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4 Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Wall Street Briefs

NEW YORK, February % P.--Net
earnings Of Barnsdall Corporation for
1926 were 5000. 4s5, equal to $5.2S
share on the combined "A" and "B'
stocks. Gross sales were $30.344, 1855.
The company completed 81 oil wells
nd 3 gas wells during the year and
produced 5.624,474 barrels OF crude
oil and 1872. 509,194 gallons of refined
products. Daily average production
of crude was 5,409 barrels. which
since increased TO 10000 barrels daily.
A statement issued by the security
holders committee for a fair return,
of which, w. Emlen Roosevelt is
chairman, asserts that destruction Of
railroad value i'm Western trunk line
territory, due to failure OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission to main
tain an adequate rate structure.
amounted to $l,160.0c) 1000 between
1912 and 1922. The Lext hearing in
this investigation wall be held in
Kansas City on April 6.
Moderate expansion has taken place
In general business activity in recent
weeks, notwithstanding the adverse
Influence of extremely severe weather
IN numerous localities, says the Guar
anty Trust Co. of New York. While
an upward movement is usual at this
&fime of year, nevertheless the definite
Il npearance of revival Is reassuring
al uresent since the comparatively
slow progress made in January ocoa'
stoned uneasiness AZ to the probable
.rend OF business anr the near xusaaEas
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Latvia's first sugar-beet factory is
converting 10000 tons Of beets into
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WOOL PRICES FIRM.

BOSTON, February % Especially
Prices We're firm in the Boston wool
market at the start of the week, with
inquiries mostly for fine and fine me,
dunn sorts. Wooden woods are quiet
but demand for worsted woods is hold.
ing up well. Ohio quality fleece is
held at 45a46, grease basis for, delaine.
Fine Michigan delaine is quoted at
42a43, Ohio half blood at 45a45h
quarter blood at 44a45 and Indiana
quarter blood at 42a43. Fine territory
wool is quoted at 1.10a1.12, half blood
at 1.0oal.03, three-eighths blood at
9Oa93 and quarter blood at S0aS2,
clean basis. French combing is held
mostly at LOS. with choice selections
a few cents higher.
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New Orleans Market.

NEW ORLEANS, February 90 (P).
Cotton prices continued upward to-
day after opening 2 points up to !
point down. being influenced by de-
mand for spots in the South and
large spot sales of $4,000 bales in
Liverpool. Prospects for bad weather
also helped the advance. March trad
ing to 1922, May, 14.33. and july
14.47, o to 10 points above Saturdays
close.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct The Star Once

Following is a list OF bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today.
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COTTON ADVANCES
0NSPOT DEMAND
Unsettled Weather in South
west Also Factor in Trad
ing Today. -.

NEW YORK, February 2S.-The cot
ton market showed continued firmness
in today's early trading. LlVerpool
cables were rather disappointing, but
there was buying here on reports OF
a good spot demand and unsettled
weather in the Southwest. ...
Opening prices were steady at a
decline of 2 points on March, bnt
generally 4 to 5 points higher and
active months showed net gains of z
to 10 points by the end of the first
hour, all positions making new high
ground for the movement. May sold
up to 1430 and October to. 14.68 on
covering by recent sellers and a broad
ening demand which appeared to in
clude considerable Wall Street and
commission house buying, as well as
a moderate demand from the trade.
Private cables said trade calling in
Liverpool had been offset by hedge
selling and realizing or liquidation.
but reported an extensive cloth de-
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Fare Siege in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires proposed subway
lines, which have been held up for
Guiding the city's insistence on a
nickel fare, may now be started. An
organization has held the concessions
since 1914, but after delays caused by
the war were smoothed out the city
would not concede to the conlpany's
argument that 1T could not operate on
a 5-cent.fare basis. A plan for a nickel
fare with transfers at half that price
has been proposed.
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NEW YORK. February % R-
Associated Dry Goods Corporation re-
ports net profit of s3.S23,720 for 1926,
equal to $4.21 on the common stock
against $4,134,941 in 1925, or $473 a
share 43f-f'e
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c. B. G. @. INCOME UP

