Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1923, Page 27

v FARM INPLENENT MAKERS REIDEIG Much Better Buying and Quicker Payments—Elec- tricity Now Big Factor. BY J. C. ROYLE Special Dispateh to The Star, NEW YORK, December 12.—Manu- faciurers of farm fimplements are 100king over their 1923 balance sheets With happier faces than they exhibit- €d a yvear ago. They still decline to hazard any guess to what the trend of the industry wiil bring them in 1924, but it is known that the last few months of this year have brought improyements from the three years of depression which have weighed theé industry since the war Low values for the farmer, espe- clallydin the states devoted to raising small grains, have curtailed his abil- Ity and desire to buy farm imple- ments, This feeling has been inte fled by the high cost of those 1 ments, which, manufacturers have been forced by labor and mate- rial conditions. Betferment of the con- dition of the farmer this year has al- ready been reflected in late sa however, and the added purchasing power of ‘the agriculturist, placed by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace at $1,250,000,000, fs counted on to stim- ulate sales during the first quarter of 1924, when purchases of farm equip- ment normally are heavies Good Buying Ahead. plement manufacturers by this incr in other n “actual new sales. Farm ments are usually disposed of on time, and the financial situation of many of the farmers this fall has been such that they have liquidated debts for machinery which have been hanging over them for several vears here is at present, no overstock of farm implements in’ the hands of dealers throughout the country and the surplus supplies of the manufac turers haye been greatly reduced. The trend of wages on the farms has turned the attention of the owners mechanical equipment. They have und it ne ry to supplant men machines. Thix trend is shown by the greatly Increased sales of Ford ®on tractors during the last thr months. Horse fced is gradually in- creasing in price. while tractor fuel has shown a drop during this yenr And the farmer is getting along with Jess help. Trucks More Popular, The possibilities to the through the use truck tors are emphasized by the United States bure > roaxls us by w th otor vehicles states of the mid haul of th creased f while the wheat as ple- assert, have farmer and trac- the reports he average ket has in- n 6.9 miles to 17.6 miles cost of hauling corn and s to shipping points has declined about 53 per cent. The cost of hauling cotton has diminished to_an even greater extent. Electrical equipment manufacturers expect to benefit considerably by the trend of farmers In the northwest t ward application of electric power on their properties. The experiments in the electrification of Minnesota farms from small central hydro-electric st tlons, are reported to have been cessful. This trend. experts say be followed, whether supplied on a basis or not pumped slectricity: the electric iron, the ele tric washing machine. refrigerators, ercolators and othdr electri hold equipment In many turn misery to happlness” he sald. “Most important of all to the farm- er's household will be electric light- in, Small Tools in Demand. Peamand for the smaller farm im- plements, fencing and wire from the agricultural states has not kept pac with the demund for hardware , where activity has been the vo »f Luilding cony ners in the rural pressing for price re- duction on hardware, and recentl there have been some slight rece slons in prices for blacksmith's tools, axes and other fmplements. KARDOS SOLD STOCKS JUST BEFORE FAILURE By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 1 $fontgomery Kardos, Jr., XKardos & Burke, stock brokers, who failed in February of last year, had mold out through personal trading accounts approximately half of the stocks the house should have held for customers, it waw t terday before Bankruptcy Olney. Bernard J. Rels, accountant for the trustees, and David W. Kahn, trus tees' attornev, gave this testimon after which Kardos sdmitted that he had given & ¢ to H. C. Spivack of Elizabeth, J, to open an ac- count in Kardo¥ name. He further Bdmitted that he had sold his cus- Tomers' stocks through this account. Mary J. Hills of Somervills, Mass., Aestified that Kardos had sold_seven shares of stock given him by her aa oollateral, and had repurchased it on her insistence a few days before the failure. BETTER ROADS URGED. CHICAGO, December 12.