Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1924, Page 27

FINDS GOLF HURTS BUSINESS IN U. . Expert Sees More Danger in Long Week Ends, Than in Foreign Competition. BY J. C. ROYLE. Speetal Dispated to The Star. NEW YORK, September 18.—Week ends and weak managements are the two greatest dangers faced by Amer- ican Industry today. That is the opinion of one of the foremost busi- ness men of the United States, who has just returned from an investiga- tion” in Europe looking toward Amerfcan financing of European re- habilitation. Foreign competition and the high scale of wages now obtaining in the nited Stat. are not dangers to be fearcd, he maintains, and his opinion carries weight in_banking and busi- mess circles. Inefficient and careless managcment he regards as respons- ible for nine-tenths of the difficulties now being encountered by various lines of industry. | Too Many Golt Courses. “The trouble with this country,” he said, “is that there are too many golf courses here. We are beginning to fall into the pit into which British industry slumped some time back. We are commencing to look forward too much to the week end. Not only that, but business men and executives are starting it on Friday and finishing it on Tuesday. “When I came home I sons hurrying to the golf links on practically every weekday afternoon. The excuse was that they had to take customers there and that by this they could close busine: could be had in no other wa * customers had a si found my Each deluded If into a belief in what he want- | believe. The same error used to obtain in the boom mining camps in the West, where it was the theory | that it impossible to buy or sell | @ mine or conclude w business deal elsewhere than in a saloon ‘ear Lossx of Holidayx. ‘It is strange thing that, while | American manufacturers cry contipu- ally that they want Europe rehabil tated, they seem thoroughly ing to United § or to see the countrie: rove in a sufficiently Drosperous condition to hey harp on the fea petition, it ought to go out of busi- ness. What the business execulives really fear is that they will lose not kets, but their Saturday aded. competent Amer- | ican business exceutive i of our bigh seale of w wants it kept high, realizing that if he can utilize this Lighly paid labor to its maximum efficiency through proper | | total 134,000 sa e | covery of The M. COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY SEATTLE, September 18.—The sup- ply of turkeys in eastern Washington is smaller than last year, but in the western part of the State the crop shows an increase of 5 to 10 per cent. SPRINGFIELD, IIl, September 18. —The output of Illinols coal mines for the first eight months of this year totaled 6,554,494 tons, as com- pared with 8,475,545 last GASOLINE SURPLUS LOWERED IN AUGUST Crude Output Showed Gain Last ‘Week—Imports Not So Heavy. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, September 18—Gaso- line stocks decreased to the extent of 2,749,030 during August, according to reports recelved by the American August production was 727 as against 965,945 last year. PITTSBURGH, September 18.—The Westinghouse Electric and Manufac- turing has been awarded a contract by the Bethlehem Steél Company, covering\ electrical equipment for a 35-inch and 28-inch mill at company’s Lackawanna, N. Y., plant. The order will total more than $500,000. FARGO, N. Dak. September 18— Sixty carloads of sheep have been purchased by North Dakota farmers through eo-operation of State Agri- cultural College officials and rail- road agricultural development agents. Adarge cxpansion in the production of sheep and wool is forecast. CAMDEN, N. J., September 18.— Frost had damaged some of the cran- berry bogs of this state but it is not believed the loss has been serious. There, however, will bo less than last vear, When 204,000 barrels were pick- ed. Bog owners have started picking two wecks earlier because of the cold weather. NEW ORLEANS, September 15.— Demand for rice is good and millers are disposing of it as fast as milled. Prices have eased slightly for lower grades, but the better qualities unchanged. Receipts of rough ks as compared with 60,000 at this time last vear. BOSTON, September 18.