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Evening star., 1927-05-23
BAD WEATHER NEWS
GIVES WHEAT BOOST
Unfavorable Reports From U. s
and Canada Grain Areas Have
Bullish Effect on Market.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 23.-Unfavorable
weather reports both from north and
south of the Canadian boundary had
an early bullish effect today on wheat.
Advices at hand said that owing to
heavy rains a halt Of several days
would take place before farm work in
Manitoba could be resumed. Opening
at "a off to u cent up. wheat later
showed decided gains all around. Corn,
oats and provisions were easy, corn
starting at Il cent to l cent advance.
but subsequently receding to below
Saturdays finish.
New advances by wheat today were
in the face of the fact that the
market had already risen 13 cents a
bushel in hardly more than a month
and that although wet, cold weather
had delayed Spring work in the
Northwest a moisture reserve had
been provided which according to ex-
perts should carry the crop well to-
ward maturity. 1t was also pointed
out that harvesting in the Southwest
would travel northward rapidly and
that importing nations were likely to
reduce their demands to a minimum
during the next few weeks.
An increase of the amount Of wheat
Evening star., 1927-05-23
TOBACCO RECEIPTS UP.

BALTIMORE, May 20 (SpeciaD.-
Receipts of Maryland leaf tobacco
last week totaIed 734 hogsheads. com.
pared with AL the previous week,
while sales amounted to 374 hogs
heads, against 2S3 the previous week,
leaving a stock in State tobacco ware
houses Of 5,840 hogsheads. Quota
tions today for Maryland leaf tobacco,
per 100 pounds: Inferior and frosted,
firm leaf, 800 to 500; sound common
and greenish, 900 to 400; good COM
mon, 1900 to 2400; medium. $500 to
3400; good to fine red, $500 to 51.00;
fancy, $500; seconds, common to me-
dunn, 500 to 1000; seconds. good to
fin1, 21.0O to 40.00; upper country.
air-cured. 700 to $500; ground leaves
nominal,
Evening star., 1927-05-23
DOWNING ELECTED.

PITTSBURGH, May % R.-John
r. Downing of Louisville was elected
president Of the Association of Re-
serve City Bankers at the closing ses-
sion Of the annual convention here
Saturday. Other officers included;
John F. Flourney, jr., New Orleans,
vice president; Charles M. Ramsdell,
Buffalo; Don w. Jones. st. Louis;
Clark Hammond, Pittsburgh, and
Stewart McGinty. Atlanta, Ca, direc-
tors. New Orleans was chosen for the
1928 convention.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
WINNIPEG TRADE WILD.
Prices Soar to New Peak Levels In
Feverish Session.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May %
P).-Wheat prices on the Winnipeg
grain exchange scared to new peak
levels today in one of the widest early
morning sessions in months.
A few minutes after. the opening
May option skyrocketed to 1863, n
gain of 2s cents from the close on Sat
urday. In frantic drive to fill orders,
traders also forced October delivery
2as higher. Other futures scored sub
stantial gains. 1t was primarily a
speculative market. with the heavy
rainfall over the prairie provinces pro-
viding the bullish sentiment.
All the coarse grains were carried
higher in sympathy with wheat.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
PLAN TO RETIRE BONDS.

NEW YORK, May 23 R.-C. w.
Miller, president of Dawson Chemical
Co. informed stockholders at the
annual meeting plans were under way
that should result in retiring the de-
benture bonds and should leave the
company in a splendid cash position,
with no debts, thus clearing the way
for placing the common stock on a
dividend basis.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
POTATO QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, May % GO.-Potatoes-
Receipts, new. so; old. 40 cars; on
track, new, 152; old, 178; total United
States shipments Saturday, 621; Can.
ada, 43; Sunday, IS; Canada, 80 cars;
odd stock supplies liberal, demand and
trading slow, market slightly weaker.
Wisconsin sacked round whites, 31Oa
3.25: mostly around 3.15a3.20; Mich
igan sacked russet rurals. 3.20 New
stock supplies liberal, demand and
trading improving, market slightly
stronger; Alabama sacked Bliss Tri-
umphs. 4.40a4.75; mostly 45Oa46O.
Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs
4.40; South Carolina slat barrels. cob
blers, S.25; stave barrels, S.50a865.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
BUTTER IS LOWER.

CHICAGO, May % C0.-Butter-
Lower; receipts, 1855 tubs; creamery
extras, 4012; standards, 4012; extra
frsts, 3912a40; firsts, 37a3812; seconds,
34a36. Eggs-Lower; receipts, 53,42S
cases; firsts, 2Iha22: ordinary firsts,
20a2012; storage packed extras, 24A 4;
storage packed firsts, 24h.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
INDUSTRIES ACTIVE.

