Miss.
Ii would connect with the Muscle
Shoals. Birmingham and Pensacola
Railroad, now controlled by the an.
plicant, and would give the latter a
direct route through to Pensacola
U'la
Evening star., 1926-05-13
BETTER WEATHER
DEPRESSES COTTON
Trading Moderately Active.
Foreign Political News
Also Factor.
Nv the Associated rresa.

ny tne AsSoC1atru
NEW YORK, May 49,. Cotton fu-
tjres opened steady. July. lS.45; OC-
tober. l7.55: December. 1850: January,
I7.SS: March. 1870. a more favorable
view Of weather conditions appeared
responsible for declines in the cotton
market early today.
The opening was steady at a decline
Of 3 to points. Active months soon
showed net losses of To u points.
July selling off tn lS.40 and December
to l7.52 under liquidation by recent
buyers and local or southern selling,
which was supposed to include hedg
ing against SPOT purchases.
Trading was only moderately active.
hut selling on the prospects for better
weather in the Southwest probably
was promoted by less favorable view
Of the English labor views. which in
cluded reports that railroad men
would not return TO work except in
body and Colored by rather easier late
cables from Liverpool.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS. May l3 P>. -
Cotton futures opened steady. May.
1900 bid JULY. 17.S5: October l7.0S:
t'cCclIDel. ILL., ddnuuiS i''ho ~
G9oH. The cotton market was IL
regular, although Liverpool was bet
ter than due. First trades showed
gain of one point on July. but losses
of s to II points on new crop months.
The market continued IN ease on
during the first hour on selling based
on the better weather in the belt and
on the unfavorable character of for
eien political news. july traded to
1113. October To 1903 #nG December
70 11.0S. or II To Il points below yes
terdays close. A. the end Of the first
hour the market WAS barely steady
and az the lows. with the undertone
hearieh.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
Received BY Private

7pV'ie biepatch 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-On small
trading volume prices on the Curb
Exchange today fluctuated uncer-
talnly, with most of the important
changes on the side of lower prices.
POOLS back of particular stocks were
discouraged over failure Of the out
side public to show signs Of coming
IN on the buying side with the mar
ket IN Its present state and after
abundant efforts to bring about
higher prices. .-..
Oil shares as a group did nothing.
hut one or two individual issues at
tracted attention. Heavy selling
made itself felt in all classes OF
Galena Signal Oil. including per
cent bonds. which were down almost
point to 80: the old preferred stock
off 3 points to so. and the common
a point lower at one time. Earnings
of the company for the past year
have not been as satisfactory as an
Evening star., 1926-05-13
Are You a Snckera

Too many people put their money
in day dreams and wake up broke.
Never put Nonr name on the dotted
line until YOU have inquired of some
one in your hank what he knows
about some stock issue that Is Of
fered to you privately.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
MINING.
SaleSin
hllndrAd
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 13 LP).-Copper
steady; electrolytic. spot and futures,
1875. Tin easy; spot and nearby, $3.50;
futures, 59.00. Iron irregular. No. l
northern, 22.O0a23.o0; No. . northern,
21.00a22.00: No. , southern. 22.oea
2S.00. Lead firmer; spot, IT'S to 7.s7.
Zinc steady; East st. Louis spot and
futures. s.75a6.S0. Antiniony. spot,
1l2h
Evening star., 1926-05-13
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
(ouotations furnished hy W. r. Hihbs 4 Coz
81 ColIt

NEW YORK, May 13 R).-For-
eign exchanges irregular. Quotations
lin cents}: Great Britain, demand
4s57.; cables, 1861; 60-day bills on
banks, 4s17s. France. demand. 3.131a :;
cables, 314. Italy. demand 3.s1: ca
bles. 3S21e. Demand--Belgium. 8. 131 n ::
Germany. $3.50: Holland. 40.17: Nor
way, 21s2; Sweden, 1914: Denmark,
261a: Switzerland. 19.341a: Spain.
1851; Greece, 1881: Poland, 900;
Czechoslovakia, 296: Jugosiavia.
|1.761a: Austria. 1925; Rumania. .3S;
Argentina. 1925: Brazil. 1850: Toxic,
|473114: Shanghai. 71S7k: Montreal,
100 09ss.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
DRY GOODS QUIET.
cial nisnatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Cotton goods
markets continued quiet today. with
prices generally unchanged. Print
cloths were quoted at 7sa for s4xs0s
and Shs for 6Sx12. Raw silks were
quiet and unchanged.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
BANKERS ELECT LITTLE.
st. Louis Man Chosen Executive
Secretarv Of Association.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, May 13 F).--Alden n. Little
Of St Louis was chosen executive
secretary of the Investment Bankers
Association of America yesterday by
the board of governors.
In letter to the bankers, Secre-
tary Mellon pointed TO passage Of
the new tax bill and progress by
foreign nations I'm funding their
American debts. as warranting hts
view that we can look forward with
confidence to the future in the belief
that our present prosperity rests on
sound basis"
Evening star., 1926-05-13
Second Trust Notes Purchased

