Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1924, Page 21

ety PRICES ARE FIRM " ATCENTER MARKET Agriculture Department Re- views Vegetable ‘and Fruit Markets. Today's market report aud vegetables compiled by Market News Service Bureau Agricultural Economics said: Apples—Supplies liberal, demand zood; market steady. Barrels, Mary- 'and, Virginia end West Virgini A215 inches up, Grimes and Stayma inesaps. 5.00a5.50; few fancy, 6.00; A2% finches York Impecrials, 6.00a 5.50; delicious, 7.00; A3 inches York mperials, few sales. 6.00: Stayman Winesaps, 7.00. Boxes, Washington and Oregon, medium to lar ~3tra fancy Stayman Winesaps and spitzenbergs, 3.00a3 delicious, 4.0024.25. Bushels. Maryland and. Vir- sinla, No. Stay Grimes and Winesaps, 1. classified various varieties, 76cal Cabbage Demand Light. ‘'abbage—Supplies light. demand light; market steadv. New York, hulk, per ton. Danish trpe, 20.00a25.00. Celery—Supplies moderate: demand s00d, market steady; New York, crates Golden self blanching in the rough, 2.75a3.00; some fair 2.50; California crates Golden Hearts, -6 doz., 6.00a6.50. Onions—Supplies ligh demand light, market steady: New York and Ohio, 100 1b. sacks Yellow varieties, V. 8. No. 1, medium to large sizes, 2.10a215; small sizes, Lettuce—Supplias mand moderate, mark. fornia, Watsonville sec crates, iceberg type. 4.00 Potatocs—Supplies liberal: demand moderate, market New York, 150 1b. sacks round w . U. 8. No. 1. 2.00a2.10 per sack. on - truits the of i de- Cali- California all si Sweet Potataes ay. Sweet potatoes — Supplies light: demand moderate, imarket steady. Virginia, East Shore. cloth top, stave harrels. Yellow varieties, No. 1, 4.00a4.50. North Carolina, cloth top. stave barrels, Porto Ricans, No. 1 mostly 4.00 Caulifiower — Supplies fdemand moderate, market New York. Long Island 300, some fai 2.50. String beans—Supplies light; de- mand moderate, market steady. Flor- : bu. hampers. green, best, 4.50; North Carolina, bu. fair quality, 50a4.00. Eggplant—Supplies light; moderate, market stead pepper crates, large sizes. small sizes, low as 4.00. Peas—Supplies light; demand mod- erate, market steady. Florida, - bushel hampers, 4.50. Squash — Supplies light: moderate, market steady pepper crates, white, 4.00. Other Prices Today. moderate stead demund Florida, 5.0025.50; demand Florida, Cucumbers—Supplies light: demand | moderate, market steady. square bushel crates, No. 1, “a-bushel hampers, fair quality, 4.50. Oranges—Supplies liberal; demand good. market steady. Florida, boxes Brights. Goldens and Parsons, me- dium sises, 4.2524.50: small sizes, 5.50a3.75; other varieties, slzes, 3.25a3.756; small sizes, 2.75. Grapefruit—Supplies liberal; de- mand moderate. market steady. Flor- ida, boxes Brights and Goldens, me- dium sizes, 3.00a3.25, mostly 3. amall sizes, some fair quality 2.75. LESS TOBACCO RAISED. NEW ORLEANS, November 24 (Spe- efal).—The yield of perique tobacco, produced only in this State, is esti- mated at 400,000 pounds, as com- d with 465,000 pounds last vear. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., (Special).—Prominent women from various parts of the country com- nose the various committees of ar- rangement for the annual donation day of the Montgomery County Gen-| 1 Hospital, Sandy Spring, to be| abserved at the hospltal from 2 until! & o'clock next Saturday anernoon“ under auspices of the Woman's Aux-| fiary. The general committes of arrange- nents s composed of Mrs. James X. Barnsley, Mrs. Robert H. Miller, Mrs. Frank J. Doney, Mrs. Willlam lohn Thoms, Mrs. Frederick L.