NEW YORK. February % Up
January net operating income of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy was
$l.906.757, against $l,a0Ab7S a year
ago, but gross declined to Sill 1896, 1877
from $12,513,429. ~, -
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
DECISION
HITS DOCTORS

Six Washington physicians. ar.
rested in q recent smashing drive
by Federal narcotic agents and the
police, will find their cases in court
seriously affected by a far.reaching
decision Of the ninth circuit court
OF appeals, regarding sale or dis.
pensation of narcotics to patients
The local physicians are charged
with giving narcotics to patients
in violation of the Harrison law,
and each Is at liberty under $4,000
bond, awaiting hearings before
United States Commissioner Turnage.
The Circuit Court decision holds,
in reversal Of old practice; that a
registered physician who prescribes
narcotics not in good faith, takes
a principal part in the prohibited
sale Of the dope"
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
ADVENTIsEMEMT
CasD istended Stomach
Often Proves Fatal

You can DO 50 distressed with gas
ana fuIlness that you think your
heart Il going to stop beating.
Your stomach may be 50 distended
that your breathing l. short and
gaspy.
You are dizzy and pray for quick
relief what's to be done.
just one tablespoonful Of Dare's
Mentha Pepsin and In ten minutes
the gas disappears. the pressing on
the heart ceases and you can
breathe deep and naturally.
Obi What blessed relief: but why
not get rid Of such attacks alto.
gether? Why have chronic indiges-
ton at all?
Especially when Peoples DruE
Stores or any druggist anywhere
guarantees Dare's Mentha Pepsin
2 pleasant elixir, to end indiges
tion, acute or chronic. or money
back.
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
20 Misses and
WOnlen'S Fur
Trimmed Goats
SO
Sl9!

Drastic markdowns In
fur-trimmed winter coats!
Rich furs, such as Wolf and
Manchurian Wolf lavishly
trim these smart winter
coats for women and misses.
Sizes II to 40.
Second Floor
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
HoUsEKEEPERs TO MEET

The Housekeepers Alliance will
hold its November meeting tomor-
row afternoon at 2:s0 o'clock in
the home OF Mrs. George II. Rut-
ley. 4722 Davenport Street, Amer
lean University Park. Miss Edna
Louise Clark, assistant home
economist, Department of lAAssri.
culture, will speak on Women
and Cotton"
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
SIS AH-WOOl Jersey
Sports FrOcks, 1895

Dashing styles In two-piece
effects. Trim jersey frocks
for women who demand smart
ness and service in one. Choice
of new autumn colors, in sizes
Is to A.
8 Sports Dresses, In smart lit
tie two-piece styles. All of jer.
sey and wool crepe, in new fall
colors. Sizes Is to SS. Go E0
Were $3.50. Now. VOsOV
10 Jersey BlOuses, attractive
colors in smart styles. @1 M
Were $3.95. Now. UAsVV
IL Golf Coats, of heavy warm
material. Were $1.95. Ok
NOW .s.s......s.s.ss
10 RaincOats, guarant eed
waterproof. Were $4.S5. CC OK
NOW s.s....... 49,.
Second Floor
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
Kid and Suede Belts
Seasonable Apparel Reduced
For Quick Clearance
so Last Seasons
FrOckS, $685.

