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FINA * LK INDUSTRY INBETTER SHAPE Arrival of Shipments From Japan Has Relieved Much Anxiety in U. S. BY J. C. HOYLE. Bpeelal Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 29.—Recent shipments of raw sllk and stlk goods from Japan have served to relleve anxiety of manufacturers in this country, which was aroused to some small extent by the latest earthquake, to improve the statistical position of the commudity, and, in & measure, to Stabilize prices. This has been re- flected in the recent declines in prices for raw silk. Buyers of manufactured goods have shown a sturdy resistance to any upward trend in finished silks and the leveling out of the raw staple vrices has tended to encourago man- ufacturers to lay in supplies with more freedom. The stocks of raw silk in this country are not cxcesive, but they are sufficient for immediate demand. Moreover, the speed with Which shipments from the orlent have becn handled recently indicates that no serious shortage need be fearcd. Present Supplies on Hand. There were approximately 41,000 bales fn wirehouses here January 1, while almost an equal amount was zathered at Yukohama and Kobe. That is sufficlent for about three months' consumption as mills are operating at present. The speed in handling shipments has been in- creased, however, until less than fourteen Is consumed between Yoko- hama and New York: The present record Is thirteen days three hours and elght minutes. The Qiik cargoes frequently range in val- e up to $10,000,000 and the loss in interest alone for each day's delay keeps the shippers on edge to save ecvery minute. So speedily are the silk bales unloaded at Pacific coast ports und transported by the transconti- nental railroads that frequently in he past the silk has arrived in New York before the documents referring to it reached the consignee. To obvi- &te thls, acroplanes now meet the incoming silk boats at Vietoria, and carry these documents to Seattle, swhere they are placed on connecting %ast mail trains so as to bring them into New York before the silk arrives | here, Many Shipments From Kobe. Imports of Japanese porcelalns, ‘beads, tableware and manufactured #ilk oods now are coming from ¥obe rather than Yokohama. as the Pacific coast importing houses have made arrangements to have their re- | quirements filled from that point. Japanese exporters have found means 70 replace the goods ordered and de- atroyed in the September earthquake &t Yokohama. The cargo carried by the President Grant of the Admiral Oriental Line, which arrived at Seattle last weelk, brought this trade back to near nor- mal and it is cxpected that it will show complete recovery within two months. Silk manufacturers here clalm that the prices of silk goods have risen less “rapidly since 1913 than other classes of textiles. Taking 100 as the 1913 base, prices today are on a level of 210 per cent, a drop of sixty points Tom the peak prices of 1920. Business in finished silks is show- ing a steady increase, as compared with the later months of 1923, and there {s an unmistakable trend to- ward mill expansion. New Trade Term Adopte: Hereafter “artificial silk” will dis- ! appear as a trade term. The trade! groups engaged In making or han- | dling this commodity have decided that this product shall be known as “glos.” ‘This action was taken in the belief that the so-called artificial silk has now becn developed into sn entirely separate and distinct textile and as such deserves a name wwhich will set it apart as something | snore than an Imitation of another { material. The effect of the change in styles| in women's hosiery to the thin silk constructions has been felt at the New England cotton mills. It was this, it is sald, which: induced the ghanagement of the Ipswich mills to Pass their dividend recently and take { mteps to revise their machinery so | as to produce the silk grades. i STUDY MELLON TAX PLAN. SAN FRANCISCO, January 29 (Spe- elal).