Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1921, Page 28

S e Some Conjectu—n’.-._HoWever. Over Prob- able Effect of Freight Rate Slashing. Situation Elsewhere. BY PHIL S. H. Specal Dispateh to The Star. DETROIT. December 16.—The auto- motive outleok for next year is bright. High railroad rates have given auto, and truck transportation an impetus in advance of the general state of in- dustry and business throughout the @untry. This in turn Las kept au- temobile manufacture in a preferred Pesition this, yvear, according to well posted observers. Conjecture &s to how. long that advantage can be held to take care of men least on mated. will provide employment for ee also holidays even if there snouid be falling off in trade. far compares favorahly last year. pose of which is to encourage dive: heavy slush in freight rates would Leve on the industry with truck prices back to pre-war levels and littl. prospects of ability to lower manu- | O SantuE conce - |Bargains Bring Business Even the most conservative agree, | Rowever, that the new uses to wilich ' the automvubile is being put WI”»JIL Jeast equal an 8: b..ck_ T .Rulungi from a return of » freigits. Pre duction ot rs this year, it is calcu- Ixted. has been barcly equal to the nymber of cars felt. theretore. ers to dispose of the which they replace cotton flelds. and they will be gage in dairying and stock raising. in BY J. N. FI Spec'al Dispateh ST. LOUIS, NG. The Star. Cven the most | moderate bus val next year will result & cali- | being purchased heavily @1 upon to turn out 10 to 20 per cent|mes. and shoppers are more cars than in | advertisemenis more : ned propor.ionate i employment hece would bring De: toit's 192: to the retail merchants Serviceable and low-pr! thast : ced gify for closely | far as possible. emp! within_shouting ures of the boom Bar) fob for Every Atlantan | Viarkains are. having the effe by Christmas Is SIogan | stores arc nilea cach dav. W | report that conditions BY RA ton goods have -been stabilized to ¢ YO gieal extent. Revision of SATLANTA. tance of the fig- | ViRorous exploitation of bargs ar of 1920. in maintiininz volume of trade on parity with I st v with antici djustec ions, promntly to ployment committee THE BEST CHRISTMAS 6, 7 & 8 ROOMS New Rows Open For Inspection 1215 to 1221 Kenyon St. N'W. 13th and Spring Road N.W. 2213 to 2221 2nd St. N.W. 1352 to 1356 K St. S.E. 947-957 14th St. S.E. 539-41-43 Kentucky Ave. S.E. Force Your House to Pay for Itself—You Can Easily Rent Second Floor, for Enough to Make Monthly Payments ' H. R. HOWENSTEIN CO. 1314 F STREET NORTHWEST AUTO OUTLOOK FOR NEXT YEAR | REPORTED BRIGHT AT DETROIT which is putting in motion machinery the unemployed. |Every employer. working twenty-fiv or more is pledged to add at more. This plan. it 1s esti The volume of Christmas trade thus, ith that of Organization of the Geor gia farm bureau federation. the pur: r- } sificd farining in this state. was com- | {6 now engaging the attention of mieted last night The federation will) s men here. They are debat- be incorporated under the state 1a business men here. They are debat- 0 WrCONE"oMice established. De- i E thic ien of what effect 55 (i)l he cstablished to aid farm- products wit1 their ssisted to en- to St. Louis Merchants December 16.—Bargains -tually scraped. 1t 15| properly advertiged are bringing trade this section. are Christ watching the than ncrease | usual and making their money go as This is the attitude ment_average well | throughout the entire district. and by s, de partment stores have been successful ains are having the effect of the Wholesalers flecting cot- prices by ! the principal mills has been in line b and demand has the 1 for gray what larger orders have appeared this week for spring deliveries. Collec: tions are good. In many lines there is a more pro- nounced dullness. Iron and steel have slowed up, but the shoe manufactur- { ors are in a strong position. The, situ- ation in the packing indusfry ik im- proving. The plants affected by the strike are operating steadily with about 85 per cent of the usual number of men at work. Commodity Reports From Narious Sections Eggn. SEATTLE, December 16 (Special). {Demand from New York and the mid- dle west for\fresh Pacific northwest {eggs raised the prices here 3 cents a dozen today. Five hundred cases a day are being shipped east. KANSAS CITY, December 16 (Spe- thousand men and women. The com- | clal).—Continued drops in the price i asked employers to retain their present forces after the of eggs have carried prices down 8 cents a dozen in the last few days. Warm weather has increased ship- jments to market and firsts now are . selling at 42 cents a dozen. PITTSBURGH, December 16 (Spe- ial).