Funds Immediately available for second
trust notes on D. c. and nearby Maryland
property. See Mr.. Read. Local Agent. at
William X. Hartune 4 Company
t1O2 18th Street NV. Main 3S2
Evening star., 1926-05-13

NEW YORK. May i3.-FollowfnE
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
Out of Cas-!

HOW many careless motorists
Al have rallied Mt themselves for
being caught without gas. But the
wise motorist keeps his tank well
filled-and never finds himself
embarrassed.
II is the same along the road Of
LIFE. The careless man fails be
cause he does not provide himself
with financial fuel. But the care
full man, with his sound policy Of
investing his funds wisely, is GER
tain to reach his goal.
Our First Mortgage Notes are
not only safe, but they yield e11%
per annur1.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
BAR SILVER PRICE.

NEW YORK. May l3 P). Rar
silver, 65; Mexican dollars. 49%.
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,of 4 glad heart. ana not the token Cf.
Il PickwiciSianisnn.

,of 1 glad heart. ana not the token Cf
4 pickwicixianism.
Four years ago Gov. smith was =
dark horse. Two years ago he was In
the thick of bitter fight Tor the ron1i.
nation At Madison Square Garden Or
had the convention adjourned On the
18th of Iuiy? II lasted % long that
memory ID confused Today ne 4
easily the outstanding Democratic hg-
ure with reference to the 1928 nomi.
nation. iii Is Smith agaiiist the feld. 1,
His friends are working vigorously
IL effect 4 change of the rules govern
ing the nominating convention, They
want the twC.thirds requirement aboI.
ished. and believe that with Il swept
away after many years Of usage there
viii be nothing to 1t but Al" But
thus far there ii no sign o. material
progress toward repeal 81 the historic
standard Of Democratic nomination.
4 For an idle-day diversion It III All
right to engage In speculations on the
subject OF whether Gov. Smith ii or
win be candidate for the 1928 noni.
nation But really. II II 4 needless tx.
penditufe Of thought. Whatever he
may feel about the matter, the irni1nu.
table circumstances compel candidacy.
something may occur during the next
year and half to effect change. but
no one can now foresee II.
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mental system. and II II III this spirit
that senator BcraIi speaks. Is ne has
now done twice. in challenge 81 the AZ.
tack upon the fundamental law and
fin summons to those who hold To con.
stitutional government, to demand, By,
their voices and their votes, ala order.
ii procedure to change that law, Il
change is desired ~ the people.
Senator Roraln in his Augusta ads
dress clearly indicates the change of
tile attack upon the eighteenth amend
ment. In hts view. which II no clearer,
indeed, than that of any stAadfast OBJ
server of the events Of the past few
months. the opposition to prohibition
has shifted its ground. What started
as movement to secure an amend.
ment OF the law for the enforcement
OF the eighteenth amendment has be-
come movement for the repeal Of
the amendment. But at this time.
there IL no DEFINITE proposition for the
repeal BY orderly procedure, proposal
by Congress and submission to the
states.
Repeal by nullificatiop IL the "a.
vored mode. and It Is against that
mode that senator Borah protests. In
his call to the people Of the country,
regardless Of how they view prohibit
ton. To stand by the Constitution. A
third party II not to be regarded az =
practical outcome One or the other
Of the major parties may be compelled,
out Of Difference to steadily growing
sentiment combined Of direct prohibit
ton belief and regard for the Consti.
tuition and fear Of notification, TO ac-.
cept this as an issue. Guerrilla war
fare, aiming at individual candidates
for Congress and other individual
candidates for presidential nomina.
tions, will not serve to meet the great
issue which IL clearly now in evidence
1.-THE issue Of the stability Of the basic.
law OF the republic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-19
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES B. TR.lcEWELL.