—Business men of eleven west- ern states meeting here today in : San Francisco, the financial and | trade center of the Pacific coast,| under the auspices of the western division of the United States Cham- ber of Commerce, will determine the attitude of the west on the ad-| ministration's tax bill. Nearly 1.000 iagders in finance and business, teavened with a sprinkling of collegc i professors, were at attendance at the Tirst of m series of sessions, which 11 continue two days. i = COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY | TRBANA, 111, January 29.—The; animal husbandry department of the University of Illlinols is advising farmers against expauding the num- ber of sheep they propose growlng! this vear, urging Improvement of methods and quality instead. SEATTLE, January 29.—Retail trade In leather footwear for this month shows an Increase of 10 per cent 80 far as compared with January 1923, Dealers report an unusually strong demand for men’s low-cut PHILADELPHIA, January 29.— Dealers have enjoyed unusual success n the last tee days in closing sales with prospects discovered at the re- cent auto show. The demand has been chiefly for a moderate-priced closed cal. DENVER, January 29.—A branch of the General Motors Acceptance Corporation, which finances both wholesale and retail purchases of cars made by Geperal Motors, has been opened here. SAN FRANCISCO, January 29.— There has been a decided quickening of demand for American candle from the orient, particularly China, and about $5,000,000 worth was ship- ped by western dealers in the last twelve months. HOUSTON. January 29.—The oil dls- tricts of Texas and Oklahoma are re. newing activity and new locations are | belng made and drilling crews assem- bled. This Is due to the stimulation of increasing prices for crude. ST. LOUIS, January 29.—It {s esti- mated the cotton districts of south- eastern Missourl have gained 10,000 in_population in the last year, and cold weather, freesing ingect pests, has given new impetus to plans for 1924 production. Ten gins are under oonstruction and eleven more are Pplanned. SHREVEPORT, La., Janu: 29.— ‘The Cotton Belt railrosd has pur- chased 1,000 freight cars and fifteen oll-burning locomotives for imme- diste delivery. The cost will be $3,300,000. DETROIT, Januavy 29.—The total + value of Michigan farm crops in 1923 was $242,000,000, an increase of 13 per cent over the preceding year, when the value was $214,000,000. The 1921 dgures were §184,000,000, | Sates NCIAL, AL, THE EVENING STAR, NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire BY WILLIAM ¥F. HEFFERNAN. NEW YORK, January 29.—Heavy reallzing sales resulted in weakness on the curb market today. Selling was particularly heavy in the: ofl group. The reaction was not duo to any development in the oll trade situation, but was set down to the bellef that operations for the rise had been carried too far and that reaction was overdue.. For a time va- rlous members of this group contin- ued in demand following announce- ments of further advances in gas- oline quotations, but the improvement was not maintained. Standard Oils went off anywhere from 1 to 5 points. Illinois Pipe Line Direct to The Star Office was especially: heavy. Vacuum Ofl and Continéntal also felt the effects of heavy-profit-taking, : ‘The only point of strength_ in the independent group was Gulf Oil of Pennaylv which advanced over two points to 65, but lost half the gain later. Special buying appeared in Seaboard Oil and Gas around the recent top. The company ‘has ac- guired additional acreage in Archer, Texas. Dubiller Radlo, which had resisted the selling in other radio fssues Monday, finally gave way & point be- foro selling was absorbed. ¥ord Mo- tors of Canada contitued the upward movement on reports that the com- pany plans to produce 125,000 cars in 1924. - The low-priced Candy Prod- ucts was agaln active around its best price. ] NEW YORK, January 2 is an official list of bonds traded In on the New York ket today Eales in thousands. 2 Allied Packers 6s .. 1 Alled Packers 8s ,. 5 Alum 78 new '33... 5°Am Gas & Elec 6o.. Am xnum:.mu- 6 09U Anaconda Gs . 3 wz; Anglo-Am 01 s .. 1017, 4 Asso Sim Hdw 6%s. 92 18 Atl G & W 188555 481 1 Beaverboard 8 . . 