—Strictly fress exgs have jump ed here to 70 cents . dozen wholesale. a Textiles. CLEVELAND, December 16 (Spe- cial).—The H. Black Company now has its entire force of textile workers employed on special contract work, and the Printz Beiderman Company is operating at 85 per cent of capacity. | Automobiles. KANSAS CITY, December 16 (Spe: j cial).—The local ‘assembling plant of | the Ford Motor Company has laid off 1400 employes until January 3, for the | taking of inventory. Fertilisers. NEW YORK, December 16 (Special). i —The fertilizer list in this market is firmer, with business gradually im- proving. Dried blood and tankage {Since the packers' strike began ni- itrate of soda is firm at $2.35 per hun- dred pounds for spot. Steel. CLEVELAND, December 16 (Spe- ial). — The National Safe Company has been obliged to install a- night shift, and the Chandier & Price Com- makers of printing presses, are ng at capacity. Clothing. NEW YORK, Decemb : 16 (Spe- cial).—The first benefits tp be paid | since the cloakmakers went on strike | here will be paid today. Each striker will receive $7 from the Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers' Union. a Fruit. I SAN FRANCISCO, December {«Special).—The raisin market jfirmed up and there are indications { that the crop will be cleaned up sa istactorily. 16 Dry Goods. | SEATTLE, December 16 (Special).— i All lines of dry goods are active. Wholesalers report that ginghams, ! muslins an {last fall been sold out to the country trade jand they expect keen buying after | January 1 for fall delivery from east- ern miils. Wholesalers predict higher i prices. ! Non-Ferrous Metals. NEW YORK, December 16 i cial).—Quicksilver continues (Spe- strong {in this market and it is e .pected that | ) the recent increases in price abo {$50 a flask will result in changes in | quotations of the fine chemicals and ! arugs containing "this metal. i Cottons. NEW_ YORK, December 16 (Spe- i cial).—The entire production of ging- i hams for fall of one of the largest | producers has been entirely sold out at prices ranging from half a cent to a cent a yard above previous fg- ures. Dealers are finding difficulty in iilling stocks. 5 Poultry. WTON. Kan., December 16 (Spe- cial)——A rooster exchange has been cstablished here whereby poult ! ruisers exchange roosters to infuse new blood into their Hocks. PITTSBURGH, December 16 (Spe ial). essed turkeys ure quoted a 5 to 65 cents wholesale. Rabbits are {in the market at 45 to 60 cents. | Vegetable and Animal Ofls. | CHICAGO. December 16 (Special).— {The demand for linseed oil in this i market is only fair, with quotations jabout 67 cents a gollon. ~Glycerin s stronger, but no bids have been recorded recently above 13l cents. Leather. PHILADELPHIA, December 16 (Spe- Numeroug out ot town buyers | : ! the market here for best ton- nages of Peather. Offerings of xole {leather are amp'" 1eet the demand. Macawery. TOLEDO, December 16 (Special).— The Bock Bearing Company, a sub- Locat in The ; New STAR Bldg. Office rooms now available in the magnificent new STAR BUILDING, at Eleventh and Penn- sylvania Avenue N.W. Conveniently located lavatories, iced water fountains, five passenger ard one freight elevator. « Rescrvations made NOW for one or more rooms. Apply Room 101 STAR BUILDING Main 5000 ’ sidiary of the Standard Parts Com- jpany of Cleveland, has $1,500,000 or- !ders on hand on’ which production { will be started shortly. Men will be {added to the working forces at the | Massachusetts” Avenue Park Massachusetts Avenue, west of Sheridan Circle to near Con- necticut Avenue Bridge. Rock i Creek Park to 32d and Cathedral tavenue. Wooded lots and Villa Sites.. Some as low as $2,000. Secure a site for your “Dream 1Home.” $15,000 to $100,000, ac- {cording to location. For map, call M. 6935. Geo. N. Ray, Supervising Architect. David J. Howell & Son, Engineers. MIDDAUGH & SHANNON, 10th Floor, Woodward bldg., 15th and H. High-Class 3 Homes Overlooking ‘the Park 8 rooms 2 baths shower, double garage, inclosed sleeping por ches, open fireplaces, quartered ‘oak floors, excellent equipment and fin- ish. Wonderful values. Easy terms. Open daily till 8:30 P.M. . 3 20th and Park Road N.W. Kennedy Bros.. Inc. S Owners and Builders 2400 16th St. Col. 7200 ave advanced 25 to 50 cents a pound. | has ! other piece goods bought | for spring delivery have| rate of fitty a week, old employes being faken first. Coal. PITTSBURGH, Pa., December 16 (Special).—The’ city’s coal bill for 1922 will be $65,000 less than this year's. The contract for coal to be furnished the four large pumping sta- tions was awarded to the Valley Camp Coal Company on a bid of $3 a ton, or $ for the coal and $1.26 for de- livery. $3.48; The 1921 contract was for Notes. PHILADELPHIA, December 16 (Spe- cial).