Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1921, Page 26

THE- SUNDAY ARY 2, ‘1921—-PART 1. . i STAR, . | bers being W. | ‘ A Column Devoted to the | } " Sale on Defended the Natio VETERANS OF GREAT WAR T H. Sha ’md Stephen | re-elected ‘command; | F. Tillman The other officer: al Cl Fenture. Annual Christmas Fenture. i Chessizr b gy 2 were the efforts ‘of cheer committee’ ed the local posts of ans of Foreign Wars in - holiday spirit into the f disable vice men. that . and Ad- sted to ture of Interests of the Mer‘\ Who n on Land and Sea. Dr. sel A. Welch, quarterm: S t rnch, color bearer. Or.. Charles D. Walcott, Shoe Repairing Men’s and Women’s half soles, sewed or nailed; best leather wsed. . ... 95¢ Rubber Heels ............25¢c O’Sullivan Rubber Heels. ...45c Washington Shoe Hospita 1405-1407 H St. N. E Phone Lincoln 305-W OPEN FROM 7:30 A. M. UNTIL 9 P. M. J. LOVE, Proprietor. Hation of the new officers of of Columbia is joint meeting, to ary M District at resday evenin ) the Community Service building at h street Department Comman George L. order ey {\ TECITHREARET L ] g ;I‘kll,!f‘\nl UI\'M]D"!?“."E l“ I i i il n | there g X i, U m:v-uzminfn"[‘ of the Smithsonian 1 father of Lieut. Stuar whose memory the post or was the guest of the or; n illustrated talk on ot son. who was the first ow perma- | ican or to be Kkilled in Avy Enroll. |in the The speaker fol and | stion of th A | the i\\'olk the i prog s will be of the ho needs of the al hour, during which cing. Jowed by a Wil and famil Records Up 1o Date. e atory turning over of ¢ Washington the to i Leg sw comma MeRae staff have brousht all records ts strictly up to_dat adn "t t southenst. ational Capi- 1 in the navy quarter A their| o which | 1venue mbers of imeth A Gifts for Children. “get togethe next el N e pers 5 on its rolls | on Christmas Day by the members of - A. Haly, junior v 5 mawihasimore fhan 20t [Srots) Reed Hospital t of the T. Sewell, chaplain; W. R. ; & | ranzed a of lectures to be given of Foreign Wars, the oc- {1 AR T DAVIE meipeant: s for their dues for der, the first of n being different from the gath- J. Janifer, master-at-| ar, and a large amount of the regular | erings of other posts. for every mem- |a and J. 'H. Jackson, | ménts will be in the pos ber was compelled to spend the holi- | color’ bearer. the time the new oflicers a s away from his home The po: A joint l‘nn;‘mlllel' of the two fore- 3 o Slected. ided a substantial sum .n pres- | B0ing posts has been named to con- nstallation ceremonies will be 5 < ork as|©ns for the children of married me der holding an inaugural ball at an - build ulac, whose work as| . 4ro in the hospital early date. r will an- of rt Walcott Pos The new officers of the post will —_— Lronl 10, of the Ametrican Legion, has | preside for the first time at the mee: Hends dies® ' Inie i Chalee Enfgrdiissol 2 t ome of the most active le- | ing tomorrow evening. although their Margaret .vaco:n::":.: lected LT AR ok aizitions in the Vil was | formal installation w il not take place |, egient of the Lagies Ancnictos Wit ol ol LMy 18 4!ir|' it i 1 ITH the close of 1920 Goodrich completed M} fifty yearsof service.To have lived these fifty | years is much. To have grown the full fifty - vears is more. For the true test of an insti- | tution is more than its age—it is how much it has written into the progress of the world, and how much benefit it has been to the industry it represents. Fifty years ago when Goodrich was founded the uses of rubber were few. It was just beginning to be appre- ciated as a factor in industrial life. Since that time the ingenuity and inventiveness of man have created of this material iany thousands of products which today are absolutely essential to the continued progress of the world. " The site of the little factory of fifty-years ago is today part of the city that Goodrich built—the “city of rubber,” comprising 63 great buildings of brick and steel, tower- ing into the air, reaching into the ground—covering 110 acres of land. Throughout America and the world its THE B.F. GOODRICH CO FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF GOODRICH influenceisfeltanditsproductsareinwiéedemand. ~ Looking back through these fifty years, it is worth while to realize and appreciate that the Goodrich organi-’ zation has always endeavored to meet its responsibdlities and perform its tasks with a full sense of its obligations toward the public. From the day when Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich opened his small factory in Akron, Ohio, in 1870, one ideal, one principle, has always dom- inated its efforts. It is the simple creed voiced by