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THE DAWN-RASSVIET

RaSsian Daily Newspaper. Published
syAEy day. a1espt Sunday. BY the Di
~WsstOriats of RussiAa Trades Union 81
he United States Of America and
Canada.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
Passing of French Fights.
ny GEORGE T. HUGHES.

On March Is next it is now ex
pected that the French government
will redeem at 110 the entire outstand-
ing issue of its per cent loan of 1920.
Funds for this operation have been
provided by the sale to the Swedish
Match Co. of $75,000,000 in 40-year
French per cent bonds.
Thus viii pass one of the few re-
naming government bonds carrying
per cent coupons listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. These bonds
have had hectic career. Originally
offered in September. 1920, at par they
sold 10 points below that price three
years later and the quotation fluctu-
ated widely from that time on. some
times up and sometimes down, vary
ing with the outlook for French
finance. Those who purchased the
bond at the offering price have had
per cent on their money ever since
and now will have a handsome profit
on the principal.
Ithas taken a good deal OF courage
to hold on during all the vicissitudes
of the franc, but it has paid well, AS
dollar bonds French SIS theoretically
should not have been Influenced by
the rise and fall of French currency,
but there was a sympathetic connec-
tlOn between Ine TWO neVertneieSS.
Probably France could have refunded
this issue at lower rate before this.
The difficulty, however. was the objec-
ton of the State Department at Wash
ington to approving French fina ncing
on this side while the debt repayment
agreement with the United States was
still nnratitied. This obstacle has
been overcome by the roundabout
method France has now employed
The point of interest to the Ameri
can investor is that he loses another
medium for his funds affording a bet
ter than 7 per cent return and such
are now very scarce. There is
French dollar bond which is not
callable before maturity, and that is
French 7i2s of 1941. These are quoted
at such high premium that the
yield is cut down to around 5.S per
cent This is still much better than
the average, but buyers hesitate to
take premium bonds with new funds.
Banks and financial institutions have
no such prejudice.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
Other Sources of Income.

While the crop years of most farm
ers are practically over, some are ex-
panding their incomes by other means.
There will be about 10000. 900 Christ
mas trees cut this year, and while
some will come from the national Tor
ests, the large part of the trees used
will come from the farmers wood
lots.
Among the first uses to which the
volume of farm money will be put
will be in the purchase of farm equip
ment and supplies. The sale of wire
for farm purposes is expected to be
heavier next Spring than for many
years. There is also a distinct trend
for tractors, combines and power ma.
chinery. The sales volume of aeri-
cultural implements in the first quar-
ter of 1928 is expected to exceed that
of the initial three months of this
year by wide margin.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
WILL SHIP MUCH GOLD.

NEW YORK, December 13 Up
Gold valued at S7500.000 was with
drawn from the New York Federal
Reserve Bank vaults today for ship
ment to England on the Berengaria
tomorrow. The National City Bank
was understood to be the consignee,
but officials of that institution de-
clincd to discuss the transaction.
Comment also was withheld at the
Federal Reserve Bank on the ground
that withdrawals were essentially
private transactions.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
Shipments Were Lower.