—Theaters 'here are being crowded nightly and this is taken as an indjcation that the majority of Philadelphia citizens are in an excel- lent condition financially. The opera, with seats selling at $11, is equally crowded as the moving plcture theaters which charge the smaller prices for admission. Economists de- clare that the persons employed at wages which give them a surplus far outnumber those who are unemploy- cd or working part time. _PITTSBURGH, December 16 (Spe- cial).—Declaring that the present is no time for strikes or labor dissen- tions of any character, officials of the Amalgamated Association of Iron | and Steel Workers are turning their | attention actively toward procuring employment for the unemployed. SEATTLE, December 16 (Special). —The higher-priced restaurants and bakeries are suffering from the com- petition of eating places which cater to a respectable trade and which have alashed prices deeply. These cheaper restaurants now serve a business man’s lunch, consisting of one entree and two getables, with bread and | butter for 25 ents. —_— INVEST_IGATION IS ASKED. Senate Would Have I. C. C. Probe Transcontinental Freight Bureau. The Senate yesterday adopted a reso- lution introduced by Senator Pittman of Nevada, directing the Interstate; Commerce ‘Commission to investigate the management and- control of the Transcontinental Freight Bureau, at | Chicago, to determine what carriers, it represents and what influence it exercises over the publication of| rates, rules and fares of the railroads. | The commission is instructed also to investigate whether the bureau in any way stifles competition in transporta- ! tion. JESS— | FEAR TO FREE CABRERA. | 1 i Friends of Former President Ot; Guatema’a Would Protect Him. | Friends of Estrada Cabrera, former | Prosident of Guaterils. who wis im- | prisoned when Carlos Herrera became | president in 1920, fear to release him | | from prison, today by Dr. Julio Bianchi, Guate- malan minister to the United States under the Herrera regime. ing to the statement, Cabrera is being | kept in prison because his friends fear for his safety should he be re- | leasea. : Representatives of the liberal gov- { ernment who are in Washington to-| day stated that Cabrera had elected ! to remain there until the tribunals of | justice of Guatemala had had an op-! ! portunity to < on h nse thus! preventing possible later disputes as ) {to the legalit edom. | WAR LOAN RESOLUTION. | Declares Senate Will Be Unable to | Accept Cancellation. ! A resolution declaring it ‘the be-: f of the Senate that the United tes will be unable to agree to or accept the cancellation” of ar! ioans to European powe v i duced in the Senate today by Senator | Harris, democrat, of Georgia The preamble Stated that a decla- iration of policy by the United Stat government is of “great importance” to nations of the world and commerce and individuals. It adds also tiat] he people of this country ought toi know what the attitude of their go {ernment is with respect to the lcans, | i | RATE REDUCTION UPHELD. | !Interatate Commerce Commissloni Sustains Grain Tariffs. Reduced rates {products and hay rer 1 { on grain. grainl in transmississippi | ritory, which the carriers recent- v sought to have suspended for six months, were sustained by the Inter- | stat.’ Commercc Commission today. and will go into effect December 27. | | 1 reanctions verage abont 18t | cont of the 1926 grain rates and; fuither decrcased by the com- H ion's order todwy which requires {that _corn and other coarse grains bei lcarvied for 10 per cent less than} iwheat and other breadstuff grains. | =EL R i IMUCH ELECTRICITY USED.’ New Record for Consumption in District Made This Week. A new record for the consumption of electric current in Washington was established this week, William F. Ham, president of the Potomac Elec- tric Power Coimpany, announced to- {day On Tuesday, December 13, the out- ) put of the Benning plant was 821,511 kilowatt hours, and on Wednesday, 820,536 kilowatt hours were consumed. The nearest approach to this was on v 14 of this vear, when the rded 798,706 kilowatt hours, average for this time of year is only 750,000 kilowatt hours. The maximum load occurred Wednesday, when at one time there was a consumption of 65,000 kilowatts. en when that peak was reached, Mr. Ham said, the plant had a reserve of 22,000 kilowatts in generating ca- pacity. q MARINE CORPS ORDERS. Maj. Ralph L. Shepard has been as- 1 signed to duty at Paris Island, S. C. Capt. William W. Rogers has been or- i | 1 dered from Quantico, Va., to Pittsburgh, | Of an amazing variety of musical in- Capt. E. B. Hammond, from Portland, Ore., to Peking, China. Capt. John