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e ot latter information is Gf Ereat im- OD 9 S ] portance * similar affairs in other sections. in te 3 . foldafa aloot +_thousind 1o Anguat 0 The consumer sill holds aloof. e hsars . Mo Lower nrices have not been as tempt- Th"’,:::""‘::"‘::":mpz’;:" t ports | N0n Prices reported o The Btar over direét, Sinclnir Co ion of a n dnu‘uru ¢ for | i as. as, predicte Sk i i reduction from BARGAIN SALES TODAY NO LURE ng las vas predicied. Fne 1west | il G p st nts icmecs el off a1 | Sew Tork Wasiarion wire by Redmond & On. | BUIY e o D Hullaing saates e @Y | the rate of 200.000 passengers per day | it of Copenhages 1944, | Somthern Haflway i s. Building material has been cut | e m e 4 ay be is{dUring April, the decrease in travel ,-,,, of Parix s 1921.. st | Southern Railway . and labor may be had, but building is g | Soutne my o Stiknant. orts o attribute lack | hoin€ attributed to the industrial ait_| prench Goverament &0 an | BN DGR cne 427 will e made possibi I d Ch A N F 1 {l?-v' Bunding to nixh freight rates has:udtion affected by the strikes an ernment of Switzerland K5 | 108t | Falon Dacific conv; 45 . i Slow Trade in Chicago Area No Fault of i uiinr, e gl maie 2ns toekours:” ‘ ;| Gan races %00 o L able reduction in rates would not re- m‘:’a‘:i"l "“f"-‘l,‘for food N:i"“"“‘" | Tnited States Ruber ql, Sl ducesth U of an ordinary dwell- | hE%, ¢ Rt b o e Haled G e clares his com ind subsidiarie ze of the loaf. is now followed | ;- | 130... . ¥ ¥ o : Stnvmg Producers and Jobbers. Vini over by & drop of 2 Fents ner auart for | hmk .’.. Vireins Caritny Chem <o beifeve i ez on om0 Rails Start Higher, But Soon 3y Kfficient Lahor Greater Problem. |milk. which retaile at 19 conte. Be- | ol Wilson & Co. st el o fir ‘ Other Sections e e e Verstinies and. foita] SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. 30w (h . React—Some Passing of = * from the south are in strong demand (Reported by Redmond & Co. will do | e ¢ _ e being heavy and the markets | Kaltimore and Ohio cony o fre I Dividends—Notes. | v American Tel el i ) f for lack of determination on 2 Raltimore and Obio §. merican ] el s B & (Dispatches n:"‘,'::d'::'.’:.’p‘n"".:w?r for lack ‘. 1 rmination 1 the part The investi- ©oal Operators’ Demands. | Bethlehem Am "“\::: -::;')".l:‘ l('_"v el ey LRy i the defiation and ] » of produccrs and jobbers or for 1 ', found anoth ,] udian Am o 1001 ean in business throughout the €oun- ¢ .yojvsis by investigators and St r, fou ind nether The chief reason offered by anthra- ‘:jf,';"__‘ American }‘,:,...,,. F:' 100 y e e try. giving the conclusionx of special 3 St . M" il oberators for demanding prices| (i vecine 4 o Tobacrn €3 o 1o RSy eorrespondents. who have bren In- | tistical experts e determination 4 S _the war-time level is that|(jiapeake and Ohio con Tobaces G s ebogE h ainien i atructed to present conditions and | Giown in every discussion in the m nd corn, for mi wages are high. but bitu-| (hesapeake and Ohio gen 41 O et ol 10015 workers wou » fndications as they reaily cxist, are LD e ; ”"‘;‘r‘]'* exC “”r"‘ operators. who also are Chesapeake and ‘;“a A o hiod | 1. was an o of a half . By e ine q O el e e . At as S to miners. ha Ihlvage e And Hethlehem Steel Ts 19: 99 5 - point to a ol half in rail printed dafly in The Sta w of the investigator told i | fiction i per cent from last i St. Paul Bethiehem Steel 7x 1923 98 s 1 l]-\:inn:hl nl‘[ t point alt i y ' 8. B 4 ; St & ’ . s anges in worki jours and adjust- | SIOCKs. BY A. D. WELTON. newspaper pages. Every business man Ajustment will not have run its s in Philadelph wnges i wo i e nliacsnar BLocks RN Bpecial Dispateh to The Siar. should Know everything about con-| e until the relations of the pric S e e el e be ! (oThis was foilowe 2 CHICAGO. May 1S—If trade oon- ! gitions his own line and a gond 1 commaodi to one another have will put into effect by June 1! GG B S TR R reaction and b tinues to be slow and spotty it is not/deal about conditions zenerally. The | Deen miade srabie sure h: I {and one-half payment for overtime Work | unimportant | Union Men talt Remdjuntment. e ”'f bl yond eight hours. ‘1'hr~‘ )“r. 1 Steel | The reason wh . D on 05 407 20 s S « any has abolished the e ro s ! The union men who s 1 u:t“ \f:ll':‘:‘ . apposition from any P and b § a4 its x;;.l, left © E f ment proc ‘ swillibelenr o ¢ lower > than most of it i e ———— g o holds | 0. Rallronds are! Injermationsl Mortantiie” Marine 27 1 the other steel 2 cquipment companie ion it EBach in. Ehe Ly = o hotds goods ulaing back ' their seashore. chedules, anid Toanalt 1ot ani ,’lr AR Very Tow doubied that ou 550 ! \which will probably be rea canged to o wnd