In 1924 receipts Of all grains reached
157,S41.616 bushels. but shipments
were far lower than this year. The
huge volume of grains flowing in
three years ago was augmented by
the abnormal receipts of oats and rye
This year oats receipts were only 569,-
$50 bushels, as compared with l5-
4l4.697 bushels last year Rye re-
ceipts in 1926 were 31.250.1S1. as
against 19,66S,952 this year Flax re-
ceipts year ago were nearly 5000
600 bushels heavier. Consequently the
gain in wheat ran the dollar value of
receipts high.
The movement of domestic durum
wheat was the real feature of the
year in the Northwest. Receipts at
Duluth totaled 3,S03 900 bushels.
Duluth dealers were especially pleased
over that development, since that city
is one of the chief primary markets
for that grain. A heavy export de-
mand has been worked up in durum
in Italy. France and other European
countries, Sales to domestic millers
for the anufacture of macaroni and
other special fiours have begun to
reach large proportions and the out
look for continued expansion is re-
garded as encouraging.
Prospects for a decidedly reduced
world carry-over of cotton when the
crop year ends July 81. 1928, have
spurred both foreign and domestic
sales of cotton. Shipments abroad
have been heavy. since many foreign
manufacturers who bought their re
quirements early and at favorable
prices now are taking delivery, Much
of this buying has been financed by
American borrowings
Many excellent judges feel that the
recent improvements reported in crop
condition in tn cotton districts have
been overemphasiZed and that higher
prices next Spring will be in prospect.
However, that will mean little to the
planters, for in most cases they have
sold most Of their crop, Some few
have been in a position to hold back
a part of their production and some
cotton holding is being financed CO.
operatively or with the aid of South
ern bankers.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Gas 5s-S1 900 at 104 q .
81 900 at 104 y 81. 1000 at los.
Wash Rwy. & Elec. $500 at 9f.
Potomac Elec. Us pfd.-3 at 1861.
at 106h
Commercial National Bank at 265
Barber & Ross com.-10 at "a "
Commercial National Co. pfd.-10 at 105
Mergenthaler Linotype--l0 at 107. 10 at
sanitary Grocery Co. pfd.-5 at 105
wash. Convention Hall Go. ptd.-l0 at 9S
10 at 9S.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s B-<$100 at 107.
Natl. Mtge & Inv. pfd.-5O at 5ss. 100
Washington Gas 6s B-$1 900 at 107
Nergenthaler Linotype-10 at 107
Potomac Elec. 5las pfd.--1 at 1O6 u.
Money-Call loans and 6 per cent.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

lReported by ] { wi seIigman { Co.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
COPPER STOCKS UP.

NEW YORK, December 13 PD-
Stocks of refined copper on November
80 amounted TO 90,874 short tons, an
increase of 6,992 tons over October
81, the American Bureau of Metal
Statistics reports. November pro
duction was 118.26S tons. against 1874.
927 tons in October. Shipments were
111.277 short tons of which 52,013
tons were for export. Output of
mines in the United States in Novem-
ber was 67,S13 tons, against $3.50
in October.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
KATY" DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, December 13 (P).-The
Missouri Kansas Texas declared a
dividend of 81 on the preferred "A, ="
payable December 81 to stock of rec
ord December %, TO adjust quar-
terly dividend dates to run from
January /. 1928. from which date
dividends on the preferred "A" be-
come cumulative
Evening star., 1927-12-13
Former Page Boy
Pays Record Price
For Exchange Seat
BY the Associated Press.

tFlt -ASsVVEdtVU Itss.
NEW YORK, December ID
William j. Baroni, former stock
market page boy. yesterday was
revealed as the purchaser of
seat on the Stock Exchange at the
record price of 100000.
Baroni, who is about 35, began
his Wall Street career as a uni
formed page boy in 1907. and 10
years later joined the staff of
Carlisle, Mellick 4 Co. one of the
largest odd-lot brokerage houses.
He will represent this firm, which
already controls more than 80 ex-
change memberships.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished bv W 3 Hobs & Co }
Nominal gold Selling checks
india

NEW YORK. December 13-For.
eign exchanges irregular; quotations
lin cents: Great Britain. demand,
487 1916; cables, 4SS 5-16; 60-day bills
on banks, 4S4 France, demand, 3.935s:
cables, $685.. Italy demand, 5.423s;
cables. 5.427s
many, 2S.S7al; Holland, 1910; Nor
way, 26.6O12; Sweden. $685. Den
mark, 26.S212; Switzerland, 19.3I12:
Spain, 1850: Greece, 1.33: Poland.
11.25; Czechoslovakia. 1854; Jugo-
slavia. 1.76; Austria. 14.09; Rumania,
.621s; Argentina. 42.75; Brazil, 1895:
Japan, 1888; Shanghai, 64.37; Mon
treal, 99.905s.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
GENERAL TIRE EXTRA. -

NEW YORK. December 13 Pa-
General Tire & Rubber Co. declared
an extra dividend of So share on
the common stock and increased the
annual rate from 50 TO So a share
with a quarterly disbursement of 10
cents, both payable December 30 to
stock of record the same date.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.

