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Evening star., 1928-12-21
CURB ISSUES RISE;
/. FORD STOCK LEADS
CeIaneSe Common Also
Shows Gain on MerSeIeS
Announcement.
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 21.-Higher
prices we're the rule on the Curb Ex-
change today, with the new Ford Motor
Co.. Ltd, the outstanding feature. There
was every indication that the demand
for the stock had by no means been
satisfied and that much of the buying
was for the account of short interest.
The stock opened on block of $4,000
shares at a new high of 1873, compared
with the previous final of 1873, and
continued to gain ground. FireStone
Tire was in demand again
The sudden run-up in Celanese Cor
poration common followed announce
ment that Theodore F. Merseles, presi-
dent of the Johns -Manville Corpora
ton and former president of Mont
gomery Ward, had been elected di-
rector of the company.
Hiram Walker responded to the pub
lication of earnings estimates which
placed the net for the stock at ap-
proximately So a share for 1928. For
November alone earnings were over
S450,000 after all charges or nearly
double those for the same month in
1927.
Z Cleaner Combine Harvester was a
feature among specialties making new
high at l06. up 3 points.
Activity in Marconi International
Marine followed pulication of estimate
that the company will earn in 1928
$1.175,000. compared with $895,650 in
1927, $500, $50 in 1926 and 1894 1895
in 1925
Among the oils, Standard of Indiana,
Standard of Kentucky and Vacuum
were the favorites. Airplane issues made
new gains.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Welding Process.

The welding process as applied to
the construction of buildings has many
advantages. 1t not only eliminates the
noisy rat-tat-tat of the riveter, always
source of disturbance to the sur
rounding district, but is said to be
cheaper, quicker and more reliable.
One electric welding outfit can do the
work of four men using the riveting-
gun method.
Fewer tools are required and no
rivets are used in the welding process,
both items representing another saving.
The only tool used IN the process is
welding machine
Before actually welding together two
girderS they are first bolted together
in order to Ak them in a secure and
accurate position. This is done usually
by means of angle iron supports and
clamping plates
With the girders in position, the
welder is started Steel is fused with
steel and becomes a solid mass which
hardens almost instantly, after which
the bolts and angle irons are removed.
Careful tests have shown that welded
girders will stand up better than those
Ttyeted together "a. sAIu vu.uv..,szuuunA-,,
Evening star., 1928-12-21
BANK STOCKS FEATURE
DAY ON PRODUCE 'CHANGE

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, December 21.-Bank
stocks featured the trading in the new
securities department of the produce
exchange today. Trading was active
with interest centering in Chase Ma
tional, which rose Is points with the
course of the first half session. Inter-
state Trust gained 80 points. There
were good-sized orders in number of
issues.
National Aviation was one Of the
most prominent issues, and changed
hands between 5lla and So.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Trap Shooting at Night.

Golf, base ball and foot ball have been
very successfully played at night in the
glow of a modern outdoor lighting sys-
tenn, and now trap shooting has been
added to the list. Under midnight skies
and 100000 candlepower in electric
floodlights, three veteran trap shooters,
the oldest of whom was 81, broke any
where from 10 to % clay pigeons out of
first nighttime trap shoot meet ever
held, gallery of 400 spectators looking
on. The night shoot took place this Fall
on the range of the Lynn Fish and
Game Association of Lynn, Mass. Subse-
quently the range was thrown open to
others, and William Hill of Bridgeport,
Conn, made a perfect score Of IS hits
out of IS birds
Evening star., 1928-12-21
FOREIGN BOND LIST
!. SHOWS WEAKNESS
German and Latin American
Issues Being Sold for
Tax Purposes.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
.ncial nisnatch To The Star

epecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 2l.-The sit
uation in bonds at the end of the year
is. in many individual issues. the reverse
of that in stocks. Bonds are we'll below
the price of year ago, while stocks are
much above the level of that period
This difference plays an important part
in the current movements of bonds.
For this reason, the holder OF bonds
representing rather unprOmising situa-
tions is inclined to sell them and take
his loss for income tax purposes. On
the other hand the holder of the average
active stock when he sells today has to
nav a tax on the profit realized. Not a
little OF the heaviness of the bond mar
ket this month is due to this kind OF
liquidation, and with money rates grow
ing firmer, additional pressure Is eXerteo
against the bond list.
The selling for income tax purposes
has been conspicuous in various foreign
issues, notably Germans, which were
weak again today. and in about score
of this years new South and Central
American offerings. In the domestic
list it has appeared in half dozen in
dustrials affected by poor earnings and
in the rails conspiculously in the Sea-
board Air Line and Florida East Coast
bonds.
FloriIa East Coast bonds declined a
point further to II. At that price they
compared with high of the year of
oIl2 and were on 6.65 per cent in
come basis The outstanding amount
is S45 100000 issued in series between
September, 1924, and March. 1926, at
prices from 9434 to 98 The proceeds
of the issues were used for additional
track and equipment facilities. Bankers
identified with the road today expressed
complete confidence in the bonds, which
are subject to only $l2,000,000 of first
Abs.
Prices for convertible issues were
lower most Of the session. Andes Cop
per Is lost 312 points, International
Telephone 4i2s came down 2 points
from yesterdays high record and Ana
conda Copper Is were fractionaly low
er, as We're Dodge 6S and International
Cement SIS.
The 8 per cent rate for call money
together with the withdrawal of the
largest buyers from the market, inf1u-
enced slightly lower prices in high
grade corporation bonds. United States
Liberty first 414s sold close to par and
then rallied. Treasury certificates were
heavy. In the foreign list, in addition
to declines in German descriptions,
there were substantial losses in some
of the bonds of smaller South and Cen
trail American states and provinces and
a somewhat ragged price list through
out the active European group.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December 81 (P) UNITED
States Department of Agriculture) =
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head: market
steady to 10 lower; active at decline;
top, $50; largely an 8.35a8.45 market
on better grades 180-290 pounds;
butchers, medium to choice, 250-3OO
pounds. 8.25a8.50; 200-250 pounds, 8.25a
$50; 10000 pounds. 8.10a8.45; 130-160
pounds, 740a8.40; packing sows, 7.6Oa
800; pigs. medium to choice, 9O-l3O
pounds, 6.75a7.85.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: calves,
1000; market fairly active and fully
steady; trade on all killing classes;
stockers and feeders slow; few steers
and yearlings closing the week about in
line with week earlier; early advance,
SO to 100, having been lost; light mixed
and heifer yearlingS, so to 100 under
last week.
Slaughter classes, steers, good and
choice, 1,3O0-1 500 pounds, 12.75a16.25;
1,100-I 800 pounds 1275a16.25; $50
LOO pounds, 12.50a16.75; common and
medium, $50 pounds up. 8.?5al2;So; d fed
yearlingS, good and choice, 750-950
pounds, 1200a16.25; heiferS, good and
choice, $50 pounds down. 10.50a13.25;
common and medium. 7.50a10.50; cows,
good and choice, 9.00a10.50: common
and medium. 6.60a800; low cutter and
cutter, 550a6. go: bulls, good and choice
(beef), 925a11.25; cutter to medium.
7.OOa9.25 vealers (milk fed. good and
choice, 13.00a15 90; medium, 11.50a13.00;
| Gull and common, 7.50a11 so; stockers
and feeder steers, good and choice (all
weights). 10.5Oa1200; common and me-
dium, 8.25a1o.5O.
sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; a few
early sales steady; best kinds held
higher; few moderately sorted lambs
1925; choice closely sorted kind held
| toward 14.75: little done on sheep and
| feeding lambs. Lambs, good and choice
| 90 pounds down, 13.85a14.85; medium,
| 1225a1385: Gull and common, 8.75a
! 1925: ewes, medium to choice, $50
pounds down. 5.50a8.00: Gull and COM
mon. 2.25a6.00. Feeder lambs, good and
| choice, 13.00al400.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

