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FRIDAY,” OCTOBER 14, 1921, TODAY'’S BOND PRICES. D, .C,. portionately and there is a tremend-- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MOTOR INDUSTRY CONTINUES _ EDUCATIONAZ. EDUCATIONAL —— ous volume of. package trelxht now Astronomy SPANIS SC:I;)&I&&%N 1 ,t';o"n';:w"d:h:fi.“r 1 t:‘ udl‘nr‘?v Noon prices reported to The Star over dlncl !thon\l Alr Line ma 4., e TROIT TRADE |k <& iy a uie 5 i 5 oing on. iall in the smaller iew York-Washington wire by Redmond & Afr Line ad; Special Clss in Descriptive Astronoms il bt bt e p ACEMAKER IN DE IT E Fowns; It ;:fi,‘,g.,g, thoroughly ap- [ City of Parls Gs 1921, mc'x;xr C}:,n:moll“((:o't‘w‘ R b '_xum Intrested will at address - parent that a large amount of capital 5"""' tiovernment. 'y s“m::: r‘.r\nl; coav: 634y Htar R )HALL- is avatlable for construction a3 soon ‘,{;:gmgg;ergngfi;uz i 88 ! g Oneon sept. 190n. ¥ graded and High P a8 costs reach asatisfactory figure. ! Kincdom of® Belghum = - 3 hing to yout Plané: are: maturing In both the [T, 2% Public Lecture Series | st ke o sors bt Estimated About 70 Per Cent of Normal|Zans., s, meuring s, oth the | tlfed e ™3 = G 4 Fw‘n U. 8. Cat: tensive home bullding within the next | United Kingdom & 79% eorgetown : o Vrolces Mimn HaL AN o N b { B 1 5 w k A fou Iaanthe: s | 2l Kingtom 5 10 2 iy Soxvice | Schoo 2 umber of Building Workers. Are X8 By manategiurera of men's and | Armeur & Co, ¥ *‘..., iiia i e, 15| Opening at 60 1-2, Bonds <~ wiaernations] DVANCEMENT aaal SR of S A P 'y price schedules has not yet been com- pleted. The more seasonable weather of the last week has proved a stiriu- lus for both retail and wholesale trade. Farmers Hold Big Crops in South for Higher Prices BY RALPH SMITH. Hpecial Dispatch to The Star. ATLANTA, October 14.—The slight s«lump in the price of cotton has not mafficed to check the spirit of optimism which has made itself manifest in business clrcles in this territory for the last six weeks. Much of the cot- Yield to Pressure—Ameri- can T. and T. Earnings. BY L A. FLEMING. There was considerable pressure on Railway 4s on today's session of the local stock exchange. In all $20,000 face value of this issue were sold from an opening at 601 down, by fractions to 593, a loss of a point, and the first evidences of slackness in the local bond market for some time. Potomac Consolldated 5s moved vp a fraction 2nd were decidedly firm Wilson & Co. 1st Ge... BUSY—EISEWIICI’G . organized business and preparation for ACCOUNTANCY Is the result of thorough professional training. Classes Now Forming at * The National School of Commerce Edwin C. Bosworth, President International Building 1319-21 F Street N.W. LAW SCHOOL The MNaionsi Usivensity Co-Fancationnl (1ncorperated by Special Act of Congress.) . | Finance and Credit” By Eminent Authorities The first lecture will be given tonight at 8:30 P.M,, by Jacob H. Hollander, Ph. D. Auditorium National Museum 10th and B Sts. N.W. Public Cordially Invited N G French or Spanish —during the week begin- ning October 17th. Those BY PHIL S. HANNA. It s cstimated that about 70 per cent of the normal number of workers in Special Dispatch ¢ The Star. the bullding trades are employed. The DETROIT, October 14.—There not|concerns affiliated with the Building only is a better business sentiment|Employers’ Association report that In evidence in this section, but there | the average number employed in Sep- tember was 6,008, an increase over is additional proof that orders are in- | the August average of 143. creasing. Nearly every business man radiates once more that characteristic | Liquidation of Old Debts confidence in the future of the motor industry. Predictions for an abrupt cont'nues St' LOU|s Feature BY J. N. FINING. slowing down at the automobile fac- tories, made freely a month ago, have not boen {ulmled \JTho Ford plant Special Dispateh to The Star. ues to operate om a five-day, ST. LOUIS, October 14.