BY Special Leased Wire to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 13.-
Bid Asked.
Ger Ct Red Loan with draw oo
Evening star., 1927-12-13
CONVERTIBLE LIST
! FEATURE IN BONDS
Du Pont Buying Report
Sends u. S. Rubber 0bIi-
+ cations Upward.
BY CHARLES f. SPEARE.

special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK. December 13.-The ex.
cited and buoyant market industri
al stock specialties today influenced
some of the industrial convertible
bonds. Movements in them were the
most important feature in an other
wise colorless session.
The bonds that enjoyed most benefit
from Stock movements were Liquid
carbon 6s and j. kayser l2s, both of
which advanced III points. United
states Rubber SIS with an advance OF
about a point. Andes Copper Is at new
high record, Brooklyn Union Gas 5l2s,
Simms Petroleum 6s. Porto Rican To-
hacco 6s, American Agriculture Chem
lcal 1i2s and Loews Incorporated 6s.
Du POnt Buying Reported.
The strength in United States Rub
ber 5s was based on the report of a
considerable investment in the United
States Rubber Co. by the du Pont in
terests. Under conditions Of better
credit and more stable earnings the
United States Rubber SIS ought to sell
TO points higher than their re-
cent average price Their rating has
been affected by the wide swings
from year TO year in the net profits
of the company The : Ti2s today went
above l05.
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans
port SIS were off a point and three
points under the recent price. Local
fractions, especially the Interhorough
5s. were affected by the statement
that this company may be compelled
TO pay a large amount into the city :
treasury Hudson and Manhattan
incomes and Brooklyn-Manhattan
Transit SIS were higher.
There were no important changes
IN the railroad list Pressure against
Florida East Coast 5s lifted somewhat.
though the bonds were at one time
y lower. Erie SIS, Chesapeake Cor
poration SIS, Rock Island 412s. Denver
and Rio Grande AIS were all firm.
Erie consolidated As touched 30. Union
Pacific first As had n substantial gain
in contrast to the sluggishness of the
rest of the first mortgage list United
States Governments were quieter and
irregular
Germans Sell or
The German group was inclined to
sell off a little on account of pos
sible second bearish note to the Ger
man government from the agent gen
eral for reparations. Poland new rs
went below 50 Italian issues and sew
eral of the French bonds declined
fractionally.
A number of large new loans are
imminent. The most immediate is one
of $50 200. 900 in the form of per
cent debentures. under the auspices of
the PHILADELPHIA Co and the DuQueSne
Light Co The proceeds will be used
TO retire $25, ,000. 900 of prior lien bonds
and to redeem the outstanding Du-
Quesne Light per cent preferred
stock. 1t is understood that nearly
all of the debentures have been sold.
Other large issues pending are $780,
100000 Chicago & Western Indiana
Railroad bonds and a substantial Of
fering by the Associated Gas & Elec-
trio and New England Power Com
panies.
Evening star., 1927-12-13
$72O,ODO,OOO GRAIN
INCOME GAIN SEEN
Farm Buying in Spring Is Ex-
peCted to Be Heavy-Durum
Yield Large.
BY J. E. ROYLE.
tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 13.-The
bulk of the country's crops now are
out of the hands of growers The
last of the pre-Winter grain shipments
by water from the American head
of the lakes are being unloaded at
their Lake Erie destinations. Recent
markeiings of these and other prod
ucts make it sure that the farmers
Of the country will have approx
mately $720,000, 900 more to show for
their years labor than in 1925.
Receipts and shipments of grain at
Duluth and Superior from August i
to the last loading. which now is be-
ing delivered, were the largest in the
history of those ports. the former
aggregating 3S.369,373 bushels, as
compared with 52,S20.222 bushels in
the 1926 season, and the latter 1876 go
035 bushels, as compared with 4l.778,.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10