Washington Gas IS B-S100 at 1864.
Washington Gas 5s-$1 900 at 103.
Capital Traction 5s-$l 900 at 1924
$4,000 at 1034.
Washington Rwy. 6y Electric 4s-$l 200
at 9l5a, $1,000 at 9l5s.
Capital Traction Cos at 1051a, 10 at
1857, 20 at 1861, 90 at 1051a, 2 at
1854, 10 at 1861, 20 at 1851, at
1852.
Potomac Electric 51s q pfd.-5 at 1oS3s,
Is at 1885, 5 at 10S3s. 5 at 1083s.
Washington Gas Light-10 at 104K.
Washington Rwy. 65 Elec. pfd.--30 at
99l4, 10 at 99H, 10 at 99X.
Riggs National Bank-l0 at SAT, , at
54S12.
National Union Fire Insurance-5o at
26.
Title & Investment Co. Md. comic
at 50.
Lanston Monotype-3O at 1917, 20 at
11S1s.
Mergenthaler Linotype-l0 at 1o4, at
104. 10 at 104h8.
National Mtge. & Inv. pfd.-16 at 5h.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric SO pfd.-10 at 112,
4 at 112.
Washington Rwy. g. Elec. 4s-s2,oOO at
9lI2.
Washington Gas IS "A"-sI, 600 at los.
Chestnut Farms Dairy pfd-7 al 1861
Ter. IL Ref. Whrs. Corp-50 at 504
so at 501a, so az 50la.
Potomac Joint Stock Lid 5s-$1,000 at
10n
Evening star., 1928-12-21
CORN PRICES FIRM
IN EARLY TRADING
Wheat and Oats Also Steady
Country Offerings Are
Light.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 21.-Reports
that farmers are selling only enough
corn to supply Christmas money helped
give firmneSs to corn prices today and
to steady wheat and oats. Country offer
ings of corn to arrive today continued
light and cash houses here were buyers
of future deliveries.
Opening sat a shade decline to &c
advance, corn later showed all around
gains. Wheat started a shade lower to
81 up and held near to the initial range
Provisions were easy.
Despite favorable weather for move
ment of the corn crop, receipts Of corn
in Chicago today totaled just 100 cars,
and at Kansas City the arrivals fell be-
low 100 cars, hardly a third as much
as on the corresponding day last year.
Under such circumstances, previous
speculative sellers of corn switched
rather generally to the purchase side OF
the market, and a house with foreign
connections also was conspicuous as a
buyer.
Upturns here in wheat prices were in
fluenced somewhat by Liverpool reports
of absence of selling pressure abroad.
Large shipments of wheat from Aus
tralia to European countries, India
in particular, was feature. Besides,
Italy was reported to be in the market
today for the Durum variety OF wheat.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
New Bond Issues
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 21.-A bank
ing group made up of F. s. Mosely g.
Co., Old Colony Corporation and
HarriSs, Forbes Il Co. offer today an
issue of $3,500,000 North Boston Light
ing Properties three-year per cent gold
notes maturing January 2, 1882, priced
at 99A to yield 527 per cent.
Public offering is being made today
by George H. Burr g. Co. of an issue
Of $3,000,000 r. & w. Grand Properties
Corporation per cent convertible sink
ing fund gold debentures, convertible
into common stock of F. & w. Grand
5-10-25 Cent Stores, Inc, due Decem-
ber Is, 1948, at 107l2.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Girls Appropriated Tuxedo.