—Improve- iweek schedule, and will turn out be- | ment 1s notabla in several Ines of ween cighty and ninety thousand| manofacture throughout this terri- cars this month, which will be about| tory, but the progression of liquida- 80 per cent of the August peak pro-| tion of old debts continues to be th e duction. The Cadillac plant is busy' outstanding feature of commerce in American Tel. & Tel. 6s American Tel. & Tel. American Thread Co. 6s 1 American Tobacco Co an :melh"lln ’thlcc« :;‘:.,92’ nacondu Copper Chesapeake and Ohlo gen. 4 o e ake and Oy cont, o rmour & Co. 7s_1830. Bethlehem Kteel 78 1 s 1923 195 Bethlehem Steel Bthlehem Rtcel s M-5668 3 1003 101 %}RALWAY 45 ARE at et Exbore r local hond fssues were, held pper Cudaliy Packing & T This has resulted in the stimulation | Great Northern 7s of buying in all lines. Traveling men | Iiinois Central for jobbing houses here and those who invade Georgia, Alabama and F.” Goodrich 7s 1925 Catf 01 Corporation 7 H. . Helne 70 190 Louixville and Nashsiile 7s 1930. Hocking Valley 6y 'STEWARD SCHOOL We have t tive Accounta inetitution. Héok on *‘Accountancy.” INTERNATIONAL ACCO 04 Colorado bldg., 14th and ined more C. P. A.' ACCOUNTANCY ¢ -, « than has ang athes kindred Send for FREE 88-page Year NTANCY SOCIETY | | i Classes, 6:30 to 9 Each % fered in shorter time. For catalog or other information, apply National University. Law Telzvhones Main 6617 and Franklin 2909. Miss Madeira’s School 1330 19tk St N.W. Sixtecenth Year Begins 315 00 DOWN—SIB.OO A MONTI'I mlummvmmnumnnw tons, but they are being held back by the strenuous demand of the farmers for higher prices than they have ob- tained so far. Commodity Reports From Various Sections Produce. NEW YORK, October 14 (Special). —Heavy shipments of produce from the south are reaching this market, More than 5,300 five-peck baskeis of Virginia green and wax beans have section has produced in many years)ton from gulf ports to Havre, Ant- stocks carried over from last year. Prices range from 25 to 50.per cent under those of 1920. Meats. SEATTLE, October 14 (Special).— Meat prices in first-class retail , butcher shops here now Show round | steak selling at 22 cents a pound, 1 3 SHORT-ZERM SECURITIES. (Reported by Redmond & Co.) cial).—The ‘employment _ situation here is showing marked improvement. There were 2,300 more men emplo; ed in September than in August. The August figures showed an increase of 230 over July. The increase this month is thoroughly assured and two additiona factorics employing 600 ill open within the next atténding the first week iftv-third Y . f " Florlda from the north report that|spesenr: K. e, ot e -third Year Be; turning out the QW model 61, and the southwest. Country bank, s ‘ o, R o e Husable 0L de s i3 will be under no obligation Fifty L | ihe Buick plant is making about 100 making large Increascs in their de- | i MeTEP ,COUNLY, falrs which began |Misourl Pacife genersl ds 103 | Eprece & My o L L e S T T to remain October 1, 1921 Sare & Jday. which gompares with a| posits with reserve banks. Accounts | oo e eountry to the towns, with | New York Central deb. 6 95 | Proctor & Gamble 1004 f 4n4S % > |daily average of 483 in August. takenat random indicate that this|Tom, the country to the towns. With|New york Telephone 6s. 91 | Eroctor & Gamble 10114 Big Locometive Order. Classes conducted by Dr. Lumber and building materials are' condition Is general in the states of | Son5eduent in 5. | Norfolk and Western con 10055 | The Baldwin Locomotive Company ¢ showing a stiffer tone, and one large the southwest. Naturally the tone of | ®P¢Cially in shoes and clothing. Norfolk and Westera conv. 6o. 103 100% | has booked an order for seventy-five® I\}ax Evem‘[};n}an, e uat!