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$50, 900, 600 FURNITURE
MERGER is ANNOUNCED

CHICAGO, December % @.-A
$50, 900 900 consolidation in the furni-
ture industry will give the Albert
Pick. Barth & Co. of New York
and Chicago control of a chain of
manufacturing plants and string
Of retail and a wholesale firms. de-
clared ira Krupnick. president Of
Albert Pick, Barth e Co. yesterday.
The consolidation involves the
properties Of Irving Fl. Isaacs and
Ben Lauterstein. Isaacs will be
president of the consolidated COM
panies; Krupnick. vice president;
Lauterstein, secretary and general
manager, and Albert Pick, jr., treas
urer.
The firms in the merger, Krupnick
said include the Carolina Wood
Products Co, Asheville Federal
Metal Bed Co. and the Montauk
Metallic Bed Co., Hoboken and Brook
Ign; Sterling Piano Co, Federal
Furniture Factories, Irving Furni-
ture Factories. the Rockford Sales
Co, Roessler Furniture Co, Stuart
Furniture Co, Roessler- Stern Furni-
ture Co. Stuart Furniture Co, the
Outlet Co. and the Ludwig Furni-
ture Co.
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NEW YORK, December % R).-
Foreign exchanges mixed. Quotations
lin cents): Great Britain, demand,
4877s; cables, 4S8 1872; 60-day bills on
banks, 4S4. France, demand, 1891;
cables, 3.93%. Italy. demand. 5.27;
cables, 5.27H.
Demand-Belgium, 1899; Germany,
23.SSh; Holland, 40.39; Norway,
26.61lk; Sweden. 27.0O; Denmark. 1851;
Switzerland, 1898; Spain, 1872;
Greece. 1873; Poland, 11.25; Czechsio-
vakia, 2.96A; Jugoslavia, 1.76; Aus
tria, 14.10; Rumania. .62h; Argen-
tina, 42.72: Brazil. 1902; Toxic,
@G.37; Shanghai, 63.62h; Montreal,
1926 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
STEEL LIST LEADS
MARKET UPWARD
Coppers Next in Prominence.
Insurance Shares Gain, but
Goals Are Lower.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 22.-Aftel
IN irregular opening the stock market
started upward today under Leadership
or the steel shares. The renewal rate
Of Az per cent for money was ig
aoned. Traders quite correctly inter
preted this as a seasonal phenomenon.
Holiday requirements plus provision
Tor end-of-the-year interest and divi'
lend disbursements normally bring
,,bout higher money at about this time.
The market had nothing further to
20 upon in the way of news. The
hopeful tone of the iron and steel
rrade reviews could just as well have
been reflected in prices Wednesday as
ioday. There was no change in the
railroad outlook. Traffic and earnings
statements were not encouraging. The
market, nevertheless, was looking for
ward to the new year with confidence,
seeming to forecast business improve
nent without disturbing the unprece-
dented credit ssituation.
Steel Buying at Start.
Buying of the steel stocks was under
way early in the session. United
states Steel was taken in large blocks
above $50, when it was the highest
since the week ending October s. The
price moved up slowly, but 1t stimu-
lated other steel stocks. Crucible was
The strongest of these, with a gain on
he day of over 3 points as it crossed
80. On a yield basis Crucible is the
most attractive of all the steels, but
il has such an erratic market record
that traders follow it with caution.
Bethlehem Steel, Gulf States and
Youngstown all went along more or
less.
Next to the steel stocks the cop
pers were still the most prominent.
More new high records were establish
ed, among them Cerro de Pasco, Chile
and Kennecott, the two last named at
the best in their history. Realizing
caused some recession in Greene Can
anea, which was not surprising in
view of the extent of the recent rise.
Montgomery Ward was the leader
of the mail order stocks, and above
100 at the best for the present shares.
In the speciality class Paramount
Famous and National Cash Register
were conspicuous.
Harvester FORCES Ahead.
International Harvester forged
ahead under a small turnover. In
surance stocks kept their following.
Fidelity Phoenix at $50 had added 16
points to its jump Of 10 points on the
day before. Rossia and Continental
were up also.
The market was not uniformly
strong, however, American Can sold
off, responding to unofficial estimates
that earnings in the last half of the
year would be somewhat under 1925
and that an extra dividend was I'M
likely 1t recovered the loss later on.
General Electric sagged and the coal
stocks were sold. Pittsburgh Coal
dropped two points and Philadelphia
& Reading Coal & Iron came down
within a point or so of the low of the
year. Announcement of the trustee
ing Of the Baltimore & Ohio certifi-
Gates Of interest in the coal company
for three years did not seem to help
the stock. General Railway Signal
and Mack Trucks sold eff somewhat.
Fox Film "A"was weak for. a time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
DIVIDEND BOOSTED.