One of the recent social functions of
fashionable London was ball called
THE Dream of Fair Women" in which
the feminine part of the gathering exer-
cised the widest originality in the de-
signing of their garments, which we're
meant to anticipate the styles of the
future. One of the most pronounced
hits" was the adoption of the Tuxedo
by two girls, whose plain black and
white stood out in strong contrast with
the other costumes, many of which were
very brilliant. The result was that the
idea was Immediately taken up and
women appeared at other functions in
the masculine Tuxedo. The fad is likely
to spread around the world.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. Md, December 21.-
Potatoes, white. 100 pounds, 90a1.25
sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.25a250; bushel,
1.50; yams, barrel, 100a275; beans,
bushel, 2.50a4.50; beets, 100, 400a500;
broccoli, buShel, 65a90; Brussels sprouts,
quart, 12ha25; cabbage, ton, 35.00a
$780, carrots, 10O 40Oa5.00; celery,
crate, 1.50a3.50; caulif1ower, crate, 1.50a
800; kale. bushel, 50a60; lettuce, ham,
per, 75al.50; onions, 100 pounds, LISA
4.50; oyster plants, 100, 6.00a8.00; pars-
nips, basket, 50a60; peas, bushel, 3.00a
400; peppers, crate, 600a10.00; spinach,
bushel, 50a75; tomatoes crate, 1.50a4 90;
turnips, basket, 25a35; Savoy cabbage,
bushel, 50a90 apples, bushel, 75a2.00;
cranberries, box. 4.25a550; grapefruit,
box, 2.00a3.75; oranges, box, 2.50a450;
tangerines, per half strap, l.75a2.50.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, alive-Young turkeys, pound
38a40; old, 35a36; crooked breasts, Is;
Spring chickens, 20a28: Leghorns, 20a
IS: old hens, 20a27: Leghorns, 90 small
and poor, 18; old roosters, 17a18; ducks
22a25: small and poor, 18a20; geese,
20a25; guinea fowls, each, 40a80;
pigeons, pair, 80.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys choice to
fancy, pound, 40a42: fair to good, STA
SO; old toms, 34a35; poor and crooked
breasts, 25 chickens. young, 27a28; old
and mixed, 24a27; old roosters, 17al8;
ducks, 25a28; geese. 22a28.
Eggs-Receipts, 722 cases; native and
nearby selected whites, free cases,
dozen, 44a46; frsts, 40a42; current re-
ceipts 35a38.
Butter-Good and fancy creamery
pound, 48a53; prints, 53a55; blocks, 5la
53 ladies. 38a40; store packed, 81;
process butter, 43a44.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter, garlicky,
spot, 1909 December delivery, 1909
Corn-No. 2 export, December de-
livery, 9712; No. yellow, 99a1,00; cob
corn, 4.75a4.85.
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic, spot,
85a58l2; No. white, domestic, spot,
56a57.
Rye-Nearby. 1.10a120
Hay-Receipts, none While hay is
arriving here in limited quantities only,
1t is more than ample for the demand,
which is being supplied mostly by
truck from nearby points, few carloads
being received. There is not enough
business passing to establish prices on
the various kinds on merit at a range
OF 1600a18.50 per ton of timothy and
clover hay.
Straw-No. wheat, 1100a12.00 per
ton; No. l oat, l2.00a13.00 per ton.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
New Life for an Old Tree.

The September hurricane blew over
an old tree which has stood for 125
years in Miramer Hill, San Juan, Porto
Rico. and which has long been regard-
ed as a landmark The tree Is an In
dian laurel, a member Of the fig family,
and withstood the gale for long time,
but finally it toppled over. The fate
of the tree concerned so many persons
that the United States forestry officials
on duty in the vicinity set the tree up
again, and it seems to have taken on
a new life so that In the course of a
few years it will be in better condition
than ever before.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
COTTON UNCHANGED
ON INITIAL DEALS
Market Encounters Selling Shortly
After Opening and Regis
tiers Decline.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 21.-The
cotton market opened today unchanged
to a decline of IL points, under liquida-
ton or realizing and Southern selling,
The offerings were attributed partly to
the relatively easy ruling of Liverpool,
while there were reports of an easier
spot basis in some sections OF Texas.
After selling off to 20.03 for January
and 2002 for May. or about IL to 13
points net lower, however, the market
steadied on covering. The decline also
seemed to have brought in a little buy
ing on trade limits. Prices Steadied up
a few points from the lowest, and the
market was fairly active, with the tone
steadier at the end of the first hall
hour.
Private cables reported hedging and
liquidation in Liverpool, and said there
was fair inquiry for cotton cloths
from Bida, but that many offers were
unavoidable.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS. December 81 R.-Price'
moved irregularly on the Bourse today
Three per cent rentes, Sc francs 9C
centimes; five per cent loan, 81
francs 90 centimes: exchange on Lon
don, 124 francs centlmes. The dollar
was quoted at 25 francs 54l2 centimes
The Bourse will be closed until next
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
A Charming
Estate

