Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1921, Page 18

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Present indications point United Stat. 955. to June 4, of the early varieties, being It does not follow nece: hipments of the later types will be cor- 1 o but it is felt that respondingly heav ¢ \ N less Closed Sum{Pat US.A) 1.50 the suit ch Union Men's Youh's $1.15 the suie BIG GEORGIA PEACH CROP. Commercial Production Is Expected to Fill 8,500 Cars. mercial peach crop in Georgia of ap- roximately 8,500 cars, while the quality B The beat the district has seen for some time, according to the fleld agent of the bureau of markets. mates of well informed local authoritics earlier in the season placed the probable total movement of all varleties at 7.480 cars and of early maturing varieties n! The latter figure was exceeded probably 600 cars, the total lhlpmen(s ich consisted und:l;hladly Quality Ever Maintained with continued favorable climatic con- ditions the toul movement for the wm be at least 8,500 cars and possil high as 8,800. The bureau’s forecast lssued June 8, for Geor:l- at 4,850,000 :bushels, oom- to & com-|pared with an estimated 1920 of 3,799,000 busheis, an this year of approximately 25 per oent. This does not mean necessarily that the commercial crop will prove to be 25 per Esti- cent larger, but it does aftoid a blll! for comparison. PARIS BOURSE DULL. PARIS, July 18.—Prices were dull on the bourse toda Three. per cent rentes, 56 francs 70 centimes. Ex- change on London, 46 francs §6 cen- times. Five per cent loans, 83 francs arily that centimes. The dollar was quoted at 1% centimes. NoUnderwear is “BV.D without this Red WovenLabel Az important fac- torin the fam- ous coolness and ical endurance “B.V.D.” Un- derwear is the “B.V.D.” fab- ric. Itis woven in our own specially uipped mills out t? cotton particu- larly selected for quahtyandstrength 3 “BV.D." Coat Cut The B.V. D. Company New Yotk ite production in increase CRUSADE FOR SABBATH SAVING TO OPEN HERE Noah W. Coopar,. Advance Guard, Explains What Churchmen Will Ask in Petition to Congress. Noah W. Cooper of Nashville, Tenn., { chairman of the Southern Methodist placed the total production of Nlcw | organization represents the senti- ments of 10,000,000 professing Chris- tians of the has arrived in ‘Washington, as the advance guard of & number of delegates from southern states who, h es, will reach here tomorrow, & their campalgn ibefore Congress. The campaigners ! will present to every member of Con- gress a petition asking for the pas- sage of & law prohibiting any man i from_engaging in his dally task on the Sabbath. The law would be en- forced by provisions relating to inter- 1 state commerce. The law sought by the campaign. ers would be directed chiefly at stop. ping all interstate traffic on Sunday and all federal work, including d tribution of the malls, printing and other such activities. Only works of necessity and mercy would be counte- nanced. Sunday newspapers would be abolished, although Mr. mits the inability of the law from preventing a man buying a dime novel gn Saturday and perusing It on the Sabbath Under the law a man would be per- mitted to shave himself on Sunday morning and take his family out for an_automobile ride in the afternoon, and If the same man was unlucky enough to have a blow-out en route. he would be permitted to mend the tiré. But & man who owns no auto- mobile would not be permitted to hire a taxicab for the same purpose, as the chauffeur would be working. The campalgners hope to re-estab- sh by federal law the ancient state blue }aws,” then work through the states for cnactment of laws they are unuble to secure by national legisla- tio Wilbur F. Crafts, in a statement to- day for the International Reform Bu- reau, Inc. declared his organization is not co-operating with the Southern Methodists in their advocacy of what he terms a “drastic national Sunday bill | “As a matter of practical politics we feel under obligations not to ask Congress for legielation which, be- cause it Is in advance of the senti- ments of even church members, is certain to be rejected and which we are convinced would prevent or post- pone enactment of a more moderate federal Sunday law,” the statement declares. —_————— Persons with a bluish tint in ‘the whites of their eyes are sald to be prone to deafnes: 'The Motor Truck Success Established 1897 ARDMORE, PA. Autocar Wherever there’s & road THE AUTOCAR COMPM | Sabbath-saving Crusade, who says his Cooper_ad- | D. €, WEDNESDAY, The Bexmnmg of a Beautiful Friendship. B e £ HE'S THe XanD OFA MAN WHO Thini S HE'S A LADY KILLER.! A REGULAR SMaRY 1 LU BET HE'LL TODAY’S BOND PRICES. SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Reported by Redmond & Co.) Bid. Offer. 