DETROIT, May "a (SpeciaD.-The
general business situation in Michigan
is above normal. manufacturers gen.
orally are optimistic. The electric re-
frigeration industry is expanding rap
idly. Employment continues to i'm
prove in most parts of the State with
several cities reporting a shortage of
skilled labor.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
WORKING ON CUTOFF.

NEW YORK. May % CP.-The
New York Central has resumed con-
struction of the cutoff at Port Clin-
ION, Ohio, which has been halted for
several years to complete negotiations
with property owners. 1t is expected
10 be finished in 1928. and will shorten
the run between New York and
Chicago. The cost is about $1,400, 900.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

on e" passage was announced.
mr. in, total 1888, 900 bushels
against ~ -92 900 bushels a year ago.
On TIE her hand. messages from
Winn1 said seeding in Western
Canada is not more than so per cent
completed on an average and that
there had been 40 hours of rain in
some sections. with the downpour still
continuing. Some buying was based
on reports of hot winds Southwest.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK R.-Stocks strong;
merger rails soar again. Bonds
steady; Erie D 4s active. Foreign ex-
changes firm; Czechoslovakian crowns
highest since February, 1925. Cotton
advanced; unfavorable weather. Sugar
steady; better spot market. Coffee
higher; European buying.
CHICAGO.-Wheat firm: heavy
rains Spring wheat belt. Corn higher;
bullish visible supply statement. Cat
tie easy. Hogs weak.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
GRAHAM SALES GAIN.

NEW YORK, May % R.-Retail
sales of Graham Bros. trucks and
commercial cars, including overseas
shipments, in the first two weeks Of
Nav made a record for the year,
R.957 units, of which 603 were foreign
hhipments, ~ 81. -.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
EARNS $59.86 A SHARE.

NEW YORK, May 23 R.-Net
profit of Sheffield Farms, Inc, for 1926,
including Louvain Construction Cor
amounted to $2,890,09S, equal
after preferred dividends to $3.50 a
share on the common stock. This
compares with $2,264.8S5 the year
before, or $46.5O share on the COM
mon.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
CALL MONEY HIGHER.

NEW YORK, May % R.-Call
money stronger. High, Az; low. d;
ruling rate. a; closing bid, Az. Time
loans steady; mixed collateral, 60 to
80 days, 4Aa4as; 4 to s months, AS;
prime mercantile paper, 4a4A.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
POULTRY MARKET FIRMER,

CHICAGO, May % R.-Poultry.
alive, firmer; receipts, 3 cars; fowls,
22Ra24; broilers, 22a33: Springs Al;
turkeys, %; roosters, IA; ducks, 25aSO;
geese, Is.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
Fishers Price Index

The following table shows the aver
age movement from week to week
0) of the wholesale prices of 200 rep
resentative commodities from Duns
Review and t2) Of the purchasing
power of the dollar:
Evening star., 1927-05-23
RUBBER STOCKS DROP.

NEW YORK. May 23 CP).-Rubber
stocks in London on May 21 totaled
66,66S tons, a decrease Of 1873 tons
last week.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The s<ar Office

Following Is a list Of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1927-05-23

Copper was used in Egypt almost
1000 years ago.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

Reported by J. e. w. Seligm'
Evening star., 1927-09-30
FIT FTHbAL b0HEME
PLANS DISCUSSED
Committee Appoints Aides
for Annual Event, to Be
Held January 80.