NEW YORK, December % Op).-
Continental Insurance Co. declared q
semi-annual dividend of 81 on the new
$40 par stock, exchanged on the basis
Of 81 shares for one of $25 par, pay.
able January 10 to stock of record De.
cember 81. This places the stock or
an annual dividend basis of 81, equiva-
lent to $3.50 share on the old stock
prior to the split-up and which paid
Sc annually
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Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, December % (Spe-
ciaD.-White potatoes, 100 pounds, 1.50
also; barrel, 1.25a3.00; sweet potatoes.
barrel, 1.75a2 90; yams, barrel. Lisa
200: beans, bushel, 1.50a3.00; beets,
3.00a400; Brussels sprouts, quart, la
20; cabbage, 100, 2.00a4.00; cauliflower,
crate. 2.25a2. so; carrots, 100. 2.00a3.00
celery, crate, 1.00a2. 90; kale. bushel,
25a30; lettuce, crate, 2.50a3.50; onions,
100 pounds. 1.00a2.00; peppers. crate,
1.25a225; parsnips, basket. 4Oa50;
oysterplants, 100, 5.00a6.00: peas.
bushel. 2.25a2.75; spinach, bushel. 75a
l.25; savoy cabbage. bushel, 20a30;
squash. crate, 1.00a2.50; tomatoes.
crate, 2.50a6.50; turnips. basket, 20aS0.
Il Apples. basket. 1.O0a2.50; barrel.
grapefruit, box, 3.50a4.50; oranges,
box, 4.00a5.50; tangerines, box. 2.75a
3.75.
f Dairy Farm Products.
1 Live poultry-Turkeys pound, 40a
40; old, 35a3S; poor and crooked
breasts, rs; Spring chickens, 25a26:
Leghorns, 23a24; poor and thin, 1Sa
20; old hens. 20a25; Leghorns, 17a1S;
boosters, 15a16; ducks, 24a26; small
and poor, 18a20; geese, 20a25; pigeons,
Pdlig SVdoVs AOWASs C0SAs NNosOo'
Dressed poultry-Turkeys pound.
40a45; old toms, 30a38; poor and
crooked breasts, rs: young chickens.
25a27; old, 22a26; old ROSTERS, 16a17;
ducks. 25a30: geese, 22a30.
Il Eggs-Receipts, 697 cases; native
and nearby current receipts in free
cases. dozen, Al; strictly fresh.
dozen, 43.
i Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 4Sa54; prints, 54a56; blocks.
53a55; ladies', 37a3S; rolls, 34a36; store
packed, 32a33; process butter, 41a42;
dairy prints, 34a3s.
Il Hay and Grain Prices.
i wheat-No. 2 red Winter, export,
5.3SA; No. red Winter, export, no
quotation; No. red Winter, garlicky,
domestic, 1881; No. 3 red Winter,
garlicky, domestic, no quotation.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, 1.O5a
LOG; cob corn, new, 3.7Oa3.75 per
barrel.
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic, 63a64;
No. white, domestic, 62a63.
Rye-Nearby, 90a1.00.
Hay-Receipts, tons. New hay is
arriving in only limited quantity. It
is, therefore, not being officially grad
ed and sells strictly on its merits.
within range of 1.00a17.00 ton, tim
othy and clover grades.
Straw-No. / wheat, 11.00a12.00 per
ton; No. 2 oat, 13.00a14.0O.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by w. B. Hibbs Co..
Nominal gold Selling checks
value Tor parl. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

A new Philippine company has just
started a trans Pacifi: radio service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
CENTRAL OF NEW JERSEY.