A quick cleanup of frocks
that originally sold as high as
$25. In the lot there are satins,
cantons, pin stripes and other
wanted materials. Clever trim
mings, popular colors and smart
styles make this an outstand-
ing group. Misses, women's
and a few extra sizes.
Second Floor
The Washington times., 1927-11-10

8 Junior Miss Coats
We're $29.75, NOw $I9
snartly styled with large fur
collars ana deep fur cuffs.
Made Of fine, rich bolivias and
suede cloth, fully lined and
interlined. Sizes Is to 10.
8 Fur.trimmed Coats. Of fine
seasonable materials, with huge
fur collars and cuffs. Lined
and irterlined. Were coo
$3.50. Now. W@O
Heavy Winter Coats, Of soft
materials in wanted shades.
All with fur collars and
cuffs. Were $3.50. en- OK
NOW s.....s.s....... VAVVO
Z Smart Coats, in trim little
tailored styles. Ideal school
coats in sizes 10 to 10. @S OK
Were SIS. Now. -. WO'VO
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
NANKING FORCES ATTACK

NANKING, Nov. 1o.-The Nan.
king forces today launched q gen.
eral offensive along the Tientsin-
Pukow Railroad with Hsuchowfu
as their objective.
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
~ RengO Belts and
Contour COrsets
We're SIS, NOIO $I.79

Nationally known brands spe-
cially reduced for tomorrow's
selling. Pink and flesh brocade,
lace trimmed. Broken sizes.
80 Corselettes, combination Of
brassiere and girdle in striped
and figured fabrics. Sizes 80
to A. Were $500. q 90
Now ................ WA'A"
Second Floor
The Washington times., 1927-11-10

Every make, model. type and year IL
represented ON the floors Of the dealers
advertising their Used Cars for sals
through the Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1927-11-10
$50 Pairs WOnaen's
Shoes. Pair. $3.50


A noteworthy reduction on
$50 pairs of women's and
misses low shoes. Choice of
patent leather, black and brown
kid, black suede. calf and satin.
All sizes in the lot, but not
every size in all styles.
50 Pairs Children's Low Shoes.
patent leather, calskin and
brown elkskin. in sizes 81 to
IL. Were $3.50 to 60 %
$500. Now. WAs0O
ga Pairs Infants Low Shoes.
in tan kid, calf and patent
leather. Slipper and oxford
styles, in sizes az to OEn
Az ............. AOC
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The Washington times., 1927-11-10
Special in Aluminium
Ware

$40 Universal Alum. @1 Ok
mum Cake GriddIes. WA
S2.?5 Universal Alum. Ct IN
mum 1O.inch Skillet. VAV
$3.50 Aluminium Tea Kettle,
with double boiler inset. @1 Ok
Special Friday at.....
SS.35 Universal Alum mum
Double Boiler, of 3. @1 AZ
quart capacity. ......, W
72c Universal Aluminium DOu.
BILE Boiler Inset, for tea 90N
kettle. / or quart sizes wv
So Universal aluminium Cake
Griddles. Large, 13.in. 81 S0
SOC Universal Aluminium Muf-
fin Pan, makes IL muf.. A0N
fins $3.50. .........ss.s. -. O..
1928 Universal Al u m mum
Dishpans, IL and Ia Ct TX
quart rsises--..........
1928 Universal Alum @1 IN
mum 8.quart kettle. WA'AV
SOC Universal ALI m / n u m
Oval 1T Trays l11i4 inches 4Oc
IN Slzes sssa.ss1
55c Aluminium Pie Q0N
Plates, IL inches. ......
S3.15 Aluminium Q1 E0
Oval Dishpans. ....... UV
3Sc Spring-cake Pans, of
heavy charcoal tin. Spe. 1ON
cial at, each. ..........
Sixth F1OOr-LansburEh . Bro.
Evening star., 1927-04-14
SIR EDWIN LUYTENS
CALLS ON COOLIDGE
New British Embassy Archi-
tect Sees Advance
ment in Capital.