P. Harris, dismissed from the service. . The following named officers at Pensa- cola, Fla., have been ordered to Quan- {tico, Va.,’ for aviation duty: Capfs. L. M. Bourne, G. W. Hamilton and J. T. ! Moore, First Lieuts. H. D. Campbell and W. J.'Wallace and’Second Lieut. J. Smith. WOULD CUT COAL RATE. Secretary Hoover Favors Step to Meet English Competition. Reductions of freight rates to the amount of one dollar a ton on coal from eastern producing districts to Atlantic !port!, in order to allow American pro- | ducers_to meet increaing competition ! ‘from English coal in American ports, {was requested of raflroad trafiic ex- ecutives by Secretary' Hoover yesterday. The request was made, it was sald, at a joint session with the traffic officials, coal producers, Chairman McChord of the Interstate Commerce Commission and representatives of the Commerce Department, and resulted, in the crea- tion of a comittee to investigate tie conditions and report next week. ‘The present rates on export coal from principal producing points to_tidewater range around $2.80 a ton, and Mr. Hoov- er suggested that - the ,railroads could meet expenses on the hsuls at the $1.80 rate, although mo profits would be realized. American mines, however, he contended, could meet the British prices and resume production jn_some cases where saut-downs are now being forced. REIMBURSE SUGAR BUYERS. The Senate yesterday adopted.a {oint resolution providing for reim- ursement of certain corporations for losses sustained by them in purchase of Argentine sugar under govern- ment orders during the sugar short- agn last yvear. e measure now S5 19 Jhe dcuse LOGAL SECURITES QUE, BT FRW Holdérs Show No Disposition to Grant Concessions—New l " Revenue Ruling—Notes. BY L A. FLEMIN After the large business transacted on the local stock exchange yester- day it was but natural that there should be a most decided let-up today. Perhaps the investment funde avail- able yesterday were all placed and it will be a few days before the January payments begin to show in the mar- ket. It is just possible that the steady let-up In the demand Prices showed not the slightest up at yesterday's limits. Georgetown Gas 58 brought 81 and Capital Traction 58 953, a high price for 5 per cent bonds, indicating the passing of the high money period and the desire for good investments. Rail- y 4s sold at 65. Mergenthaler rose a point to 12915. No sales of Potomac General Mort- gage 73 have been made for several days, but the quotation remains the same, 104 bid and 1041; asked. Largely Oversubscribed. As indicated by the early announce- ment that local bankers had been awarded less than ome-third of their issue of oversub- of- subscriptions to the latest Treasury certificates, the scription was decidedly heavy. ficially, booked. Washington banks were unable to fill orders from direct subscriptions and calls were made on New York for large amounts, which in some in- stances were partially accommodated. From December 10 to 14 inclusive the War Financ tended the helping hand to agricul- jural and live stock ingerests in the form of 182 loans for a total of $6,- 848,000, Towa being given the largest loan, $1,567,000, second, with $611,000. Twenty-three states were beneficiaries. New Revenw: Ru A Treasury decision, effective today, provides for the prompt adjustment ording to a statement|of claims for refund and abatement | of federal taxes. Heretofore when an | overpayment or overassessment was Adcord- | discovered by an audit of an income | tax return, the taxpayer was invited to flle a claim for the abatement of | the overassessment overpayment. Adjus r a return of the ment of the claim {awaited the convenience of the bu- reau. Henceforth the taxpayer will not be informed of overpayment or over- assessment, with the privilege of fil- ing a claim for return, but will at once receive a certificate of over- assessment accompanied by check in corection of the error, or if an asses: ment is outstandin ayer, the plica balan, s grea tate the work of the bureau in the ad- justment of claims. Taxpayers may continue to cl:Ia‘ImI.