Preparations for the fifth annual
bal boheme of the Arts Club OF WASH
ington, to be held at the Willard Ho'
tel January 80, were initiated last
night at a meeting of the general com
mittee at the clubhouse. 2O17 l street
The general bal boheme commit
tee consists of 40 members OF the Arts
Club, under the ChairmanShip or Gld'
con A. Lyon, with Mrs. Warren A.
Akers as vice chairman ana James
Otis Porter as secretary. AT last
nights meeting chairmen or supcon-
mittees were elected as follows; BoAes
and patronesses. Mrs. John r. GaSlioi ;
costumes, Mrs. Warren n. Akers' uec-
orations, William Partridge; nnahce'
Edward Hood Watson; floor, Roy il.
Neuhauser. hotel. Henry j. Staley;
music, Theodore r. Cannon produc-
ton. DR.. John Ryan DevereuX; pro-
Aram, L. NJ. I1eisenring; publicity,
Eess Davis SchreE1er.
The personnel OF all subcommittee
will shortly be announced ana the
actual preparations will start. Mean
while a special committee has been
selected to take charge of two con-
tests. of interest to the public, one Tor
the design for the costume or the moor
committee and one for the design 1or
the poster announcing the ball. Botn
will be open to all, both members or
the Arts Club and others, including
the students of the art and public high
schools of the city.
This special committee consists or
Mrs. Will C. Barnes, Mrs. Warren n
Akers, Miss Bertha Noyes. Miss Anne
E. Solomons, Mrs. B. +. Heidel, Mrs.
Alice l.. L. Ferguson, Mrs. Roy L.
Neuhauser and Comdr. Lewis L. Gle.
phane. Announcement of the terms OF
the contest will shortly be made ana
sent to all prospective competitors.
Prizes Of SIS each are offered for the
two designs which meet highest ap-
proval and are selected for use.
Discussion of the question OF limit
ing the number Of admissions to the
bal boheme, which has become so
popular as to draw the largest social
gathering of all local events during
the season, resulted in the decision to
follow the established custom of plac-
ing the tickets on public sale in order
that all who wish to attend this color
full and spectacular event may have
opportunity to do so. Fancy dress will,
as heretofore, be the rule Of the bal
bohome.
Evening star., 1927-09-30

ington and Fairfax Counties to this
city and as soon as a survey OF the
will be submitted to the city council.
Should the city council adopt the
ordinance, notice of Alexa ndria's in.
tentions must be served on the board
of supervisors of Fairfax and Arling-
ton Counties 30 days before applica-
ton for annexation can be made to
the courts, which probably will be in
November.
The hearing of this city's applica-
ton for annexation is expected to
come up before commission of three
judges in Arlington County either in
December or January. Two of the
judges will be appointed by Gov.
Harry Flood Byrd.
The territory which Alexandria
Evening star., 1927-09-30

newspaper clippings and two or three
account books, dating back from 1906
to 1886.
David Kyle fs the name signed to
most OF the papers, but there is no
record of any one OF that name owning
the house. Kyle was evidently promi
nent locally as a shipper. as many of
the receipts are for large amounts.
Much of the merchandise, judging
from the papers. was shipped from
New Orleans and Richmond, Va.
Many OF the oruers are for consign-
ments of merchandise from Richmond
''on the next stage" All of the bills
include "dockage" in the cost of trans
portation.
One Of the interesting receipts Is the
following:
Received Of David Kyle 81 so in
Evening star., 1927-09-30
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON

hopes to acquire Is now being sur
veyed. 1t runs from the south bank
Of Four Mile Run southwest to Cam
eron Mills road. Arlington County.
thence south to the intersection of
Seminary lane and Braddock road,
thence south to Cameron run, then
east to the intersection of Cameron
Run and the present city limits in
Hunting Creek. The survey should be
completed within 10 days.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
WILD BEASTS FORAGING.
Oklahoma Starts Hunt to END
Their Predatory Visits.

McALESTER, Okla.-Drastic meas
ures are being taken for eradication
of wild animals which are becoming
numerous In the mountain section Of
southeastern Oklahoma.
Booker White. who lives south OF
wiIburton, recently killed large tim
Der wolf and wildcat. Two panthers
crossed the highway near Lutte not
long ago and another was shot in the
San Bois Mountains near Mineral
Springs.
A mountain lion killed several dogs
near Sugar Loaf Mountains recently.
Farris Brothers killed a bob cat near
Red Oak In August.
Evening star., 1927-09-30

fun for his crossing the Danvill Toll
Bridge tat gait not faster than a
walk at his risky until the 25th day OF
December next (overseers, wagoner5
and carts excepted, July z. 1926"
A newspaper clipping included in the
papers carries an account of the death
of Mrs. Letitia Tyler. wife of President
Tyler. who died at the White House,
Saturday"
Evening star., 1927-09-30
APPLE YIELD HEAVY.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The StW.
WINCHESTER, Va. September 80
Sixty thousand barrels of apples Of
unusually fine quality are being har-
vested this week in orchards of Gov.
Harry F. Byrd in Frederick, Clarke
and Rockingham Counties by a small
army of pickers, graders and packers.
1t is expected the work will extend
into the middle of October.
Sunrise usually sees Gov. Byrd on
his way from his bungalow in Clarke
County to the. ridge" orchard Z
miles west of Winchester, and there
he puts in a full days work, return.
ing to his home late in the evening
Evening star., 1927-09-30
ASKS SONG OF THANKS.
Minister Announces Resignation
Then Requests Hymn.
nn6encA of tina Aseociat preas