NEW YORK, December % @.-
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
declared the usual extra dividend of 50
share, payable January 16 to stock
of record January 3. Action on the
regular quarterly of 81 is due late in
January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Christmas Trade Makes Record.
Local Exchange Votes Holiday.

The board of governors Of the Wash.
ington Stock Exchange today voted
to 'remain closed on Saturday, Deem
Der "a. This means. that the local
board Will be Quiet for three days,
opening again on Tuesday. The local
governors outdid the New York Stock
Exchange governors, as that body de-
clined' to close on Saturday in spite
of p generously signed petition.
Prices on the local board remained
steady. today. both bonds and stocks
selling at recent levels in moderate
trading.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
New Federal Reserve Ruling.

The Federal Reserve Board an
nounces a ruling which give a more
liberal Interpretation of the bankers
acceptance provision of the Federal
act which is expected to facilitate the
financing of foreign trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Do You Buy Safe Butter?

The Milk Law of the District of Columbia insures
hrst-cass supply in this city, of Milk and Cream but
it does guard against infected Butter made of un-
pasteurized Cream We advise householders when buy
ing Butter to ask for such which is made of pasteurized
Cream and possible has it so marked on the contaner
The Department of Agriculture has positive proofs
that when Butter is made of from infected
Milk containing disease germs like typhoid or tubercu-
oss these germs remain alive and vrulent the butter
for number of months.
Such butter is dangerous for children invads and all
those whose resistance reduced by lack proper care
Nobody knows how much disease has in the past been
caused by infected butter.
Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Telephone Main 992 l022 18th Street NV.
Who hare pod for the bulletin Oecal motccl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
COAL MINERS WIN
IN TWO DISTRICTS
Independent Operators in
Iowa and Central Pennsyl-
vania Agree to Old Scale.
By the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 20
The policy committee Of the United
Mine Workers of America will at
least have developments favorable to
the miners in two isolated districts.
Iowa and central Pennsylvania, to
consider when it meets here Monday
to determine the unions progress
upon expiration of the present wage
agreement, March 81.
The situation surrounding negotia.
ton of a new wage agreement for the
central competitive field of the btu
minous industry, comprising Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsyl-
vania, was lent more favorable
tinge from the miners viewpoint to-
day with announcement at Des
Moines that 80 independent operators
have agreed to continue the present
wage scale after March 81.
Agreement Announced March II.
On March IL executives of the AS
ISOLATION of Bituminous Coal Opera
tors of Central Pennsylvania an
nounced at Altoona that proposals Of
the mine workers to continue opera
tons at the present scale after ex-
piration of the Jacksonville agreement
had been accepted.
On the other hand, the policy com.
mittee will have to consider collapse
of efforts to negotiate similar tenn
porary settlements recently in Ohio
and again today in northern West
Virginia.
In the present situation the miners
wish to continue the present scale of
$3.50 a day for day men and $1.08 for
tonnage men negotiated at Jackson
vile in 1924. The central field opera
tors of union mines wish wage reduc-
tons in the form of scale on a
competitive basis with non-unin mines
Of Kentucky, West Virginia and Ten
nessee.
Former Tactics May Be Used.
The Iowa and central Pennsylvania
advices indicated that tactics employ
ed successfully by the union to terrni-
nate the 1922 strike in the bituminous
fields may be a factor this year.
The 1922 strike ended when the
miners "pinched out" the operators
In the central competitive deid
through negotiations Of temporary
settlements In outlying fields with OPP
orators producing 10000, 900 tons. BY
thus disregarding the precedent OF
the bitumfnous industry wage being
set by the central competitive field.
the miners left the operators in the
position of choosing between meeting
the miners demands or losing their
business to their competitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