-: for abatement and adjustment, bu of cluims will be greaily reduced. undersiood that the bureau e, pects to adjust all pending claims within six m;nlhs. he new rule will also greatly y re- duce the interest charges resulting from unsettled claims. Elmer Dover Chosen. Elmer Dover, formeriy ate & g iy private sec- retary (o the late Murk Hanna, has been appointed assistant secretary of the Ticasury. ~mr. Dover wiil have crarge ot customs, according to re- ports, Appointment Pleases. L very generally as giving enthusiastic approval to the appoiniment of Fred N. Shepherd of Washington as the eXeo V¢ manager ol the American Banuners' Association. Since 1917 Mr. Shepherd has been fleld manager of the Chamber of Commerce 0‘( the United States and has won wide recognition by his work. John B. Larner, president of the District Bankers' Association, at once extended congra.uations to the A. B. A, speaking for himself and ior the association. on the appoint- ment of i eriian csecutive Mr. Lavaer, tuns for hig what an aavantage it Lankers of the country. Jou.ph H. Dcirees, president of the amber of Commerce of the United States, said: “The national chamber has _with recluctance accepted the resignation of Mr. Shepherd. He is eminently fitted, both by personality and ability, for naclonal business or- ganization work. cdge of the functions of each wili, no doubt, result in the most heipful kind of co-operations between the A. B. A. and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.” i be Lo the “Singing Insects” of Japan. From the Loadon Daily Telegraph One excuse given me for the treatment of animals i Japan that * of animal popular belief that they were unclean. Cats cannot easil. spoil matting and woodwork. On the other hand, the view was|met: pressed on me that “people with e: perience of animals are fond of them. Westerners who are familiar with the exquisite and humorous studles of janimal, birds and Insect life of Jap- {anese artists are in no doubt that such work was prompted by real lower The Japanese have cer- knowledge and . love of creation. tainly a keen appreciation of the song the sects. In “the house of one of my hosts there were two tiny cages which held singing insebts. The cages were| In the evening, | when the stone lantern in the garden was lighted and it was desired to give an_illusion of greater coolness after a servant was sent up to| the roof to pour down a tub of water, to produce the dripping and this at once set hung from the eaves. a hot da in_order sound of ral the caged insects chirping. As to the .overtasking of carters' horses, which is so painful a sight in the cities, one notes that the coolies who haul handcarts are also very fre- 1 do not remem- quently overloaded. ber to have seen such ill treatment of horses in the country districts as may be noticed in the cities. NEW YORK RESERVE BANK. NEW YORK, December 16.—The statement of condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at th close of business December 14. show: Total gold reserves, $1,020,954.434; t tal reserves, $1,064,645,105; bilis a counted. secured by government war obligations, for members, $126,447,70 all others, for members, $87.378,72: bills bought in open market. $44,688, 085; total bills.on hend, $258.514,508 total earning assets, $363,503,508; u collected items, $137,698,692; due to members, Teserve accounts, $642,747.- 578; total deposits, $687,695,288; F. R. notes in actual circulation, $646,658. 967; ratio of total reserves to deposit and F. R. note liabilities combined, 79.8 per cent. - e e TUBING PRICES CUT. PITTSBURGH, December 16.—The Natlonal Tube Company, the pipe- making subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, with _its principal mills at McKeesport, Pa., and Ohio, announces a re- duction of ‘2% of all sizes of tubing. said, meant & redyction of approxi- mately $5 & .~ _The. com] plants, it is ad@ed, are working “very teall, aithouah . mot employed. fuil ! fim¢é with a full’ force. uptrend in values has causéd some trend toward a lower range, but held w4 ?lnllwt\y preferred brought 64, while bids for $1,000,000,000 were | Corporation ex- | with Texas a poor| is expected that the number | ocal bunkers have gone on record | His wide knowl- | ill- | as ost sects believe in the rein- carnation of the wicked in the form! Dogs suffered from the| y be’trained not to| ints_ in the price This, officlals '8 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1921. BOND AND CURB MARKETS. M’ (Furnisheq 11% Hibbs .BI&V (Furnished by Redmond & Co.) U. 8. LIBERTY BONDS. Asked. i | Aetna Explosives . 8. Liberty Allied Oi1 : K. Liberty Arkansas Natural Gas. ny i e Liverty Boston and ‘Montana. e Liberty Boston and Wyoming. % Liberty Caledonia 3 Vietwey 195 Victory Carbon_Steel . g rib Byndicate % Car Light and Power. ® tles Rervice (new) ties Bervice (old) . ties Service pfd. ‘ommouwealth Finance Consolldated Copper - Contine Cresxon Gold Davis-Daly . Dominion 01 . Durant Motors Elk Basin ngineers’ Eureka Croesus ‘arrell Conl ‘ederal 01l . ensland OIf lllette Sufefy iazor illiland Oil . en Coal i . Gufey-Gillespie Acme Packing . Intercontinental Interuational Jerome Verde Kay Couaty Lake Torpedo Sotors . | Lone Star. 4 | Magma Copper * Muracaibo Ol Muson Valley Merrit Oil 0 | Midwest 0il’ com | Midwest 0il ‘pfd | Midwest Kefinig 1 Mountain Producers . @ Ophir ew Cornelin ipissing Mo . North Americun 4 i Northwestern Oil . 