Three CUPS Ok Ice 10 0aaA OE salt.
Let's flKahA It xOur To one.
Al right. 4 suess y doesn't make
any difRexNmco.
Deity tbs Ice ana SAN were picked
around the freOzer. 1T aeetned to
Jones that this was one n the mo
gaost0eIe 0cCAaaons or hin life, "a
70 think at THE had lived ali these
years and never frozen any,icA cream!
or. if ~ It'd, it was 70 long agO that
even the childish memory had flown
away and In ite place was Grass igTlO-
rance OF frozen desEerts.
He thought OF all the other families
that were denying themselves the
pleasure or making lee cream at home.
and ii sudden pity for countless little
children swept over him.
into his mind. BY George. he remem-
bered. now. he once had frozen milk
and sugar and a spoonful Of vanilla
extract and the resulting product was
hOlSey-pokey!
was in the freezer, the assistant had
put the LID on, and II waA up TO Jones
to turn the crank.
Turn. he aid.
AT firDt fin1idity asaailed him, but q
few strokes served to Grind that feel.
linz away. and. becoming holder,
Eiinplet0n Jones turned for dear life.
AT the end be the Mrsk minute he
se&tled down to = slow. even stroke.
why, this WINS no work at al! He had
viai0ned strong men telling over
freezer handles, and this slid around
a. cary N one could wish.
ut says to grind faster ~ you 80
along" grinned Jones, and he "pepped
up his stroke. At the end Of SIX min.
utea the work became harder, but
Jones put on speed and ground away
4 =
The critical moment had come. The
clock showed eight minutes OF grind
ing. Jones had doubts about the whole
thing. He would take on that lid and
md the mixture still liquid. He
knew II.
Doubling Jones!
He let out d whoop OF Joy when he
saw the frozen orange ice within the
can.
Nobody could do any better than
that" he said with great satisfaction.
why, II is 20 hard YOU cant bulge
the dasher."
Several tugs on that important part
Of the machinery served to SHOW Jones
was moro or leeS right. He had turned
the crank too long!
"A: DIX 6VOVBt LMpWNNGAf AEtAAVFGI
enough OF the frozen Ice to allow the
dA6iaer I'd be taken out. and the whole
packed down into the can, but not be.
fore Jones had sampled few spoons
full, or spoonfuls. II you are particular.
Jones could not get over the feeling
that the freezing was somewhat OF q
feat. Right In his own basement. too!
He put O. cork into the hole In the lid
and proceeded to let the water pour
out the hole I'M the side OF the outer
vessel.
Then he packed more ice and salt
around the can, putting up an In.
sistent cry the while for an old blanket.
ss,The book says an old blanket" bat
he compromised on q newspaper and
an old topcoat.
Five hours later Jones was one OF
the most astof1iahed men In Washing
ton to md that his orange water Ice
was still as solid az its name indicated.
And today Eimpleton Jones IL the
most ardent freezarian In washington
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Globe Circlers Unkind
To Army Aviation Corps

To the Editor or The star:
Measre. Evans and wells. having
completed their joy ride around the
globe, pause In the midst OF cOngrat-
llatt0ls and tolIification to take h
slap ct the Army Air Corps.
1t appears that these happy trav-
elers on arriving at the Pacific end
OF their native land called upon NAH
planes to carry them across the con-
tinent Mail planes not answering
the call, they turned TO the Army
as 90 many do In eleventh hour
emergencies. The Air Corps. short OF
equipment and personnel. loaded a.
1t always II at this season with the
additional burden OF Reserve and Ma
tional Guard training, responded with
planes and pilots. AS result Of
this response the travellers were
landed safely and speedily e Mitchell
Field.
one might expect thanks ana
praise for the Air Corps from the
cism and complaint--nay. more. even
the odious thing comparison with the
flying services Of other lands. There
10 but one thing to say to these happy
but over-critical globe trotters. &
III n true that the Air Corps OF
the United States has less money
spent on Il than the flying services
0f other firet class powers. 1t is
true that It Ii short of officers. OF
mechanics. Of planes. OF equipment,
Of money to carry on. But 1t does
not lack esprit, vAlor. genius, and Il
has 70 ito credit accomplishment FAR
beyond that OF any other similar
organization III the entire world.
A Meosrs. Evans and Wells 90 on
recounting their adventures they
might take care that in speaking OF
the part the Air Corps played in the
race, no shadow OF criticism falls on
the quality OF that body Of men. a
company that beasts such names as
Macready. Kelly, MauEinn. Smith.
Wade. Nelson and many others
should be handled 18th Difference. not
TO say reverencet b d pair Of quite
uncomfortable glOba trotters.
DOROTHY POTTER BENEDICT.
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Nullifcation the New I,su.