Louis Wolheim-We didnt mind the Smelling much, you
see because they were throwing many buds
Mary Astor-Oh, and do tell me what kind of noise
J,,l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10
AID PILOT WHO
KILLED PONY

The United States Air Force AS.
ISOLATION. of which Eddie" Ricken.
hacker is national chairman. today
took up cudge]s in defense of Stuart
A. Reiss, whose license as CONNER
cial air pilot was revoked by the De-
partment of Commerce because he
killed a pony on flying field near
here.
The pony had wandered onto the
flying field. and Reiss endeavored to
scare him off by swooping down on
him. He cut one of his dives too late
and the landing gear struck the
pony, killing it.
A letter sent William p. Nc
Cracker. air secretary of the depart
.ment, by the association said:
"Reiss was of the opinion that the
pony wandering about the field con.
stituted a menace to his attempt to
land his machine, and he was justi-
fled, in our opinion, in using every
effort to make that field safe for
landing"
IF anybody has ever been able to
land an airplane on a flying field
without coming down under 500 feet,
it's news to us" the letter concluded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10
Admiral Will Take Over
Lakes Training Station

GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, Nov. TO-
Impressive ceremonies today will
attend the installation of Rear Ad.
miral Henry J. Ziegemeier, U. S. NJ,
as commandant of the Great Lakes
naval training station and of the
Ninth naval district.
He succeeds Capt. John F. Hines.
u. S. N, who has occupied the dual
post since November "a, 1925.
An admirals salute of Is guns
will boom out over Lake Michigan
as the captains pennant is lowered
over the Administration Building,
and the two.star admiral flag is
hoisted in it's place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10
d. c. Red Cross Chapter
Keeps Old Headquarters

Roll call officials of the District
Chapter of the American Red Cross
announced that headquarters for the
eleventh annual roll call will be
maintained in the chapter house,
S21 Sixteenth st. N. W., The ad.
visibility Of moving headquarters
had been considered but the project
was abandoned.
who will carry on drive to enlist
be at the headquarters daily TO
direct the work of 200 volunteers
who will cary on a drive to enlist
10000 members in the District chan.
ter between Armistice Day and
THANKSGIVING,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10

dud makes when 1t goes OF
Here's another 1.-TWO Arabian
knights Joke" You write one
and win ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS.
1.-TWO Arabian Knights" APP
pears at the Palace Theater
next week. 1t is a comedy about
two American doughboys who
escape from an enemy prison
camp.
For the best joke sent in ac-
companying this cartoon ONE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10

HUNDRED DOLLARS will be
paid. Clip the cartoon, write
your OWN joke. Send it to
the 1.-TWO Arabian Knights Joke
Editor, The Washington Times"
The winner gets ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS. The next
best twenty-five receive a pair
of seats each to the show.
Get busy! The HUNDRED
simoleans in this cha! Hap con-
test may be yours. Go to It'll
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10
Mrs. Burkhead to Lead
d. C.. Shakespeare Group

Mrs. Alice s. Burkhead, 1900 K
st. N. W., has been appointed
chairman for the District OF
Columbia Association. international
Shakespeare Association, it was an
nounced today.
Mrs. Burkhead is a clerk to the
Senate committee on public lands,
and has Travelled extensively and
visited the places made immortal
through the pen Of William Shake.
SDeare.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10

INSIST-On the delivery Of
your Times or Herald every day.
Ii you do not get your Herald
by T. q. M, The Times by 5
p. M, or The Sunday Herald by
a. M, call Main $3.50. DeIiy.
cry Is guaranteed and your copy
will be sent you Immediately
from the Times Company Office
by special messenger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10
WIFE To
DEATH, CHARGE
BY International News Service

by International News Services
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.
Charged with beating his wife to
death, Lars Johnson, a ship car.
penter, is held in Jail here today.
Late last night Mrs. johnson
telephoned neighbors and told them
she feared her husband was going
TO kill her.
When police arrived they found
her battered body lying on the
floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10
Pumpkin Grows Pound
A DaY-It's the Climate