ment would be of great value" says
Mr.. JOSE at will not create any new
hazards Knowing that vehicles may
pass on either side will make every
driver cautious about changing his
course. In this, it will eliminate one
of the greatest hazards of driving.
Those who drive in the center OF
the street most frequently explain
their action by saying they are afraid
Of car pulling out from the curb or
of pedestrian stepping in their path.
This, however, does not explain why
the same driver takes the same posi-.
ton when on Sixteenth street, where
the curb is kept clear during rush
hours of traffic, permitting one to see
for blocks ahead.
This fear is groundless. So is that
now voiced that the right or left hand
passing will prove confusing and dan
gerous. / believe after 1t has been
effective for one week the proposed
regulation will prove it's worth even
to those who now criticize it,
Similar views are expressed by
other prominent traffic observers who
have rallied behind the proposed
amendment. Among these is Mai
Gen. Anton Stephan, who, earlier in
the discussion of the proposal, wrote
to Commissioner Dougherty urging its
approval. Merchants of the city, said
Gen. Stephan, who is president OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation, would reap great benefits from
such law.
One of the problems confronting
every retail house is the more rapid
delivery Of its goods, he says. and the
right or left hand passing. In speeding
up traffic generally, would prove ex-
ceptionally beneficial in it's solution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
GOVERNMENT GOLD HOLDINGS
REACH $4,585, 787 900 RECORD
More Than 100000, 900 of y. S. Treasure
Stored in One Building, Guarded by
the Utmost Secrecy.

While the United States still FORCES
ahead as the richest nation, collecting
gold in truly fabulous fashion despite
dire warnings by certain economists
that an overbalance of precious metal
here Is bad for the economic health Ct
the nation, there has been garnered
into the United States Treasury the
Federal Reserve Banks and their
agents the world-record value of $4,'
5s5 1877 900 In gold. more than $1,000
600 900 of which is stored within the
walls of one building.
Where this gorgeous treasure Is To-
Gated, the greatest the world knows
or ever has known, Government Of
ficials discreteIy veil from the public
for obvious reasons of added protec-
ton. The gold is safely ensconced,
however, in what is believed to be the
greatest protection ever thrown ABOUT
treasure. The most fantastic tales
of ancient monarchs with all their
tabled wealth, the tradition OF Croesus,
once the alpha and omega of worldly
wealth, fade into insigniticance as
compared to the gigantic, very unro-
which this Government and it's people
has been producing and collecting. a
shining token of the immense wealth
of this country.
The first time that 100000, 900
was ever gathered together in one
place was during the World War,
when Ray T. Baker, then Director OF
the Mint, brought the amount in one
famous vault. whose location is still
unknown to the public, up to the total
value of 81, 000, 900 900. Since then the
amount has grown. and despite the
warnings of many sincere economists
who hope for the continued prosperity
of this nation, but fear for the effects
of too much gold. the amount still
continues to grow.
Recently the increase in gold hold
ings Of the United States send the
total over the top of the highest
previous record, $4,570,067 900, which
had been established in December,
1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