| Thomas and Miss Nannie S. Riggs,| and those on the reception commit- ' tee include Mrz. Frederick L. Thomas, Mrs. Otis M. Linthicum, Mrs. Carle- ton Etchison, Mrs. John R. Henderson, Mrs. Charlotte G. Farquhar, Mrs. Joseph Tilton, Mrs. Blundon, Miss Alice Brooke and Miss Mary Redding Nichols. The other committees are: Refreshments, Mrs. Frank J. Downey, Mrs. William B. Mobley, Mrs. Samuel Ludlum, Mrs. Washington B. Chich- ster, Mrs. J. Janney Shoemaker, Mrs. F. Pole Robinson, Mrs. James King and Mrs. Bruinger; linen, Miss Nannle S. Riggs, Miss Sarah Kirk. Mrs. Frank T. Chapman and Mrs. Leon- ard L. Nicholson, jr.; fresh fruits and srocerics, Mrs. William J. Thomas, Mrs. David Oland and Mrs,. lsaac 8mith; canned fruits and vegetables, Mrs. Robert H. Miller, Mrs. Edward Brown and Mrs. Augustus Oursler. The rite of baptism was adminis- tered in the Baptist Church yester- ! day afternoon to the 10 persons who professed conversion during the re- vival services conducted last week in the Baptist Church at Barnesville, this county, by Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, pastor of the Rockville Church.” Dr. Wagner officiated and the sermon was by Rev. Mr. Shaver, pastor of the Barmesville church. Three Found Guilkty. These cases have been disposed of in the Circuit Court now in seasion here: Charles Adams, operating au- tomobile while under the influence of liquor, $100 fine and three months in house of correction; Bernard Snow- den, carrying a revolver for the pur- pose of using it two years in house of correction; Albert Copelin, assault, one year in house of correction; Elsie Waters, assault, not guilty; Thomas Snowden, assault, not guilty. The annual report of the Mont- gomery Board of Education, just made public by Prof. Edwin W. Broome, county superintendent of schools, shows that during the year ending July 31 last the expenditures for public school purposes in the county totaled $416,505.45, which, however, included $84,602.43 for new buildings and equipment. mately $61,000 more than for the pre. vious year. The instructional service cost $238,269; operation of school plants, $25637.39; maintenance of school plants, $26,979 general control, $14,719.28; auxiliary agencles, $23,- 332.99, and fixed charges, $3,929.36. The receipts included $83,824.03 from the State; $236,770, from the country, and $99,657.31, from sale of bonds, sale of old school buildings, contribu- November 14 -3 | quality, | 3.50a 1 haripers. | medium ! This was approxi- | Received by Private Wirs Direct to The Star Ofice BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. Special Dispateh to The Star, NEW YORK, November 24—Chief atlention was given over to the be- ginning of trading in the government of the French republic new $10 000,000 bord offering in the. curb market today. The (ssue had been offered for public subsesiption at 94, to yield ubout 7.33 per cent. F'rst les occurred at a premlum of quar- ter per cent and later the price rose t“oa:uls. A!fler ;ha first hour trading ransterred t X ex- bt o the stock e Tt was another day of activity stocks. The expected lceumnl?tlo‘: of over-Sunday buying orders gave the market a strong and buoyant ap- pearance as trading started, but the rise became less pronounced after the early demand had been supplied. Dunhill International stood out strongly among industrial speciaities and more than bore its share in the general improvement in. tobacco stocks. Its stregth foreshadowed early inauguration of dividends, and in quarters well informed cencerning affairs of the compey & rate of 33 an- nually was being talked of. The demand for Goodyear Tire com- mon continued exceedingly heavy, carry- ing the price almost 2 polnts to a new high record. The oils responded to advancing quotations in gasoline and bunker fuel oil. Btandard of Ohio crossed 340, where it compared with the previous closs of 38¢. Standard of Ne- braska gained 3 points. National Tea common led the high- priced speclaities, gaining 10 points to 230. ———————— e NEW YORK. November 24 —Follow- ing is an official list of bonds and stocks fraded in on the New York Curb Market foday: Saton in thonsands Allled Packern ANliSA Packers fa im am R m Pr 41t 2 Am Ron' it & Abaconds 6a Anzlo A 0i ;i 5 Awo Sim Fdw & AUG & CTR 8 3 3 Atantic. Pt e, Sn Fealt e Beaverboara fe o Can Nat Ry 3 CHORK & Wes s h Deere & Co Ths... Detrote City Gas 6. . nk @ Gult_ou Corp Hoe T & Co. & % Totern Libby, &L Lig Win Lig re es reis & Co 7148 t Leather e. es A Nth Sts P M @348 O Obfo Pouer 5s & Slina sz 0m ] United Drug Co Tnit Ry of Hi Vacoum 0il Fin Gaer Mu 8% Gvt Feh Ren Ts Ind Mt Bk Fin Italian " Pow Giis... 99 King of Neth 65 ‘34 1023 L Eus Hr E P 6133 85 Mun Meddelin 93 o Rep of Peru Bs '44. 