0y, n Tel. and Tel. 6s 1622, n Tel. & Tel. 63 102s.. Thread s L % Central mpnune e 1 . Cl, and Pacific 6s 1922.0 Cobh Copper Ezport " Copper Export daby a.-nr ol Corporation 3, Helz 7o 1080 Hoeking Valley Humble 01l 7s 1923 Kennecott Copper 7s 1830. Liggett & Myers Tob. 6s 1921 Procter & GAmble 7s 1922. Eroctar & Gamble 7s 1023. ids co Bears; Rocbuck & Southern Railway Co. n- \9:'.2 Bouthwestern Bell Union Tunk Car Western Elec. Westinghouse —_— Japanese women gild Many | teeth. ! O Prosest Modsls will Bs Comtinmed Production doubled again! America’s low cost car is finding thousands of buyers who had no idea such a car could be had for so little! Not onlyamazingly low first cost —but almost unbelievably low after cost/ Now$695 The ideal car for every family who has something to do! You can use it anywhere and never mind the cost. The solid frame on Triplex Springs assures long life with comfort and low upkeep. The baked enamel finish - looks bright after long usel, Gasoline econo- my averages 25 miles per gallon! Exoepuona.l tire : economy! Ride in comfort wherever you gol. Turing, 1. o b. Toledo = = = = was, $ 895 - M;: M----::, $95 « = = = aow, s W AA.M-----:. HARPER-OVERLAND CO.,, Inc. 1128-30 Conn. Ave. ‘Telephone Franklin 4307 435 = « » - aow, o b Toiads o o « o, 1475 o « =now, 5275 - - mow, $ 695 695 1000 2ok Adost Lap ALECK- DRess FoR WHY, You LIKED oTTo | HE SEEMS 24 NICE MY STAMD LCH uu SALTnnA. LIKE SUCHA DINMER UP HERE WELL, OTTo, 0L HERE'S To 2.‘:": SAY, YOU'NE GOT To STAY UP HERETHE REST OF TH SUMMER. . WHYg A WEEK IS Suvm.v [ WELL, My NACATION 1S RUINED. | HOPE YOu'RE SATISFIED. ) S*POSE I'LL HAVE To| JULY 13, 19f1.° HURRY, DEAR., OR. WE'LL MISS THEM, THEIR TRAIN GETS In AT ELENEN SHARP Ko, W YA LIKE e ) PICKED UP A CASE oF T T Ay BEFORE | g.oncumus tim Gow To SHow You SOME FlsmN Noon prices reported to Thp Star over direct New York-Washington wire by Redmoad & Co. §ity of Paris 6 1921 nt B, 3. B. s UL K: of 4. 1 and Ireland 5ion 1087 American Tei, and Tel. conv. ts. Armour & Co 4% Atchison, Topeks ‘and Santa Fe gen. 35 Atlantic ' Coast Line 7s. Atiantic Refinlag Co. 6 altimore and Ohio Daltimore and 0 Uhio “ox.. imore Ohlo 8. nomm.-- Steel rerd. Bw D oAy b l Burlin T ow ort] 940, [ % cospeate esapeake and ome e R«. esapeake nd Be. Chl., Mil. 3 i 5 930. ( jon Station 7o b n ed Gas T B 4. iy rlo 6. ‘e and 903 Qrand s % 11inol: 88 . Ry % 5 ashville 78 1080 10335 1 . 6035 Pacific o3 P L A Pennsy] A 930. Penfisyivania Aon. mortgage i, oral 48 .. Ba. Fran. 1air Cons. Oi1 Corp. T Eonthern Pnllc st ref. 48. ific eony. 48.. O _AUTO road dirt qmchly and Sold Dyt Desiers. $ 1w, $1.00, S The. $1.90 Alsorin 10, 25-and 50 Ib. cans, and in barrels THAT MIDWESTERN ROADS TO PUT ON MANY MEN CHICAGO, July 13.—That railroads entering Chicago are prep: resumption of big busine: near future was learned with the an. nouncement that the Chi ington and Quincy hld men to its forces. Of the ployes 1,300 will be used in the re- pair of cars and the others on the maintenance of way. Sim| action | comempl-ted by the thcngu Milwaukee lnd P; railroad, an officlal of tl lln while the Chicago and Northw railroad said they were very op tic on the whole situation. KILL BIGGEST RATTLER. Special Dispateh to The Sta CHARLESTON, W. Vi huge yellow rattlesnake, measuring six feet. eight inches, was killed in Ruffner Hollow, near Charleston, by two residents of the vicinity named Smith and Monk. The reptile fought the men almost the entire length of the hollow be- fore it was finally dispatched. It had sixteen rattles and weighed forty pounds. It was declared to bde the largest rattler killed in the state. The snake was cut open by Smith and Inside were found three partly consumed rabbits, a smaller snake and seven or eight toads. Th will be stuffed and given to the department of agriculture for museum. ORANGE CROP TOPS GOLD. 108 ANGELES, Calif.,, July 13.