The new high total gold stock OF
more than four and a half billion in
this country as registered In the latest
Treasury figures, comes close to being
half the gold holdings of the world,
according to the latest calculation, al
though the world figures are for the
end of the calendar year 1925. The
figures for the end of 1925 will not be
available from the world reports until
about the last of this calendar year.
Following the peak reached In 1924
there started In recession, which. II
was thought, would continue, in a
fashion to bring the United States
stock down more on a parity with
some of the other nations OF the
world. but the upward sweep of the
curve has again started. and Is being
watched with intense interest here.
The United States is so far in ad-
vance of the other leading countries
of the world in gold stock that Of
ficials here are reticent to discuss the
matter for fear of appearing to boast.
Other Nations Holdings.
According to the latest authentic fig
ures, however, Great Britain had S712 :
100000, France, Sill 100000; Japan,
$576, 900; Spain, 10000, 900; Ar
gentina, $435. 200. 900; Turkey, $685.
10000; Germany, s2s5. 900, 900; Hol.
land, $17S,00o,0 900; Italy, $13S, 900, 900;
Switzerland, $135 900, 900, and Au-
stralia, $12S,000,000.
Holdings of monetary gold In this
country stood at $214,O00. 900 in 1860
They reached their lowest level in
1876. when they fell to 1921, 900. 900
1t was not until 1900 that we accum-
ulated our first $1,000. 900, 900, and at
the outbreak of the World War we
boosted 1880, 657 900. The two.billion-
dollar mark was crossed in 1915, the
three-billion mark In 1917 and the
four-billion in 1923.
This country's total money supply
today stands at $3.50, 1870 ,498, more
than half of which is represented by
gold coin and bullion. Gold certifi-
Gates amount to 1852, 793, 500, the
rest being made up Of the miscellany
of note issues and subsidiary coins
which have grown up with our bank
ing system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
WILKINS ARRIVES
AT POINT BARROW
Flies Over Endicott RANGE
From Fairbanks in Seven
Hour Hop.
BY CAPT. GEORGE III. WILKINS.
By Cable to The Star and North American
Newspaper Alliance

BY CAPT. GEORGE III. WILKINS
By Cable to The Star and North American
Newspaper Alliance.
POINT BARROW, Alaska, March
26.-The Detroit News wilkins expe
dition was established at Point Bar.
row today after a seven.hour fight
from Fairbanks and is awaiting
favorable weather to push into the
Arctic's blind spot In search of un.
discovered land.
The Detroit News No / and No. 2
accomplished the long and difficult
flight over the Endicott range In ad-
mirable fashion. Both are Stinson.
Detroiter planes.
Plane Forced Down.
The expeditions third plane. con-
tanning the pilot and A. M. Smith,
correspondent for the Detroit News
and North American Newspaper AL.
lance. was forced down at Wiseman
with frozen radiator. 1t is expected
that this plane will join us immedi-
ately.
Carl B. Eielson and / were in one
OF the planes, and Alger Crahem and
Howard Mason, radio operator for the
Nortn american Newspaper Alliance,
who will transmit this message, were
in the second.
Fly Near Peaks.
We avoided cloudy weather over the
Endicotts by flying near the peaks.
within half mile Of the surface of the
earth, where we could see the ground
through the haze. Splendid landing
conditions were found here, and the
inhabitants of Barrow began a demon.
stration when they first sighted US,
which lasted long after we had landed.
Copyright. 1927. United States. Great Brit
am ,ro, an1 All other countries. by De-
Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
One-Third of Army
Officers Formerly
We're Enlisted Men
BY the Associated Press.


More than 80 per cent of the
1854 commissioned officers OF the
Regular Army served as enlisted
men before they obtained commits
sions.
The total of former enlisted men
is 1896, of whom 1,643 were once
Regular Army privates. and 1904
served in Federalized National
Guard, volunteer forces in the
Spanish American War, or the Ma
tional Army during the World War.
The tabulation published yester-
day also shows 80 former sailors
and Marines now commissioned in
the Army.
Two of the ex-privates in the
regulars are now major generals
and four brigadier generals, while
20 per cent of the colonies, Al per
cent of the lieutenant colonies. u
per cent of the majors, SO per cent
of the captains, 81 per cent of the
first lieutenapts and 20 per cent of
the second lieutenants also were
former enlisted men. There are
223 former enlisted men who ore
now offer graduates of the Mill
tary Academy.