Sir Edwin Lutyens. r. A., architect
OF the new British embassy to be built
on Massachusetts avenue, yesterday
called on President Coolidge with the
British Ambassador, Sir Esme How
ard, and r. A. Ellerton, architect Of
the British government, WHO is in
Washington in connection with engi-
neering details OF the structure.
Sir Edwin has just arrived in Wash
ington and expects to remain here for
week in connection with the pre-
liminary work on the embassy. the
actual construction Of which will be
gin next fall, the British Ambassador
announced today
Marked enthusiasm over the archi-
tectural development OF Washington
was shown by Sir Edwin His last
visit to this city was two years ago.
He said today that in the intervening
period this city has made real artistic
progress.
There is no doubt that Washington
fs destined to become one of the great
world capitals said this eminent
British architect. 1T has all the nat
ural advantages and the proper archi-
tectural treatment. Its great avenues
lem 10 be dealt with. l am glad to
know that the Government is show
ing the proper interest in the devel-
opment of its capital and that legis-
lation has been passed which will give
Washington the public buildings it
requires.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

EVERY successful man knows one
- fundamental rule of health--avoid
faulty elimination, clogged intestines.
Even slight constipation makes you
drowsy, languid, amoitionless.
Men with pep are men who take
Beecham's gentle laxative pills-pre-
ferred for nearly 100 years by people OF
all nations.
Superior for constipation and result
ant biliousness, sick headache, indiges.
tion and that tired feeling"
Beecham's Pills scientifically cleanse
Evening star., 1927-04-14
BISHOP HOLDS YOUTH
WANTS LIVING CHRIST
Episcopal Leader Says World Call
Ing for Demonstrative
Christian Faith.

Youth OF today wants a living
Christ faith, Bishop Freeman said.
speaking al the Lenten services at
keith's Theater yesterday. THE
world calls for a demonstrative Chris
tian faith. This is a wistful age. and
1t takes a man of strong character
to withstand those seeking to unseat
Christianity. There is a fight on be.
tween the Nan on the Cross and the
man on horseback. Even in China
there is a mysterious force that says
Christianity is the opiate of the coun-
try.
Christianity, although regnant, is
thus in more danger today than ever
before. The heart of the gospel, called
by the Japanese the Fujiami of the
Bible, is the sixteenth verse of the
third chapter of the gospel of st.
John, saying, God so loved the world
that he gave His only begotten son
that whomsoever believeth in Him
shall not perish but shall have ever
lasting life
Services We're led by Rev. H. L.
Woolevef. Eugene Thompson pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1927-04-14
Second Coming of
Doughboys Awaited
In Chateau Thierry
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHATEAU THIERRY, April IA.
I'm this dreaming village along
the Aisne. where Americans turned
back the Germans in July, 1918,
gaunt old man awaits with eager
eve the second coming" of the
Americans. Albert Bethincourt,
Chateau Thierry's mayor, hopes
the American Legion convention
at Paris viii attract many of the
douGhboys whom he knew in war
days.
Les Americans bon comrades.
ah, Tres bon. C'est ca?" and NJ.
Bethincourt laguhs merrily. He
recalls the banquet rendered him
by infantrymen OF the 26th Oi
vision, when he was served bully
beef and beans from q field kitchen
and white bread from gunny
sack.
NJ. Bethincourt is chairman Of
Chateau Thierry's committee OF
welcome to the Legionnaires.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

Belleau Wood, are
hoping Maj. Gen.
James G.. Har-
bord. who com
nanded the I'd
Division at Belleau
Wood. will return
to FdanCe for the
American Legion
convention I h / s
year.
Their tiny home
was the gener2 S
headquarters be-
fore the battle.
Four years ago
Gen. and Mrs.
Harbord visited
France - the first
time since the war
Evening star., 1927-04-14
CITY CLUB MUSICAL.
Organiza ton Will Give Sixteenth
of Season Tonight.

The sixteenth musical this sea
son of the City Club will be given to-
night al S:15 o'clock in the club lounge.
The program will include a musical
talk and pianoforte rendition by John
Prindle Scott, composer of sacred
songs, examples of which will be sung
by James Barr; vocal solos by Marian
Drake Flanders. New York mezzo-so-
prano. and compositions by the Elena
de Sayn String Quartet, assisted by
Sophocles Papas, guitarist. The per
formance will be broadcast from sta.
tion WMAL.
Gingham is a textile that is dyed
before ii is made into cloth.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

the bowels of poisonous substances by
eliminating them from the system,
thereby protecting you from the count
less ills which result from clogged in
testines.
These little pills are easy to take and
gentle in action, but positive. In no way
do they "dynamite" the system or pro-
duce strain. Children can take them as
safely as grown-ups. Not experimental,
but long prov ed.
For sale at drug stores--egcry1ehere.
75c and soc.
Evening star., 1927-04-14
PLANS EXAMINATIONS.
Civil Service Commission Will Fill
Two Vacancies.