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON.-The Rev. J. H. Brooks
bank, after announcing to suburban
Baptist church his intention Of resign
ing the pastorate, then said:
1.-THE choir will now sing. oh,
Give Thanks Unto the Lord
A ripple of laughter ran through
the congregation, and the minister
smiled in acknowledgment Of the
situation. He explained that the coin
cidence took him completely by sur
prise.
n new French monoplane preparatory
TO a flight to America.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
AUTHOR TO LECTURE.
Andre Maurois Will Be Heard In
America.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PARIS.-Andre Maurois, whose
studies Of the British, living and
dead. have made him one of the most
popular of French authors with
English speaking readers. is going to
the United States this Autumn to
lecture at Harvard. Princeton and
Columbia, as well as on more public
platforms.
At Princeton the French writer,
who also is silk manufacturer at
Lyon. will lecture on ''The Making
Of a Novelist" giving studies of
Dickens, Balzac, Meredith, Tolstoi,
Flaubert and Proust. At Columbia
and Harvard his subject will be "A
Comparison of French and English
Character"
M. Maurois is at present at work
on q novel and a life Of Byron.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
SMALLPOX Closes School.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ELkINS. W. Va. September 30
Schools have been closed and quar-.
antine placed against all childyeE uT-
der Is years of age Mt Coalton. a
mining town west Of F.lkins, as the
result Of an outbreak Of smallpox.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
Canadian Editor Dies.

TORONTO. September 80 lP.--Wal.
ter J. Wilkinson. 6s. managing editor
Of the Mail and Empire for 80 years
and director of the Canadian press,
died today.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
CHIMNEY NICHE YIELDS
PAPERS A CENTURY OLD
Quantity Worded Receipts and
Other Commercial Papers Date
Back to 1905.

Correspondence of The Star.
FAYETTE. Mo.-Mrs. J. G.. Briggs
has some interesting century old pa
pers found recently by workmen
wrecking the old Rich property.
The papers were found In q chin.
ney in a back room of the house. A
cavity was discovered and the work
men found bills OF lading, receipts.
Evening star., 1927-09-30
ORDINANCE DRAFTED
FOR ANNEXATION
Alexandria City Attorney Pre-
pares for Enactment, Follow
ing Survey.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 80
City Attorney Albert V. Bryan has
drafted an ordinance providing for
the annexation of the portions or Ar
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-05
OPENING COAL FIELDS TO WORLD

The announcement that c. P. Peterson has finally completed his plans for placing power schooner a run between the Matanuska coal fields and San Francisco of the most welcome auguries for of prosperity in the Railroad Belt since the railroad constructed With the San Francisco market prepared to absorb steady tonnage of coa said to be in of 1000 tons daily it that payroll of more than that many will be maintained winter and in the coal fields, added train crews and added stimulus to all lines of business The influence of the enterprise will be felt from end of Western Alaska to the other for it will provide winter employment to many who are compelled to migrate each year to seek livelihood in the States and will give the seasonal metal miner opport nifty to grubstake in winter and call for additional employees of the Alaska Railroad.
 Among those communities that will feel the effect of the condition will be Seward, which is the alyear round port and the logical point from which winter ship mens will be made and to which point tramp steamers plying the Pacific may call for cargoes.
 The credit accrng from this enterprise rests with C. Petersen pioneer of Alaska and of it's most loyal optimists. For than three years MT. Petersen pressed his project finally securing it's financing by Alas kan capital.
 The Gateway congratulates Mr. Petersen and his as- sociates their enterprise.
 Vieing with Mr. Petersen in his courage and fore sight those pioneers of the Matanuska coal fields who aborng under stress of small capital and peculiarly dis advantageous conditions have finally leveed the barriers reared up by representatives of the Federal who sought to dscredt the coal fields inadequate and lacking quality In the face of this assault the pioneer coal operatives have finally emerged with their judgment vndcaed and stand at the threshold of bigger and better things.
 It is not stretching the imagination to predict that Tn the not far distant future Seward will have coang station with facilities for serving the coal carriers that will to Alaska for cargoes once the superior quality of Matanuska coal becomes known the markets of the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-05