While Senator Borah's declaration
that the people who are loyal ID the
Constitution may organize separate
party on the prohibition question. de.
nyered In an address yesterday nj
Augusta, Ga, Is not to be taken an 4
serious prediction OF politicsl re.
alignment, it nevertheless indicates q
trend of influential thought toward
the only assured lire Of issue between
large groups OF voters in this country.
Notification, says the Idaho Senator,
who has already taken advanced
ground on this question. is the present
greatest danger to the republic. En-.
forcement of the eighteenth amend.
Inent Is the only way to take prohibit
ton out OF politics, 4
A third party favoring prohibition
- not only unnecessary, but 1t ii hope
less. For many years such party
existed in this country, Quadrennially
nominating candidates for the presi-
Dental ofices. and always trailing
hcpelessly in the ruck of the also
rams" This party maintained organs
sation steadfastIy until national pro
hibition was adopted through the rati.
fication OF the amendment. and has
continued In shadowy form even since
then In behalf Of enforcement. But ii
has never been 4 factor In the politi.
cal equation, save perhaps in such
close elections as those OF 1875, 1884
and 1916. when q few thousand votes.
withdrawn from the candidates Of the
two major parties, may have thrown
the :balance one way or the other.
Notification Il 4 decidedly broader
issus than prohibition. but even 90
there Il slight ground for ANTICIPATING
new organization based upon opposi.
ton to the irregular and revolution
ary method Of rewriting the organic
law. There Il. To b sure, an insyita.
bic relationship between nullincation
and prohibition. In the immediate aa.
pect Of the matter there are but few
who oppose nullihcation who do not
&C the same time favor prohibition.
hut steadily the view Ii advancing
thNk endorsement Of the eightssnth
ainsndrAsnt y ~ ta1t 4 TIE goYetn:
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THINK III OVER
Relieving Our Brains
-.u@-4.-.-s--1 81
By WilIiaHs M1Eker Lsssis.
'presidans George NAahington UAissrsity,

u y 4 i s93
HOW many tinaae have you heard
neo,le ~. II never can remember
the good stories that are told me-.
PerhapN Ehis III not 4 misfortune, b.
cause thav forget the poor OIiee ~
well, ana the latter are greatly In the
majority. But there are some incl
dents we should like 10 recall, some
statistics that would help as in onr
business, some bit Of verse that would
sweeten life.
How can we make these things our
own? Simply BY getting the vest.
pocket notebook habit. There are
things In your paper every day that
Impress you a. important; write them
In that book. There are suggestions
for Summer reading in ., book review;
jOt them down In your notebook.
The magazine article has I'm it q
fectiveiy in the speech you must
make before your club. IL that state.
ment 10 pressed between the pages
Of your notebook the usual brain
storm win not develop.
Al notebook after notebook u
Alled each goes into the desk drawer
to become In time d reference library
Of inestinAahle value.
What "a the use OF trying to re-
member everything in the world when
we have the ability TO Rad and WRITE?
Some one told Sherlock Holmes q
certain thing one day, and Doyle.s
great detective, after admitting that
It was very interesting. said he would
proceed TO forget 1t AZ soon AZ he
could. He did not wish to have his
mind cluttered up with q mass Of
unrelated facts. II we have q note
book in which to gather interesting
samples from this. thai and the other
field. we can reserve Your brain for
more vital matters. This IL fair
and a wise division Of functions. Give
It Q trial.
(Copyrishs. 1921