—The A. D. Little Co., chemical engineers, which has been experimenting with the re- alcohol from petroleum says recent researches promise com- mercial possibilities. PHILADELPHIA, September 18%.— Lumber receipts at Philadelphia oxpected to break all records for September, as a result of arrival of seven vessels from the Pacific Coast now dul kenzie River is the longest ‘anada and the second longest h America. Petroleum Iustitute, covering approx- imately 65 per cent of the operating capacity of the United States. The daily average gross crude oil production of the United States in- creased 2,950 barrels for the week ended September 13, totaling 2,041,- barrels, according to the weekly summary of the American Petroleum Institute. The daily average produc- tion east of the Rocky Mountains was 1,427,450 barrels, an increase of 3,450. California production was 614,000 barrels, a decrease of 500. Dalily average imports of petroleum at principal ports for the week ended September 13, were 167,000 barrels, compared with 184,286 for the previ- ous week. Daily average recelpts of California oil at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports for the week ended Sep- tember 13, were 94,571 barrels, com- pared with 74,286 for the week be- fore. PUBLIC MORE ACTIVE IN STOCK TRANSACTIONS By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, September 18.—The recovery of the stock market from its recent perfod of dullness, while at- tributed chiefly to professional cover- |ing of short commitments, also was | said to have been aided by increased dublic participation. The activity and strength of the general list again awakened the familiar hopes that conditions had been adjusted. Con- ervative clements, however. were dis lined to be overoptimistic, pre- | terring to await developments. IMPORTS ON INCREASE. . NEW R September c. amount. gain of $3.700.000 last year. The chief items were cof fee, sisal oil and banana Imports of news print paper also showed a A Church Around the Corner —schools, stores, cars, busses and places of amusement convenient to those Sensational' New 16th Street Homes —which we offer for sale. There is not a more attractive home or location for the price, and there is no better value to be had. 5 Sold—2 to Investors—3 For Sale . Exhibit House, 3547 16th Street, Finished, Furnishéd and open CLOTHING SALES JUMP. Demand for Winter Goods Much Better in Kansas City. Special Dispatch to The Star, KANSAS CITY, September 18.— There is an improved demand for Winter clothing and holiday goods here. Buying in these lines: started earlier than last year. Call for wool- en goods {s good, one dealer; report- Ing dress goods sales were 40 per cent above.those of last year. Flannels, twills and silk goods are active, the movement of the latter being about :f;een Dper cent ahead of last Septem- er. Trade is good {n millinery, blankets, work clothing, woolen shirts, sheep lined vests and coats, hosiery, shoes, oil equipment and farm implements. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, September 18 (United States Department of Agriculture).— Hogs: Recelpts, 22,000 head; dull, 15 to 25 lower than Wednesday's best prices. Underwelight little changed, demand narrow practical top, 10.15; one short load 190-pound averages, 10.20; good and choice 160 to 230 pound weight, 9.95210.10; better 250 to 350 pound butchers largely, 9.60a9.85; good and choice 140 to 150 pound kind, 9.60a 9.85; majority packing sows, 8.60a 8.90; desirable strong weight killing pigs, 9.0029.25, attle: Receipts, 11,000 head; heavy fat steers extremely slow, semi-demoralized; bulk receipts ma- terially increased by liberal hold- over; better grades yearlings und light and handyweight fed steers fairly active; bulk steady; shipping demand comparatively narrow; early top yearlings, 10.80; some held around 11.25; she stock and bulls dull; few bolognas, 4.0044.25; light and medium weight grassy kind, 3.50a3.75; veal calves active, strong; bulk to ers, 11.00a11.50; few upward to eep: ‘Receipts, 24,000 head; dull; few early sales fat natives steady to weak at 13.00; few to city butch- ers, 13.50; sorting moderate; under. tone weak; no action on westerns best held above 13.50; sheep and feed- ing lambs steady; fat ewes mostly 5.0026.50; early sales choice feeders, 13.00. CLOTHING ORDERS GAIN. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September 18.