On a splendidly paved
broad boulevard, a most
charming gcntleman's estate
is offered for sale. 1t lies
between Connecticut and
Massachusetts Avenues, just
over Western Avenue in
Maryland with all OF the
city improvements avail
able just across the District
Line. This wonderful tract
contains more than $4,000
square feet of land. over
eight acres. 1t will also
lend itself most beautifully
to a lot or villa site sub
division. Can be sold at less
than half of asking price of
property on the other side
of the Boulevard. For
full particulars call Adams
1874.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Great American.

Elihu Burritt, born in Connecticut In
1910, became known as "the learned
blacksmith" He visited England and
founded a society for the suppression
of warfare and was an advocate of a
high court of nations.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGS

NEW YORK, December 81 (SpeciaD
New York bank clearings, 81 ,611 ,000,-
600; New York bank balances, $163, ,000,-
900; New York Federal Reserve credit
balances, 100000.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, December 81 CP)-But-
ter, unchanged; receipts. Gill tubs
Eggs. unchanged; receipts, 1850 cases
poultry-Alive, firm: receipts, 6 cars
fowls. 26: Springs. 90; roosters, 20;
turkeys, 20a36; ducks, "a; geese, % q
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Difference in Elephants.

The African elephant has very large
ears. convex forehead and tusks. in
both sexes. The Asiatic or Indian ele-
phant has small or moderate sized ears,
a concave forehead and tusks only on
the male.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

The devastated district of the North
of France Is now almost entirely re-
built. OF the 100000 farms and dwell
inss destroyed. 100000 have been re-
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Educator Leaps to Death.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., December 81
C9.-Albert C. Swenson, associate head
master of Huntington School for Boys,
Boston, jumped to his death from a
window on the ninth story of the new
Industrial Trust Co. Building here last
night. He had been visiting his brother,
DR.. Oscar E. Swenson, dentist, with
Offices on the ninth floor He was said
to have been respondent because of i'll
health.
Manchester, England. Is to electrify
Evening star., 1928-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

Swansea, Wales, is to spend $5 5,000,-
400 on its new electric light plant
Evening star., 1928-12-21

Laws to ban strikes by making them
illegal are being considered In India.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

Manchester, England. Is to electrify
its yailroadA i. =. 80. :,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-28
Fred Thomson
Funeral Today
By United Press Leased Wire

BN nucu ircSS Leased w iFc
HOLLYWOOD. Dee. 2S.-Last
rites for Fred Thomson, star Of
western pictures, we're held at the
Beverley Hills Community Prosby-
terrain church today. Following the
services his body was placed in 4
temporary vault and intcrmcnt was
postponed until the arrival of rcla-
tivcs from the east.
Douglas FairbanEs, Charles Far
rel, Harold Lloyd, Norman Kerry,
Buster Kcator, Milton Sills, vii
Lam Randolph Hearst ana Harry
Chandler were among the active
End honorary pail bearers.
Among the hundreds Of kilograms
Of coincidence received by Thom-
sons widow, Frances Marion, was
oun from Gono Tunncy, retired
hcavywaiGht champion Of the world,
"MrS. Lauder, roIiy and cN-
press our irrepar"h!o less. More
griyved than W. can tell you,' Tuu-
ney wired from London.
Thomson died Wednesday when
he failed to recover after Il major
operation. Previous to til" time he
entered motion pictures. Thomson
was known internationally rs an
athlete.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-28
R0TARIANS HAVE
FINE PROGRAM
AT YEARS END