é Evening g pnaractor declared today he business Is getting better and confl-| oo glu ' indicates s general ahpre. | Beckerd Motor CaF Co. i i 97" | Sears. Roebuck & Co. 2 | Tocomotives from Argentina, o of the niversities o Standard courses leading t¢ § Was securing an average of one new dence is firmer. o it e ers IBPEe | eanayivanis 887 | Monthern Kailway 64 19: 99| This is encouraging, but what the Borne, Exusaineand Paric o egrens S7Tiom. TS ant [ 100 fv':lri'n':'vfi': m;uzngc:u:g;kl . h’l;n'dv; Jr.:’.’f:l‘.":,‘,‘"»:‘;:i'u":"‘“" Baetion ot Corm Slrup and- fobbics | Fnmyivasia & B8 102 | Sonthwestern Bl 7a 105 % |steel and_cquipment companies es- ¥ L. and qualifying for a bou - ng pro- " e Pennsyivania 7s of . % | pecially need are orders for lai at present connected with a :lu‘:on to exsaiiation. for ¥ ;'.'.hv‘fi"..‘.zia'?{x'?";f.:." i‘:‘;‘l‘ gxe-‘:;f:: B e & }%}’z quantities of locomotives, cars, rails * foreign legation. Blsr et e ntemlsels Ay men and bankers have several move- San Francisco 45, aered’A. 3% '&'flf&xf‘%}nfl' }",'-;."‘P O egulp e oM e Aty ! S z rancy ; Hours: 6 to 8 P.M. coniete thy tasstinum Work of: meits.on foot {0/ remedy, thess condi 9 S Fratcines Tac o 00t | Weetinghoase B & M. 7o 103 103™|in the basic staples, steel and iron, will make but slow progress. Personal Mention. George A. Harris, treasurer and now is coming to market. The crop | WerD, Rotterdam and Ghent and from F (“““m‘d)u 867 Building. 818 13th street northwent. T istimated st about 700 cars. The |38 to 36 to Hamburg and Bremen. |director of the Federal Land Loan 1202 F Street 1 demand is large, as there were no| MUSKEGON, Mich., October 14 (Spe- | Bank the district of Maryland. la, Delaware, West Vir- ginia and the District of Columbia, has tendered his resignation in order to assume the management of the local branch office of the Cleveland Discount Company, 2 large mortgage and investment corporation. Fund Allies’ Debt to T. S. Secretary Mellon has”decided to PUBLIC SPEAK[NG s ber Thirtieth arrived by water route, und awiet po- |lamb for stewing at 10 cents and rlb| fund the debt of our foreign allles, eptember Thirtieth : other_sor steak at 30 cents. 3 which for the first time will take the Léarn to Be a_ Convinclng Public, P e ke states have been heavy. New York Washington stock Exchange. | form of a bonded indebtedness, run- e e B T | ey Madeira Wing, A B ||| PHONE MAIN 5672 o, mAsimron ormer [ #5050 b B S e {5 oy o e g s s A ; Vassar mtes B s S0 8 KANSAS CITY. October 14 (Spe-| KANSAS CITY, October 14 (Special). | | Washington Railvay. ds—$1000 at o0z, D e T Kline School of Dramatic Art ' clal). —Potato shipments have ~de. | —Apble shipments continue heavy and | 81,600 at 803, $1.0 at 60v 31000 at eoif:| OPPOSCE Lo the pIan of Bepreacny 1304 F St., Browaley Blds. Main 3778. nc Srensed Feom the hign' lovel of Jasi | prices are firm for this and other|2HGH 35 G T S oo at o, o0 ar| commission_ to. handle the foreign . L1] week, when a record volume of this | seasonable fruits. 89 4 debt, and he also announces the op- e s LD: GE prodict moved to market. Sweet p e u!ilEa Ho?r’vl:?uN nso'l!:ll‘ Efl 3634, WAsHInaTON BALTIMORE = P {atoes are holding firm, while the eabe Fish. ,’}';mw': pGlectric cons, Gs--$1,000 at 6. gazn‘:x:{.l :f the inistration to any Gouees 1o Liberal Arts and, Socation sib- fl,n!'!“::‘},fi;h';‘;f strengthened and| yog ANGELES, October 14 (Spectal). [ ... AFTER CALL. bt iban o ooata 'of Masic and Fine AFth ATTLE, October 14 (Special)— | 5,The, tune pack this season, based | Copital* i tion ™3 at stss & it S1i5. Information of conditions with the EVENINGS "'3'.'.,"'.