7 7 Beth Bteel 7s 10314 3 Can Nat Ry Equip 7s 1073 | & Northw't Bs wi fi!h M&SLP R wi 9814 R1&PS5Us.. 99 o Sta B Gs wi 981 s C. sl Following and stocks Curb Mar- BONDS. High. 1:45 0 il 22328 :BaomaabeBe 2 ie..0 1008 1 Detroit City Gas 6. 100% 3 Detrolt Edison 6s... 1041 12 Dunlop T & R Tu... 92t 5 Federal Soger 0 ‘33 1008 4 Fisher Body 6s 26, 1001, 4 Grand Trunk 6 11 Gulf Ol of Pa u:'z;iii.; 37 65 Creole yndicate... ©0 Engineers Pet....- Gen Pet. 3 Gillitand 01 vot cf 4 Glen " Rock Ol 57 Guif 0il of P 12 Guif 8t 0 & " 2 = o 2 Livingston Pet..... Mount Prod .. ou Vot ‘cfe £ Oil wi 2283582, & IF sulae 8RBT 14 Peanock OIl ... 4 Royal Canad 6'& R RCE It [ O daE 1 o s Sapulps Refin .48 Beaboard Oil Tnion Oil Cal est. States Oil .. F FF K%t Bk 8.0 R 1 h D antic Froit w. Borden & Co ... Bridgeport Mch ‘wi FEIF saal.t Term 838 10075 te Cop 7s .. 104% a6 Ge C O Lehigh Power 0s... Leh Val Har 6x wi 5 Libby McN & L Lig Win Lig r e Manitoba Power Norrts & Co 7T4s.. New Or Pub Serv is §3% North St Pow 6is 90 Ohio Power fis B .. K& 3 Phila Elec 54w .. 100 % Phila Elee 54 '53 100 Pure Oil 6% . 4y Pub Serv of N J 75 101% 3 Pub Ser Elec Pow 65 99 0 N Y 7 Unit Ry of Hav 7is 1081 Vacuum OIl 7s...... 107 Virginian Ry 5s w'i 943 Webs Mills 6'45 wi 1018 FOREIGN BONDS. Gost Argentine 65 wi 100 Gov Arg Blyn 57 wi 5 Russ Govt . 4 STANDARD OIL ISSUES. 400’ Auglo Am OfL..... 15% 100 Atlaotic Lobos prd. 16 440 Buckese P L....... 8¢ 20 Chesebrough ‘Mfy . 320 1000 Contivent Oil new.. 4% 800 Crescent P L...... 10 170 Cumberiand P L. Sales ln un Tklya Clty R R .. Cand_ Prod Corp wi ipe. new wi.. tr vew wi 'dg Co new wl Tob Co. o e cr B b e FEFE Ouba Co Curtiss Aero of 'dep DL&W Coal..... 38 Dubllier O & Radlo T Dughill Tatl Iac... 4 Durant Mot ... L Du Popt Motors.. . 13 Bl Bond & &b pfd o 47 fa WEE PELEEE LR REREEL A S L8Nz SERLRNgE.. b L Ford Motor_Co 4 Glliette 8 R len Alden Coal Gold Dust_Corp 7 Goodgear mire 4 Gt West Suger nw 1 Herden Chepr ... 1 Hud & Man R R pt 16 loter Contl Rubber 1 Kresge Dept Stores 2 Lake Tor Hoat 10 Lehigh Power sec.. Lehigh Val Coal v Coal new wi i geghey & e at] Dairy Prod wi X Tele Co ptd.. ER PR T 5 2N 38 Radlo Corp 101 Radio Corp ptd 2 Reo Mot . Haa! Z Rosenbaum 1 Bhelton Looms . 3 Sipger Mfg 10 80 C & T new. P 13 V- SEE 535 665 Tmp Ol 100 Iud P L. 5700 Totl Pet Maguolia Pet . at Transig . rtbern ML, 400 Ohio Oil new 400 Prairie Ol & Gas. 210 Prairie P L. 00 Bolar Refin 90 South Peno Ol 10300 8 O Ind 30 Southern P L. 5200 Vai INDEFENDENT OIL STOCKS. i hundreds. 10 Allen’ 0l .. 10 Allied OIl new 7 Ark Nat Ga: @2 Cartb Synd 08 & 8 % 9 Eirgs Yatlonal Bank—3 at 28, 1 et 295, Crgeothaler Linotype—10 &t 136, 3 at 1503555 at 160%. = AFTER CALL. ashington Gas 6s ‘33—$1.000 £t 100%, }1‘]’):;” at 100%5, 32,000 at 100%, $1,000 at Mergenthaler Linotype—10 at 1 ashingten Bwy. & Elec. 50 at BONDS. Bid and Asked Prices. PUBLIC UTILITY. American Tel. & Telga. 4s. American Tel. & Telgn. 434 Am. Tel. & Tel. ctl. tr. 5 Am, Tel. & Tel. conv. 8s. Anacostia & Potomac 5 Avacostia & Potomac Guar. b pital Traction R City & Buburban S, Georgetown Gas 1 Moetropolitan Potomac Elec. lst Potomac Elec, cons. 5t Potomac Elec. deb. 6s. Potomac Elec. 64 1958 i & wy. & Elec. 43 MISCELLANEOUS. | y Wash. Bfi;:"cgl'fl Storag: Wardman Park Hotel 6s.. STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY. 49! 25§ 125 Nortolk & Wa Wash. Rwy. & Elec. com. Wash. Rwy. & Elec. ptd. Terminal Taxl com.. NATIONAL BANK. Capital Fumbia Parmers & Mechanics Federal-American . L B # BAVINGS BANE. Commerce & Saving ity Baviage & Gom. reet.. PRI Firemen' Nationsl Usion. . TITLE INSURANCE. Columbla .. Real Estate : : ‘Monotype. % 1 Stasdard G & 3 Btytz _Motor 4 Teun Elec Por 125 Teou El Pow 24 1 Todd Bhip . 1 Transport Truck . Un_Hetall Candy.. S Cities A § Dist new Caiv Pipe wl PEERS 1a) R358a 880 FEFLS H 10% e w .l‘\’. Si! Gy Re:a =G50 20 Boston Mot Cof ‘anario_Copper. 60 Candelaria Min. Cent American Min. Continental Mines. . Con Cop Min new.. Cortes Stiver . 160 Cracker Jack Mi 8 Cresson Gold 40 Emma Silver 20 Eureka Croesus ... 10 Portuna Mines ... . 20 GoldBield Deep Mine 10 Gold Zone 2 Ho'linger . 1 Hecla Mine . 50 Independent 1 Jerome V Devel 140 Kelly Ext Ming 2 Kerr Lake 20 Kewanas M| 20 Lone Star . 10 La Rose Mine ohlean Cop . & FFEE B3 HoLBRIRS, el * - 1 New Coruelia ..... 