—The outlook in the clothing industry more promising than it has been for several years, according to manufac- turers. Leaders of the industry ‘Te- port retailers are sending in reorders for Fall suits and overcoats as a result of increasing consumer buying recently, particularly in the West, where cooler weather prevails. Stocks in retailers' hands are gen- erally light, and because of this manufacturers belleve that orders from now on will steadily increase. Retailers in_the Baltimore district report that Fall trade has opened auspiciously. Let’s Call It a Proved Car— IMPROVED! Thousands of owners —Something New —Something Better It is a COMBINED cleaner and polisher for Aluminum ware. It cleans away dirt and puts a brilliant polish on the utensils— formerly two messy operations— in ten seconds. Cuts down dish washing time— by doing the hardest part of the work; cleaning the cooking uten- sils. It has a score of uses—works just as well and just as fast on iron, tinware; crockery, glass; cooking utensils, granite and enamel ware It is a soap and fine polishing wool combined in a single handy little cake—made by a patented method, fully protected. 30 Cents Per Package | ! On Sale H In Our | Housefurnishing ! Section and 1214 to 1218 G Street 1215-1217 F Street Hours: 8:45 to 6 DULNGMARTING 1= G St Entrance have proved it—over all kinds of roads and in every climate! And now, we’ve refined it —added enduring Duco i 3 .. e Satin finish, cowl lights, = S alarger steering wheel, See Opposite Page of Today’s Star for a new and more dis- i 4 tinctive radiator! See it! Other Friday Bargains for inspection daily and Sunday until 9:30 P.M. See them today Attractive Terms Immediate Posssseion GARDINER & DENT, Inc. Exclusive Agents management and improved machinery | he necd fear no low-paid labor com- | petition ! | French People Industrious. “I motored through Fraunce. 1 did not s &le golf course, but I did s of men and women working i flelds, not until the h until long after the However, Main 4884 1409 L Street N.W. is continued ontinuous golf s the count: : curtailment of o tion of agricultural produc Of course, this investi name is not mentione cause the character of hi Kurope makes it inadvi $878 878 Sport Readster 985 Spert Touriag 1015 [tkee buzing sary. All prices £ o. b z es f. 0. b. Lansiag. Tax and spare tire additicnal. DICK MURPHY, IURPNY. Paseioear OIaTMBUTORS —is practically Roadeter - IT PAYS TO spoke figuratively i — 1o Zolf, but his statement assumes de- | noiseless—a re- cided importance iu view of the fre- | quent charges of labor leaders that e move to reduce England is the forerunncr of : rmination on the part of manufac- | turers to force a lower labor scale immediately after clection, no matter what party is successfu Gompers' Views on Labor. As to efficiency of management, the ment finds a ready scconder in Gompers, president of the ederation of Labor, who that labor is entitled not a living wage according to 1 stundards, but also to the with markable achieve-. ment in building oil burners. Gill OIL BURNER Call For Our Representative 1835 14th St. Potomac 1000 LDSMOBILE | Friday Sale of $17.98 to $25 Coats $12.50 Selection from this remarkable group of Fall-Winter | Coats gives you choice of the newest styles. The extra- |ordinary savings are the result of a fortunate purchase at | great concessions, and women with an eye to economy should be on hand early tomorrow to choose their new coats. Materials are— Blocked Polaire, Normandy, Plain Polaire, T'weeds. Bolivia, Overplaids, Novelty Stripes and Mixtures Some with fur collars of Moufflon and Stone Marten Opossum ; others with self collars. 4 Straightline beltless models, with set-in raglan effect sleevi and large crushed collars. Single and double-breasted styles, with patch or slash pockets. Plain shades and ‘desirable combinations. All are full lined—either with silk or fancy material. Complete range of sizes from 16 to 44 and extra large sizes from 4214 to 52%. ' Geldsaborg’s—Second Floer. E” declares MUTUAL SERVICE, Inc. Pioneers of Oil Heating in Washington Il 1411 N. Y. Ave. N. W.----Phone Main 3883 Sizes 16 to 44 and 42V to 521/ ry and equipment, and that such ¥ would insure equal improv ment of the condition of emple and employe $500,000 IN CATTLE DEAL. AMARILLO, Tex. September (Special).