Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1924, Page 41

FAKE STOCK LOSS INMIDWEST HIGH Industrial Regions of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana Heaviest Losers. By the Associated Press NEW YORK. Dec ndustri Middle he mber fraudu Nation-wide aken by th ittee of the ing Clubs of the pon the an- sent out to and s of commerce in country » per capit country is f individuals who 1 are mine and chicfly of foreign country cricultural Middle 1 Kansas | imm promotion. a less extent ain region. Al . , particularly part, and in Texas, homa and Arkansas, the losses the agaln t per capita loss of any group of towns, $40, was re- ported by seven Pennsylvania tion of a 10,000 tlon, h = combinell poj Michigan ) 1 a loss of $1,000,- ta fact, however, ent of the As- Clubs of the ting on the Investi- t al- the organiza- in thelr com- past year spect cent of this eir educa- ods had them h 90 per cent of orted losses munities d thre - cent rep fectjiveness and decs only the any Detroit the Bet- > years public checked seven promoters thrown into bankruptcy Although the aggregate losses throughout the country now $600,000,000 a stock are Mahogany, cak or walnue Victrola No. 210 $110 Mahogany, oak or walnut Mashogany, osk or walnut | Labor Depnrtment‘lzparts More Okla- | adjoining towns In | in | ed o | | though there lance | mil- | INCREASED TO $1,000,000 Donations to Churches and Other Organizations .Announced by Granite Trust Co. Head. By the Associated Press. QUINCY, 5 Theophilus King, December 16.— president of the Trust Co., today -announced ditional gift of $500,000, which increases to $1,000,000, the:King fam- ily fund, the fncome of which is di- vided annually among 43 local churches and charitable organizations, He an- nounced also the institution of a pension fund for employes of the bank, and said that these gifts “dis- pose of most of the material riches with' which I have been blessed.” Mr. King had préviously created trusts that he said amply provide for his family;. their children, their chil- dren’s children, and a generation be- yond. He has stipulated also that no salary shall ever be paid to himself or to his son, Delcevare King, by the Granite Trust Co., which he founded. FEWER JOBLESS FOUND IN NATION Work in Most Indus- trial Lines. increass in’ employment: in ¥ all the Middlo Western and | ¥ of the Hastern States and gens wtisfactory conditions through- country were reported .yester- ay by the Labor Department. Increasing activities in many in- dustries throughout the Nation were reported for November, while in nearly every case of a decrease in | employment from the preceding month the slackening was described as season There some unemployment In particularly among cleri- workers and salespersons. Skill- illed labor was reported as very well employed, with only a small surplus of common labor ap- parent. The demand for hotel work- ers and colored domestics continued, but showed a slight decline durin November over that existing in O tober. Resident building tradesmen were fairly well engaged on projects that are being completed. Work on an eight-story store and office build- ing to cost $325,000 was started this manth. Industrial actlvity increased slight- Iy for the month in Maryland. small amount of unemplo reported in the larger principally to season dec road construction. Many sumed operations in Tennessee, ducing the number of unemployed, is still a surplus in| all lines. Employment in-| in North Carolina in some | larger industries, with brisk building operations giving employ- ment to large numbers of skilled and | unskilled laborers. Building opera- tions continued on a large scale in Virginia, resulting in employment for ¢ building tradesmen, but there was some unemployment in the large cities, due to seasonal decreases in | various lines. ased of the | ing | burst You Invest Investigate” movement, | this amount will have been cut to| half, and $300,000,000 will be turned ack into the pockets of the Amer- | an public. | Victrola No. S 215 (Special) $160 to accom- THE EVENING STAR, WASH! KING FAMILY CHARITIES |GARAGE FIRE:TRAPS |MANOR PARK OPENS RUM CACHE RAIDERS Dry Agent and Policemen Escape After Blaze Starts While Liquor Is Being Destroyed. By the Assoclated Pres SYRACUSE, N. Y. 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