Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1925, Page 27

OFFICIALS GUESTS . OF ALFALFA CLUB Distinguished Company At- tend Midwinter Dinner at Willard Last Night. Addresses and of music Midwinte, ded and many tr a program atured the dinner of the atte by Senators, other per- Willard cluded | sentative Finls e, Charles A Samuel E. Winslow entative k and 4 Maley Tilzer and Kalmer Harry Harris, Cha F. Hunm the preside liott Denm Von hrey, while ed as club, cC = a tee was com- Edgar liott, James William P. Richard- Carro nd Thomas P. irman of the witk 0'C Thomas as M. sistants Elliott, Mr. Snyder, nor, J. Harry Covingte W. Braha following > H and th fted guests were the ative Ernest R tive Danlel R. Aukam, Repre- Marius J s. Robert ative James T. Begg, rryman, George T. Blair, Maj. Gen. ‘omdr. Joel John F. Leslie E. Bratton, Brooks, H. E. C. Buck, Walker S. Buel, Burlew, Dr. John W. Burke, urke, W. Eben Burnside, tepreser ames F. Byrnes, Tudge Campbell, Paul J. [Chris T. Clarke, Repre- entative John Clarke, John P. [Coaklev, Representative Cyrenus Cole, 'ra Coleman, Frederick D. Corey, homas Creigh, present Cliffora Bishop Tasker H T. Boone, M. Bowie, Charle Burke, Frank J. Maxson Cunninghan tive S Wa Dempse Dewe: Di Douglas, es J. Doyle, Brig. G. A. L. Dr. Carson S. Dun- an, David J. Dunigan, Fred East, Charles A Representative Richard N. [ Philip Elting, W. R. Ersfeld, Senator Richard P. F PRepresentative Benjamin L. [Carter Field, Edward C. Representative Hamilton Fish, jr. Col. F S. Foltz, Franklin W. Fort, Representative Finis J. Garrett, [Malcoim G. Gibbs, Charle A. Gordon, Robert J. G nt, Dr. Thomas E. Green, sentative William R. Green, arles A. Groves, James Hagerman, Charle Harris, Representative Harry B. Hawes, Willlam H. Heald, orge “‘1 Hess, ry k 8. Hight,{ eorge ( Hill, Representative John Philip Hill, C. H. Hillegeist, Dr. Joseph F. Hindes, Judge A. A. Hoehling, John | Hoffstatt, Col Archibal Hopkins, Matthew E. Horne, Maj Gen. John A Hull, Col” Evan H umphrey, Maj Gen. Grote Hutcheson, (ol. Charles F. H. Johnson, Representative Royal C. Johnson, W. F. Johnson, Bert Kalmer, Carter B, Keene, Frank R. Kent, Jean J. Labak, J. P. Laffey, Read Admiral alian L. Latimer, Judge J. Wilmer Lat- imer, Representative Frederick R. Lehl- bach, E. I. Lewis, Dr. William Mather Y.ewis, George H. Lynch, L. U. Lynt, Charles C. McChord, G. Percy McGlue, Thomas McQuade, Representative Clar- ence MacGregor, Albert R. MacKenzie, Representativ Martin B. Madden, Representative Walter W. Magee, Denman Maley, George H. Manning, Otto F. Mathi, Col. J. C. Mehaffey, Representative Ogden L. Mills, Frank W Mondell, William M. Mooney, Charles W. Moore, Clayton F. Moore. Representative Merrill Moors, Dr. John F. Moran, H. Tudor Morsell, Benator Geo H. Moses, James S. Murray, J. Gilbert Nettleton, Ernest J. Newcomer, Charles R. Nixon, Rob- ert 1. Norton, J. Rafael Qreamuno, Frank C. Page, Representative James 5. Parker, Representative F. F, Pat- terson, jr.; Judge John Barton Payne, nton” G, Peelle, Representative Randolph Perkins, Representative Nathan D. Perlman, Arth B. Pierce, ifarcourt J. Pratt, William L. Rad iffe, B. Carroll Reece, Hugh Reilly, apt. J. O. Richardson, T. S. N.; Ro ] . _Robbins, Kenneth Roberts, Joy A. Roberts, T. Baker, Robinson, MHarry Ruby, Thomas R. Rutter, Ar- thur P. Russell, Representative Archie 1. Sanders, Representative Everett Sanders, B. Frank Saul, Representa- tive George N. Seger, Swagar Sherley, Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, Golder Shu- mate, Arthur. J. Sinnott, George A. gor, Representative Bertrand H. Snell, Representative Gale H. Stalker, | George W. Sterling, Mark Sullivan, W. C. Sullivan, Thon ell 8 Representative John Taber, F. Taliaferro, Herbert W, 1. ¥.. H. Teall, Fred G. Teall, Thom, Alfred . Thom, jr. esentative John Q. Tilson, Repre- entative J. N. Tincher, Alton P. Tisdel, Vernon W. Van Fleet, Repre- sentative Albert H. Vestal, Harry Von Tilzer, Representative J. May- Jiew Watinwright, Senator James W. Wadsworth, jr.; John Walsh, Henry 1. West, George W. White, James C. IWhite, Danlel Willard, jr.; George FI. Wilson, Howard K. Wood, Lewlis Vood, Representative Will R. Wood, Frederick R. Wulsin and George A. Yeager, Gen K cene idney Taylor, Alfred a Rep- Members of Club. The members of the club are: Clar- ence A. Aspinwall, Isaac Bacharach, Gibbs L. Baker, Dr. Rupert Blue, ‘homas W. Brahany, H. Ralph Bur- ton, L. White Busbey, Col. John H. Carroll, John H. Carroll, jr.; George 3. Carter, J.° Morrill Chamberlin, George B. Christian, jr.: John D. Cochran, Col. Willlam A. Colston, Levi Cooke, J. Harry Covington, Dr. John Watson Cox, Robert Crain, D, R. Cris- singer, Andrew J. Cummings, J. Harry Cunningham, James C. I John W Davis, Maj. Gen. Rober Davis, Cha D. Drayton, Gen. T. Coleman du Pont, Maj. Glen E. Edgerton, Mil- ton (. Elliott. J. Fred Essary, Charles J. Faulkner, Samuel W. Fordyce, jr. Col. William Erfe Fowler, Hampson Gary, H. Prescott , Lieut. Col William E. Frank P. Glass, John M. Goodell, Elliot H. Goodwin, Rear. Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Dr. Louls S. Greene, Willlam P. Greene, I'homas egory, Dr. Gilbert Gros- venor, Col. Henry Hall, Lieut. Comdr. James A. Halpin, Col. Joseph M. Hel. ler, Maj. James Calyin Hemphill, Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, Frank J. Hogan, I ri {lem i BY A. M. LOOMIS. In the reorganization recently of Potomac Grange, No. 1, Patrons of | Husbandry, effected by Dr. T. C. At- keson, Washington representative of the National Grange, another step has been taken which emphasizes the fnfluence which the National Capital and Washingtonians have had In es- tablishing this farmers’ fraternity and in promoting and developing the cause of American agriculture. The National Grange was founded here 57 and an important part of its organization was the chartering and establishing in this city of the subordinate Potomac Grange, char- tered as No. 1, in which the ritual was glven its first exemplication and the esoteric teachings were given their first expression. Starting here, the founder order, Oliver Hudson Kelley, financed in part by the initiation fees and membership dues paid into Washing- ton Grange, went out on a mission- ary trip to preach the gospel of farm- fraternity and establish other granges. In spite of dificulties, back- ed up by his Washington assoclates, Mr. Kelley finally succeeded. Poto- mac Grange was organized January 68. Seven years later granges being organized by the hun- in all the agricultural States each vear, and the order had grown to & membership running into hun- dreds of thousands, Loeal Grange Reorganized. Now Potomac Grange has been re- organized. The fortunes of this one organization, which had been the spe- cial contribution of the National Cap- ital—the training school for this up- lifting movement in agriculture—had not been as prosperous as its na- tional organization or as the State, county and local granges founded by the hundreds in the farming regions. Th present reorganization has come about through the activities of the natlonal representative here, with the support of a large number of mem- bers and former members {rom vari- ous parts of the country, who have been drawn to Washington because of the opportunity here. Although the organization was only brought about late in October, there are now about 50 men and women who have found in it a new means of co-operation among themselves. From records which have been dis- covered here a complete history of the local grange can be Written. The first meeting was held January 7, 1868, Quoting from the records now in his office, the national secre- tary, C. M. Freeman, Tippacanoe City, Ohio, writes Potomac Grange, No. 1, wWas or- ganized January 7, 1868, and dispen- sation issued the same day by Deputy 0. H. Kelley.” O. H. Kelley in his history of the grange gives an ac- count of the organization of the first grange. He say We decided to meet in a room on Ninth street on the evening of the Sth of January. The room was so filled with office furniture we could not drill to any advantage and decided to have our next meeting at Union League Hall” Meeting Held in February. Another meeting was held February 9, at which the organization was com- pleted, but the list of officers is not given. “Wednesday evening, says Mr. Kelley, “February 19, 1868, we had an exceedingly interesting meet- ing of Potomac Grange at the hall in the old Intelligencer Building, at which the first man ever regularly initiated in ‘due form’ in our order re- ceived the first degree—Brother Board- man of New York. The officers officlat- Ing on this occasion were the following Master, W. M. Ireland; overseer, W. A. Gatley lecturer, W. G. Perry; steward, H. Dingman: assistant steward, J. E. Douglas; chaplain, A. Moulden; gatekeeper, Ed P. Far- Ceres, Mrs. Pynchon; Pomona, Mrs. Perry; Flora, Miss Douglas. 0. H. Kelley acted as floor manager. Among those present were Mrs. Ire land, Mrs. Moulden, Mrs. Dingman, Mrs. Gatley," Mrs. Gass, Brothers Saunders, Trimble, Tilden, Mullen, Pynchon, Glass, Haley and Kerr."” On April 3, 1868, Mr. Kelley started on his first trip of organization among the farmers of the country. National Eclipses Loeal. Once started, the grange grew in a remarkable manner. American agri- culture was rapidly growing, but there was no great agricultural prob- Washington ceased to have a special place in its catagory incident to thi growth became so heavy a task of administration and DOUBT FURTHER AUTO PRICE REDUCTIONS NOW Wall Street Reports More Active Interest Being Taken in Motor Shares. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 27.—Senti- ment in favor of the motor shares appears to be crystallizing, as was evidenced again today in the market for those stocks. From Detroit word came that price reductions are prob- ably over, and that the public is buying more heavily at current prices k Studebaker Corporation’s 1924 re- port is due within 10 days. In the final quarter alone it is sald that the company earned over $5,000,000. General Motors' cash position is greater even than the = $90,000,000 shown at the end of 1924, while re- cent sales indicate earnings of close to $12 a share this year Among the low-priced motor shares today Gardner Motor was the fea- ture, rising to a new high. — FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal Selling checks today vears agc of the ondon, Paris, Rrussels, Berlln, mark Rome,’ lira.... Zurich, tranc. Athens, Dras Madrid Vienn Budapest, Prague. Warsaw, c. frane.. Meyer, jr.; Col. Thomas W. Miller, Barry Mohun, J. Hampton Moore, Dr. Willis L. Moore, Dr. Charles E. Mun- roe, Maj. Gen. W. C. Neville, Judge O orthrop, George H. O'Connor, Richard V. Oulahan, Col. Robert U. Patterson, J. E. Pennybacker, Gen. John J. Pershing, Key Pittman, Miles Poindexter, Brig. Gen. George Rich- ards, Frank A. Richardson, Col. W. P. Richardson, Willlam ¥. Roberts, Brig. Beale R. Howard, Maj. Gen. Charles F. Humphrey, Richard W. Hynson, Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland, Coleman Jennings, Forney Johnston, Col. Edwin R. Keedy, John Oliver La Gorce, John . Lawrence. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, Charles Light, Thomas P. Littlepage, Nicholas Longworth, Maj. Gen. H. P. McCain, Judge Walter I McCoy Thomas H. McDonald, Angus W. Mc Lean, Willlam J. McNally, E. J. Mc- Vann, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Martin, Warren F. Mastin, Willlam P. Mere- ith, North @, Messcnger, Lugene Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, Willlam A. Rodenberg, Lieut. Comdr. Horace D. Rouzer, Capt. William Wolff Smith, Edgar C. Snyder, Homer P. Snyder, Hugh McC. Southgate, Dr. A. Camp Stanley, Col. David S. Stanley, Comdr. ‘Adolphus Staton, Capt. Willlam H. Stayton, Huston Thompson, Joseph P. Tumulty, Eliot Wadsworth, Floyd P. Waggaman, E. J. Walsh, Charles B. Ward, Louis H. Warner, Richard B. Watrous, James E. Watson, Walter D. Wilcox, Capt. A. L. Willard, Capt. P. St. J. Wilson and Samuel E. Wins- low, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. REORGANIZATION OF POTOMAC GRANGE BRINGS UP HISTORY National Organization Sprang From Local Body Afterward Long Dormant, Which Is Being Revived With New Enthusiasm. detail in the national organization that Potomac Grange passed out of the active grange picture between 1875 and 1879. Even the record of its work 1s lost. The record of Potomac Grange, No. became alive again in 1886, when the Department of Agriculture was established by law, and President Cleveland appointed Norman J. Col- man of Missour! as first Secretary of Agriculture in the cabinet. There is in existence a copy of the by-laws of Potomac Grange printed in 1886, soon after its reorganization, showing that Secretary of Agriculture Colman had this grange at that time. The list of officers indicates the in- terest of Washingtonlans, and their participation In this work. The list is as follows: Master, Norman J. Col- man; overseer, Daniel S. Curtiss; lecturer, John R. Thompson; steward, Matthew Trimble; assistant steward, Andrew Class; chaplain, Rev. James T. Buck; treasurer, William Saunders: secretary, Willlam M. King: gate- keeper, Walter T. Raub; Ceres, Mrs. D. S. Curtiss; Pomona, Miss Annie Raub; Flora, Miss Belle Saunders; lady assistant steward, Miss Lizzle ©. Raub. Three Officers Still Here. At least three of these officers are still living in this city, and all of these three are members of the newly reorganized grange. Maj. Wil- liam King, now residing in Ballston, Va, was acting master at the time of the last meeting which is here record- ed, and Maj. King, now 92 years old, iz still an active member of the Grange, and is Treasurer under the reorganization. Willlam Saunders, who was the treasurer in 1886 and 1887, had been the first master of the Natlonal Grange, and was one of the seven founders of the order. Mr. Saunders was a horticulturist and landscape gardener, who accepted an appoint- ment in the Department of Agricul- ture and removed to Washing- ton in 1862. He had charge of the Department of Agriculture grounds and laid out their landscape and park features. He had charge of the tea gardens here while that work was going on. He also lald out nu- merous other public parks, including particularly the Gettysburg National Cemetery and the grounds about the Lincoln Monument Five of the other six founders of the Grange were also Washington resi- dents at the time. John R. Thompson was connected with the Treasury De- partment for many years. He was a native of New England. John Trim- ble was educated as a clergyman, re- tiring because of Il health, and was a Treasury Department employe re- siding here until 1802. Willlam M. Ireland was a natlve of Pennsylvania but spent most of his life in Wash- ington where he was an employe of the Post Office Department. Aaron B. Grosh was a Pennsylvanlan, a minister In the Unitarian Church un- til {1l health made his retirement nec- essary, and he moved to Washington and was {n the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture from some time before 1867 until the early 80's. He was first national chaplain, prepared much of the literary material found in the ritual and was the author of a notable book, “The Mentor in the Grange.” The work of reorganizing Potomac Grange, No. 1, has been done by Dr. T. C. Atkeson, a resident of this city for the past Eix years, for- merly master of the West Virginia State Grange, and dean of the West Virginia State College of Agriculture. Assoclated with him in the effort, in addition of the writer, there have been Dr. H. C. Taylor, chief of the Bu- reau of Agricultural Economics in the Department of Agriculture; Elmer E. Reynolds, an agricultural journalist; Matthew Trimble, a lifelong resident of Washington and brother of one of the founders of the National Grange it- self; Miss Belle Saunders, another life- long resident of the city and a daugh- ter of another of the founders of the National Grange, and Maj. Willlam M. King, a Department of Agriculture employe of 40 years' service. Officers of the reorganized grange are: Master, A. M. Loomis; over- seer, E. E. Reynolds; lecturer, J. Clyde Marquis; steward, Dr. H. C. Taylor; assistant steward, C. W. Hol- man; chaplain, L. H. Goddard; treas- urer, Maj. Willlam M. King; secre- tary, S. 8. McCloskey; gatekeeper, L. . Tenney; Ceres, Mrs. J. Clyde Mar- quis; Pomona, Mrs. H. C. Taylor; Flora, Miss Mary Meck Atkeson; lady assistant steward, Mrs. A. M. Loomis. HOG PRICES HIGHER IN CHICAGO TODAY Top Quotations Reach $12.40 at Stock Yards—Some Grades Advance 25 Cents. Special Dispateh to The Star. CHICAGO, February 27.