23 New Dominion Cop. 15 New Jersey Zipe... 10 Nevade Hills Mine. 1 Nipissiog, 22 Oblo Cop! 10 Plymouth 10 Ray Hercules Inc.. 0 Hill Florence. 10 Ned Warrior 20 Silverdal s 2 United Es s : *&Efigsfi'“ i Upited Ve 20 U 8 Cont mew wi 2 Unity Gold 3 100 Victory Divide Min 1 04 18 Wenden Copper ... 1% OFFICIAL PLEASED BY BANK RULING LRLBNR 2RRERE B % 1 Barrett Believes Court Supports All His Contentions on Branch ‘Banking. By the Associated Pre JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, January 29, —When told of the United States Su- preme Court decision upholding. his sult In the branch bank case, -At- torney General Jesse Batrett of Mis. sourl, sald: “The issue at stake was vital to Missouri’s economic welfare. Branch banking has always proved monopo- listic in its inevitable tendency. ‘Wherever permitted a few years sees the passing of the small bank and concentration of money power in @ few financial centers. The result is the destruction “of local independence rursl communities within the hands of & few powerful combinations of cap- ital and influence. “Unless state banks could also have branches, they cannot exist in com- etition agiinst Powerful federal ranch- banking system. The {ssues were grave, therefore, that eighteen other states recognized the import- ange of the case and came to my aid as intervenors in the cause. The egun _decision seems to sustain all of pur contentions. 'he case also evoked a tremen- dously important question of state’ It seemed to me to over- ow even the banking question, It is quite possible that the decision will be one of the landmarks in American Jurisprudence as to the division of power between the federal and state sovereigntles. Until I have seen: the text of the court's opinion, however, I cannot comment uponits e RATES ON BAR SILVER. LONDON, January 29.—Bar silver, 33% pence per ounce Y, 2% i gt ] jon! bills, 3 7-16 per oent. iy NEW YO! Ji 29.—Bar al- ver, 63%; Meaican dotams Gk SOUTHERN'S 193 | EARNINGS JUNP Reports Indicate $10 Per Share on -Common—De- cember Best Month. | RICHMOND, January -29.—The Southern rallway's December net opcrating income of $2,914,870. was the best for any month of the year and exceeded the corresponding month of 1923 by $422.648. It also was better than for any month in 1932. Gross. was $12,432,825, com- pared witlt $12,224,292, and was under: both October and November. the twelve months totaled $28,128,- 136, compared with $20,472,788, while gross for the year was $150.467.985, as against $128,498.8470 The 1923 net return indicates a surplus after charges which will be close to $10 a share on the $120,000,- 000 common after deduction of the 5 per cent dividend on the preferred. This would compare with $4.90 & share actually earned on tho common in 1922 and $3.38 a ghare on the pre- ferred in 1921. Regent strength in the common stock, whioh has been heavily traded in on' the New York Stock Exchange and reached a new high of 44% yes- torduy, is attributed largely to opti- mism regarding the road's 1924 out- look, owing to prosperity in the Southern territory. Buying of the stock s sald to have come largely from the south. As a result of instructions from the stockholders at the annual meet- ing here last fall. the cuestion of dividend inauguration on the com. mon is scheduled to come up for con- | sideration by the board of directors | at the mecting on March i Although gross return first three weeks in Jahusry show some falling off, compared with the corresponding period last year, it is belleved that trafio will pick up as usual in the spring. An_important factor in_increasing the final net returns of Southern proper are the large Improvements in earnings enjoyed by subsidiaries of the Southern raflway system and the resumption or increase of dividend payments by several of these sub- sidiaries. SALESMEN TO IMPROVE MINDS BY TRAVEL Cash Register Company Sends 550 Employes to Bermuda to See Foreigu Customs. Special Dispateh to The Btar. NEW YORK, January 28 —Educa- tion by means of trave] is the new- est development in the general move- ment being made by large industrial organizations to