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, 1926-03-31
March, 20. A. D. 1926.
ORRILLA DOWNING
NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL
AND REPORT AND Pc
Triton FOR DISTRIBUTION
In n'"'~ict Court 80 Park County,
Wyoming.
In the Matter of the Estate of
JOHN F. FILES,

DeCedSeu.
All creditors and others interest
ed in the estate of John F. Files,
deceased,
TAKE NOTICE that the under
signed administrators will, on or
before the 18th day of April, 1926,
file in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court of Park County. her
final Account and Report and Pc
tition of Distribution of said Estate,
where anyone interested may ex-
anime the same and file objections
thereto in writing at any time be-
fore the 26th day of April, 1926,
and if no objections are filed she
will make final settlement of said
estate On the 9th day of April,
1926, or as soon thereafter as the
same may be heard.
Dated this 18th, day of March,
1926.
EMMA FILES,
Administrative of the Estate
of John F.. Files, Deceased.
Paul R. Greever,
Attorney of Administrators.
First publication March "a, 1926.
Last publication April 14th, 1926.
, 1926-03-31
DIPPING INTO
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These reference books indicate
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, 1926-03-31
NOTICE TO OWNERS OF ADVER.
Using SIGNS ON STATE
HIGHWAY

All advertising signs located on
State Highway right of way must
be removed by May LIST, 1926.
The State Highway right of way
is generally 80 feet wide, being 40
feet on each side of center of road.
All signs remaining on the high
way right of way on May LIST will
be removed and destroyed.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
First publication March "a, 1925.
Last publication April 7th, 1926.
, 1926-03-31

A band of American jazz tooters
has gone to Russia. Now the Boil
sheviks will get their punishment.
, 1926-03-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In District Court of Park County,
Wyoming
In the Matter of the Estate of
THOMAS M. FANIN

In the Matter of the Estate of
THOMAS NJ. FANIN
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
letters of Administration were on
the 18th day of March, A. D., 1926,
granted and issued to the under
signed in the above estate, and all
persons having claims against said
decedent r hereby required to file
them with the necessary vouchers
in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court of Park County, Wyo-
ming, at Cody, Wyoming, or to ex-
hibit them with the necessary
vouchers to the undersigned at her
place of residence in Park County,
Wyoming at Cody, Wyoming, and
if such claims r not so filed or
exhibited within ten months from
the date of the first publication of
this notice that they shall be for
ever barred.
Dated March, 20, A. D. 1926.
ORRILLA DOWNING
Administrative
Joseph e. McElvain,
Attorney of Administrators.
First publication March "a, 1926.
Last publication April It'll, 1926.
, 1926-03-31

Not that we love the little, close
fitting cloche hat less, but that we
love a change more-therefore restless
woman is looking for something diff
ferent in headwear this spring-some-
thing more distinctive and ,ess univer-
sally popular han the cloche. Among
contestants for favor are the youthful
and dashing beret (shown at the top
of he picture) and the smart, high
crowned brimmed hat below it. Both
are of straw and both are smartly
crowned.
, 1926-03-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Publisher)
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at
Lander, Wyoming,
March Is, 1926.

NOTICE is hereby given that
RICHARD N. HAWKINS,
of Powell, Wyoming, who, on Octo-
Der 18th, 1919. made reclamation
homestead entry, No. 011457, for
Tracts SIS; Lots S8-M; SSH; Sh
Lot SIX (Farm Unit ny, Town
ship 55 North. Range 100 West.
, 1926-03-31
PAGE SEVEN

One glance at the styles orb
day proves that the female of thn
species is more hardy than 'the
male.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
GALL MONEY FIRMER.

. NEW YORK, June R.-Call
money firmer: high, 4; low. I; r'uiins
rate. 4: closing bid. a; offered at ~
last loan, 4; call loans agalnst accept,
collateral. $3.50 days, a: 4-6 months,
4: prime mercantile paper, l..
Evening star., 1926-06-04
ASKS EARNINGS REPORTS
or LISTED COMPANIES
President Of Exchange Urges Firms
That Do Not Issue Regular State
ments to Publish Data.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 4.-Corporations
whose securities are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, but do not Is
sue regular quarterly earnings state
ments. have been requested to make
public the figures whenever possible
by e. H. H. Simmons, president Of the
exchange.
In asking cooperation. Mr.. Sim
mons wrote that for years past the ex-
change had exerted It's influence in
this direction in sympathy with the
growing demand for greater and more
frequent publicity in regard to the af-
fairs Of corporations listed on its
board and had met with ready re-
sponse In many quarters.
I'VE are impressed with the insist
ency and character of public interest
in this question" he added. land we
believe that you would be rendering a
real service to the business world at
large by placing yourself alongside of
the ever-increasing number Of corpo-
rations who have decided to make in
formation in regard to their affairs
more frequently available to their
sha reholders"
Evening star., 1926-06-04
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