102 Gmar Ol (new). Penuok Oil . gdom of Belgium 7%, uited Kingdom 5lge 1922 Uuited Kingdom 5% 1929, United Kingdom 533x 1937. Amerlcan Tel. and Tel. conv. Gs. Arnour & Co: 4%s. 3 ‘Atchison, Topeka and Santa Atlantlc’ Coast_Line 7 Atlantic Retining ¢ Atlas Po ¥ Ttuitimore Rultin.ore FOTTPLLTL T O O PR Ruilington ( Canadian NtI Canudian Nor. peake and Ohio Chesapenke and Ohio ge Chesapeake and Ohio con i, Mil. and St. Paul refd. Mil_ and St. Paul con Checago Northwextern 7s 1930. Rock Tnland and 0 Unlo G ont 715 rie general i rul Inter. Rapid Transit 1st ‘and ref. 5s. Lonisville and Nashville 7, 1930. Misnourl, Kansas and “ 08, k Telephone @s. i M Wl Western cony. | Kuy Hercules I3 Reynolds Myan Consolidated . it Creek Producing. It Creek (new) 813 0 n Pennxylvanin 7x 2 anin gen. mortgage 4128, Reading goueral 4s . St. Louix and San St. Louis and San Francl Kt. Louis and San Francisc Keabonrd Alr Line Gs. Seaboard Air Line refd of America. national ted * Exstern uud Heat com. und Heat pfd t Sharing thern Pacific - S, Suip Corporation. thern Railway gen. S outhern Railway Tuion Pacific Ist 3x. Talm Pacific cony | Union Prei Rubher 16 ix CHICAGO— | Armour Leather com. { Armour Leuther pfd. Rubber Realty 5 12% ! . & Tel. fs 1 | Ame & Tel. 6s 1924, | Anglo-American 0il Co. Borue-Scrymser C Euckeye Fipe Line Cheme (new Amerienn American i S , a - Pipe 2 sual Ol Co. 1 5 e i 2 rraine { e ;1025 | Solar Retiuing Ce e | Sontleru Pipe Li ng South Penn. Ol Co..... Humble ¢ i Sauthwest. Peun. Pipe Line Co. Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble R. J. Revnolds 6s 1922 Sears, Roebuck & Co. 7% Sears, Roebuck & Co. 7 Southern Raflwa Southwex {Swiny & & Standard Ol Co Stundard il e ! Swir T : T NIt 1051, . 8. TREASURY CERTIFICAVES. ~——Noon. Bid. Offer. S100316 1wy 100316 100 9-52 1007 -16 MAIL-EARLY PLEA GETS lLm-ge Increase Over Last Year's Activities of the City Post Office Is Shown. First official 4% March 1 45 March 1 1% April 1, 1 s June 15, ias Augusi 1, 1 5ix Septomber 1 $ids Septomber 1 S%< dune 15, 1 5143 September 1 DUTC_H LOAN PLANNED. Bill Provides for Flotation in U. S. of $100.000.000 Issue. THE HAGUE, December ls.—’l"lle:. ol 4 3 ps i | the whole countr: {government has- introduced in the e W OENE 19 28 SRAC, Sari jchamber a bill providing for the, e heeded the plea, but people in flotation in the United States of algther parts of the country have been ,000,000 at a maximum in- loan of $10f |slow about mailing their Christm: I terest of 7% per cent. the money to|3ifts, b . j;:dr::d in behalf of the Dutch East|"Cancellations of letters at the local 5 . ost office yesterday numbered 643.- 1t is probable that the rate will be |b¢5. nu ared with 580777 letters i6% per cent, however. The govern-!canceled ment asked the chamber to deal with|qdispatched yesterday numbered 9,783, the bill as speedily as possible, and it{,s compared with 9.221 a year ago: is anticipated that an arrangement for | sacks received, 2,967 yesterday. a part of the loan may be concluded | compared with 2,321 a vear ago; sacks in'a few days with American banks.|collected, sterday, as compared i - pecial deliveries yester- | METAL MERGER FORMED. 1ovsy 100 11-16 100 100, 100732 % - lw“l!- ! 100is comparative figures made public by the Washington city post officc today showed that Christ- mas mail is flowing in and out of the District in larger volumes this than last. Yesterday 9.181 purcels were delivered here, as com- pared with 6566 parcels deliv Deceriby 1 This se of more than parcels in one day is taken by local officials to repre; 9, y. 3. as compared with 3,588 on December 15, 1920, Receipts of the city post office for Itae period December 1, 1921, to Decem- [ s {American Brass Agrees.to Sell to|per 15, 1921, were $187,739.35, as com- d with $162,093.76 for a similar Anaconda Copper. {period of 1920, an increase of 15.82 NEW YORK, December 16.—A aeal':er t'enld. ’é‘he r;ce‘:pls for the fifteen involving two of the most important bl Gl zom»arv-l with al prodicing and refining com- |$149,837.9 {panies in the country bas been vir-|per cent. tually completed by the largest in- { dividual stockholders of the Ameri- SEEKS BOND ISSUE. can Brass Company, who agreed, sub- Southern Railway Asks Federal ject to minor conditions, to sell out to the Anaconda Copper Mining Com- Permission for Sale. The Southern railroad asked the P he terms of the Anaconda Com- pany are $150 cash and three shares Interstate Commercé Commission to- day for permission to issue and sell $60,000,000 in gold bonds to bear in- of stock_for one sharé of American Brass, Shares of the latter company recently were quoted at $275 in the terest at 