‘:3 Featng Classca. PR e E:f“cfnfgd:’;gfi'f cases in 1920. il il i il ind i . Day aud Evenisg Clotecs. ___ Bid and Asked Prices. receivership for that company. Eara- and Children's Saturday Class| GUNSTON HALL Canned Goods. Sugar. FUBLIC vTILITY. TSah ot Septimpr thers. waa Jarey Begins Oct. 15. Enroll Now 1008 Florida Avenue In Summer Seas " YORK, October 14 (Special), | . NEW YORK, October 14 (Special).— Bid. Asked.|increase, giving promise of better re- 1 _p elimi v 14 th k of | Beet sugars are now beginning to | 4American Tel. and Telga o4 Baby 2 - A Resident and Day School for reliminary reports on the pack o S ceipts from operations during the last A TI1 (0] N AL : A canned goods for thix season indicate | reach the market. but it is not be- | o e gl N Guls To the West Indies s tor 135 neatly ey S0 | riSlls” Wion e “marketing ot 'the 25 e o Thirtieth Year Begins Sept. 29. e duate """‘(‘r‘x‘."{:xfi%m ‘and” Do ?nr é‘l&'{v 'S D‘l’\n'l 'M! Mrs BEVERLEY R. MASOM A CCOUNTANCY Offors_exoeptionsl monu-mu to £3bitleus From New York to the West Indies: (Cubs, Jamaica, Panama Canal, Vefieruela, Windward 2nd Lecward llands,Virgin lsiands, Porio. Rico a0d (on the third cruise MEGANTIC (20.000 tons disp.) Jan. 1 sions of any steamship sailing to the To the Mediterranean From New York to the Mediterra: (Madeira, Gibraltar, 3 . Geaon: Naplee, Athans, Alexandsia for Egron and the Ny 7 1 16iers: Monaco ADRIATIC (24,541 tons)Jan.7—Feb.18 ARABIC (17,324 tons) Jan. 21—Mar. 4 Independent travel. Bookings to any Port mwmdn--mm-mn-—hmwm nationally famous, provides utmost luxury for either voyage. Write phonioing Write today gl WHITE STAR LINE Wl!hlnglon Office: 1208 F St. N.W. M. Hicks, Manager. SCHOOL FIN & APPLIED ART TELIX MAHOXNY, Director. Main 1760. New Location: Conn. Ave. & M St. Day and Evening Classes Interior Decoration, Costume De- sign, Textile Design, Color, Com- mercial Drawing, Life, Sket:h. Painting and Modeling ‘- Classes. C:hlog-e. Individeal Instruction. “The Misses Eastman’s School 1305 17th St. (Cor. Mass, Ave.) x.""‘«.m’“u""n‘.‘" eiary eariments snes 3. Bend for eatalop. Franklin 4388 Thc Temple School of Short- hand and Typewriting 1417 G St. (Opposite Ke.th’s) Pitman and Gregg lhorlhlld taught by cer-! B e e et Een e Dietation Tainine. TS e v Frunlbe e STEWARD .—Ftb. 16—March 18. Largest dimen- Day and E\‘;;gr%"ams PACE INSTITUTE 715 G 8t. N.W., Corner $th and G Sts. COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF DRAFTING . Roy C. Claflin, Pres. 14th & T Sts. Phone N. 272 HENDERSON FIFTEEN HUNDRED TIRES Learn Drafting and enter this profession of good pay and congenial work. DAY OR NIGHT SESSIONS SCHmL INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION :‘ COURSE IN 3 TO 9 MONTHS (\\: ¥ steeec Nwe) . ser1 ‘:. 1203 W, . v S Full Information on Request {i{in ;3‘,:,::: e Gyt Get Latest Catalogue g Every Tire a First Tire i ] ety g 5 s tnl_u_..‘:.g. &E%:;,".Si » ENROLL THIS WEEK g Every Tire a Guaranteed Tire B Tt Ty i CORD AND FABRIC Calenlating Machines m' l f L !eere:-flllgselz-:e ine Schoo. o 18 30x3' $l 0 65 Call. write or phone for seat reservations. Wood’s School | 311 EAST CAPITOL ST. Brownfey Bldg., 1304 F St. 5 R e Course Starting Tuesday., November 1 For tnlnrmllion c:m E. H. Randall, !dlnn:er. Main 3778. “YMCA SCHOOLS | Coeducational—3532 Btudents Lact Year ....513.65 ....816.75 ....517.80 -...518.95 32x4 .. < 33x4 .. ror D it (o i R TESTED AT U. 5. BUREAU OF STANDARDS After 7 monthly payments the || Commercial School Employed Boys' * i unext 5 months are free. LINCOLN 38 Preparatory School Boys' Day School |c-|l or Addresw, 1736 G n.w. Main 8250. i _Spmsf—inte Lessons S F. BORRA! “ohone. Cotambia 4115, * Cords, 49% Off . Greatly Reduced Prices on All Auto Supplies DIXIE TIRE CO. 1118 H St. NE. \ BENAZRINRNINENENLNTATRIRISENEENACHERENEN! 