Delegate Sutherland has introduced bill in Con- gress that has for it's purpose the permitting of purchase of lands in Alaska cost of $25O per The bi as it is understood would extend the privilege to embrace much land may be desired by an individual.
 The principle involved in the bill is good one but there is danger lurking in the limitations. Applied to the allotted for hoesteadng 160 acres 32O aces the act would do much to attract land acquisition and improvement in that it would permit of those who unable to perform homestead duties because their oc equations stand in the way to acquire tract of land and expend money earned in other occupations in developing it to productivity.
 In such matters colonization along the Alaska Railroad sufficient land could be reserved to the rail- road to permit of sale in tracts suitable for this purpose with safeguards against acquisition and holding for spec ulation in large tracts
 The homestead law, applied to timbered or par tay tmebred sections of the public domain and espec ally in regions like Alaska, is failure. The average
 man cannot acquire homestead because of the sacrifice of time in performing residence dues whereas if pur chased outright and subjected to the rules as apply to mining claim for period of few years it would be desire to go upon the land to develop farm to self possible for any young with lucrative position and sustaining basis before taking up residence.
 With safeguards against tying up large tracts for speculative purposes and the principle cenered upon at tracing the settler to Alaska the measure is progres sve and has much to recommend it.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-05
BAN RED NECKWEAR WORN
 BY BRITISH RA|LROADERs

LONDON, Feb. ,. (P)-The famous red neckties worn by English railroad men are doomed. They are to be re- placed by more prosaic article in blue &
 They caused a lot of trouble during the general strike, it was explained, being 'treds" and Communists.
 The red tie was issued originally with the idea that in case of emer- gency it could be pulled off and used as a danger signal.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-05
SON OF GLADSTONE |s
 ACQUITTED 0F LIBEL

LONDON, Feb. 5. (P-The court which yesterday tried the son of the late Premier Gladstone on a charge of libel and slander for call ing the author of story, in which the elder Gladstone. was criticized as inn moral, liar and coward, acquitted the son, of the famous lawyers de- scendant Crowds cheered. the yer dict.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-05
FIRST REPRESENTATIVE . ID IRISH FREE STATE
 SENT FROM AMERICA

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. P)-Fred- erick A. Sterling counsellor of the American embassy in London, has been appointed the first American Minister to the Irish Free State. Robert Woods Bliss, Minister to Spain, has been appointed to succeed Peter Augustus Jay as Ambassador to Argentina.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-05
LAUNCHES INQUIRY

ATLANTA, Feb. 5. (P)-The Grand Jury, launches inquiry into the coop erative club party, which was held January T., and climaxed by a bath tub scene.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-21
Public Utilities Stocks.
TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance Sti6.55i.G
PROGEAN AT ST. MARl'S
Furnished by Putnam tS Col

An excellent program of special music arranged by Orsanist John J C'Tcan, was carried out yesterday morning at the ? and Io;3u o'ClocE k masses. Following the rendition of 9 special program by the Orpheus string quartet week ago, yest"r- days program was a pleasing ,aria- tion.
 At the 2 o'clock mass. the Kyrie was rendered by T quartet composed of Mrs. M T. Cream. soprano: Mrs. Mac Dillon Connolly, alto; Gerald |. Cr"an. tenor. and James n. Dona- hue, baritone. Al the o(fertory, Mrs. Cr"an and Mrs, Connolly reu- d red an Ave Maria" At the commumcn. trio composed of Mrs Crcan. soprano; Mr. Donahue, bari tone and Gerald D. Crsan, tonor, rendered "Jesu Dei Nivi,' Organ ist Crean accompanied all numbers For the rccessional the entire iuoior choir rendered an appropriate hymn.
 At the lo:So o'clock mass. the senior choir quartet handled tho solo and harmony parts in perfect style with Fred DesRosiors. tenor solost at tha church taking first tenor and Gerald r. Crean second. The "Jcsu Dci Nvi' was again rendered at the olfrrtory while inc "Sanctus' was sung by Mir. Croan. The program was one of tho best intcr-season vocal program heard at the church tn some time.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-21
Deaths
Mrs. Florence N. pohlman

Mrs. Florence M. Pohlman, 53 years old. wife of Walter pohlman Of 53 Trinity street. died at her home this morning at l;45 o'clock following q short illness
 She was born in this city, Sept. 5. 1873, the daughter Of John Els V orth and Christine Rice Ellsworth and lived here all her life, She al tended the First Congregational church. Fraternally she was asso- ciated with the Daughters of Libcr- ty and the T, c. c. A. auxiliary.
 Surviving her are her husband. her mother Mrs. Christine K. Els worth; q daughter, Miss Ruth \. fohIman. this city: two sons. Wal ter F.. Pohlman of Greenviln. Ohio: and Kenneth r.. Pohlman. history in- s'ructor al Williston academy in East Hampton Mass.
 Funeral services will be held "Wednesday afternoon at S o'clock al the home and burial will be in Fair view cemetery. Rev. T. 4. Greene. pastor Of the First Congregational church. will oificiate.