6% per cent and to mature April, 1956. The road proposes with the funds thus obtained to pay $22,- open market, but the offer of Anacon- da is eqfiivalent to $300 on the basis 588,000 for redemption of outstanding i short-term notes and $2,355,000 to of today's quotation of $50 for Ana- da stock. mxcqumuon_or American Brass, the largest individual consumer of cop- extinguish a government loan. The balance, the application said, will be held in the treasury of the corporation as reimbursement for - j to 15, 1921, i » show an increase of 25.29 | per, by Anaconda, the largest domes. tic producer of copper. will tend, it believed in trade circles, to strengthen that industry. jcapital betterment expenditures al- —_— ready made. FINANCE AND TRADE NOTES. The Pennsylvania, having pressea SHUT DOWN FOR WINTER. for a lower price than $40 per ton for bl s without result, is expected :;”clol‘;l.gct for 150,000 tons for x9z§ Golf Course in !f-t Potomac Park delivery, In addition to a carry-over of 35,000 to 50,000 tons. Closed After Sunday. ’ Col. Sherrill, the engineer officer in New York Stock Exchange has made | charge of public buildings and no arrangements for an organized | grounds announces that the nine-hole Christmas celebration similar to the|golf course in East -Potomac Park observances of other years. The alter-! will be closcd for the season after ations being made on the building are | Sunday, December 18. All persons oc- assigned as the reason. cupying lockers, he says, may leave their clothes and equipment at the Chandler Motor Car has declared the | field house during the wintér at their regular quarterly dividend of 1'% per!own risk. The fleld house will be cent, removing for the time being anlopen until 5 o'clock p.m.. Tuesday, important uncertainty. The dividerd | December 20, for the benefit of those is payable January 1 to stock of rec-{who wish to remove their belongings. ord December 24. During the past year a total of 63,000 games of golf were played on the DINING CAR PRICES DROP. The nine-holo ffl“be course; In West 3 = - ! Potomac Park w. open’ to play- e R, e enr tomorraw | €18 throughout the winter, except on on the menu cards of the Baltimore | inclement days. and\Ohlo dining cars for the frst time - since dining car prices have s et e g o P One of “thefes. | FARMERS TURN TO MISTLETOE tures of this new breakfast menu is| ARDMORE, Okla., December 16.— the line at_the top, which is, “Good | With the failure of the cotton crop morning! May we help you select|causing the Carter county farmers t your breakfast?’ The table d'hote|seek other means to obtain finance menus range from 50 cents to $1, while | during the winter months, marketing the old a la carte menu remaing “as!of pecans and mistletoe has become & is.” Chesapeake bay oysters are fez- | profitable occupation for ‘the rural tured in an unysual way on the diners|residents. The mistletoe growth this between New York and Cumberlan@.!year will yield big revenue. The Twelve different styles of serving qys- | growth is heavier than it has been ters, from cocktail to omelet, are on | for several years and so rich that the menu, which is oyster-shaped and nearly every branch on the trees is oyster-colored. 3 tilled with berries. | i ’ l d. 008 — 1 \ A POPULAR RESPONSE ear ago. Sacks of mail; as | TRADING LIGHTER, PRICES IRREGULAR Oils, Steels and High-Grade Equipments Are the Mar- ket Favorites. BY STUART P. WEST. NEW YORK, December 16.—Tae principal difference between the Wall street market today and that of yes- terday was rather sharp curtailing of the volume of busine: This shows plainly that vesterday's sudden increase in activity could not be ascribed to the entrance of the public upon the scene. Rather it signified professional opers tors and pools were redoubling their efforts. Today these operators were in- clined to proceed more cautiously. There was, however, no lessening of confidence displayed in any quarter. The great part of the list went back into dulne and operations for the rise went un- abated in a large number of sclected stocke. Very little happened in the way o news to influence the market vither way. Oil shares contin ed the prime | favorites, but here the movement w merely a reflection of speculative judgment that the oil trade faces bright outlook for the new year. and that a further advance in prices of both crude and refined is likely to come before 1922 is very far along. Olis Are High 0ils moved higher. oneafteranoth aching new prices 0l for the first time got up to and beyond the 50 level. Texas Company passed its former high mark of 37 andard Oil of California got through {the 96 figure at last. Mexican Petro- leum und Pan- ans sold ex their quarterly di s, but were