37th YEAR The Hotel Field Calls You! , Nation-wide demand for trained men and women: all departments, hotels, clubs, apartment houses, restaurants, «<afeterias, tearooms. Uncrowded By N a2 M at, e WUSICAL INSTRUCTION. FABIAN STUDIO e Dizon Thompson, planist and teacher. jo: 1731 H et. nw. Phone Frank. 5110. WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF } A ia«‘!nn!n)“lnl“us FEEH ton held over from last year's crop |E! fen du.. has been sold and many old accounts | General Blectrie be; oo oot have been liquidated by the planters. |Geaod Trunk 78 ret The wholesale and retail dealérs are { Cuban cane crop. |Anlm d P lightly Stocked. NEW_ORLEANS, October 14 (Spe- cial).—With the cutting of cane in the Lowisiana flelds only abot two | Georgetown. Gae- dst CHICAGO, (,l-c.—,b“- 14 (8pecial). weeks distant, planters are hopeful | Metropolitan R. K. a result of a “candy d: promoted | of producing some fine high-class | Potomac E here by candy dealers, sales were run | grade sirups, which are in demand at £ up considerably. but so were com-|this time of year. plaints as to the high prices for h. candy products. Hemp. & NEW YORK, October 14 (Special).— { w. Nuts, Buying by Japan in the primary mar- | W_ORLEANS, October 14 (Spe- | ket has improved the position of Ma- clal).—The largest crop of pecans this | nila hemp here and prices are being | Riggs maintained. Offers on spot are decid- | B edly restricted. w . M. Cold Mr. Paint Up Coal. Says CHAERLESTON, W. Va., October 14 (Special) —Non-union coal mines in southern West Virginla are working at top speed and some are setting pro- | Wi duction records. Union mines are pro- | Norfolk ducing only the highest grades of coal. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 14 (Special). —The Baltimore and ORio| American 183 raiiroad has s.ored abolt 50,000 lons | Capital 150 of coal from the Fairmont region in | Columbia {1ts shopyards here for emergency pur- | Commereial 1 poses. Dis i _NEW YORK. October 14 (Special).— The report that the freight rate from | Cardiff. England, to Buenos Aires has ibeen increased on coal has restored {confidence here that American coal ex- l o ond Washington —the Paint that looks best and lasts longest. W. H. Butler Co. Established 1845 MAURICE F. FLYNN 607-609 C St. N.W. PERPETUAL BUILDING i porters can now compete in the South | American market. TRUST COMPAN Lumber. SEATTLE. October 14 (Special).— Retail dealers are buying lumber to {fill short stocks and wholesalers are buying to fili out the poorly balanced contents of their yards. As a result, there been an active selling week, with new business in western Oregon and western Washington 26 per cent iabove production. i Jewelry. | Tolon Trust .. Washington Loan Beventh Btreet Savings. Union Savinss NEW YORK. October 14 (Special).— The amount of gold used in the manu- facture of various articles of art and adornment in the United States is ex- TIT] pected to reach more than $40,000,000 { cojmbia Title in value this year. o | Beal Estats Tin Electrical Equipment. SCHENECTADY. N. Y. October 14/ ! (Special).—The General Electric Com jpany has recelved an order f ! trical equipment from Japan o ra) D. C. uper g. Co. | Merchants Transfer nd Storage . ergenthaler Linoty] 011 "Duteh Market eom, 0l Dutch Market pfy isaid to involve the exvenditure of |91 ASSOCIA I ION 1 5200.000 for raw materi L ey - —_— hington arket Clothiag. °Ex-dividend. NEW YORK, October 14 (Special).— Jobbing demand for overalls, work shirts and other work garments has been good in this market and manu- facturers dealing with jobbers are sold well ahead. Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity Assets More Than $7,000,000 FOREIGN BONDS. Quotations furnished by W. B. Iibbs & Co. Prices at noon: German gov. 3s. Germuu gov. 3%y Steel. YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, October 14 (Spectal).