Nashville 0. YETR v o ould n S5 using delay. TARS | yccommodate « multitude of summer - Ransas wn e : DETROIT. Mix 18- The prog o mecossition of the < c: I have te surrene ol ers > Pucitic general $x. My is foreea Sxit the o Large Office Space P o e P S S e % nothing and he | N Yok Centrul deb, [ S e One room contains about 2,000 square feet, SROEL LR ver Bet : Norfolk and Western conv. 6v.. Sl to which the ri { ! Jons o the iter Rice Market il 2 ‘ including private lavatory. i £ Detter in real prospect as | Over ce M e ey I as in hope. Dven the hankers | BY L V. SHANNON. . Rorbuck, & e u Fontenday hte ocmcntdins aboudinoaiuaneiices LS { Speciat Dispateh 0 The Star. Southern Raitway e e Industriais. Available in the New Star Duilding on or be- 1 | W ORI ¢ 18.—The condi Routhwestern Rell fsbed by 1 fore September 1. | Philadelphia Labor Status [tions in the rice market have improved T 1 Shows Little Imprcvement s«r{a much that there 1:-<Im~1;4\| I‘v-;l\n;; B T ) r S e s o 5. sing ! tof elation in this city, and throughou | > 1007 T AT Also other de lmlbh maller offices. sing llc | BY FRAMK D. McLAIN. The e erawins stetion | Tiie emand toard Air: Line ady : 347, | Westinghouse E. & M 193120100 100w "',‘:‘nl"vm or en suite, arranged to suit tenants if appli- ben i R R e A e | = cation is made immediately. iILADELPHIA, May 1S.—Labor are now that the producers will be | ciation. had made a_signal failure of shows about the same volume as last H conditions show little improvement. |ible to get rid of eir surplus | their attempt to handle the erop. month, 80 far as domestic trade is scheduled g\ For further information apply to b = next crof T . | attribute their success to an' concerned. Orders from Central and | b e Sstebeqponae D amen e now gelting ffom 5 dol- | intensive advertising campais a:South American countries. on the S fected several large plants, notably a half a sack more | rosult of which they have sold & mils | other hand, are showing steady ime | BUSINESS MANAGER that of the Curtix Company. At a rough rice than they could get ‘lmn more packets of rice than last provement. - ago. | year Banking and financial conditinns \ THE EVENING STAR e . e o roEime e price for clenned | YH yign recignt raten_continue. to] snoa Snigy 10 Anancial, condtions i strong & ha xl\ of dva d about a cent a pound. | gcprive northern and eastern cities of | that commodities rarsed .in this s and pres 11th L\,! and I‘Cnl]fl Ave. h whose busi T advane stricting d s of ear! vegetables tion have stopped declining is en- 1 Tandicapped. Businees | mand: s it Growers complain that transportation abling holders to sell more easily and s deluyed are fhers all over t are. for lona | harges absorb the greater portion of | to liquidate. Bankers are conserving - patient. but to|firct time in month: ing in carload | o procecds of shipments and some- | their resources for the purpose of aid- rd 1o the collee- |lots. times all. [ ing the harvesting and moving of the | Rice Trading Improves. Retail trade has shown moderate | growing crops . e ————————— v ——| | Disturbanccs of a violent nature Are. . cregit for the improvement is due | improvement this week. Although | ¥ % % % v to the initiative shown by the rice mil- | sales are still under last year, lead- | NowES ¢ lers and dealers of this city They took | ing houses feel they have little to . . i Se H the wituation in hand after the pro- | complain about, as business is run-| NEW YORK, May 15.—One of the ducers. through their co-operative ning ahead ‘of 1919. .Jobbing trade|important signs of the times is the an- ¢ that figure rling still showed some around the four-dollar had a further rise, infl by the flluminating hed yesterday of the 2 extraord progress made in the : |last six mont ations of | France's float country {German marks held their recent gain ihut did not else. There were fu indications in the movem of transfer of . |-1ml\ from these coun- lind capitals, in_prep: {vation for the $250.060,000 May 3 fwest O 5 4 | A sharp v ion in People’s Gas I9l- b Hlowed he al by the president {-that any jate dividend was ) | contempluted. “Current carnings a ! being used to pay off the floating Gx ldebt. and it wit not be until well 1 lalong in the autumn that dividends . 