—Hog trade was again higher today. The general market was called 10a15 cents higher, but some sales of light hogs and pigs showed more gain. The top of the trade went to $12.40, but it was some time before the big killers started out. Most of the good packing hogs sold at $10.90a§11.50, showing a big gain for the week. Choice pigs reached $11. Some of the light lots were as much as 25 cents up. The run was placed at 29,000, e DIVIDENDS. Pay- Stock of able. Record. Apr. 1 Ma Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Mi Mar. 15 M Ao dv. Rumley Amer. Piaso . ‘Amer. Piano pia; Autocar Co. 8% i, Anglo-Am. Corp. of South_Africa BKlyn. Un, Beil Tel. of Can Oramp (Wm.) & o s Great West ugar Gt. West Sug. pf.. Keufmann Dep t. . Rate. 20 3200 ©o0d Apr. 1 Mar.'id Apr. 15 Mar. 23 Mar. 31 Mar. 17 Apr. 2 Mar. 14 Apr. 2 Mar 14 Apr. 1 Ma Abr. 1Me Mar. 15 Mai Mar. 81 Mar. fpr 1 Ma r. 31 Ma: Mar. 20 Ma: Apr. Apr. Apr. N. Y. Canners .. Oliio "Bell Tel. Co. Otto Tisenlohr Bros. Reading 24 2 Hrmingion, €1 A Symiagton, CL A Tidewater Ol Detin pf.. YVulcan Det pf. A.. Yale & Towne Mfg. © oflopoo clicccon © oo oo oo Apr. 1 ¥el WEEEKLY COTTON REPORT. LIVERPOOL, February 27.—Weekly cotton statistics: Total forwarded to mills, 65,000 bales, of which Amerfcan 44,000. Stock, - 948,000 American, 777,000. 1mports, 129,000; American, 95,000. Bxports, 3,000; Amerlcan, 1,000. POWER MERGER ADVANCES. NEW YORK, February 27.—Plans for the interconnection of power com- panies in Georgia, Alabama, Tennes- see, North and South Carolina. and Virginia are reported to be progre: ing and actual connections are ex- pected by September 1, according to reperts from the South, NEW YORK CURB MARKET Recelved by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. NEW YORK, February 27.—The movement of prices on the Curb Ex- change today resulted in a mixture of gains and losses with no definite tendency either way. In numerous speculative quarters it had been ex- pected that a general reaction would follow the advancing of the redis- count rate, but the buying continued to make itself felt in certain direc- tions. The action of the radio stocks has been a disappointment to many who have favored this class of security for some time past. It was difficult for many to reconcile the action of Hazel- tine directors some time ago in de- claring a quarterly dividend of $1.25 Wwith the first annual report showing only $1.33 a share earned in 1924, NEW YORK, February 27—Follow- ing 15 an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb Market today: Sales in thousands. 4 Allied Packers s... 2 Aliled Packers Sa.. 35 Am Gas & Elec bs. 1Am G&E 6s new wi 35 Am Beet Sug 6s.. 2 Am 106 Th...c.oon 30 Am Pow & Lt 8.0 Am Thread Co 6s... ‘Anaconda 6s.. Anglo-Am 011 Tths... AU G & W I8S5s Beaverboard Se...... Bell Tel Cap by A.. Reth Bteel Can Nat Ry 4% Central Leather el 983 Chi Rock [ & P 5is. 10133 Childs Co 6x........ 134 Childs Imp e 120 Cit Bery 78 C.....] 124 Cit Serv 7s D011 1048 Cit Serv P & Lt Us.. 931y Con Gas Balt 6s A. 108 Con Textiles Ss..... 8915 Cudaby 5s.......0.0 94 Deere & Co T35 ... 104% Duulop T & R 75.... 108 —a.ool. 10180 Grand “Trunk 83as . 108% Gulf Ol Corp ba... 99y Hood Rubber 7s.... 10213 Kan City Term 5% 102 Power @ 10115 MeN & Lib 7a L real est 74 3tld Cont '&x wi Morris & Co T3 ather 85 Pub Berv 5y Nor States Pow 815% Nor § P Minn 835 C Penn Power & Lt s Pennock Ofl Corp 6n Pub G & B Co bis Pure Ol Co s, Eloss-Sheff 65 P.. Southern Cal Ed 5a Standard G & E 68 S 0 New York 63s Bup Ol blgs....... Switt & Co TS Bub 8 Wabash § . e Webster Mlils 6ijs. 1016, FORE! Oity Bogota se BONDS. High. 83 Fran 106% Krupp Fried . 4L Mtge Bk Den 6 wi Wiy Rep of Peru Bs '32.. 995 Sol & Co 6s 34 B .. 1017 3 0] P o6 STANDARD OTL ISSUES. 195 21213 L 483 307y Sales, in units. 300 Aunglo Am ON... 10 Borne Scrymser. 0 Buckeye P L... 1200 Humble 0 & R.. Imp Oil of Can new 0000 Tntern Pet Co Ltd. 10 Magnolia Pet 500 Ohio Oil .... 300 Penn Mex Fu 1500 Prairie Oil & 60 Prairie P L........ 50 Bouthern P Li.... 7400 8 O Ind......... 800 200 200 1600 30 1500 soy Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS. in hundreds. 195, " o5 261, e 22 2 “y : siae i 451 4 3 3% 3. 3 ot o" 18 Cities Serv new wi 40 Washington Stock Exchange. SALES. ton Rwy. & Elec. com.—10 at 102%, 10 at 1028, 10 at 10214, 10 at 102%, 10 &t 1024, 10 at 102%, 10 at 103, 30 at 108, 30 at 108, Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.—10 at 80%. Riggs National Bank—10 at 832 Firemen's Insurance Co.—4 at 22. Lanston Monotype—3 at 50, G at 80%, & at 8035, 10 at 8013 5 at 80L, 10 at 801, 10 at 801, 10 at 0. 