—Surplus roductton was advocated by J. R. oward, president of the Nationai fran--ortation Institute, in an ad- dress “sre before the convention of the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion. Mr. Howard sald that surplus production was an essential to soclal progress, but was of no account un- Yors it could be transported from pro- @ucer to consumer. In this connec- tion he urged highway improvement and the development of a merchant marine. _— dlstricts are Referee Sure Way To Get Rid Of Dandruff ‘There is one sure way that never falls to remove dandruff completely, and that is to dissolve it. This de- stroys it entirely. To do this, just get about four ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to molsten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips. By morning, most 1f not all, of your dandruft will be gone, and two or three more applications will complete- 1y dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dandroff you may have. You will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop instantly, and your bair will be flafly, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arven at any drug store and four ounces is all you Ee el oA . mest. jOctober, 16. THE EVENING RATES ON OCEAN FREIGHT INCREASED Advances From 20 to 25 Per Cent Made on Goods From North Europe. TURKEYS REPORTE HIGHER N OREGON éirds Being Shipped East for Holidays—Market in Frisco Glutted. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 13.—Gen- eral increases averaging from 20 to 25 per cent in westbound freight rates have been made by steamship at trade, It was companies In that Special Dispatch to The Star. PORTLAND, Oreg., December 12.— Improved trade conditions were shown today for dressed turkeys at . Germany, ber 12.—Paper currency in the oc- cupied area of Germany is to be replaced shortly, probably befors ti Christmastide, by a new currency backed by gold. The mew bill will be of four marks twenty pfennigs, or the value of the American doll Instead of being by pri- vate concerns, it is planned that Issue will be made by the Landsbank of the Rhine province ided by the German government. This arrunge- ment came as a complete surpri 11t had been intended to establ Rhenish snar Decem- financed gotiations have been in pro some wecks between represer of the B nment and an or- | ress for | of putring The orig have ex term “Rhenish mark with the new issue, ¢ separation nment It known as the Beriin learned today. The increases will be in effect This is the first adva in a year and was by :xlvnvnsh‘\p men 10 of huavier (rame | wiliame = from Germany as A result of im- | Wilametto Valley points. Prices proved conditions in the Ruhr dis- Mave advanced 2c a pound for fancy tricts. birds in the Roseburg section, as PUNNSSEESE Browers have withheld offerings.for eastern shipments at the old prices. As high as 22 cents a pound has been paid for some lots to fill out eastern shipments and one northern finterest Is reported to have pald 25 cents a pound in Douglas county. Lo- cal firms In some cases are freesing {birds before shipping in order that they shail arrive in good condition. Move in Rhineland Surprise DAMAGED BY FROSTS . Special Dispateh to The Star. to Private Bankers—In Use | “six rraxcisco, December 12— . Christmas oranges from California Before Christmas. probably will cost consumers several cents dozen more as a result of damage by frost to unpicked frult de- signed for tern shipment ia the ulare district. Estimates today the amount of fruit damaged at between 1,000 and 1,200 carloads. Inc ses of 25 cents a box already b 1 put into effect here. South |ern. Caiifornia growing districts are {expected to start their first shipments juf oranges to eastern markets within {the n as result of the shortage caused the Tulare freeze. This market today was glutted with turkeys as a result of the arrival of hipments aggre ating twenty tons. herer is a big supply already on hana ATLA December 12.