Dr. Goodrich when the company was founded: “Let us make goods destined for service.” - Goodrich is what it is today bécause during these fifty years it has adhered to high ideals,and the years have woven a web of tradition which is not only sacred to the organization, but which also furnishes a powerful incen- tive topass the heritage on fromonegeneration toanother. AN INTERESTING BOOKLET—Few persons realize the interesting side—even the fomance —of the rubber industry and its history. We have published a booklet, commemorating ous fiftieth anniversary. It tells the story of rubber. This book, “The Golden Year of Goodrich,” will be sent in response to a request on your business stationery. MPANY + AKRON, OHIO reeting was held for 1921 at the | until the following week. Although vening in the the post loses members every week because of their discharge or trans- . it recruits new that its numbers do not diminsh, the present enroll- ment being about 250, Took Cheer to Hosni . James Reese Europe Post of the American Legion and James E. Walk- er Post, of the same order, both or- ganized by the colored ex-service, men. helped make the Christmas hol- idays pleasant for the ex-service men in Casualty and Providence hospitals, be'ng assisted in that work by the ladies’ auxiliary of the first named Post and workers from the Red Cross. _Gifts were given to individual ps tients and a large tree was decorated at Casualty hospital. Harry McKenzie has been elected commander of James Reese Europe Post, former Commander Alexander Mann declining to be a candidate for ection. The other new officers J. \:' Franklin, sénior v the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the last meeting of that organization, the entire ticket being chosen by unani- mous vote. Mrs. Frank Heise was made,senior vice president; Mrs. Min- ammant, junior vice president; Mrs. Rachael Frazier, chaplai Minnie King, conductress; Mrs, toria Van Reuth. treasurer, and Mrs. Laura Weaver, guard. The installation of the new officers will take place at Pythian Temple next Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. ‘With the posts of the order increasing steadily in membership, a correspond- ing expansion of the auxiliary is looked for during the present year. 10,000 Posts in Legion. Late reports from national head- quarters at Indianapolis indicate that, the American Legion entered the new year with 10,000 posts, and a representation in every quarter of the world. The-number on December 10. was 9,930, fifteen new posts hav- ing been installed during the week prior to that date. During the same seven days there Wwere twenty-seven mew units of the women's auxiliary of the legion organ- ized, bringing the total up to 1.586. _Establishment of a _legion war library at national headquarters has been announced, the nucleus being 300 volumes covering the- field of American activities in the war, re- ceived through the medium of the American Legion Weekly. The col- lection is made up of the histories of various units, ranging from com- panies to divisions. Many were printed on hand presses in France and Germany by the soldiers, following the armistice. Would Initinte Recruits. A large cla: of recruits will be initiated next Tuesday night by Fred Barrack Post of the Veterans of For- eign Wars, which will meet in the Community Service building. At the same time Commander Heise will an- nounce his new standing committee and a program of athletics for 1921. On next Thursday 'Equality Post of the same order* will meet in Fythian Temple, 1012 9th street, when Commander Philip Beck will report the result of several conferences with his fellow officers who have agreed on an 'active schedule for the coming year. Figures given out by the soldier 1settlement board of Canada, show that 202,730 acres of new land have been broken in the western provinces by soldier settlers, out of some 2,- 000,000 acres of free lands granted to vetorans. There have been 8,192 former service men who have availed themselves of the provisions of the act. - Loans made to men who are takin, up land amounted to more than $80.