In their final meeting OF the year,
FL Centre Botariaas yesterday in
dulgcd in ycar-cnd review Of com
munity affairs at The hands Of
group Of city officials. tho program
being under the craftsmanship of H..
w. "Spigot" Faw,ott, councilman,
aud wcll-balanced with pleasing on.
tcrtainmcnt fcatur. $.
Phil knights, city engineer, led
The speakers with resume OF TIM
fiscal situation in which the city
finds itself with the approach Of the
new year. outlining, as woll, some
Of our past accomplishments and
future needs. He vas followed by j..
Sterling Oswalt. police chief. in az"
interesting account of the yrar'S : at
tainmcnts in law enforcement. i'm
Guiding some well-toundtd sugg,~-
tions for continued co-opr'a,iu
with his department On the part of
the general citizenship.
Councilman Fawcrtt : obvious de-
sire To assume most Of the glory for
the efficiency of thn city govern
mcnt as whole, WIS promptly
laughed down by hjs fellow Bctar-
ians. ard another gem of oratoN
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-28

Was lost 10 postority. Lack Of time
"Isr prevented New Year 5
"sp,,ch' on the part of President
Sono> with which TIE club had been
iArcntcurd mo Submission, al,
though these IuSses were somewhat
offset by the lite history of Ross
r. IIirlcoN, newest member, given
by himself in amusing style.
The entertainment feature Of the
day was rIoasingl supplied by the
two daughters ana son of Mrs.
Marie Jenkins, vocal teacher OF
Thclma, Martha and Al
bert Jenkins whose trio composed
Of violin, cello ana piano performed
to advantage. An encore number ON
the violin was played by Miss
Thelma Mss Martha accompany
ing
Additional guests present We're:
J. d. Foss, Los Angeles; Max SonoS
and II. f. Pcndcrgast, FL Ccntro.
Visiting Rotarjans iucludcd: Eari
Collins, Riverside; Nc's f. Tumlc-
Iadu. Dulu.h: Geo. i. Stevens. Great
Darlington. Mass; Homer Akcr,
II5,yiU'; Jim NsIesiaS, CalcNico.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-28
Husband Arrested
For Wife's Death
Nv United Press Leased Wire

CANTON. O., De-. 2S.- Wilbur O.
IIcldman, I.orain furnace salesman,
was charged formally with murder
today in connection with the death
cf his wisc. Margaret, who was shot
to death after she confessed killing
Ncrnard Fcarn, Waco coal dealer.
Fern. with whom Margaret admit
ted intimacies. was Shot to death o9
:hc night of December 6. y week
later Mrs. IIeldman confessed aal
her husband bundled her IN his ear
and started for Canton to surrender
her.
Enroute the gun womm WAS sho,
md killed. Hcldmau claimed she
committed suicide. After IN investj-
cation hn vas arrr, ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-28
Judge DenOunces
Insanity Plea
Hy nitcd Press Leased Nirc

san FRANCISCO, Dec. IS
Justice John ". Preston, of the
state supreme court, was on record
today, condemning tn" "not guilty
hy reason Of iasaaity' plea under
California Inv.
Preston termed it "a cumbor-
some, useless and timc-crcating cN-
pertinent in Dissenting opinion
from the court : view sustaining
conviction of Joe Trorho, Placer
county, and Leong Fook, Tulare
county, each charged with murder
i"g :, Uamaa.
Exclusion Of material tcStimon:
ard curtailmeat of jury dclihnra-
ton are other faults in the la" as
seen by Preston.