increase the ef- clency of their employes, Recognic- ing the broadening effects which con- tact with other peoples and other customs possess, executives of the National Cash Register Company. with headquarters at Dayson, Ohlo, have sent 550 of their salesmen on a trip to Bermuda. The men selected to go came from all parts of the United States, and were the most successtul competitors in a sales agents’ contest covering the year 1923. The party sailed from New York on the Orduna. In’ selecting Bermuda s the ob- officials of the company had the value to be derived from contact with an environment alto- gether different from that with which their employes are familiar. FAVOR OIL MERGER. Continental Directors Ready to Join With Humble Oil. DENVER, Colo, January 29.—The board of directors of the Continental Oll Company, one of the former Stan- dard Ofl units, has decided to recom mend to their stockholders accep! ance of a proposition from the Mu- tual Oil Company for a merger on the basis of four shares of Mutual for one share of Continental, it was an- nounced here. 5 There are 400,000 shares of Co tinental outstanding, which would r quire 1,600,000 shares of Mutual's un- issued 1,800,000 share: As soon as a substantial amount of the stock is exchanged, several of the Continental people probably will g0 on the Mutual board of directors and both companies will be repre- selLled among the officers of the Mu- tual. POTATO PRICES GAIN. EW YORK, January 29 (Special). —The potato market was generally steady to firm today, particularly for fancy, bright, well graded stock, fre from frost, and prices showed upward trend for offerings of this kind. The early morning demand, however, at most rallroad yards was rather slow. New York upstate No. 1 round whites sold at from $2.50 to 3$2.85 per 150-pound sack, while Maine No. 1 Green Mountains brought from $3.25 to $3.40. 10SING FIGHT ON OIL. MACON, Mo., January 29 (Special). —The Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Assoclation {s distributing to coal men a circular letter com- plaining of its “heartbreaking fight against oil” and offering figures to show that under present mining con. ditions oil is forcing coal out of the market. RICE DEMAND PICES UP. January 29 (Spe- Foreign demand for rice Is increasing and the position of mill is very firm. Best grades of Blue Rose are selling at 5% cents & pound and fancy lots are bringing 6% cents. JAPAN HONORS MEDICAL MISSIONARIES FROM U. S. Money Grants and Imperial Cups Awarded for Services to Nation. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, January 29.— Services to Japan by American medical mission- arfes in Korea have won recognition in the form of gifts, including money grants and imperfal cups, announced in- connection with the ‘wedding of Princs Regent Hirohito. he reciplents were Dr. O. R. Avi- son, Bead of the Severance Hospltal at Seoul, Presbyterian: Dr. A. G.’An- derson, head of the United Christian | Hospital st Pyehgyans. Msthodist, and Dr. Mary Cutler, also of the lat- ter hospital, Methodist. Miss Alice P. Adams of the American board: of missions at Okayama was similarly honored. SWALLOWS CLOCK KEY. Physicians Consider Operation on Georgia Youth. ATLANTA, Jani 29.—S8ur- geons at & | "'5 are con- sidering the best I::ml of remov- ing a winding ko;flct & clock from the stomach of Robert Burcher, a College Park, Ga., youth. The boy swallowed the key ye d taken to the hospital. the key by means of an X-ray, surgeons concluded that Robert was in no immediate danger and sent him home with instructions to.return for treatment, it was sald. > s x l Net for|" for thei- Ne 38, If for any reasonable cause, | such as fliness or abgence, & tax- payer cannot fiis his income tax return within the time prescribed by law, the application may be made before the date the return is due to the collector of internal srevenue for the district in which the taxpayer lives or has his prin- cipal place of business for an ex- tension not to exceed thirty days. As a condition of granting the e: tension, the collector may require the submission of & tentative r¢ turn and estimate of the tax and the payment of one-fourth