—Los Angeles county produces Ii &0l but it has a golden harvest. Re- turns from the county's orange crop for the season of 1920-21 have jus! been announced and exceed the valua- tion of the entire gold production of California. In 1920. 'l7.l98 200 worth f gold wi gg I{gl Ang! MVQ dlvldld 'll,“i . July 13—~A great lr\bu!lry to this city. BO SOAP TRADE IN HOT WEATHER SALES Keen Interest Felt in Operations of Big Cattle Pool and Aid to Cotton Men—Elsewhere. BY A. D. WELTON. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, July 13.—Warm weather bas stimulated es in everything igned for high temperatures and siness in clothing and shoes has shown more sasp this week than for tim wholesale markets ctivity through retailers who, have refiscte: additional buying illl its penal Merchants who have attempted to purchu- Hrmvzl‘m garments to re- eted stock have found mnnl uurm working on fall de- 73 Keen interest is being felt by busi- ness men in the operations of the fitty-million-dollar _cattle pool and n to aid the cotton grower ‘War Finance Corpora- felt that restoration of the purchasing po: of the farmer and stock grower is as important to business as payment of money by the lmrnmonl to the railroads. Price cuts on steel are reported as having e favorable influence on de- have not yet resulted in activity of mills in this dis. Crop prospects are favorable but reports damage are coming with greater frequency. Hegira to Coast Resorts Philadelphia Plenty Sign BY FRANK D. McLAIN. Speeial Dispatch to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, July 13.—There has been no break in the labor sit- rou: that many families distress next winter when their savings melt away. Carpenters, who have demanded $1.12% an hour in the city, are reported in some cases to be working for 90 cents an hour outside. An indication in gen prosperity in the crowds seeking the shore resorts of south Jersey and the high rents received for cottages along the coas Local shoe manu- facturers are in recelpt of good or- ders for autumn and there is szome replacement demand for summer good; 'ith the settlement of the British coal strike, the export demand for bituminous coal has slackened and buyers are deaf to appeals to stock up for winter at this time. Although 16 Attempt has been made fo collect the state tax on anthracite from con- sumers, the demand for hard coal also is dull. Distributors of low-priced motor cars report heavy sales for the first part of July. Rise in Staple Values Elates Southern Traders BY L V. SHANNON. Speeial Dispatoh u'rbel r. NEW ORLEANS, July 13—Substan- tial rise in the v-hw of all its agricul- tural products, particularly eotton, sugar has created a much better feel- improvement when crops begin to move. The belief that better conditions are bound to come is 8o general that jobbers and manufac- mnn whw hl" been Mldmx their sales- 0w have started them out tor ful b\nlnnfl. All the large depart- ment stores here are sending their buy- ers east this week to piace orders for fall ul spring. This is & radical de- as none hhs placed large future Otders for over & vear. Bales in department stores in July have run ahead of last year, especially in summer clothing. Manufacturers of garments say they have had the best summer trade in their history. Every factory in this city has been worked to capacity. Commodity Reports From Various Sections Cotton. NEW YORK, July 13.—Business in standard 64x60 33-inch print cloths is | ing of prices, which is taken as an in cation of better b\ulllm ahead. LANCASTER, 8. C., July 13.—The Lancaster Cotton Mills, vm@ closed two ly obtained. Executives denied that ey agreement had been reached with union and said the mlnl would wmlnue roise the right to dmou their em- ployes as they saw fit to refuse to deal with any one not empioyed by the oomp‘ny. BOSTON, July 13.—Cotton mills are runnii at far less than capacity thi out New England. Demand for ginghams, however, oularly for small checks, is strong for epot delivery, and there is & good demand for organdies and fine crepes. Print cloths are siight- cll’ ,hlther, while coarse goods are very ull. Fl".lt JAN FRANCISCO, July 13.