10 at 801, 4 at 8013 Lanston Monoiype—10 at 80%. National Mtge. & luv. pfd.—30 &t 9%, 50 at 0N, 40 at 91 Security Storage Co.—1 at 361 APTER CALL. Rig tional Bank—3 at 831% Washington Gas 5e—2.500 at 99%. Capital Traction—10 at 92%. Mergenthaler Linotype—10 at 180, 20 at 180, Pot. Elec. cous. 5s—$1,000 at 9. Capital Traction Ss—$1,000 at 984, Washington Gas Light-—30 at 06, 20 at 88, at 58, 14 at 58. Lanston Mooo 10 at Soy. Wash. Rwy. & Eiec. 45—$3,600 at §78%5. Money—Call loaus, 5 and 6 per cent. Bid and Asked Prices. BONDS. PUBLIO UTILITY. American Tel. & Telgu. ds. American Tel. & Telga. 43 Am, Tel & Tel. etl. Am] Tel. & Tel Anacostia & Potomac 5s. Anscostia & Potomac guar. Ba... C. & P. Telephone Bs. 2 C. & P. Telephone of Va. Ss. Capital Traction R. R. Be. City & Suburban 5s.... Georgetown Gas Ist ba. Potomac Elec. 1st 5 Potomac Elec, Cons. ba.. Potomac Elec. 85 1053... Pot. Elec. Pow. §. m. & ref. T8 Waih., Alex. & Mt. Ver. & Wash., Alex. & Mt. Ver. ctfs. Wash., Balt. & Annap. . Washington Gas Ou. Wash. Rwy. & Elec. 4 Wash, Rwr. & Elec. gen. 6s. MISCELLANEOUS. D. C. Faper 66............... Pot. Joint Stock L'd Bk. bs. Rigge Realty bs (long) Riggs Realty Gs_(sbort)... Southern idg. 8ige. . - Wash. Mkt. Cold Btorage Wardman Park Hotel 6s.. STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITIES. American Tel. & Telga.. Capital Traction. NATIONAL BANK. National Capita Columbia .. Commercial District ... 3 Farmers ‘& Mechanic: Federal-American - LEERLH e g3 Nationa! ‘Metropolitan. Secona Natlonal Bank of Washington.. 222 TRUST COMPANY. American Security & Trus Continental Trust Merchants' Bank. Natlonal Savings & Trust. Union Trust..... Washington Loan & Trust.... BAVINGS BANK. Commerce & Bavings. East Washington. 3 Washington Mechanies’ FIRE INSURANCE. National Uunion. TITLE INSURANCE. Columbiia Title. 73 Real Estate titie.... . 185 MISCELLANEOUS. Merchants' Transter & Stora Hz:mlnlhr Linotype. . Na 1 Mtg. & Invest. pfd.. 014 Duteh Market com. .. 01d Dutch Market pfd. Lanston Monotype. ..... Security Storage.. ... fashington Market. ’.Pn o e 'Ex dividend, C., Another cause for disappointment was the failure of directors of the Freed-Eisemann Corporation to do anything to date regarding a distri- bution to stockholders, despite the talk that earnings justified at least the placing of the stock on an annual $2 basis. Hazeltine was freely offered today between 32 and 31%, while Freed-Eisemann sold down to 16. The pronounced strength in Kelvi- nator shares was cause for consider- able comment in speculative quarters. The stock established the usual daily new high récord above 26%, where it compared with the subscription of 16. The market for Childs’ Manufactur- ing Co., selling ex the 1 per cent stock dividend today, it was pushed forward from the previous close of 523 to above 54, while the 6 per cent bonds gained 5 points to 132 Engineers Pet . Gibson 011 Corp. 1f il of Pa.... rby Pet . Lago Pet Lone Star G Mouut Prod Mount Guif New Bradford O{l.. New Mex Land Noble 0il & Gas.. . Obto Fuel Corp Pensock 0fl Corp Pittsburgh 0l Rosal Can 0 & R.. Ryan Cou........ 3 Salt Creek Prod. Tidal Omage 011 TUnited Central Ol Veneruelau Pet West States Ol Wilcox 01l & Gas & Fa §E Fa Am Am Pow & Lt prd s Am Superpower A.. iy Am Superpower B.. 31k Armo & (o A vie wi 238 Armo & Co B vic wi 143 Ao G B ... 281 Atantic Frait 0 Borden Co ... a7 Hotany Con Mills A 45 Boissouault ..... % Brit-Am Tob cou .. 2Thy Bklyn City R R .. 813 Burr .Ad Mch ow pt 105 r Light ... a7, ntrifug Pipe Cor 19%, pin Sacks & Co 1874 Cuilds Co new Cleveland Auto ' 8 Com Pow Co pfd 8liy Cons Gas Balt new 35i Costiental Bak A Continental Bak B Continental Bak pf Caba Co ....... ‘uban Tob Co vi: Cartiss Aero Mot De For Rad Co vt DL & W Coal Doeh Die Cast Co ubilier C & Radio Durant Mot Dup C & Rad vic Du_Fout Motors Dus G & vevsyo . Elec Bond & Sh'pfd Bl Bo & &n new Gor jec Tnv Ine wy Seo Federated Metal. ¥ord Mot Co Oun reed Eis Radio Cor Chas arod Corp ... Outdoor A wi . 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Canario Copper . Cons Cop Mines Cortez_Silver . Cresson Gold Dolores Esper Eng G M Ltd ind Eureka_Croewus ... ¥orty Nine Mines. Green Monster ... .05 Harmill Div .. 00 l08 Hawth Mines Tne.. .15 Hollinger . 143 Hecla Mine 11110 143 Howe Sound vic .. 2015 Independence Lead. L Ry Kay Copper Corp .. Lone Star ..... McKin Dar McNamara [T Ny, Cornetia "1 N Jer #yine Nipissing Obio Cop 5 Par Porc Min Lid. Ply Lead Min Prem Gold Min . San Toy ..... Silverdale = Ko Am Gold & P. Spearhead Gold Stand Silver Lea Success Mines .. Tintie Mine .. Tono Belmont .. Tonopah Extens Tonopab Min = Rk HEER 42! A A B i 14 165 [N e 70 35 a8 12 NOEET I Ext 1 United Verde Ext. 1 United Zine Smelt. 3 Unity Gold... 20 Wenden Coppe: RAW SUGAR ADVANCES. EW YORK, February 27.-- Raw sugar prices today were advanced 1-32 cent to the basis of 4.77 for Cuban, duty paid Sales included 35,- 000 bags of Cuban to outport refin- ers and about 70,000 bags to local operators for March shipment. A better inquiry was reported for re- fined sugar, with prices unchanged to 10 points higher. List prices ranged from 6.00 to 6.10 for fine granulated, with one refiner still ac- cepting business at 5.90. CLOTH VALUES STEADY. NEW YORK, February 27 (Special). —Cotton goods moved irregulurly to- day. Print cloths were quoted at 9% cents for 64 by 60 and 11% for 68 by 72, the former a decline of an elghth and the latter an increase of an elghth over Thursday. Sales were light. Raw silks were quiet and un- changed. BUTTER PRICES HIGHER. CHICAGO, February 27.