WORT WORTH. June 4.-The aver
.~A crude oil production Of the west
Terxs f,elds in the last week rose for
the ffrst time In Ave years above the
,Af,. .s,0 barreI mark. the actual aver
axe being 211.e30. This was gam
cver. the previous week OF 1879
daily.
pITTsBURGH.--Adv orders for
at eel for the third quarter 50 Tar nave
been unusually light. although 1t Is
reasonable to suppose that orders Tor
most Of the June requirements Al
reaAv are on the books OF the mills.
MN executives. however. insist they
will be able to maintain good operat'
ingsaverages.
William O'Neil. president
Of the General Tire ana Rubber Co.,
said today motorists were facing
possible tire shortage since a survey
showed only 100000 tires In dealers
hands, whereas they usually have
$4,000, 900 at this time OF year.
HoUsToN.-With grain harvest al
ready in progress in the Southwest.
Texas ports are preparing for an
unusually heavy movement OF wheat
by water this year. Houston has just
completed a million bushei elevator
and Galveston and Texas City are in
creasing their facilities.
CHICAGO.-Packers say this week
has shown some improvement in the
demand from England for American
meats. Prices showed improvement,
but the total volume of export trade
was small with even the continental
demand for lard dying down.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES
washinsten Gas a. $4,000 at 1o4A.
Capital Traction Colo at 1O3A. 10 at
1O3K
Potomac Electric Power pfd.-10 at 107
at 1OS.
wash. Rwy. l. Elec. -pfd.-l0 At ssk.
Union Truet Coo at z26.
Merchants Tran. q stor pfd.-B At 100.
Peoples Drug Store pfd.-1O ut 104. at
104. 10 at 104.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Colo ~ 1914. 20 st
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-lc At eaA.
Merchants Transfer & Storage pfd.--I0 at
100. 20 At 100.
Mopey-Call loans. s and 4 Der cent.
NOTICE-This exchange will be closed on
September.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
Yosar Banker Knows

When In doubt about a security
consult your banker. 1t is equally IS
much his interest, as yours to protect
your savings. You trust him with
your deposits-why not trust him
with your 1uvAGfHeenA- Ne26laEae4
Evening star., 1926-06-04
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

NEW YORK, June 4.--Despite the
fact that outside business conditions
remain about the same as they have
been for the past few months. the
change in speculative sentiment con-
ttnued to manifest itself in further
upward movements in Curb Market
prices today.
The technical position Of the
market had sot TO a stage where
the better grade issues were selling
at prices considerably below the
high of January and at the current
level were attractive to those who
held to the opinion that the main
body of stocks was In q position to
Evening star., 1926-06-04
MANY NEW CONCERNS.

NEW YORK. June 4 @.-Both
capitalization and incorporation Of
new enterprises in May exceeded the
figures for May last year. a compila
ton by the Journal Of Commerce CIV
ing a total of 1857 .366. 100 distributed
among 84S companies with 100000
or more. New charters a year ago
aggregated 3616, ,116, ,s95, and In April
this year $1.O11 1.s31,125. Real estate.
shipping and chemical companies
showed a substa ntial gain in captali-
zation last month over the same
period last year, but oil and gas and
textile companies showed declines.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private Wire Direct to The Star once

respond to favorable developments
In the industrial situation generally.
Oil stocks for some time past
have been expected to lead the
market in any general renewal OF
operations for the rise, but in view
OF their many false starts during
the past two years the public !s IN
no hurry to follow UP such improve
ment az has already taken place IN
this quarter. There was dispost-
ton to take down profits of the past
two weeks and selling Of this char
acter carried prices for several Of
the standard issues down a haf
point to a point from the THURSDAY
final quotations. This was true OF
Humble Oil and of Prairie OIL ana
Gas, while Standard Of Indiana was
somewhat lower.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
COAL STOCKS DROP.