- 000,000 on December 1, and in 290 cases the loans aiready have been repaid_in full. Applications for bene- fits under the act totaled 58,811 on December 1, 41,906 of the men being qualified to farm. The board now has 916 men in trainin HEAVY FURKEY TRADE IN BALTIMORE MARKET White Potato Receibts Lighter in Volume—Good Demand for Vegetables Reported. BALTIMORE, January 1 (Special). Receipts of dressed turkeys were un- usually heavy the past week and with a falling off in demand the market eased up, 50 cents a pound being top price for choice to fancy stock and rangihg down to 40 cents for poorly dressed and thin. Chickens also ruled lower, as the trade buying for the holidays was not as expected and liberal receipts made a declining mar- ket to 33 and 34 cents a pound for choice young and 32 and 33 cents for old and mixed. Ducks and geese in ample supply at 32 to 36 cents. The live poultry market also showed a decline_under heavy receipts and dealecs are pretty well supplied, as the movement was slow. Top prices for turkeys are 45 to 48 cents for young hens and 3§ Zents for poor and crooked breasts. Chickens also are easier for 32 cents for large and small young and old hens, four pounds and over, while small old hens and white leghorns bring 28 to 30 cents. The general poultry market will be slow for the next week and only ship- ments of first-class stock are advis- able. Egg receipts have been fair and the market, while steady, rules quiet at 68 cents a dozen for strictly fresh hear- by stock. With white potato receipts running lighter, the market shows a slight in- crease, which probably will hold next week. Native ard nearby McCor- micks are quoted at 1.25 to 1.40 per 100 pounds, and Maryland and Virginia cobblers sell at 150 to 1.75. Strictly No. 1 quality will bring as high as 90, but No. 2 stock is slow sale at 5 to 90 cents. Sweet potato market rules firm at 4.00 and 4.50 per barrel for No. 1 stock. There is an ample supply of eastern shore Virginia sweets which arrived | Showing frost and had to be sold at 2.00 and 3.00 per barrel. Yams in fair demand at 3.00 to 4.00 per barrel, while No. 2 stock of both sweets and yams are hard to sell at 1.50 and 2.00 per barrel. Demand fairly good for native and nearby vegetables such as turnips, spinach, kale, parsnips. oyster plants and brocoli, while celerv finds ready sale at 6.00 to 8.00 per 100 bunches. The apple market, in line with other fruits, is dull, with only a fair move- ment for No. 1 packed stock, which ranges from 3.00 to 6.00 per barrel. Box apples fairly active at 2.00 to 3.50 per box, while loose stock, mostly in bulk, is slow sale at 1.25 to 1.50 per 100 pounds. 2 No more shipments of rabbits should he made, as the open seasnn clored to- day and it is unlawful to handle them. NEW MAIL RULING. Special Delivery Letters No Longer Require Receipt. BOSTON, January 1.—Special de- livery mail hereafter will not require receipt. the Postmaster General has notified the postmaster here. Such mail will be delivered to the ad- dressee or to the person authorized to receive it. and if delivery cannot be made to persons it will be ‘placed in mail boxes and 4 notice left under e door. lh’l‘he announcement said the change was in keeping with a plan to use the special delivery system solely for expediting mail matter and not for safeguarding it, a function cared for by tile remisisy KEEP UP $1 PER HOUR SCALE. RAIL OUTLOOK IS MUCH IMPROVED all Street Journal’s Per- tinent Comment on the Evo- lution of Real Solvency. From the Wall Street Journal. At times during this year it has seemed as though there was to be no end to the troubles of the railroads. Evils inherited from war-time con- trol included inflated operating ex- penses and inadequate rates, deferred maintenance and serious physical im- pairment, postponed ang evaded de- Ierm'l'xtlon of long-standing demands of eniployes. denial of the promised six-month guaranty because of legal technicalities. These were followed by partial nullification of the Commerce Commission’s rate adjustment by some of the states—all these too familiar obstacles to restoration of service and ycredit reared their ugly heads just when an overdue reconstruction of in- dustrial and commercial relations on every side itself made for critical times. So often have railroad investors been encouraged to believe a new day was at hand, and so often has realization failed, that many have quite aban- doned hope, as the security quotations of the past ten days abundantly prove. In the face of all this, veteran rail- road managers can be found who are more confident of a happier year ahead than they have been since before the War. And this is no mere habit of easy optimism. Freight and passenger rates, which cqrrespond to a manufac. turer's selling prices, have been fixed With at least some approximation to a profit-producing level. A Have Fair Return. Except for local adjustments, ¥ cannot e reduced wateer s’ ntit the carriers shall demonstrably be in receipt of a more than reasonable re- turn upon their fair value. They may handle somewhat less tonnage for a Season. but at least they are sure of the prices for the services they sell. Meanwhile every passing week