The Civil Service Commission today
announced that it will hold examina-
tions to fill the following vacancies:
Assistant chemist, at 81 400.
Principal scientific aid (color tech
nology). at $1,000.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the office
of the United States Civil Service
Commission, 1924 f street.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

and they stop EN~ 70 - 'F1AEa0Ku
ped at Lucy lie Bocage. The old cou-
ole delivered a letter to Gen. Harbord
that had arrived almost five years be-
fore. 1t had been written on June s,
1918, by Mrs. Harbord, the day before
her husbands outfit swept forward
from Lucy le Bocage to break the
spearhead of the German advance on
Paris The French couple had kept
the letter. believing some day the gen.
eral would return.
Evening star., 1927-04-14
723 14th St. NV.
Frank. 1856
F Street, Cor. 18th
Frank. 1912
PERFUMES
"SayH 1t With Perfume, 1t Lasts
Longer Than FIouUers"

Cotys L0rgan +. =. 73c, $1.75, $319, $6.75
Houbigant's Ideal. $1.O0, SITS, $3.50, $6.75
Houbigant's Quelque Fleurs. $500, $4.OO, $500
Holbigant's Mon Boudoir $l.25, $2.25, $4.25, $8
Houbigant's Subtitle . $1.25, $2.25, $3.50
*Oriza La Grande Jasmin $500, $3.50, $3.50
*Oriza Dele La Printemps $500, $3.50, $3.50
Mutt De Noel Christmas Eve) .. .$24.9S
Hudnuts Narcissus ... $1.OO, $15O, $3.50
N q IL Jdue @1.UU, $3.50
R. & G. FIeurs D'Amour $1.49, $298
Cheramy's April Showers. ..... .$1O0, $3.50
Cheramy' Cappi. .............., ,$1OO, $500
*GabiDa's Mon Cheri. $1.0O, SITS, $500, $3.50
Articles marked at our 18th and
F Streets Store Only
Evening star., 1927-04-14

Articles marked are at our 18th and
F Streets Store Only
Evening star., 1927-04-14
Capt. CofeY Assigned.

Capt Albion Med. Coffey. L. s. A.,
retired, of 1923 Fourteenth street. this
city has been ordered to Philadelphia
for recruiting duty in the Third Corps
Area
Evening star., 1927-04-14

The hairnet industry in Chefoo,
China, kept 1900 women and girls
busy in 1921; but now only about 1000
make living at this work
Evening star., 1927-04-14

- heach1 lib. tin of Woods
~ - - Professional Cold
Evening star., 1927-04-14
FACE CREAMS

Ayers Luxuria .4Oc, 75c
Hudnut's Marvellous :. .25c, SOC, $1.0O
$1.O0 Golden Peacock Bleach. :. .69c
Three Flowers, Cold or Vanishing Soc
Rubenstein's Pasteurized. .$1.0O
Rubenstein's Cleansing 49,. .75c, $l.25
Rubenstein's Anti Wrinkle .S1.75
DIR Cold Cream. .29c, 39c, 89c, $1.29
$500 GabiIla Face Cream. -. .49c
SOC Kinds Honey and Almond .37c
Evening star., 1927-04-14
OLD FRENCH COUPLE
LOOK FOR HARBORD
Hosts Near Belleau Wood Hope
for Return of Former Soldier
to Battle Scene.