NEW YORK, June 4 @.-Coal
stocks on hand May are estimated
at 3e.s7s,o00 tons by the National
Asseciatinx Of Purchasing Agents.
This compares with 4s,15o.ooo tons on
April /, and so.o14.ooo tons on March
/. Supplies on hand at steel plants
vr>ra s,Ifscient to last 20 days; elec-
trir and gas plants 4s days: by-prod-
net coke plants Is days. Estimated
;rdustria1 consumption in April was
az .o4s. 900 tons against 4s,313,ooo tons
in March. s.-,
Evening star., 1926-06-04
WOOL TRADING ACTIVE.
al n,snatch tn 'ThA Star.

speci.l Dispatch 70 The Star.
BOsTCN, June 4.-The local wool
r,a rket was more active today. Belief
that wool prices are as low as they
ara likelv to 10 10 squirting some
ma manufacturers to activity and top
n,aEara are buying. Mills want flne
ferritorv wools around $1.10 clean
has,s. with dealers asking up to $1.15.
Ha1f.hloods staple has sold at ss cents
to ST and quarter -bloods at 7bas0.
Considerable pulled wool is moving,
with one line Of ordinary "B" supers
liouidAted at 76h.
Evening star., 1926-06-04
ADVANCE PLATE PRICES.

NEW YORK. June R.-Inland
Steel Co. has advanced prices of
plates and shapes 81 a nfor third
quarter delivery. New quotations are
$2.1o to 1920 a hundred pounds.
Illinois steel Co. and independents
generally are expected to follow the
ADVANCE. Sheets prices In the Chi
ca 70 district are unchanged.
Evening star., 1926-06-04

NEW YORK. June 4.-FollowinE
je an ofictal list Of bonds and stocks
traded In on the New York Curb
A1,~
Evening star., 1926-06-04
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 4 @.-Copper,
ouiet: electrolytic, spot and futures.
13Ma13N. Tin, easy; spot and
nearby. 5s.75; futures. 57.s2. Iron,
STEADY: prices unchanged. Lead,
steady: spot, 7.ss. Zinc, steady; East.
st. Louis, spot and futures, 700.
Anthony, 11.00. s.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
MOTOR CYCLE OFFICER
LOSES DAMAGE SUIT
William T. Griffin Fails to Get
Award for Injuries in
Traffic Mishap.

A jury before Justice Hitz in Circuit
Court rendered verdict in favor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Carter Hall yester-
day afternoon in the suit for $4,000
damages brought by William T.
Griffin for personal injuries. The case
has been on trial for nearly week
and involved claim OF Motor Cycle
Officer Griffin June s. 1924, for severe
personal injuries received In a COLI
sion between his motor cycle and the
machine operated by Mrs. Hall.
Mr.. Griffin claimed that as he pass.
ed I'm front of a street car at the in
tersectiOn of Vermont avenue and ii
street, he was struck by the automo-
bile driven by Mrs. Hall and thrown
to the ground. suffering double
fracture of the right leg from which
perma anent injuries resulted. The
plaintiff was represented by Attorneys
Newmyer & King. and Mr.. Hall. who
is member of the firm Of Carlin.
Carlin 4 Hall. was represented by
Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and
Douglas. Obear & Douglas.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
LEADS
GOLF QUAL|F|ERS
Players Run Up High Scores
First Day of Tourney
at Columbia.

