Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1924, Page 12

HINA HURTS U.S. EXPORTS Trade in Last Fiscal Year Has Totaled $282,000,000. ! Flour Biggest Item. . Epecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW TYORK, October 13.—Reports from Washington that present condi- tions at Shanghal are resulting in a fall off in our exports to China lend interest to some figures compiled for the Trade Record of the National City Bank on the growth of our trade with China, of which country Shang- hai is the largest commercial gate- way. Our commerce with China, says the Trade Record, has made remarkable strides within the past decade Lat- est official reports by our Govern- ment show that our exports to China in the fiscal year ending with June, 1924, were $124,136,000, against $24,- 628,000 in the fiscal year 914, which immediately preceded the war. ‘World War Brought Change. Prior to the World War a large share of the merchandise im | by China was of Europ origi her takings from the United S increased rapidly as the war pro-| gressed, and our exports to that| country advanced from 500,000 in the fiscal year preceding the open in 1918, the closing They have since continued to ex until they made their highest rec $124,500,000 in the year just ended,| the fiscal year 1924. The total exports to ClI past 10 vears, from the b, the war to date,, are $786,000, against only $270,691,000 in the 1 rd, | a ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., October 13 (Spe- cial).—Takoma Park, where the popula- tion is Increasing at a rapld rate, fur- nished more new voters at the recent sittings of the officers of ~registration than any other precinct of the county. On the two days the registrars were in session 121 were enrolled, while 130 per- sons, recently moved into the State, made declarations of their intentions to become citizens. Before being eligible to register those declaring thelr intentions are required to live in the county con- tinuously for one year. The registrars will hold their final sessions on Tuesday. No names will be added then. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Spen- cer, widow of Hiram Spencer and sis- ter of Gen. M. P. Maus and Col. L. M. Maus, United States Army, retired, who died at her home here early Fri- day morning at the age of 83, took place yesterday afternoon from the Methodist Church here. Burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery. Mrs. Spencer was a daughter of the late I aac iaus of Rockville. Prof. Louls Bliss, teacher of \the Vaughn Bible class of Calvary Bap- tist Sunday school, Washington, was the speaker at the regular Sunday evening community services in the Armory at Silver Spring last evening. Hary Poole, young resident of this county, was found guilty in the court: here on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon, and sentenced by Judge Samuel to one year in the Maryland house of corection. He noted an ap- eal to the circuit court and his ase will be tried again in November. When an_automobile operated by ce Wilson, a young resident \ithersburg, collided with a 1e belonging to Walter Plum- also of Gaithersburg, badly it led to the that young Wilson had no d, and he was fined $10 | Judge Samuel Riggs. has been isued by the circuit court here for | of Harry E. Minor, 22 oxwell, 2. | | | Years preceding the war. The im Dorts from China in the past 10 y are $1,217,000,000 against $316,85 in the 10 years preceding the war. Thus our trade with China in the dec- | ade since the beginning of the World | War had excceded $2,000.000,000 against, but $587,000,000 in the dec- | ade preceding the war. Chief Articles Exported. What are the principal articles; forming this big and growing trade | with our neighbor on the opposite side of the globe? Wheat and flo tobacco, illumin ton, cotton gocds chief exports to that total value of whes ported to China in the fiscal ¥ ended is, in round ter: 000; cigarettes, anothe: luminating oil, $16.0 $7,000,000; raw cotto ton cloths, a little less and automobiles, about $1,000 of these figures being in very round terms. are of course, facture man h laces and Chinese nu PINT OF GASOLINE DRIVES MOTOR CYCLE 100 MILES French Rider Covers Distance in One Hour and Seven Minutes, Setting Record. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 13—The French motorcyclist, Pichard yesterday estab- lished a world record for a half-liter motorcycle, the cylindrical capacity of the engine. of which is 500 cubic centimeters, by driving his machine 100 miles in 1 hour 7 minutes 53 4-5 seconde... The record was made on the DMLY speedway. “Lgon : Vanderstuyft, the Belgian bioyaMat, “alsc. ‘established a world TePPLA {BY220.20d 25 kilometers (12.43 amd=16.68 -miles) motor paced, making thedistas >es respectively in 13 min- utENT48,2-5_8econds and 17 minutes mjr»msms HALT PARSCN . Minister’s Automobile ~~=Searchred for Liquor. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., October 13. An automoblle conveying Dr. F. F. Brown, pastor of Knoxville’s half- million4dollar Baptist Church; his wife and family, while returning to XKnoxville from Johnson City, where the minister had just concluded a successtul revival, was stopped and searched for whisky by prohibition officers Saturday night. “I thorough- 1y approve of the conduct of the of- ficers,” was the comment of the Enoxville parson. cott Fisher has been made vice | ent of the Rockville Branch of tional Council of Catholic Men | —| I We I} Feel ' So Good PY OVER WIN- NING THE WORLD SERIES THAT WE ARE PRACTICALLY DOING SHOE PEPAIRING FOR NOTHING. 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The Sandy Spring organization will be host and the committee of arangements will pro- vide an Interesting program. Some- thing like two hundred of the volun- teer firemen of the county are ex- pected to attend. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 13 (Speclal).—The Sunday School Instl tute of Christ Church opened yestes day in the parish hall to continue to day and tomorrow. Rev. Dr. Wallas D. Rollins of the Theological Semi- nary read the opening paper, while the evening meeting was addressed| by the rector, Rev. Dr. Willlam Jack- son Morton, and Miss Sally Deane of Richmond. Rev. Dr. Llewllyn N. Ca- ley of Philadelphia will epeak tht afternoon. Mrs. John Loman of Phil adelphia will speak tonight. Tomor- row's program will be featured by addresses by Rev. G. Otis Mead, rec- tor of Christ Church, Roanoke, and Dr. Caley. 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