99 Russ Gvt cfs Slzs. 18 & Co €s 34 B 100 ovt Giiw.... 101 1o S B ot i 1 0 2 T 500 Anglo Am Oil... 10 Borne Scrymser 80 Buckeye P L 10 Kureka P L. 80 Gal 8ig Oil. 700 Humble 0 & R.. 1001 P L...... 210 Imp Oil of Can. 10100 Init Pet Co ltd. 30 Magnolla Pet . 200 Nat Transit 10 Northera P L. 100 Ohio O ... 750 Prairie O & Gi szl Washington Stock Exchange SALES. Capital Traction Co.—10 at 83, 5 at 96, B at 93, 4 at 93, i ‘Wayhington Rmv. & Elec. com.—3 at 85%5, at 8334, 5 at 85%; Washington R ¢ By, 102t 7 sgs National Bsak—10 at AFTER CALL. Washiogton Gas Light—10 at 517 4, 10 at 51%, 4 at 51%. ‘Washington Rwy. & Elec. 48—$1,000 at o3, $1,000 at 7% Washington Gas Light—5 at 52 Money—Call loans, 5 and 6 per cent BONDS. Bid and Asked Prices. PUBLIC UTILITY. 20 at American Tel. & Telga. Amerfcan Tel. & Telga, 4 Am. Tel. & Tel. ctl. tr. Am. Tol. & Tel. conv. 6s. Apacestia & Potomac 5. ‘Anacostia & Potomac C. & P. Telephone bt C. & P. Telephone of Capital Traction R. R. City & Suburban g Georgetown Gas 18 Setrspolitan K. K. o Potomac Elec. lst 5 Southern Bldg. 6 Wash, Mkt. Cold PUBLIO UTILITY. (& Telge. = Columbil Commerctal - TRUST COMPANY. n Security & Ti Trust. SAVINGS BANK. "Com: & Savings East_Washiagton. Becurity Bev Beventh Stree! Usited States. Washington M FIRE INSURANCE. sBaduE Jedesd Ameri (')?rwnl . Nationsl Usics. . TITL® INSURANOE. T F tions, loans, etc. There was on hand at the end of the year $6,740.74. The Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, visited St. Peter’ Church at Poolesville, this county, erday morning and confirmed a of seven. He also delivered the It was the bishop’s first visit 10 the Poolesville church, and he was greeted by a very large ennmnflgn. Jumbia Titl % Soui"Bstate Titis 135 MISCELLANEOU! Merchants’ Transter & Storage. Mergenthaler Linotype. Natl. & Tavest. 0l¢ Dutch Merket com. 0ld Dutch Market pfd. ooty oraee -Market Washiagton Yellow Cab.. 1us 167 [] Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS in Rundreds. D Boston Wy Ol ¥l b Synd ... 833 184 ities Service ptd. - 8 Cit Borv pfd B . 2 Cit Bery B cfy ... $2.000 Cittes Serv C scrip $4,000 Cities Service serip 1) 18 Oreo! od . 1 Domi oun .. 5 Puclld 01l Co. 10 Pederal O1 2 Gremada Oil 4T Guif Oil of Pa 24 Kirby Pet . Lago Pat Latin Ame: Mexz Panuco Mouat Pred Matual Ol vet Noble Ol & Ga Peer 01 Corp. Penn Beaver Oil. Penpock Ol Peanock 0N ne Red Bank Oil INDUBTRIALS. Am Gas & El new.. 1081, Am L & Tract. 188 Am Pow & Lt 473 125 80% Am Bup Pow ptd P. Am Sup Pow A. Am 8yp Pow B B w wi Appaiac Pow & Lt. Armour & Co ptd Atlagtic Frult. o Bism @ Tas 1 C wi Bklyz Boro Gas Co Colorado Pow & Lt Col G & En pf A Com Pow Corp pf Comt Rak A wi.. Cont B wi Cont. : prd wi Cous Kal aw Cont Ia Cuba Co. DL & W Coai D &R Gr W Ry wi De For Rad vic wi Doek Die Cast Co Dubllier C & Radio Dunh{ll Int Inc Durant Motor Du Pont Motors Co A . B i = FHaumaoavouctice Penn E El Bd & Bh prd. Fed Metals Term.. Film Inspect Mac Freed-Eisemann Ra 5 Gilette S R new wi Glen Alden Coal... 0 Goodyear Tire ... ¢ Hoe R & Co Inc A Intl Cenc Ind Corp Inter-Ocean Rad Co 100 185 815 PPN pt wi. tr cts. Fathe Exch Inc 4 & I new. /i Publish Co A Stats Moter - ~EE SR aBo-RBbiio~ Thlon Qarbide Caite Bakeri Warg Bak Cor Ward Bak Cor Ware Rad'o Corp. Warren Bros . i Westera Power Cons Cop Mines. 10 Cons Nev Utab . 10 Cortes Silver . 10 Cresson Gold a1 10 Diamondfid B:x But . 10 Dolores Esperania. 30 Emma Stlver. 2 Epg Gold Min 80 Eureka Croesus. 20 First Thotght 10 Florence Gold Min 80 Goldfield Develop. 10 Hawth Mines Inc. Cer y Copper Corp. La 3 Premier Gold Min. 8 S0 Am Gold & Po. 2 Tonopah Min . 1 United Verde E: 20 U 8 Continental 14 Wenden Copper . 