Scores in the morning play OF the
first qualifying day Of the Columbia
Country club Spring golf tournament
today ran high. An 81. turned in by
Walter r. Tuckerman, who won the
championship of the Chevy Chase
made up to early this afternoon. G. A.
Fuller, also OF Chevy Chase. turned in
an Sc. the same score as that of John
w. Brawner of Columbia. With $40
entrants and only as To qualify in six
flights. 1t is proha bic that no score
over So will qualify in the first flight
r. r. Harrell. the Congressional Coun-
try Club champion. tore up his card.
Other early scores follow: F.. J.
Gray. Manor, 81: F.. Lodge Hill, Co
lumbia. 81; F. n. Thompson. Argyle.
IS; c. B. Hatch. Columbia, Ss: H. s.
Baltimore. 80: w. F. Purton. Bannock-
burn. e3: r. G. Heath. unattached. %;
II. A. Mihills. Indian Spring. 80; F. l..
Hudson. indian Spring. 90: F. 3. lyle,
Columbia. 9s; s. r. Hardwick, Wash
ington. 9S; w. l.. Heat, Indian Spring,
l0l c. NJ. Noetzel, Argyle. 101: G. F..
Harmon. Congressional. 103: H. p.
Grier, unattached, 106; X. r.. Steward,
Columbia. 112.
More than 40 players. many Of them
leading golfers from clubs about Wash
ington and Baltimore. We're paired in
the first half of the qualifying round.
while an even more select field in point
of skill will leave the first tee tomor-
row. Match play starts Friday morn
ing and will continue through Satur-
day.
The field Of 32O entrants announced
yesterday was augmented by about a
score more players. making the field
the largest ever to compete in a local
tourney. The tourney began over a
Columbia course in the hest possible
condition. aided by recent rains. and
thoroughly sroomed under the direc-
ton of the green's committee for the
classic which began today. Local
rules. involving a penalty of only one
stroke for lost ball and ball out Of
bounds. will prevail through the tour
ney, instead Of the usual stroke and
distance penalty called for in the rules
of the United States Golf Association.
Walter r. Tuckerman started early
this morning. paired with &. Ashmead
Fuller, last years Chevy Chase club
champion. Other prominent entrants
in the large field which started today
included Harry G.. Pitt and A. l..
Houghton of the Manor club: Page
Hufty of Congressional, holder of the
North and South championship: Regi
nald A. LOTUS of Chevy Chase and
{. r. Hatch of Columbia.
George j. Noigt of Rannockburn.
Miller B. STEVENSON and J. F.. Brawner
OF Columbia, all of whom have won
tournaments about Washington and
Baltimore this year. will start tOnor-
row. Foigt is favored to win on the
strength OF his showing in the Indian
Spring, Chevy Chase and Middle At
lantic Journeys, although the Ban
nockburn golfer will have to show his
best brand of game to come through
the fine field entered I'm the Columbia
event. The tourney was won last YEAR
by Roland X. Mackenzie of Columbia
A number Of out-of-town entrants
will start tomorrow. among them a
group Of Is players from Baltimore
and a large delegation from Norfolk
None Of the out-of-town competitors
is favored over the local players.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
PERMIT RENEWAL
PLANS BEING MADE
Stagger System for Issuance
Is Arranged to Begin
About July /.

Prepara tions to begin the renewal
of automobile drivers permits about
July / were made today by Ira ffic
Director NJ. O. Eldridge in anticipa-
tion Of the early passage by Congress
of the bill amending the District
traffic code. which makes provision
for the reissuance of the cards for
three year period. The bill was passed
by the Senate last night ard sent hack
to the House for conference.
Mr.. F,ldridge has definitely decided
to stagger the issuance Of the new
permits over period Of year. TAX
ing the applicants in alphabetical or
der. All drivers whose snrna mes begin
with the letters A. r and G will he
placed in the first group to receive
the permits. and they will he required
to make application before August !.
Those whose SurnameS begin with
&, ID and +, will he in the second
group. and they will have until Orto
Der l to renew their permits. This
procedure will be followed until the
alpha bet is exhausted.
Unless such a plan is adopted. Mr..
t,ldridse explained. some drivers
would wait until the end Of the year
To rene" tnclr permits, ana OtnefS
would be in such a hurry to get them
that they would jam the Traffic Bu
reau as soon as the work of reis-
s,a ance ia started. Under staggered
system, he believes, the task will be
carried out In an orderly and sys-
tematic way that will cause the least
a mount of inconvenience to the Ira ffiC
Bureau and motorists.
The design for the new permits
has been drawn and vii, he sent to
the printers just as soon as the
amended traffic bill is signed by Pres
ident Coolidge. Very little change
has been made in the card from the
ones which have been issued since
the creation OF the Traffic Depart
ment. Instead Of writing the date Of
expira ton on the cards, arrangements
have been made to punch the date
SO that IL will not he possible to
change 1t without immediate detec-
tiOn.
AS soon as the traffi bill becomes
taw number of clerks and other
employees will be appointed to reissue
the thousands of permits. Funds for
their salaries have been provided in
the appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
MOTHERS AID PLAN
COMPROMISE SEEN:
House Conferees Said to
Agree to Senate Bill if
Board Is Divided.