—Advices from growers of citrus fruits in the ampa district of Floride to for- ranization pwn & th union of | ward agents he ndicate that nunicipall and communes in the b 0 shortage of Florida with the purpose | fruits fill any loss occ: new i 1 in eas shipme by the system n The Florida of thelcrop of oranges and grapefruit will nection | total approximately 20,000.000 boxes, anything sug med. This is 20 per cent i €he. . beioh than the groves vielded in 19 tirowers are prepared to take prompt of any shortage in the n ,markets occasioned by the ther conditions in California. CALL MURDER SOLVED. Police Say Farmhand Confesses the “golc authorities been anxiol ) ‘he new system s avold hav i0 show its hand a the prop private bank of t which Herlin gover with vlcion, believing the big in behind It were seeking troubled waters,” and t or unwittingly promote a tendency | toward the Rhineland separation In order to forestall possible hoard- ing of the new money, the plans pro- vide that from the t first ma its appearance all taxes and money transactions with the public | authorities must be in the new cur-| to fish in il Killing Employer. ROCHESTER, N. H Sumi December 12 ty, 1= said by th kes hot and killed Samuel Hou ,_wealthy farmer and cattle deal Barrington, who was fou doorway of his farmho toda: murder. He had been engaged as a farm her by Houston a week before the shootir morning he notified the that he had found the catt exlor's body, but said he knew nothing | about the killing. charged with first degree WALL STREET NOTES. | 8 Stock on Sale—Virginian | the Railway Offers Bonds. | YORK Dec NEW W of d ed the Datry Company of Hydrox Coropra- ered to the e 000,000 ear bure |public today 1P %An issue ¢ Railway Company 50 gold bord .o dicate headed by the Co ¥ was sub. few minut £ opened toda The actl Virginian Geper cent d by w syn- wational Clty ribed within & the books were | of the ern Rolling Mills In declaring an 8 cent divi- | dend on the preferred stock, cent being for the current and 6 per cent for accumu dends, wiped out all back on_t MERRY CHRISTMAS ding tw Negotiations | of $4.000,000 and’ $9,000,0 tember 1. 1924, are reported to been begun between bankers and the Market Street railway officer LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, December 12 —Cotton— Spot quiet; prices steady. Good mid dling, 20.08; full middling. 19.23; low middling, good ordinary, 17.23; ordinary, 16.73. Sales, 4,000 bales, including 3,400 American. Recelpts, 35.000 bale cluding 85,800 American. closed barely steady. Decemb: January, 19.41; March, 193 19.16; July 18.67; September. December (1924), NTRY weather works no hardships on lumber bought from us. If you need lumber during the Christmas holidays—order here. “Better lumber here” Galliher & Huguely 8herman Ave.&W St. N.W, Phone North 486 St. John’s College Uses and Recommends THE RAY BURNER ST. JoMw's coLLEaR wismmtens.c. Soveaber 28, 1ORS. The Ray Fuel 011 Burmer Go. Wachirgion, DO, Gentlemsn, Ray Burner, revently installed The 44 8¢, John's College, is & perfeot sucoce: oomfort, conveniencs and a out of one-half ovey our formes) oost of operation. We shall never retwrn to oosl & fuel, We are confident we shall duplicate the ex- mum ::’m uu;g- in San Franoisoco shich has used Burner £or ssven or sight years with entire satisfacotion. Very truly gours BIo. I. AMfred. /*'Wg f INVESTIGATE Witness the Ray Burner in Operation at . Our Showroom Ray Fuel Oil Burner Co. 1504 Connecticut Avenue Open Evenings, Phone Potomac 160. STAR 8 e e i e et e n e O A L e 1 be arraigned | WASHINGTON, D BLOCKS OF RUBBER USED FOR PAVING Goodyear Street Tests Made to Find Use for Worn Out Tires. AKRON, Ohlo, December 12.—The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has obtalned a permit to pave East Market street in fronut of its plant with rubber paving block. It is be- lleved this will be the first experi- ment with this type of paving ma- terfal in the United States. A similar attempt to try out this class of paving material has been made in England. The two experi- ments will be closely studied by the entire industry and road-bullding en- gineers, {nasmuch as rubber authorl- tles say rubber will revolutionize the paving business. The strip of paving to be laid by Goodyear will extend across the street and will be approximately twenty feat long. The street bears the heaviest traffic in Akron. Goodyear Is only one of the com- panies that have been conducting lab- oratory experiments with rubber as paving material. If the experiment proves successful, a new fleld will be opened for reclaimed rubber and old tires. These at present are virtually all golng to waste. e APPLE RECEIPTS LIGHT. Supplies on Hand Cause Wide Va- riation in Prices. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, December 12.—The fresh receipts of barreled apples were consid- erably lighter today. However, many shipments have remained unsold from previous arrivals. The bulk of the of- terings consised of fruit of ordinar: quality, resulting in a very wide rang of prices. Ther moderate de- | mand for strictly fancy, large-sized | greenings and well colored Baldwins, but most other varieties received very | little attention. Sales ranged from $3.50 to $6.25 per barrel for grade 2is inch greenings, while Baldwins brougnt | from " §: to $5.00, depending upon | quality and condition. i HARDWARE BUYING BRISK. Spacial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December ware Age, In its weekly ry. will say tomorrow Hardware manufacture and retaflers in most section untry have been favora pressed by the President's m Congress, particularly by his stress. i domestic problems and his pl for tax reduc The message is terpreted by many as a forecast business expansion. Holiday buying continues brisk Comparatively few price changes ar~ being made by manufacturers or job- | burs. Jobbers anticipate the continuatior l of active business after the first o the vear and are making plans ac cordingly. After the holiday b fod inventories will be take it 1s expected that afterw a large volume of orders w be placed.” —Hard- narket sum jobbers of the | im WEDNESDAY, BILLIONS TIED UP INFARM MACHINERY Ex-Secretary Meredith Gives 0il Men Amazing Facts on Expenses. ¢ Associated Press, T. LOUIS, December 12.—The farm ofters & good market for products of the oll industry, B. T. Meredith, for- mer Secretary of Agriculture, told the convention of the American Potroleum Institute here last night. The farmers have bought the major portion of the automobiles sold, Mr. Meredith asserted, and “the average farmer has more machinery o far as the product he purns out and the length of 1ife of the machines are con- cerned than any one of you; very much more in proportion.” “He has $3,600,000,000 invested in machinery,” the speaker continued, “and if the life of it is ten . he must pay $360,000,000 a y renewals on his machinery has $11,000,000,000 invested buildings, and if they last forty years he has Lo put more than $250,000,000 a year in building just for repla ments, to say nothing of money spen for widitional buildings.” Jos in farm esident of the 3 “orporation, tald of oil fuel s on ships. He de- clared that tests showed the efficiency of oil-fired boilers to be from 80 to 85 per cent. PARIS PRICES FIRM. PARIS, firm on the December 12 —Prices w bourse today. Three per cent rentes, 54 90 centimes. e London, 5 time v ‘ . 10 centimes. o dollar was quoted 18 fra ntimes. McCormick Medical College. Gldsses TFitted Graduste Eyes Examined Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES } Eyesight Specialist 406-410 McLachlen Bl 10th and G Sts. N Phone Main 721 PINELYPTUS ASTHMA COUGH VOICE CATARRH Antiseptic for the Throat Eminence CARDINAL VAUGHN wrote 3 ound Proctor's Pinelyp- YOUR BOY ThE faith of t girl in writing a the works. broken. For providing for the ComelIn ... Pifleenth Street and P ennsyloania Avenue SourawesT—436 Claus is beautiful presents a financial problem to arent who knows how CAFITAL AND SURFLUS $5,400,000 Branches: CENTRAL—T7TH AND MASSACHUSETTS Ave, NortaEAST—8TH AND H S18. N.E. Nortawesr—1140 15ta St. OR GIRL he little boy or letter to Santa But it often nta Do not let this faith be Our Chrisimas Savings Club the money for your Christmes needs is the logi- cal plan for meeting financial probfems year. Join Today 7ma St. SW. is NOT on the Box, it is NOT BROMO QUININE (There is no other “BROMO QUININE”) The Laxative and Tonic