70 West End Bxt ... . 10 White Caps - BUYS SUGAR FIRMS. American Beet Sugar Company in $4,500,000 Deal. NEW YORK, November 24—The American Beet Sugar Company has decided to exe! e its option to pur- chi the properties of the Minne. sota Sugar and Northern Sugar Com. panies. Approximately $4,500 000 is involved in the transaction. Details of financing will be announced shortly. —— FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.), N Selling checks gold valve. today. Londoa, penzd . . Moatreal, dollar ..... Parie, geant NEW YORK, November 24.—Eggs irregular; receipte, 5,638 cases: fresh €228 firsts, 54a61; d poorer, 37a48; nearby henne: clogely seleoted extras, 77a80: nearby and nearby Western hennery whites, AiTsts to average extras, 62a76; near- by hennery browns, extras, 70a76: Pa- cific Coast whites, extras, 72a7¢: do. firsts to extra firsts, 62a71; refrig. .ator extra lrl!.l. 39%ad0; d?.. flrj.ll._, '$8a3e. | employment ager 4 | service demands NEW WAYS NEEDE IN SECURING HELP Sage Foundation Says Fed- eral, State and City Officials Must Co-Operate. i BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispatch to The Btar. NEW YORK. November 24— "You never can tell till vou've tried ‘em and then you are likely to be wrong." That conclusion of Mr. Kipling is concurred in thoroughly by the Rus- sell Sage Foundation, which has just concluded an exhaustive investiga- tien of public employment offices and their methods. Experts of the founda- tion do not take much stock in se- lecting workers by the look in the applicant’s eye, the condition of his hands or the griminess of his col- The report also opposes the ar- classification of applicants according to any standard list of persenality types. No system or method of character analvsis has yvet produced results which justify its adoption or even suggest that it be tried in a public émployment office, according to the foundation. The report does not op- pose research along character analysis Unes, but issues a warning against placing too much dependence on any scheme of rating individuals which 2ppeals to the imagination, but which has not demonstrated its usefulness. “Human minds,” says a statement by the. foundation. ‘“have been grouped by some persons interested in employment questions into divi- slous that are presumable exclusive, such as the executive. detail, pro- motion, accounting. clerical; selling, mechanical and other types. These adjectlvas do describe attributes of the mind, but it i doubtful if people can fairly be so tagged and labeled. The science and art of successtully doing this have not yet been dis- covered. In discus-ing the employment situ- ation today. Sheiby Harrison, director of the department of surveys and cxhibits of the foundation, who was in charge of the survey, occupied five vears, said: tion of the employment pends very largely on the staff 'in each local employment office to discover as itelligently as possibie the exact requirements of the job which the employer wants filled and the capability and adaptability of the individual worker applying for this job.” He added that the present methods whereby workers get jobs and em- ployers get workers are inadequate to the reeds of both emplover and employe. The report recommends the establishment of a nation-wide free employment service. to be operated Jointly by Federal, State and munic- ipal governments The foundation of such a ser problem de- the ability of stresses e because existing s meet onl: part leave employment of important see- country and some im- portant indusiries entirely veloped. Only a system national in scope, it is added. cau reduce unem- ployment and at the same t give employers the n ass) e in securing labor. None of the existing non-governmental agencies offers ficlent promise of development alo these lines, nor is there any mea of co-ordinating the activities of ex- isting agencles, It §s necessar the need of the need. and tions of the the report con- { cludes, particularly