—Forty-two of the sixty-six open-hearth mills of the Mahoning valley are producing this week. Two of the three Bessemer plants are ac- | tive and eight of the seventegn fur- naces aro in blast. P 4 R Aaiiine 3158 ' AL EL Ges. 41 Dresden 4lis. Duerseldort 4 Frankfurt 4s. AOBERERERINGREONAST I, Italian notes 1935 fleld, good salaries, fine living, Quick advancement, Our MUSIC, Inc. |7 methods indorsed and our i students cmployed by leading hotel operators and managers in all parts of the United Elementary asd Advanced Courses in ATl Branches of Music ! 714 17th St. Yearbook Frank. 4491! FABIAN STUDIO i I George Dixon Teompwn, pisnist end fescher. Il«uann 1731 H at. n.w. Phone Frank. i student writes v 1'ealled at the Breakers—presanted credentials _and forthwith ce." Auotiier— ~ very pleased to state that T accepted the management of the , sbave hotel.” You can win ae they are winning. Fall Classes Now Forming Evening Classes—Home Study Taition Moderate Call, write or phone for particulors Lewis Hotel Use Our Car While We Paint Yours Herman C. Ral(emnnn Vielinist, Imstructor and Conductor. 1928 Blitmore St. 9399 . Studio-Residence. Col. Miss Lucia S. Collins, Plano Instruction. Franklin, 1800-W. Studlo, 510 Eye st. 1':'5" : o o MISS HILDA 8. tunnlxa = ‘Training School ||__afili s Wi oo et o Clitord Lewis. Prest e - - T a cost not to exceed the amount 1324 New e A Row. | '13,,‘,',;;, n,-,:r::-’ il you pay to operate your own Start Yeur O} in Musie . 18* car and give you a paint job equal to if not better than the original. SYDNEY LLOYD wRTETTS on acker o ng wu"::.e;‘mn’;"m 100 Evening Subjects R cnen Flace " wun-- Shnivepeare (May. 1020) ‘., Facing hhyol;.e_nl:u-n and ‘whom he studied for many Btadios Baite T, THRS Oomn: Aver H.W. 6 mmu?:wu"nntéx Istesviews aad veice h"ll appeint. 'mm ¢ s GIN%‘“”“: I"-h r. Mme. Laecla ’:‘u Week Register This Semmes Motor Company 613 G St. N.W, assistant tl 1 . PIANO INSTRUCTION P'rl rer Sehsrweine, Berita, Studlo, umnn N.W. nanun--.o = Ttalian Bx. Relgian Rest. Belgian Prem. 5 —_— FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Selling checks—Dollar values at ueon taduy London .. Notes. DETROIT, ' October 1% (Special).— There i8 a firm belief in business cir- cles here that the manufacture of au- shortly will be Inaugu- “ord. This belief has rengthened by the veral chemists and their families. Surplus Nearing $800,000 Il Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. JAMES . BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Secretary Munlch 4. with tiremakers ‘These have just come from Akron. Feelers of the Detroit manufactur- Stockholm Amsterdam Belgrade AMontrea) mmumm LONI October 14.—At the wool luct!on nle: 13.255 bales were offer- ed. The demand for fine kinds was strong. rates, and a good selection 0! breds had a ready sale. ing pulse put out by the various steel companies in the last few days are believed to foreshadow new de- velopments of great importance in machinery lines. GALVESTON, October 14 (Special).—- Considerablé business in cotton seed meal and cotton seed cake for export is expeoted to result from the cut in trans-Atlantic rates on those prod- ucts now in effect. The rate has been reduced from $7.25 to $5.50 a $3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington And Return ‘War Tax 8% Additional SUNDAY, OCT. 16 SIMILAR EXCURSION © Octobér 30, % Balfimore & Okio R. R. Specia] train will leave Wash- ington .Union Station 7.05 a.m. Returning, leave Philadelphia 7:30. p.m., Chester 7:50 pm., ‘Wilmington 8:10 p.m. same day. See . fiyers. Consult ticket cross- WANTED Ex_perienced Automobile Salesman PAIGE MOTORS, WASHINGTON BENJAMIN PARKHURST 1028 Connecticut Averue The Automobile For Sale col- - umus of The Star are the quick- est and most-economical method for the disposition of your used car and the best market for the purchiase of & destrable car. Capital