—Butter higher; creamery, extras, 43; stand- extra firsts, 41a42; firsts, 3714239%; seconds, 33a35%. Eggs lower; receipts, 27,294 cases; L ——— It pays to read the want columns of ‘The Star. Hundreds of situations are obtained through them, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1925. IALL DELIVERIES F WHEAT HIGHER Lack of Rain and Poor Crop Reports Hold Today's Values Steady. By the Asspciated Press. CHICAGO, February 27.—All deliv- eries of wheat scored sharp eurly up- turns in prices today, with July con- tinuing to lead the advanee. Lack of raln in Texas, together with more or less unfavorable crop reports from some other mections of the Winter wheat belt, are the strengthening in- fluence on values, and so, too, did word of liberal mew export buying. Heavy profit-taking sales led at one time to a pronounced reuction, but the effect falled to lam. Opening prices, which varfed from unchanged figures to 1% higher, with May 1.94% to 1.95%, and July 147 to 1.87%, were. followed by numerpus rapid changes and then by a rise all around to more than 2 cents above yesterday's fin- tsh, July touching 1.69. Corn and oats advanced with wheat, although at first inclined to lag. After opening at % off to 14 up, May 1.32% to 1.33, corn underwent a moderate general setback and then made good gains. Oats started at 3 decline to % ad- vance, May 5% to 55%. Later all months showed something of a rise. Provisions were firmer, sympathiz- ing with hogs and grain. LONDON PERTURBED BY MONEY RATES FINANC IAL. | COMMODITY NEW'S WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY KANSAS CITY, February 27.—A, merger of 25 bakeries mow is being formed here by Brice B. Bmith, presi- dent of the Consumers’ Bread Co. The new organization wil be known as the Empire Baking Corporation and inslufes plants in New England, Canada, Michigan, Missouri, Oklaho- ma and Kansus. DETROIT, February 27.—Tt is esti- mated over 40 per cent of the pres-| ent demand for Ford cars is for closed models. tnn year Ford closed ars required 3,800,000 yards of cloth for upholstery. Several changes have Just been made in the Model T Ford. The lower crank case cover has been lengthened, permitting eusy access to the connecting rod and crankshaft bearings HALLIDAY, Til, February 27.—The mines of the Juckson Coal Co.. once valued &t $1,000,000, have been sold at auction for $125,000, owing to financial @ifMculties of the company. The properties cover 6,200 ucres of coal lands and include 100 mimers cottages. ATLANTA, February 27.—The mid- February freeze cut the pewch crop in Lmlf in some sections of Georgia, and it is estimated today that the damage to the entire crop will reach 10 per cent. MANCHESTER, N. H,, February 27 —Orders for fabrics for sport skirts, suitings, Pullman car seatings and automobile uph.Mtery are keeping 2,600 workers busy in the worsted section of the Amoskeag mills. COAL PRICES BREAK AS SUPPLIES GROW Mild Weather Over Most of New York Action Stirs Up Lombard Street—Worry Over Home Rates. By the Associated Press. 0 LONDON, February 27.—The ad- Sustment of money rates in New York to a higher level through the advance of the Federal Reserve Bank's dfs- count rate to 3% per cent caused some disorganization in Lombard street this morning, it being found necessary there to adjust the mone- tary rates to meet the new situation and prepare for a possible rise in the Bank of England's rate next Thurs- day, which some authorities seem to think will occur. This belief was later strengthened by an announce- ment that the central institution would only grant new loans at 5% per cent, or 1 per cent above the present level. Sterling exchange eased to 4.74% becausa of a demand for dollars and the expectation of transfers of Amer- fcan money to New York. It hard- ened later, however, to 4.74%, when the fdea was advanced that the recent vistt to New York of Montagu Nor- man, governor of the Bank of Eng- land, was more likely to produce a working arrangement than competi- tion between the two centers. Meantime the stock exchange was perturbed at the prospect of a higher bank rate on Thursday, and gilt-edged securities, especially British funds, were offered rather freely and de- clined half a point. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, February 27 (Spe- oial)—Potatoes, per 100 pounds, 1.00a 1.50; sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.50a6.00; yams, barrel, 4.00a5.00, beans, hamp- or, 4.00a5.50; beets, bushel, 1.5022.50 brocoll and kale, bushel, 50a60; bru vels sprouts. quart, 10a20; cabbage, ton, 10.00a16.00; savoy, bushel, 50a75; carrots, 100, 5.00a7.00; canlifiower, crate, 1.50a2.50; celery, crate, 3.00a 4.00; eggplants, crate, 4.00a5.25; let- tuce, basket, 2.00a3.00; onfons, 160 pounds, 2.50a3.00; oyster plants, 100, 8.00a10.00; parsnips, basket, 25a40; peas, hamper, 3.00a5.00; peppers, orate, 3.00a5.50; spinach, bushel, 25a ; squash, crate, 3.00a4.00; tomatoes, crate, 3.00a5.25; turnips, basket, 50a7 Apples—Packed, barrel, 8.G0a7.50; bushel, 1.00a2.25; grapefruit, box, 2. a2.75; oranges, box, 