during strikes o other active controversies betwe. employer and employe. to have abso- lute partiality, which cannot be secured through existing agencies. Exact Size 5Y,x7V,x2 o 2 IR TIA R A NCLISH Rl TIONAR) which | “The snlu-’ | | | | 1 | i 1924 EVERYMAN’S INVESTMENTS BY GEORGE T..HUGHES. A Hard Lesson, One expertence common to- all tnvestment advisers. - An inquirer presents a list of securities including one or more speculative stocks or bonde. The rating of these specula- tions is so uncertain as to make it evident they should be disposed of at once if a sound Investment porition is to be maintained. When, however, the banker suggests to his cllent the sale of thess obviously unsuitable se- curities he !s met with the objection that they were originally purchased at a much high®r price than the present market. shall have to wait until the price comes back to what I paid before T can’ sell,” the investor pleads. This, of course, is & fallacy. The price originally pald has nothing whatever to do with the matter. This is a very hard lesson to learn but a much needed one. If by any chance the price should recover to approximately the purchase figure the argument for selling would not be as strong as otherwise. Such price appreciation would indicate material improvement in the status of the se- curity. It would denote a raising in investment grade. It might in that case even be advisable to hold the stock or bond indefinitely, but the point is there is no assurance that any particular speculation will re- cover to the original price within any reasonable time. It may go the other way and the loss become great- er instead of smaller. Both these possibilities must be taken into con- sideration. If the particular investor whose list is under scrutiny is unable to assume the risk Involved in any specific hold- ing the only thing to do is to sell out and relnvest In something about which there can be no question. Nor will a conservative Investment bank- er recommend in such cases any other speculation. Possibly the new specu- lation would turn out wmore favorably than the first, to make up the loss sustained by such a sale. Possibly not. In any case that is not invest- ment. The wise and courageous thing to do when you find yourself in this unfortunate 'predicament is to ac- cept the loss the speculation has brought and get back on a firm basis instead of floundering around from one uncertainty to another. (Copyright, 1924. Ly Consolidated Press ) WESTERN MARYLAND RY. EARNINGS IMPROVING Chairman Greer Believes Merger With Any Other Line Is Far Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE. November 24 —West- ern Maryland Railway October and November earnings show some im- provement over recent months, bu the showing is still below last vear. Gross revenues in October were | 1 compared with $1.907.818 | ve 29.118 in September. | From standpoint of gross it was the best month this year. irat week in | November gross of $368,931 was still | running behind 3436501 last vear. « n Greer of Western Mary- | ommenting on the prospec- ive consolidation of the Western |Pany. Maryland with some larger system, said that he expected any consolida- % tion to take a “long. long time.” preferred Aré Now Using. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November plans were being de . today conferences for the opening on new cotton market. Frank L. Carey, board of trade, has been asked of the gong. leaders from other - cities~ are pected to Orleans exchanges. tracts is the basin, and the contract Texas or Western cotton,” said S. Arnot, executive vice president the board. The new exchange will under hte United States tures act. The contract be 100 bales, pounds of cotton. be In cents and hundredths of cent a pound. One one-hundredth unit equals $5. points on 100 bales equals $500. YOUR MONEY BY BAYARD DOMINICK. President of New VYork Better Busimess Bureau. Satiafactory Iacome. Stabliity of Interest or Payments.