—Ship- ments of fresh fruit from California to eastern points are far exceeding those of l’lo. according to figures just issued by the railroads here. 1n the first part of the sesson, 2.293 cars had been shipped, as against 1.356 for the corresponding period last year. Grape groweras still continue to refuse to sell their grapes at prices now of- fered, and are holding for much high- er figur Few salés have been made at more than $160 a ton. Shipbullding. NEW_YORK, July 13.—The Bethle- hem Bhipbullding Corporation had been awarded the contract for a 2,000 ton tanker by the Atlantic Refinin: Company. NEW YORK, July 13.—It is reported in shipping circles that the Argentine government is a potential buyer of American tonnage on a ‘fairly biz scale. The South American goversn- ment has the money, having farcd remarkably well in the sale of grain during the past few years, and mas indulge in a state-owned fleet PHILADELPHIA, July 12.—Every shipbuilding district along th tic and the Gulf of Mexico plans w reductions, effective August ) or s thereafter. according to announc ment by the administrative couneil of the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders' Asso- ciation today. Coke Conl, CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, July 12— Furnace coke has stiffened in price to $3 a ton. Foundry coke has failen off about 25 cents a ton in_price and ranging between $4 and $4.50, ac- cording to quality. PITTSBURGH, July 12.—The mark-t for spot coal is variable here, bul e run steam coal ix quoted ‘from ° $1 Gas coal ranges fron Lumber. SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.—Red ~Reduc- tion in lumber prices has not served to stimulate demand in thig section Mills throughout the west coast sec- tion are running far below capacity BOSTON, July 13.—The sa 1ow pine ‘in New Eng were netrly doublec thos with prices slightly firmer. i Clothing. LITTLE ROCK. Ark. July 13— demand for overalls in this N”—L}: is unprecedented, according te jobbers and merchants. Many firves have had to secure express shipmen!s of goods to replace diminished stoc h::\mr (dfwu July 1 cen A decided clothing business in sections ' wnom. Wwage earners live. Elsewhcre there is @ fair volume of trade. Woolen: NEW YORK, July 13.—It q cated that the American W r’u“l Company will make its initia ing of spring fabrics in lrr‘g"l’ :”,?S\, Will determine largely the trend of the markel. Little change is expect- ed from prices current for fall and /s :I'n.u‘r 550ds other than those oc- asioned by the di elgh Sasionad by flerence in welght Street Rallroads. TRENTON, N. J. Jul 13.— Pennsylvania and New Jorsey Trae tion Company has announced a wage ::nclloqah)r all employ. approxi- ng 10 per cent. I 2 effective July g itretme - Bullding Operations. ITTSBURGH, July 13—B £ permits issued’ in. the xnsvml:‘ ck totaled operations involving expendi tures of $530.740. as compared with $140,113 for the previous week. Umbrelias. NEW YORK, July 13.—Delegates to the meeting of the Umbrells Manu. facturers’ Association I declared today that the trade felt that the turn’ in business had come and that the outlook was considerably bright- er than at the first of the e Electrieal E SCHENECTADY, N. Y., July 13.— Bmployes of the General Electric Company. who have been employed for five vears will receive as a bon & sum equal to 5 per cent of th wages earned for the six months prior to June 30. The bonus will he distributed early next month. ent. Leather. NEW YORK, July 13.—Recent shoe style shows ha stimulated the leather market somewhat, with pa ent leather and black and brown calf leading the demand Jewelry. July 13.—Most in the downtown ert that sales now running at about normal they say enjoyed a mand in’the last NEW YOR elry retaller: trict_here jow- ara Diamonds, more active de- few weeks. our. PITTSBURGH, July 15 —Bak have reduced the price of ples cakes from S to 20 per cent last few days to the retailer, Confectionery. NEW YORK, July 13.—As a result of a spirited protest by the youth of the Bronx, ice cream sodas have been cut by the confectioners of that dis- trict to 11 cents, including war tax The deputy commissioner of mar] declared that a high quality of i cream can be manufactured at cents a gallon. BOSTON, July 13.—The state com mission on the necestities of has called on retail confectionars to reduce the price of ice cream and ice cream sodas. 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