4.25a5.25; straw- berries, quart, 25a40. Selling Prices at Noom. ‘Wheat—DNo. 2 red Winter, spot, ex- port, no quotations: No. 2 red Winter, spot, domestic, 1.98%, nominal; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky. domestic, 1.98%: nominal; No. 3 red Winter, no quota- tions. Sales—None. Corn—Cob, new, yellow, spot, 6.50a 6.75 per barrel; track corn, vellow, No. 2, 1.35. Sales—Bag lot of white delivered at 1.10. Oats—No. 2, 61%; No. 3, 60%. Rye—Nearby, 1.30a1.50; No. 2 rye, spot, 1.68%. Hay—Receipts, 102 tons. Under more liberal receipts of hay by truck the market rules easy with little life to the buying. A moderate de- mand prevails for the better grades of timothy and light clover mixed, but common low-grade hay is hard to move at any price. Quotations today—No. 1 timethy, 20.50a21.50; No. 2 timothy, 17.00a19.00; No. 1 light clover, mixed, 19.50a20.00; No. 2 clover mixed, 17.00a18.00. Straw—No. 1 wheat, 16.00217.00 per ton; No. 1 oat, 16.00a17.00; No. 1 straight rye, 18.00a18.00. R CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, February 27 (U. partment of Agriculture). Receipts, 29,000 head; falrly accurate, 10 to 20 cents higher than Thursday’s best prices; light light and slaughter pigs, strong to 25 cents higher; big packers inactive; top, 12.40; bulk, de- sirable, 180 to 340 pound weights, 12.00 to 12.35; desirable 140 to 170 pound average, largely 11.25 to 11.35; bulk packing sows, 11.18 to 11.40; strongweight slaughter pigs, 10.50 to 10.75; heavyweights, 12.00a12.40; me- diumweights, 11.70a12.35; Ught- weights, 11.50t012.10; light light, 10.35 to 11.80; packing hogs, smooth, 1130 al1.50; packing hogs, rough, 10.80a 11.20; slaughter pigs, 9.50a 11.00. Cattle—Receipts, 4,000 head; qual- ity considered most killlng classes steady; good to choice handyweights veal calves, unevenly higher on ship- ping account; light kinds steady; bulk-fed steers and yearlings, 3.75a 10.50; sales, numerous, at 3.00a9.75: part-load yearling: 12.00; others held ound that figure; best weighty steers early at 10.50; some slowness on better weighty cows and heavy heifers; bulk fat cows, 4.75a6.50; Spring 820-pound heifers, 10.00; sev. eral lots of light helfers, 7.00a8.50; welghty bologna bulls, 4.75; cholce handyweight vealers upward to 15.00; mostly, 11:00 to 13.00 on packer count Gommon to medium light calves, 8. 2 mesp—Recelpts, 10,000 head: d eop—Recelpts, 10, ad; de- sirable fat lambs active, fully steady: thers dull, weaks: bulk, 17.25 to 17.76; few loads, 17.85a18.00; medium to good yearlings, 13.00 to 13.75; fat sheep, active, strong; bulk-fed ewes, 575 o 9.50; top, 8.15; feeding lambs, 17.00 to 17.25. — Even s Wave ses oap! dreads squalls after his frst baby Is born. Country Throws “Distress” Fuel Onto Market. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 27.—Coal Age reports the market today as follows: Everything, especially the weather, 13 making it too hot for the bitumin- ous coal trade. Last week’s halt in the downward tendency was omly temporary, for with the almost gen- eral prevalence of unseasonably warm weather the market has again weak- ened to such an extent that the trade is in the dum; Selling of distress coal at sacrifice prices is common. A good deal of coal {5 being offered in easter Kentucky as less than market figures, though screenings are a little stiffer. Reduced demand and lower Pprices for smokeless {n the West have caused a decline fn output to about 900,000 tons a week in the smokeless fields. West Virginia high-volatile comls are in even worse shape, as de- parison with output. Baltimore continmes to bewail a season of blasted hopes. Though mild weather has taken most of the Zip out of domestic business at Bir- mingham, the steam trade continues slowly but surely to expand. Anthracite Market Lifeiess. The continuance of extremely mild temperature has taken all the life out of the hard-coal frade, demand hav- ing petered out to hsnd-to-mouth ordering. Chestnut still has the best call, following by nut, but egg is in fair request and occasional orders for broken are coming in. Coal Age Index of spot prices of bituminous coal slipped slightly, standing on February 23 at slightly under 168, the corresponding price be- ing $2.03. Dumpings of coal for all accounts at Hampton Roads in the week ended February 19 totaled 424,295 net toms, compared with 324,260 tons the previous week. Output on Decline. Production of bituminous coal, ac- cording to the Geological Survey, con- tinued to decline during the week ended February 14, when the output was estimated at 9,745,000 net toms, compared with 10,910,000 tons in the preceding week, as shown by revised figures. Anthracite output in the week ended February 14 was 1,624,000 net tons, compared with 1,909,000 tons in the Week ended February 7. Assurance and Insurance. From the Youth's Companion. Three times the red-faced “prospect” had pushed the young Scotzh fusur- ance agent down a long flight of stairs. The third time hc turned to his work, satisfled that he had seen the last of the persistent young man. But no! The door opsned and a smiling Scotch face peered i1 “Weel, said the agent, “we've hed our little bit of fun together, so, all jok- ing aside, how aboot the insurance? Inventing lies has cheapened many a_good man's reputation. MOVING, PACKING & STORAGE