—Having made sure money inv or dividends regularly. of the past are the surest guide to learn a8 whether a company or has not paid interest dividends regularly over a period vears. of an investor, whether he stocks or bonds. that | normal and regular {cover all charge: | to spare. which not only fair to remain years in Future. net pays now profitable in Income $0.73 Per Share. NEW YORK Inc. Octobe 6, equivaient dividends net earnings to $9.73 rred and the common standing. This compares with 210,416 for the previous vea $12.18 a share. Gross earnin 37.030.792 were greater by $2 377, Balance after operating penses was $1 291,7 Tnterest, amortization preferred dividends increased $1.903,972 PARIS MARKET UNSTEADY. FPARIS, November 24.—Prices moved rregulariy on the Rourse today. Three per cent rentes, 50 franes. Ex- change on London francs 30 con- iimes e per cent loan, 60 francs centim The dollar was quoted at 18 francs 895 centimes READY FOR TRADING ON NEW EXCHANGE Chicago’s Cotton Market U."' average range around 46% cen der Same Rules as Others |Tne niinois wh 24, — Final the Chicago Board of Trade Monday of the president of the make the opening trade at the sound A number of business ex- tend the opening. Rules have been adopted similar to those in effect on the New York and New “Point of delivery on Chicago con- Houston-Galveston is based on function Cotton fu- will approximately 50,000 Quotations will a cent, or one point on 100 bales One cent or one hundred HOW TO INVEST| Dividend that ted in a particular way will be safe. the investor should next make sure that it will bear interest The records the future. In this respect few things are so significant and none so simple has and real 1t is important from the standpoint holds a company's earnings with a good margin The business should be one but bids future EARNINGS UNDER 1924. American Water Works Reports November 24 —Ameri- |can Water Works and Electric Com- reports for the 12 months after first and | per | are on both the participating pre- | stocks out- $3.- 049, a gain of $1.- and subsidiaries COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY HATFIELD, Ps., November 24.— Sixteen hundred turkeys auctioned here brought an aver: of 5 cents a pound less than a r ago. The SPRINGFIZLD, Ill., November 24.— crop this Winter will be the poorest since 1916, owing to adverse weather conditions. CHEYENNE, Wyo., November 24— Wyoming growers have sold approx- tmately 1,750,000 pounds of wool this year at an average price of 44% cents a pound. It is estimated that 75 per cent of next vear's clip will have been contracted for by Jan- uary 1. ATLANTA, November 24-—A de- crease in the volume of shipments of sweet potatoes has been followed by an increase in prices, which how range from $2.25 to $2.50 & bushel, as compared with $2 last week. at to PORTLAND, Oreg., November 24.— Because of the demand from foreign sources, Oregon Italian prunes have advanced a quarter of a cent a pound. There is a special demand for 40s P‘. and 508 in size. of UPLANDS, Calif., November 24.— Cash returns of more than half a million dollars have been received this year by members of the Uplands Lemon Growers' Association. The association marketed 944 carloads of a|lemons. of JACKSONVILLE, November 24.— Florida citrus fruit is moving north in steadily increasing quantities. Grapefruit is of better than usual quality. BRANCH BANK OFFICE IN DEPARTMENT STORE Innovation to Be Tried During Christmas Rush in | Baltimore. Special Dispateh to The Star PALTIMORE, Novembcir 24.