brings lower commodity prices and a more conscientious return for a day’s wage. The midsummer freight jam is a thing of the past. and now that the major effort to restore physi condition of track and rolling stock can safely be abated, pay rolls are being stripped of superfluous men. In Favor of Investor. Just as fixed rates and the rising general price level worked against the railroad investor for so many years, the present combination of rates fixec upon a war basis and falling prices is bound to work in his favor. The reverse process must go much further than it has yet had time to go before the owners of the transportation plant will actually be in receipt of the moderate returns which the framers of the new trans. portation act sought to assure them, Even then much of what they get must be given up to obtain capital for long discontinued expansion, to effect the refunding of low interest- bearing obligations and to make good innumerable losses of federal occu- pancy which the government will finally leave uncovered. But at last there is the opportunity for manage ment again to assert itself effectively, and management counts for much. WAITING ATTTUDE ASSUMED BY STEEL Pig Iron Dull, Copper Seeking Orders—Review of Metal Market. NEW YORK, January 1.—The steel market assumed a waiting position during the holiday week with busi- ness of a routine character. Prices were more uniform with the inde- pendent mills on or about an even basis with the steel corporation and little disposition to make further con- aessions at the time. Buyers were evidently anticipating further read- justment, although presumably willing to take hold when assared that values have reached a stable basis. Pig iron was dull and easy with little new business passing. Offers from Germany and Belgium were somewhat- disturbing, but serious competition is not looked for. Little Business in Copper. In coppers no business of im- portance developed, and some dealers have been cutting prices in an effort to attract business, or possibly with a view to establishing a lower level of replacing costs. In some cases quotations as low as 12% cents have been heard in this connection. It ix believed that considerable copper could be obtained at from 13 to 13% cents basis, and some are refusing to quote below 14 cents, but are reported practically out of the market. Local authorities estimate the output of re- fined_copper in this country for 1920 at 1,780,000,000 pounds, which, with the stock on hand January 1, 1920, made a total available for the year of 2,411.- 000,000 pounds. Deliveries for domes- tic consumption during the year are estimated at 1,320,000,000 and éxpo: at 611,000,000, making a total dist, bution' of 1,931,000,000 and suggestine that stocks on hand at the end or this year will probably be in the neighborhood of 480,000,000 pounds, or a decrease of 151,000,000 for the year. Towe of Other Metals. Lead has shown a better tome, re- flecting improvement in London and the firmness of sterling exchange and silver. Outsiders are now asking equal to prices of the big producers. Tin is_held about 2 cents a pound higher than a week ago with no bet- terment in demand. Advices from London and the straits are firmei The decline to new low levels at the close of last week brought in & better demand for zinc, but the buy- ing was checked by moderate ad- vances, and the market recently has been quiet with sellers shading prices me instances. I e mony was easier with prices shaded all around, although the de- mand was only moderate. LEAF TOBACCO MARKET. Standstill Past Week, No Receipts or Sales Being Recorded. BALTIMORE, December 31 (Spe- cial).—The leaf tobacco market was at a standstill the past week, there being no receipts or sales of Mary- land tobacco and only five hogsheads of other stock being reported sold. Prices for Maryland tobacco per 100 pounds remain the same as last vedg." Inferior and frosted, firm leaf, 5. to 8.00; sound common And greenish, $.00 to 12.00; good common, 13.00 to 24.00; medium, 25.00 to 35.00; good 1p fine red, 36.00 to 58.00; fancy, 59.00 to §0.00; seconds, common to medium. $.00 to 28.00: seconds, good to fine, 29.00 to 45.00; bay top, fire cured, 15.00 ®o 55.00; upper country, fl; cured, 12.00 to 41.00. and groun Jeaves (new), 5.00 to 25.00. Unsound and badly mixed packages trom 1 to 3 cents per pound lower. Stock In_ warehouses today: Mary. land. 17,135 hogsheads: Ohio. 5.41¢ hogsheads, making a total of 22,5 hogshead e M. Fla, Januvary 1—Union fn‘r‘p‘e‘n(efl of Miami voted yesterday to continue (#r another year the pres- scale of §1 an hour. Y B yra L 3 2 v 8 = P o - o N b E ’ 3 r Yol isiho b o