CLEAS, DRY, STORAGE FOR FURNITURE and planos. Estimates cheerfully given. Cos- Yealent location. WESCHLER'S, $20 Pa. ave m.w. Phove Main 1282. MOVE Without Worry or Résk, Re- sponsible Servics—Low Rates. e Becurity Stsrage Gompany 1140 Fifteenth Street 4 Blocks North of the White House Removals. Foreign and Domestic Pack- ing. Shipments by moter van, freight ex. P, peell cer to Pacife ooust and COLD BTORAGE fer furs, cloth. WSATE DEPOSIT vaults Tor siver juables. FIREPROOF TORAGE LARGEST FAMILY MOVERS IN D.C. LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE. CRATE AND PACK BY 1318 YOU STREET, N.W. PHONE NORTH 3343 mand for all grades s meager in com- | BEEF IS CHEAPER AT CENTER MARKET Poultry Prices Aiso Lower at Wholesale—Butter and Eggs Unchanged. Beef went down and eggs re stationary at wholesale at Center Mar- ket today. Poultry and live stocl were lower, Teday’s Wholesale Prices. 5Zai4; store Eggs—Panc: ; average ri Poultry—Alive, packed, elected, candled, roosters, 16; Spr 5a36; fowls, 25a26; ducks, 15a22; keats, voung, 60470 each; geese a20. Dressed—Fresh-killed Spring chickens, 33a36; roost 16820; fowls 28a30; turkeys, 40a Qucks, 25a28; geewe, 20a25; capons, 40a45 Live stock—Calves, choice, 13; me- @ium, 1611; thin, 6a9; lambs, Spring live hogs, 93z2al Meats—Beef, $a10; veal 0; hogs, 14al oins, 25; shoulders, Fruit und Vegetable Review. Today's market report on frults and vegetables (compiled by the Market News Service Bureau of Agricultural Economics): Apples—Supplies limit- ©d; demand, limited, market stead Barrels, Marvland, Virginia and West Virginia, A23 inches up, Black Twigs, 6.50a7.00; Yorks, 0047.00 A2% inches up, Yorks, 4.25a4.50; box |ex, Northwestern, medium to large sizes extra fancy Wi 4.00; Spitzenburgs and a8 Delicious, 4.7525.00. Cabbage—Ola stock; supplies light no sales reported; new stock, suppli moderate; demand limited, market steady; Florids, 1%-bushel hampers, pointed type, mostly 1.50; Copenha. gens, mostly 1.75; Texas, flat type bulk, per hundredweight, sales dirget to retailers, 3.00a3.25 Celery—Supplies _ light; demand moderate, market firm; Florida, 10 inch crates, 3-6 dozen, 4.00a4.50. Lettiuce—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; California, Imperial Valley, crates, iceberg type 4 doz, 4.50a4.75; 5 doz, 4.0084.5( Arizona, 5 doz, 4.00; Mexlco, ¢ doz., 5.00; Florida, 1% bu. hampers, Big Boston type, falr quality, 2.25a250; ordinary quality, 150a1.75; Texas, bu. hampers, Big Boston type, fair qual- ity, 2.00; ordinary quality. 1.50 Onlons—Supplies light: demand moderate, market steady: New York and Ohio, 100-1b. sacks, Yellows U. S. No. 1, medtum to large sizes mostly, 3.25 Potatoes—Old stock: supplies mod- erate; demand moderate, market steady; Michigan, 150-1b. sacks Russet Rurals, U. S. No. 1, 2.25a2.35 per sack New York, 150-1b. sacks Round Whites, U. § No. 1 210a2.25 per sack; mew stock, supplles light; de- mand limited. market steady; Florida, e-head barrels, Spaulding Ross No. 1, 15.00. Spinach Is Chemper. Spinach—Supplies heavy: demand moderate, market wesk; Texas, bu: baskets, Savoy, 100a1.25; mostiy, | South Carolina, barrels, Savoy, sales di- | rect to retailers, 3.0 Tomatoes—Supplies moderate; de- mand moderate, market steady: Flor, de, sixes ripes and turning Wrepped | originals, best fancy count, 4.50a5.50 choice count, 3.5024.50; ordinary con- dition, some wasty, fancy @nd choic | count, 3.00a4.00; sixes ripes, wrapped, repacked cholce count, $.00. Sweet potatoes—Supplies light; de- mand moderate. market steady: Bast Shore Maryland and Delaware, bushel hampers, vellow varieties, No. 1, 2.50 2.60. Peppers—Supplies moderate, market steady; Isle of Pines, pepper crates, fancy, 6.0086.5¢ Lima beans—Supplies vers ligh demand moderate, market steady; Florida, %-bushel hampers, 5.0085.00. Strawberries—Supplies limited: de- mand moderate, market steady; Flo ide, 32-quart crates and pony refriger ators, 40a46, few 50; poor condition, 35 per quart Carrots—Supplie: moderate, market - stead bushel baskets, mostly 1.75. Beets—Supplies light; @emand mod- erate, market steady; Texas, bushei baskets, best, mosix Other Vege. ole Prices. Cauliflower—Suppi‘es moderate; de- mand moderate, market steady: Cal fornia, crates, best, mostly 2.60, few 275; poor quality, wide range in prices, low as 1.00. String beans—Supplies light: de mand moderate, market firm; Floridu %-bushel hampers, green, best, 8.00 fair quality, 5.00a7.00. Squash—Supplies very light: & mand moderate, market firm, Florid pepper crates, fair quality, 6.50. Eggplant—Supplies light; demand moderate, market steady; Isle of Pine, crates, 5.5026.00; Florida, crates. fair quality, 5.00; choice, some wasty 3.00. 20a22; lamb hems, 23a light; demand 1imited; demand You Can Get a Stenographer —.if there is one to be had—quickly through a Star Classified ad. You may be sure that every one out of em- ployment, or seeking to e a change— keeps close watch on the Help Wanted Col- umn in The Star. State plainly in your ad what the nature of the position you have to offer, so that your applicants will be those qualified to fill it acceptably. The Star prints MORE (lassified ads every day than all the other papers here combined — b eca use results are assured. “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office U Cncaswsansi IRl T ]