not adversely affected by this circum- ! stance. There is no longer any talk about 1eaction in oil prices There is much difference of opinion. on the iother hand. as to whether or not oil iprices are likely to have a furthe {rise. Some oil men think that quo. tations will be marked up again af the first of the vear; oliiers are non- Committal. in the afternoon the oil i stocks ran into heavy profit-taking American Sugar. - selling on the announce in_the pr time amounting 1 cents in the hundred pounds. —This i means a new low level for the re- fined sugar market. The stocks of the Cuban producing concerns were scarcely affected. They are waiting to see what effect the dissolution of the Cuban commission is going to have upon the raw sugar market. assuming that the life of the com- mission is not to be extended beyond December 31. Bosch Magneto. The automobile accessory stocks got active today and moved forward !rather sharply for a time. This ap- | plicd more particularly to American ! Bosch Magneto and Stromberg. —In e of the former company. it s made known today that it is get- ting larger releases from manufa {turers. Operations are not quite wi they should be. but with automobil executives looking for a good vear in it is expected that Bosch will be- gin to reflect this optimism. It known that important selling orde {which were in the market for th stock, have been canceled, and this Was one of the things which made it- self felt today. Market Féntures. Call money opened and Wis re- newed into next, week at 5 per cent. {but possible recurrence of the 6 per icent of yesterday made traders more { cautious. Selling pri lagainst the Lima_Locomotive, Hea followed other cut sugar, this the "¢ was directed d equipments ed Steel Cur Baldwin steady. with Harv Players strong. U {wWoolworth closed higher. !PLANS COMPREHENSIVE i FUND OF POLITICAL DATA r and F Drug {National Woman's Party Sends Questionnaires to the States. alogued for Ui Ly the na- ~qual r | tional won today. ! The catalogue will follow the general {lines of the suffrage card catalogu ifound effective in obtaining legis jaction for the suffrage amendmen: {* Questionnaires concerning _senaty and representatives from the respective localities were dispatched to s nd congressional district chairmen of the party this week by Miss Maud Younger. i national legislative chairman. i Instead of the twenty-two questions | asked during suffrage days. however, there ave fifty-four questions on the new cards, With special emphasis on home and congressional politick. Miss Younger stated tod that upon completion of this reorzaniza- jtion of its “card catalogue” the {Woman's Pary _expected 1o N | the most comprehensive analyzed fund of political information in the country. ‘Among the questions listed are on {relalivu to strict adherence Inxpu‘r‘ v ngth of service in Congress: ot Topposition to President Wilson: the nature of congressional - as to farming, labor. city or suburban the industrial aspects of the district; vote on the suffrage amendment and on women's measures and family, home life, and efficiency as to public utilities, travel, lectures and re- forms. —————— CLERK REDUCTION 457. ICivil Service Board Reports Net Cut in Pay Roll for November. Between November 1 and December |1 Uncle Sam reduced his pay roll in ‘\\'auhlngmn by 457 names, accordink to a monthly statement of the Civil Service Commission. S iring the thirty-day period 1325 persons were separated from the serv Tce. but the appointment of 868 others made the net reduction small. The heaviest reductions occurred in the Department of Commerce, the Veterans' Bureau and the Treasury Department. TALKS ON CRUISE. Trip of Ship Carnegie in Interest of Science Related. ““The Cruise of ye Goode Ship Car- negie” was the subject of an fllus- trated talk at the Arts Club yester- day evening by Capt. James R. Ault, commander of the Carnegle. The speaker was introduced by Prof. Louls A Bauer, director of the de- partment of terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegle Institution of Wash- ington. Among the guests present were Dr. H. A. Sverdrup, chief seientist of Capt. Amundsen’s arctic expedi- tion; Capt. Ernesto de Vasconcellos, permanent _secretary of the Geo- graphical Society of Portugal and delegate to the conference: Dr. John Merriam, president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. and Mrs. Merriam; Dr. R. S. Woodward and Mrs. Woodward, and Dr. G. I Grosvenor, president of the National Geographic Soclety, and Mrs. Gros- venor. Capt.’ Ault described the cruises of ‘the non-magnetic ship Carnegie during the period 1914-1921 relating many. Interesting cvents of the cruiges apd describiug the sel- entific work done by the ship.