Effect of Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets is very beneficial to the system. The Warld's most popular remedy IO SR A ' for Colds, Grip and Influenza. | DECEMBER 12, 1923, COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY ST. PAUL, December 12, — Colder weather is giving retail dry goods trade a spurt. Decreased freight load- inge indicate a seasonal drop off in trade, but jobbers and wholesalers say sales voiume this year will run 10 1030 per cent above that of 1 PHILADELPHIA, December 12— The worsted yarn market comlnuel‘ to show improvement. One repre- sentative spinner reports sales for the last month of 500,000 pounds, Mohair yarns are in good demand for the plush trade. ST. LOUIS, Decomber 12 nois white potato yield amounted to 10,948,999 bushels, against 7,497,600 last year. The Mis- souri crop totaled 9,207,000 bushels, against 5,400,000 bushels last year. ATLANTA, December 12.—The acre- ages sown to small grains in Georgia probably will not exceed that of last year, as growers are behind with their planting, owing to the heavy ~The this 18- vear Seventh an Christmas ard purchase and safety yourself and Buy Seals health for Smoking Stand (Bxactly as Tilustrated) raing of the past two weeks. The s is too wet to plow ST. LOUIS, December 12..— Master bakers here estimate the value of bakery products in St. Louis this year will he between $26.000,000 and 000,000. The capital Invested in th industry here amounts to about $ 000,000." Wholesale and retall br. producers are engaged on an eat more-toast campaign e In an international kniting compet tlon in which thousands of wome participated a young woman of Bri tol, England, has won a cash prize of $1,000 and a'silver cup emblematic of the championship. Make it a Furniture Christmas— —because then you'll be giving something not only practical but of enduring pleasure and lasting delight. We are offering any home. Inducively priced. a store full of dependable things which will adorn and comfort- Opening a charge account with us is only a matter of saying you wish to do so. Remember the Kiddies— Real Comfy Chairs The size they can make practical u of ; strongly made, well finished, attrac tively painted in Christmas Red. As usual at Christmas time we are offering this special for the youngsters—at a price, of 39¢c course, that doesn’t cover the cost...... At this price please don't ask us to send C. 0. D. nor to ac- cept phone or mail orders. And the quantity to each purchaser must be limited. (BExactly as Illustrated) Oi lent_ finish; venient wide, Mahogany finish—with drawer; two a ys, cigar rests lighte convenient shelf ...... and patent ; two glass tobacco jars, $17.50 Cedar Chest (Exactly as Tlustrated) Dustproof lid—and grace- rounded edges and top—making a Rubbed finish, fully very attractive Chest. Finished effective copper decora- with effe tion. 42 inches 10ng..ees (Exactly as Tllustrated) —with Mahogany-finished frame; spring up- holstery seat, back and outside of back cov- with attractive Mohair; turned back. ered shaped arm: posts: medium SPECIAL . round high fo Vil Sewing Table (Exactly as Tlustraed) A replica of the original piece at Mount Vernon. -Solid mahogany construction, with . fluted legs; commodious boxes the work at each end; in- ble HiNGES mussermmencencsssa Four-poster $IC00 | oo e shaped . end. size, combination and a most interior for. writing material SPECIAL., with gracefully turning and Either in twin or SPECIALu e sace Mahogany—with con- arrangement 30 inches cxcel- $26.75 A Truly Colonial Bed (Bxactly Tllustrated) Bed—combination $25'00 open-foot plo Overstuffed Rocker roomily $28.50 the back. $19.75 Covered with cept the outside of arms and back, which ars covered with a splendidly dura- ble imitation Leather comfortable - spring upholstery. SPE (Exactly as Illustrated) genuine Brown Leather, ex rge and strong $28.75 Royal Easy Chair (Exactly as Ilustrated) The Royal Easy Chairs have the push-hutton device which regulates easily the incline of There is also a footrest concealed below, which may be brought into use at will. Golden oak or mahogany finish. Spring upholstered cushions for seat and back; 10N 1eRtHOrsaamsemsas s osspnssrem $25.00 covered in imita-