4\- ] come up for con The statement that when dividend they would be smali at the start, gave a g chill to the speculative move in the stock, which Las been based upon ! expectations of & 6 per cent rate. The 4 given by the president’s ’ = that this figure was oo ift International r Gas used W0 pay 8 per Divide old times. ® ® i 1 « reduced to & per cent in T, after 1e rate was passed aitogether 3 ated Gas also dropped off N rply. this as the result of the un- expcoted announcement that the price L4 L4 | of gas would be lowered on August {17 from the present $150 per thousand i OwWEes oSt 1N 1Stor Ll ecet B Ve ompenaat: < {ing fact. which is the reduction of & cents a galion in the cost of gas oil. | Was for the moment overlooked. SIZE and TYPE N CORD CORD TUBES Washington Stock Exchange 1 it. : - , 39x3 Clincher = O matter what make your battery is, here you have the satisfaction and protection of seeing what is wrong before you spend a penny. You are told the cost of any neces- sary repairs in advance. The general battery information gained from a Westinghouse Inspection aids you in securing longer bzttery service. Westinghouse Attention is for all motorists. It is not measured by the kind of battery in your car or the money you spend. Our aim is to give your present battery more power and longer life. Only when repairs are no longer cconomical will a Westinghouse Battery be suggested. Westinghouse Attention and Westinghouse Batteries are backed by an organization of battery experts. Both uphold the Westinghouse Standard of sincerity. You are invited to take advantage of a Westinghouse Inspection twice a month —trouble or no trouble. This will keep your battery fit. In producing the Westinghouse Battery the Westinghouse resources of men, money and experience were used without stint. Its worth is proved before it is sold. The motorist is asked to run no risk. The name Westinghouse is his guarantee of satisfaction. Service Station Opportunities Additional Service Stations will be added rapidly but carefully. Itis the Westinghouse principle to place its vision of ideal service in the hands of local men. Men wha can appreciate the value of such a product and the name and vision behind it. will be glad to hear from you. If you fit we MARYLAND BATTERY SERVICE, Inc. 1707 Kalorama Road, Washington Turn off 16th Street at the French Embassy—one block west, Distributors of WESTINGHOUSE BATTERIES THE EVENIN STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1921, numerous, but petty compared with | $27.50 36.40 46.30_ 54.90 68.45 30 x 3% Clincher 32x3% S.S. 32x4 8. 8. 34x45 S.S. 35x5 S. S. Plus war tax. Other sises reduced in propertion These Prices Apply to Our Regular and Complete Line Buy your mileage by the year instead of by the tire. The tire that goes far, that runs long, that is always de- pendable is the only really cheap buy on the market. The last mile it runs determines the cost of your tire. Sold only by Dealers A New Low Price on a Known and Honest Product | e The Following Dealers Sell FISK TIRES AND TUBES Seaton Garage Leeth Bros. SRR 1227 New York Ave. N.W. 45-49 Seaton St. N.E. L. G. Herriman Owl Garage & Repair Shop 1524 L St. N.W. (24-hour Service) 612 L St. N.W. Phone Franklin 6750 Phone Franklin 7009 Addison Smith Co. Parkview Garage 1001 Rhode Island Ave. N.W. Phone North 1075 600 Newton St. NW. Phone Columbia 8844 United Accessories Stores, Fred M. Haas INC. 1324 New York Ave. 2006 Rhode Island Ave. N.E. Phone North 7306 Phone Main 1984 {Apply Zemo, the Cfean, Antisep- jas directed and Asked Prices BONDS PUBLIC UTILITIH PREVENTOLEeite *disinfectant which de stroys disease carry- ing and alla!hen 158 | city and | Metrapalir | Potomac E ol For Burning Eczema tic Liquid—Easy to Use— Does Not Stain Greasy salves and ointments should not be applied if good clear skin' is wanted. From any drugglsl for 35c, or $1.00 for a large get a bottle of Zemo. When applied ' it effectively removes eczema, quickly steps itching, and heals skin troubles, also sores, | burns, wounds and chafing. It pene- ! trates, cleanses and soothes. Zemo | is a clean, dependable and inex- pensive antiseptic liquid. Try jt, as we believe nothing you have cver | used is _as efiective and satisfying. | ) In skin troubles, ordinary soaps are irritating and liable to aggra- {vate the condition. Use Zemo soap. is antiseptic, soothing_ nnd‘ hlslens the process of healing. The E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland, O. ton Rwy u Ry, and El Ky pfd... NATIONAL { Wi and | Wash 18 ST COMPANY rity and Trost.. . Trust Savings aud and Cominercial Savingw, 1 : INSURANCE ket Ihlu [ ol Duteh Marke Ma 1!Ml\Y RENEW TUG SEARCH. {Navy Has No Trace of Conestoga and New Tlotilla Proposed. o . May 18.—Admiral R. Shormaker. commandant fourteenth naval district, an- { nounced today that the last ship of | the flotilla which has been searchinz for the missing naval tue Conestogi has returned to port. and that none of he »hum reported any truce of the Naval authorities are considering the sending out of another flotilie. The search for the missing vessel has covered a radius of 1,400 miles from Hawail