Reports We're current AT the Capitol
today that the House conferees are
planning tn propose a compromise on
the bill to provide home care for de-
pendent children In the District. Tie
cOnferees will hold their first meet
ing at 4 o'clock this afternoon. hut it
is uncertain whether they will be able
to reach an agreement today.
As passed by the House. the bill
minister the extension Of financial
assistance to dependent children
whose mothers are in position to
keep the children at home. This pra~
pOSal for an independent board was
strongly opposed by the welfare or
ga mutations of Washington and the
people Of the city generally The, Sem
ate. In response To the appeal of local
interests. passed the bill embodying
the Caprer plan of placing this law
under the Board of Public Welfare,
which was provided for at this ses-
sion of Congress for the very purpose
of bringing together in one agency
welfare work formerly divided among
several boards
1t is understood that the suggestion
which the House conferees have in
mind Is that the home care for chill
dren he placed under the Board of
Public Welfare. but that two or three
members Of that hoard he especially
designated to devote their time 10
the administration of this one func-
tion.
Whether such proposition will be
made was not known definitely, hut
there were persistent reports to that
effect
The Senate conferees will he Chair.
man tapper of the Senate District
committee and Senators Jones of
Washington and King of Utah.
The House cOnferees will he Chair
ma Zihlman Of the District commit
tee. Representative Mary 7. Norton
of New Jersey and Representative
Houston of Delaware
Evening star., 1926-06-09
WOODS HITS LEAGUE
OPIUM COMMISSION
Declares Only Way to Control Drug
Trafic Is to Limit Manu-
facturers.
BY the Associated Prese.

GENEVA. June 9.-Arthur Woods
of New York scored the League OF
Nations opium commission at an ex-
citing meeting last night for refus-
ing TO insert his recomme nda ton for
fighting the narcotic drug evil in its
annual report. The commission had
failed to incorporate his suggestion
to convoke a conference Of narcotic
manufacturers on measures to pre-.
vent Illicit traffic. and his declara-
tion that illegal trade could not he
suppressed unless narcotic factories
are owned or controlled by govern
ments.
M. Van Kettum. Holland. protested
aga ainst Mr.. Woods remarks. sayine
1t was wrong for a newcomer to try
to tell old members Of the commits
sion what to do. President Bourgeois
promised that resolutions satisfa DRY
to Mr.. Woods would he dra wn up.
The commission passed a resolution
saying that Illicit train was great
a nd that the situation was serious, as
the manufacture Of narcotic drugs
was considerably In excess Of medi-
cal and scientific. requirements.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
GRADE CROSSINGS
BILL HIT BY ROADS
B. and 0. and Pennsylvania
Represented at Hearing Be-
fore Senate Committee.

Counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Pennsylvsn Railroads told
the Senate District committee this
afternoon that in their opinion a new
law to provide legislative authority
for the elimination IF the remaining
railroad grade crossings in the District
is unnecessary.
F. D. Mckenney. attorney for the
Pennsylvania. contended that the
Union Station act of 1909 contains
ample legislative authority for the
construction Of viaducts when specifi-
cally provided for by appropriation.
He said the pending hill is largely a
reitera ton Of that law and that II is
IN part inconsistent In that it cha nges
slightly the method Of dividing costs
between the District and the rail.
roads
Mr.. Mckenney also submitted fig
ures to show that traffic and pedes-
TRAN travel Is not very heavy across
tho tracks at Quarles street northeast
which IL the only point where a
viadHct would he constructed over the
Pennsylra mia tracks
Edmund Brady Of the Baltimore md
Ohio further called attention to the
requirement in the pending hill that
the railroads paw for lighting the via
ducts. Ke reminded Senator Sackett.
who conducted the hearing, that -
similar pr&vision was stricken from
the recent Hill for the elimination of
the Michigan avenue crossing Mr..
Brady also said the word approaches"
to the viaduct should he more clearly
defined, conIending that the railroads
should only he required to pay half
the cost of the viaduct actually pass
ing over the tracks
Senator Sackett explained that the
reason the Commissioners wanted
law specifying where viaducts should
be erected in eliminating grade cross
ings was 80 that they could plan
in advance how the streets in the
vicinity Of such crossings should be
laid out and developed. The com.
mittee took the bill under advisement.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Pre.Nuptial Contract Shows Bride
OF F. r. Gordon Waived Dover Ri ght

Ellen Marjorie Gray, the 26-year-old
nurse who recently married Fulton
r. Gordon. wealthy real estate owner.
will not receive dover interest in
his estate by her marriage. BY the
filing yesterday in the Office OF the
recorder Of deeds of a pre.nuptial con-
tract between her and Mr.. Gordon 1t
was discovered that she waived her
dover and accepted in it's place an
annuity in the event of her widow
hood Of $4,000. payable in monthly
installments. as long as she remains
unma rried.
The contract was executed May 2S
last and recited that marriage was
shortly to he solemniZed between the
parties who made the contract in
considera tion thereof and Of $40 in