—One of the. larzest cattlc deals of late years in west Texas has been consummated by the purchase of 10,000 head from Shroyer & McCready of Miltonville, Kans, by William O'Brien and the leasing of the Mill- iron ranch, where the cattle now are pastured, from the Hughes estate of +Denver. ' The ranch covers parts of Hall, otley and Cottle Counties About $500,000 is said to have been involved. TOLMANIZE Clearance of Small Lots of Furniture Friday is the day we “clean house” in the Furniture Store, and all small lots, few oi a kind pieces and incomplete lines are marked for speedy disposal. These items speak for themselves. Come early for first choice. ree-i Living Rbem (1) Boome Kitchen Cabinet, lu:) u;‘l}“h ::: 'nmm‘fw; and porcelain table, nldcncon' outside and Intered E in taupe velour. white enamel inside; fully equipped: s apeaty coabination cubions and | siso large four bin. Soid Fepu: $39 back; slightly imperfect. For- larly at $65.00. Friday at ety "barkea $550.00. Pridsy $145 One 33-ft Combimation Ma- at = % Poster Bed, heavy posts. Sold One Overstuffed Living Reom You'll Be Proud to . . Own This Desk “Pride of ownership” is one of the factors which help to sell so many NATIONAL Flush - construction Desks—and keep them sold. For it is a source of deep satisfaction to know that your friends and cus- tomers envy the dignified beauty of .your desk. And the long life of this sturdy desk makes your satis- faction enduring. 3 TRANGERS in the city should wear Tolmanized starched collars—any neck feels at home in one. The shortest cut to collar comfort is Franklin 71. Help of all kinds —can be procured through Star Classified ads. No matter whether you want ;:llled help or inexperienced — every- body looking for a posi- tion depends upon “Star Classified” for informa- tion concerning vacan- (4) White Enameled Beds, 2-ft. size; two-inch posts and one-inch fillers: complete _with Sampson woven-wire sprine and genuine layer felt matiress. cies. v The more minutely you go into the details of the position you have to_ off more cer- tain your applicants will be - those competent to 6ll it. The Star prints MORE Classified ads every day than all the other papers here combined — because they bring results. “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office. THE TOLMAN LAUNDRY F. W. MacKenzie, Mgr. 6th and C Sts. N.W. LADIES' georgette and voile waists re- ceive special care from Tolman Laundry Spe- cialists. “Totman LALDR® R Our display of NATIONAL Flush- construction Desks is so interesting and compicte that you are urged to OFFICE FURNITURE —found where business succeeds 712 13th St. N.W. Baits, combination mohair and tapestry holstered: $4-inch sofs, fireside chair ¢ 3 graceful design. 4 Sol Ome Threeplece Overstuffed Buits, Kroehler make;, lon e hed, freakde cnair a : bed, fi iv; ‘uphoietered I Baker velo Bold regu- larly at §250.00. Friday at.... $188 Twe Kreehler Davemport Saites, upholstered in bive and taupe o bekver and ‘taupe Baker veloor: ::uu-. frame, cane , Sreside chair ' and square pillows_incinded. reguiarly at $196.00. panel; " ‘lon, rmchair; two Rold hegany ey st 4250 Frider 624 75 (10) Bridge Lamps, with silk shades, finished with deep silk fringe; mabogany-finish_weighted base; adjust: able arm. Sold_regularly at 3147, Friday & $8.95 (3) Simmons Twin Poster Bels, brown mabogany finish. Sold reguiarly % $43.30 each. Fri- $25 day at . Dining Room Suite, an incom- plete Suite, of American walnut. Queen Anne pe: gu. 00-inch buffet, ob- long extension® table and six chairs; buffet top slightly imperfect Friday at .. (3) Five-plece Breakfast Suites, Day Beds, open ny-fnish head and foot: Windsor per o0t: Windsor period design: upholstered in Baker cut velour. Sold regu. 35‘ larly at $75.00 each. Friday at 9 (Mattress Priced Beparately) (2) Englander Day Beds, one- motfon extension: cretonne-covered mat- trems, with vaiance: elightly soiled. Bold ' regularly at $35.00. $17.50 ay at One Three-piece Fiber Reed Suits, 60-inch sofa, rocker and chair; cretonne-coverel cushions: slightly soiled. Sold regularly ai $89.00. Fri- $39 day st .. - Seven-picee Bedroom Suite, an incomplete Buite, consisting of chest of drawers, two 3.3-ft twin heds, tollet table. rocker, chair and beneh.’ When compiete sells at $500.00. Friday at .. - $175