of the estimated amount of the tax. A tentative return should be made on the usual return form marked - “Tentative” at the top, and should contain a statement of the estl mhated amount of the tax belle so be due, and be properly ex- ecuted. No other dats need bo glven. Tentative returns will not be accepted unless permission is obtained previous to flling. A copy of the authority to file the tenta- tive return must be attached 1t before the end.of u thirty-day extension Is granted by a collector an accurate - return cannot be made, appeal for a further exten- sion must be made to the commis- sloner of internal revenue. Ex- cept in the case of taxpayers Who are abroad, no such extension shall be for more than six months. Ad- ditional extensions will not be granted by the commissioner with- out a clear showing that a com- plete return cannot be made by the end of the thirty-day period. e U. S. EXPERTS SHOW GAINS IN MONTH Department of Commerce Makes Tmportant Report on For- Tips for Taxpayers l Increases in the volume of United States commodities oxported to Eu- rope and Asia during December were shown in Commerce Department fig- ureé made public today covering for- elgn trade for the month. Europe alone increased its importation from the United States by 30 per cent, a3 compared with the same month of 1923, Detailed figures on exports from the_ United States and imports into the United States during December, 1923, a» compared with similar fig ures for December, 1922, follow: Imports: For December, For December, Grand Divixton: 1928, 1822, 397,118.013 66,800,580 19,186,613 15.967 700, Trade With Germany Expands. In spite of the general disorganiza- tion In Germany during 1823, the trade between the United States and that country expanded materially. In the United States imported from Germany ~$117.497.692, which _ total rose in 1923 to $161,347,669. In the export division, Germany took from the United States $316,637.544 in com- modities during_ 1923, while in 1 in _participation in forelgn trade of the United States was very considerably reduced during 1923. The total of United States exports to Russia for the entire vear was but _$3,547,055, compared with $1 684,533 exported to Russia in 1922, The imports from Russia for 1923 into the United States amounted to $1,243, ;;2 against $266,225 Imported during Southern Trade. ‘The commerclal relations between the United States and the Latin American countrfes continued to show “cxpansion during 1923, the United ~ States being particularly marked as a consumer for South American product: For the entire ear the United States imported from uth America $466,816,692, against $358,762,874 s0 imported in 1922, On the ‘export side of the trade the United States was shown to_ hav shipped to Bouth America §269,318,008 in general commodities, against $2. 074,981 so exported in 1922, e . FUR PRICES ADVANCED. Marked Changes Noted Over Fig- ures in September. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 29.—The New York Auction Company announces the following comparison of prices real- ized at its sale, held yesterday, as compared with the September sale: ‘White fox, 20 per cent higher; blue fox, 10 per cent higher; red fox, no change: cross fox, 20 per cent higher; oposssum, American, 15 per cent high- er, and ermine, 30 per cent higher. THEATER PRICES LOWER. CLEVELAND, January 29 (Spe- clal).—Price reductions of about 30 per cent have been mad® at two local moving picture theaters to attract additional week day patrons. WASHINGTON, D, C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1924. SEED TRADE REPORTS DENIED IN TOLEDO Foreign Seeds Said to Be First Class—Secretary ‘Wallace Asked to Take Action. / By the Assoclated Press. TOLEDQ, Ohlo, January 20.—De nial has been made by the Toledo Produce Exchange of charges and Ppropaganda current in the seed trade, as well as in agricultural circles, that imported red clover seed will not ger- minate as satisfactorily as the do- mestic seed, in a telegram to Secre- [T tary of Agriculture Wallace. “Varjous state agricultural reports are being circulated advising farm- ers not to use foreign seed,’ message to Secretary Wallace. mestic crop is_nearest to failure many years. Domestic seed will be prohibitive in price. This exchange last week had tested for germination 6,600 bags, representing the stock of prime clover seed herc. Results show 84 per cent to 100 per cent germina- tion with average of forelgn seed germinating in fact better than do- mestic. 