By the Associated Press
LUCY LIE BOCAGE, France. April
14.--An old French gardener and his
wife, who live in a small stone house
in the main street of this Nillaee near
Evening star., 1927-04-14

75c Cheramys Lov'Lor Face AZ
Powder. Made by the makers of 4e nl
Cappi. Special .............. 1~~
Evening star., 1927-04-14
Sung by
The MERRYMAKERS

There's Everything Nice
About You" "Mine"-fox
trots with vocal chorus. Piano
duet with orchestra. Phil Oh
man and Victor Arden with
their orchestra. 3457-75e
"Clarinet Marmalade" - one
step. "Hot Mustard"-fox trot.
Fletcher Henderson and His
Orchestra. 3406-7Se
The producers news., 1927-03-04
PARASITES FLOURISH

The growth of Americas nonproductive classes
at the expense of the producers is feature of the
last 10 years, according to an occupational survey
of the country in 1925, 1920 and 1910 by the ma
tional industrial conference board The report in
dcates that an increasing proportion of the popu~
lation is either idle engaged in competitive dis
tribution, with a corresponding decrease in the
proportion in agriculture, mining manufacturing
and transportation.
While the entire population of the country in
creased from 91,972,266 in 1910 to 1153SO,O 900 in
1925, grain of 251A96, the number in agricul-
ture, mining manufacture and transportation in
creased only a little more than 396 from 26,S9O,-
4O2 in 1920 to 27,75O,OOO in 1925. In the same
period the number in non-industria occupations
increased from 11,276984 to 15,16OOOO, more than
349s.
The decline in the number engaged in produc-
ing agricultural raw Materials from 126 OS2
IN 1910 to 10,5OO,OOO in 1926 has been given con-
siderable publicity. But less has been said about
the tremendous increase in the number engaged
IN trade and in clerical pursuits. The gain of
STAG in these two groups, raising such nonpro-
The producers news., 1927-03-04
BOOK BARES WORK
INGS OF PROFES-
SIONAL PATRIOTS

Professional Patriots" edited bv
Norman HaDgood from material as
sembled by Sidney Howard and John
Hearley, will be published by Albert
and Charles Boni the middle of
March. The look is called "an ev-
posure of the personalities, methods
and detectives involved in the organ
lied effort to exploit patriotic i'm
pulses in these United States during
and after the lac war"
1t includes chapters on "propagan-
da against radicafsm and pacifism."
on professional patriotic journals. on
the financial appeals of these orga-
nizations, on interrelations among
them and government departments.
on the Lusk Committee, and on army
officers attacks on Progressive move
ments The American Legion. the
National Defense Socnty are treated
in detail with their connection to
business organizations, organized la
Dor, and education. Among the en-
dorsers of the book are Harry Elmer
Barnes, Jerome Davis, Tohn Dewey
Felix Frankfurter, Senate, l.. J. Fra
zier, Zona Gale, Mrs. J. Borden Har-
riman, Robert Herrick, David Starr
Jordan, Francis Fisher Kane, Con
/ gressman Lovett, Ferdinand Scheviu
John F. Sinclair, Samuel Ultermev-
er, Senator Thomas ]. Walsl, Sena.
tor Burton K. Wheeler, William All.
len White, and William Ellery Leon.
ard.
The book may be ordered from the
American Civil Liberties Union 1OC
Fifth Avenue, New York City, fol
/ S1.00 postpaid.
The producers news., 1927-03-04

ductive workers from 5,351, ,723 to 8,42OOOO, ex-
ceeds by more than 100000 the decrease in num-
Der of farmers and other agriculturists.
The number of clerical workers alone rose from
737 ,O53 in 1910 to 3,S2O,OOO in 1925, increase
of 1900.
Less than a quarter of the population is today
engaged directly in the production of goods, in
cluding transportation. The percentage so en-
gagged, including manufacturing, transportation
mining and agriculture, has fallen from 29.9@0 in
1910 to 2496 in 1925. If we could segregate from
this producer group the number engaged in pro-
duction of non-essentias, the small percentage OF
the population carrying the remainder on then
backs would appear even more striking.