—The Morris Plan Bank of Baltimore will soon try out an innovation in the branch banking idea here in one of the large department stores. The new office will be ready for business in time for the rush of Christmas shopping. Bank officials feel satisfled the re- sults of the experiment will prove entirely satistactory. to of GRAIN MARKET WEAKENS. Overbought Condition Develops in Europe. The grain market developed a slightly weaker tone toward the close {of the week ending November 22, ac- cording to the weekly grain market |review of the United States Depari- |ment of Agriculture. A somewhat overbought condition developed in the European markets for bread grains, which resulted in lower prices at Liverpool and was reflected in a less active demand for these grains in the United States markets After reaching new high levels for the crop vear about the middle of the week corn prices declined sharply to around last week's close, as receipts of new corn of better quality in- creased materially. The demand for feed grains continued fairly active and while the oats market followed the fluctuations in the corn market, barley held generally steady through- out the week. SenE . S More than 5,000 men are engaged in fishing in the vicinity of Newfound- | 1ana. Somewhat of | or Bound in Genuine Grain Seal Fabrikoid Printed in Large, ¥ Y » INEW Lis = 7 ) . - ; S Y ILLUSTRATED LE-PRONOUN % e Y [ S A Luxurious Book You intend to get this book sometime. Do it NOW. _ This is a RARE bargain. It will be open only a little while. 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Hanshorough Pleads Guilty Eddie Hansborough, companion nf Minnfe Wilcox, Alexandria’s bobbed haired bandit, pleaded guilty in Faii. fax Court House this morning to an indictment for attempted robbery and was sentenced to three years in the State penitentiary. Judge Samue! G. Brent suspended sentence during £00d behavior because the prisoner is only 18 years old. The recommen dation for suspension of sentence came from Commonwealth’'s Attorney Wilson Farr William H. Strobel. 42 years old, a stationary engineer, 1827 Duke street died vesterday at the Alexandris Hospital, foliowing operations on Thursday and yesterday. Funerxi services will be held from ths homa at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday. Burial wili be in Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Strobe! Wwas a son of Mrs. Mary R. Strobel and the late C. H. Strobel. He v member of Alexandria Council, No. 5 Order Fraternal Americans, and Alex andria Council., No. 627, Royal Ar canum, More than 100 small boys and giris took part {n the procession vesterday morning following the 11 o'clock Mass in St. Mary's Church in connection with the 40 hours' devotional service which started yesterday. Benediction was said last night following a ser mon by Rev. Joseph J. Kelley, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Funeral of Miss Herbert. Funeral services were held yestes day afternoon from the chapel a! the Episcopal Theological Seminary for Miss Elizabeth Alexander Her bert. Services were conducted Rev. Dr. Berryman Green, dean the seminary. The Northern Virginia Hotel Co:- poration has just acquired title 1o the parsonage of Trinity M. I Church, €03 Prince street, leaving only one plece yet to be deeded. 1t is expected that the razing of these buildings in order to make way for the hotel will begin within the next month. November 28 has been set as the deadline on applications of baske! ball teams desiring to use the armor: City Manager Rich has the manage ment of the armory this year. AT teams desiring to use the hall shouid make formal application to his office immediately, he saye. According to the monthly report of Dr. Louis E. Foulks, ci health officer, the city has had hu one case of typhold since June, 192 and no communicable disesae during October. There has been no diphtheria since April. health BUTTER HIGHER TODAY CHICAGO, November 24-—Butte: Higher; creamery, extras, 47%: stand ards, 44%; extra, firsts, 42%a45; firsts 38a40; seconds, 32a35. Eggs—Unchanged: cases; firsts, 43a56; 42a45; refrigerator firsts, 35. receipts, 3,192 ordinary firste extras, 36a36%; So great is the number of Americar singers in Milan that are anxious 1o sing in opera that many are willing to pay large fees for a chance 1o aopear. This Superb Dictionary Will Answer Your Every Need for the next 10 years. 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