1Tt Is suggested your depart- ment take steps to counteract fulse statements of alleged non-productives ness of forelgn seed.” St SOOI Have You Been Stung Yett me men have to get stung good and hard before they learn to be cau- tious in making investments. Be- fore you invest—investigate! LIVE POULTRY PRICES CHICAGO, January 29.—Poultry, allve, — unsetled; 1sazl: springs, 21; roosters, 17; turkeys. 20. EDUCATIORAL. Private Lessons 10 mathematics, sclences, languages. Twenty years' experience. Espe- clal attention to stupld. backward and un- rllhnfi n:'pllm $1, $1.30. ALBERT JON FINANCIAL. We have on hand subject to prior sale a few very cjholce 7% First Mortgage —loans in amounts of $250 —~up. These are very desir- able, several on nicely located northeast property. CHAS. D. SAGER 924 14th St. N.W. 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Weller go ey, & & T 1416 K St. NW. | Main 617 | 1338 G Bt. Positions for George Washington University Law School Co-Educational Member of Association of American Law Bchools Seoand Half Tear Beglns Jemusry 28 New Btudents May Enfer ut That Time Complete forenoon course beginning at 9 a.m. Late afternoon course, 5:10 to 6:50, for em- | |i ployed student: | The late afternoon curriculum bas been ap. proved by the Council on Legal Education of the American Bar Association. Rate. 32 sradustes. Main 2476, Bocretary Law Building, 1435 K_Street N.W. SP ANISH SCHOOL OF Profs. 1 Ot CT O, Bapid Proproser 1317 7t me e b ACE INSTITUTE Accountancy and Business Administration iradustes of the Institote are found eve: 12 eres ra oatione 3 Butacis, Late 37 | {aracon and sariy-oveaing classes e avaliabie. | Teleshone Main 8260 for Bulletin Trasspertation Building, 17th end H Streets, N. | Washingtes, D. C. — | The 64th Annual Report shows: HOME LIFE Insurance Company of N_aw York ETHELBERT IDE LOW, President High-Grade CANADIAN Municipal Bonds City ofe Montreal Duc 1958 and 19 Yield about 5.25% City of Toronto os—Duc 1830-194% Yield About 5.25% Greater Winnipeg Water District bs—Due 1929 Yield about 5.35% (Payment in U. 8. Funds) The National City Company ‘Washington— 741 15th St. N.W. Telephone Main 3 Premiums received _during the year 1923 ...97, Payments to Policyholders and their Beneficiaries in Death Claims, Endow- mnents, Dividends, etc., 5871544 Increase in Assets, $3401,507 Actual Mortality 56% of the amount expected. Insurance in Force, $247,373.310 Admitted Asets, 348,655,332 FOR AGENCY APPLY TO MAYNARD C. BURRELL GENERAL AGENT Home Life Biilding 15th & G Streets N.W. ‘Washington, D. C. ILANGUAGES Itatian, [ French, Spanish, German, Foglish and ail +hér modern ianguages. Berlits Conversational Method sssires results. Classes for private lessons. Ask for Free Trial Lessoo. Schoo | BERLITZ gcoot ot % | 816 14th St. N.W. Tel. ¥ Miss Mabel Dill Contributor to many well known maga- xines, oficial short story instructor for the D. C. branch of The League of American Penwomen, announces Ler regular mid-year .coursc in SHORT-STORY WRITING Fridays, Feb. 1 —May 9, 8 P.M. 1722 H Street One of Miss Dill's pupils recently wold he? third story to The Aterican Magazive for $200. Free Opening Lecture “Do YOU Want to Write Short Stories?” day, Jan. 29, 8:15 PAL 1722 H Street Circulars at Breatano’ Class Open to Both Men and Wemen Boyd Shorthand s 30 DAYS |+ i Tues Jrgivigus) Inacruction, S 148 N, ve. N.W. ¥ 30-DAY GOLL¥GE. Main USINESS MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. PHONE, B, in Free Jou" buy instruments. here Bend for free booklet. ~ vhristensen Schesl 1832 G st.. n.w._Main 1376, Maay terms. MOVING, PACKING & STORAGE. CLEAN, DEY_STORAGE FUit FURNITURE 224 piabon. Estimate cheerfully given, Ooa- R'S, 920 Fa. ave WESCHLE! sw. in 1282 umw STORAGE. PACKING AND SHIPPING. 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