GERBER, Calf, Nov. 10.-Now
comes the pound-a-day pumpkin.
It's the climate, says L. G. Smock.
prize product.
Eighty.seven days ago Smock
planted a pumpkin seed, today he
has the finished product on display
an S7-pound pumpkin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10

THE FIRST man to bake
J. Rice's bread in Wash
ington was a Washingtonian
-. he knew what Wash
ington people like.
The recipe that he worked
out was designed just to
please the Washington
housewives.
They had to admit, when
they tried it, that it was ex-
actly like their own bread
when they baked at home.
This is why Rice's has al
ways been Washington's IA
vorite bread hefrstchoice
of Washington's particular
housewives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-10

All the cars ON the street are Used
Cars. Some Of the best Of these ears
are listed for sale In tOday's Clas-
sified Columns.
Evening star., 1927-05-31

reflected. But, of course, you would.
That was a part of the game, the
whole snobbish game"
He wandered to the window and
looked down into the quiet street. And
a large, but lightly stepping, gentle
man who had been eyeing the house
from the opposite pavement, leisurely
lit a cigarette and moved on. War
rington did not notice him.
Still at a loss, he left the suitcase
and went down the stairs, to find
Holly patiently waiting for him in the
lower hall. The strong morning light
streamed in through the glass of the
front door, and brought out painfully
her thinness and the tired lines about
her eyes.
81 couldn't go up to your room" ="
she said. shes awake, and not very
we'll"
'You still want me to get it out of
the house?"
"Yes. That's all 1 can think of.
You see, my father is coming back.
He's been i'll. and so they're letting
him out Or maybe he hasn't been
i'll; maybe he's just pretending. |
don't know" She smiled up at him
painfully. "You see what it's done
to me. I don't believe much in any
thing, just now"
''You can believe in me-" he said
sturdily. You have to have one
anchor, and I'm it,
II do believe in you"
But she did not look up.
Her idea was that he take the suit
case to Margaret's and leave it there
until he had seen the bank officials.
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II know. But people had forgotten
it, and now it's all brought up again.
And a church wedding! Her father
can't give her away"
"If he thinks about that at all, then
he doesn't deserve her. And, if he
doesn't deserve her, Lope he doesn't
get her"
His sudden anger surprised him.
He had thought he had schooled him
self better, and Margaret's eyes were
wide.
what I mean is" he said more
quietly, you and / can't help that.
can we? Wen have to let it work
itself out"
just inside the entrance stood Mar
garets work-basket, and a piece of
heavy ivOry-White satin lay on the top
of it. AS he was taking his leave.
his eyes fell on it, and, when he stop
ped outside at the elevator to light
cigarette, his hands were shaking.
BY the time he reached the bank
he had managed to concentrate on
his business there. But the Concen-
tration did him very little sood, That
distinguished citizen and president of
the reOrganized Harrison Bank, Mr..
Samuel Parker, had just sailed for
Europe. This from the dOOrman. In
sido the bank an absentlooking youth
raised his eyes from figures Of ;ncred-
ible size to tell him that the vice
president was down with influenza.
"Whats the cashiers name2" War
rington asked, irritably resorting to
somewhat smaller fry.
Gilbert. He's on jury duty Just
now"
Then who's running this bank?"
Warrington demanded. But the youth
went back to his figures. and War
rington rctrcatcd to the street, un-
easy and at a loss. How about going
to the district attorney? But that
meant the law, and probably pub
licity; he had cynical belief that dis
trict attorneys thrived on publicity.
No. that wouldn't do. He'd have to
wait till he could manage to think
things out.