Traction shares have funty o | recovered their dividend, but on very limited traneactiona. Lanston, too, was firm, selling I! ‘|at more than the normal rate, i Medium seconds brought full; 1 ! | scription” was heav ally well informed local people is that esent break in the securities has ‘n the result of liquidation of a very arge account that has been hanging Gver the market for many weeks. Atchison Earnings. For the nine monihs of the calendar year ended with September, the Atchi-, son system earned a surpius, after taxes and charges of $46,787.000, equal’ to $7.65 a share on the capital stock, $532,988,024, as compared with $39,158,- 721, or $8.85 a share on the $442,175,000 stock outstanding two years ago, earn- ings being for the period of nine months. American Tel and Tel. Reporting earnings of the American Telcphone and Telegraph Compauy for the nine months’ ended with the ciose of September, the company shows net $53,309,517.18, d ierest, gives a balance of $39,158,721.44, from which $26,527,290 dividends were paid, leaving a balance after alj charges, taxes, dividends, etc., of $12,631,430. as compared with a baiance of $i0,291,. 132.80 the corresponding nine months of last year. H. B. Thayer, president of the com- pany, leduct for in- has this to say of the outlook, The business of the Bell system as- a whole continues to show a healthy growth in spite of the fact that busi- ness in general has been comparative, 1y quiet. There has been no abate ment in the receipt of requests for telephone service, and notwithstand- ing the installation of new telephones un filled upplications for service are stil largely in excess of the normal amount. The net earnings of the Bell" system show substantial improvement :{over last vear. “The company on May 10, 1931, of- fered to its stockholders of record on 3May 20, 1921, shares of new stock for cash at par. Subscriptions amounting to - $83.775,000 were received under this offer, thus putting the company in funds for profitable investment in extensions to the business. “It will be noted from the statement above that the earnings of the Amer:.. can Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany, which do not include the com-* pany’s interest in the undivided earn of = ings the associated compani show increase for nine months of for dividends. Approximately £4,000,000 more have been disbursed in dividends through the increased dividend rate and upon the larger cap- ital, leaving undivided earnings fm the period of more than $10,000,000."" CRUDE OIL ADVANCED. PITTSBURGH, Pa. October 14— Purchasing agencies today an- nounced an advance in quotations on ivarious grades of crude oil. Penneyle vania crude, Cabell, Somerset and Somerset 1ight were quoted 25 higher. Ragland was advanced 15, whil Cornlns remained unchanged, at 1.90., ‘The new prices are: Pennsylvania crude, 3.25; Cabell, 2.11; Somerset, 1.90; Somerset lght. 2.15; Ragland. 1 LOAN IS OVERSUBSCRIBED. NEW YORK. October 14.—Subserip- tions to the $8.500,000 external loan § per cent five-vear sinking fund a¢ bonds of the republic of Chile wezn vesterday _shortly_of — ucd iytere Word was re- celved by brokers {hat the oversub- PARIS BOURSE HEAVY. PARIS, October 14.—Prices were on the bourse today. Three per cent rentes. 55 francs 55 centimes, Exchange on London, 53 francs 20 centimes. Five per cent loam, 81 francs 45 centimes. The dollar ‘was quoted at 13 francs centimes. —_— oIL STOCKS. wfillfi' M"M by W. B, Hibhe & Co. Prices at B, Asked: AuA‘lem flll Co. (new). 8;; 13 Co. R lnv L|m Co. .. B0 K2 l.'ll::»ho'mnzn Mte. Co. .14 135 Continental 0fl Co. 110 l"“ ) Crescent Pipe Line 27 1 ! Cumberland Pipe Lin 122 boy 80 b - £ | Nnois l‘l pe Itne (o, . 160 lnl!'n Pire Line Co. 'fl;;' Fa dcu!ii%i:aa‘é:fi'fi?uasi‘kzéa

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