Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1925, Page 29

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, . C.. FRIDAY, E—_————————‘—-—————————————*—J—————————fi.______'— SALE FOR POWER IS NEW PROBLEM Muscle Shoals Will Find Com- petition as Other Plants Are Built. BY J. C. ROYL Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 11.—-Water today s flowing into Muscle Shoals Lock, No. 1, but where the current from that great hydro-electric devel- opment is going to flow still remains uncertain. To be #old that power must be distributed. Bither the Gov ernment must build its own transmis. slon lines, at tremendous expense, and sell its own product to ultimate con- sumers, or lease the plant to u dis tributing company. Possible distribu- tors are rapidly removing themselves from the fleld and developing their own projects. Amazing Reserve Supply. body The world's largest artificial of water will be formed when the con-{ trol gates of the highest dam in the | South, at Cherokee Bluffs, on the Tal lapoosa River in Alabami, now rapid Iy approaching completion, are closed. e will have a shore line of and will cover 40,000 acres and forest in Tallapoosa, Elmore counties. It mmu\md ,000,000,000 gallons water. 000 gallons at Muscle when that project ix completed, the combined Ashokan and Kensico from which New York T hold but of Shoals, nd Plant Near Completio, The Alabama Power building_this project has been a bid der for Muscle Shoals. but one why the great Cherokee Rluffs da was built was to correct the of volume of water available of the river among which it to the volume throughout the times of low necessity for Te build th g necessary to create pie und build section never carrier before. #re now engaged in A[4 aning the of the reservoir so that be made healthy, navigable clogged by timber or undert the water is backed up. converting the trees wh epvered by wate Slant will have a po 180,000 horsepower 90,000 continuously Supplying Own Needs. ‘This is on built by concerns which might possi- bly have used Muscle Shoals current The first 40,000 horsepowe unit of the Arkansas Light and Power Co. at Sterlington, Ark., has just been opened consta year. even Tt also eliming am plants, it was 100 peo through ¢ a common 1 men floor \rx\»r! by Oy and un h when er. The pacity of furnish and will g T COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY ATLANTA, December il.—Georgia bright-leat tobacco production in 1925 totaled 49,384,246 pounds, which sold at an average of 14.4 cents a pound. This compares with 31,201,000 pounds in 1924, the average price for which was 26.6 cents. FORT WORTH, December 11.—Cot- ton growers in west Texas are just beginning to realize the extent of thelr losses from early cold weather and {storms in November. The quality is | such that late cotton is bringing only 7 to 9 cents a pound. . START ON HUGE DAM IS DELAYED BY SUIT Firm Claims Lease on Land Which ‘Would Be Flooded by Mary- land Project. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 11.—Plans for an early start on the proposed $52,000,000 hydro-electric power plant at Conswingo were given another set- back through an order signed by Judge Soper, in United States Court, lin wheat will | There will be but 170,000,000.- | which is | reason | (Special).—Five more construction con. the lake may | Sawmills are | s—— would be | | nooked | furnishing one of the plants being | G upholding the right of Stanley Dog- gett, Inc., of New York to sue for an injunction to prevent development of the immense project. The claim of the Doggett company is that it obtained a lease of the prop- erty from another company, which, in turn, had secured a lease for mining purposes on a 90-acre tract that will be part of the reservoir behind the dam. The Susquehanna company, which is the defendant, is given 80 days in which to flle an answer to the suit. In the bill the allegation is made that the New York concern has an option to purchase the 90-acre tract for $50 an acre. SACRAM TO, December Il P There has been a slight but steady d cline in the production of crude oil in California. Production for the last week totaled 635,000 barrels a day. Twenty-two new wells were started, but nine were abandoned. CHESTER, December 11 plans for the assembly have been enlarged to call ing 1,130 by 386 feet, which will cost $2,000,000. CHICAGO, December 11.—Trading has reached larger propor. tions than during the bull market a vear ago on the Chlcago Board of Trade. For the past month 1,260,703, 000 bushels were dualt in on the board, with 1,118,467,000 bushels a rn trade is much smaller, 7,493.000 bushels dealth in this eur, compared with 516,003,000 a year ago. FIRST NEW C.ROP SUGAR IS-SOLD IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, December 11 (). — The first sale of new crop Cuban sugar was made in New York late terday at a price equivalent (o 4.0: its a4 pound, Ten thou- bags of the sugar were n by a local renm*r for late De- cember shipment Over five years PAYS LARGE DIVIDENDS. NEW YORK, December 11. (#)— The Torrington Co. of Maine has de. clared an extra dend of 5 per cent on comon stock and a quarterly divi- dent of 3 per cent on the $10,000,000 common stock. Three months ny declared a qua 1d o per cent and an extra di- vidend of 15 per cent. MORE CONTRACTS FINISHED. PHILADELPHIA, 11 the fuel oil Today, ority of our service. December racts on the Delaware River Bridge have been completed and more men will be laid off pending adjustment of the s controversy between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This will develop will furnish to northe Mississippi up with those of current to the and Alabama. The Kentucky Hydro controlled by the Insull inte recently completed a huge dam on the Dix River in Kentucky, which forms a reservoir 36 miles long. P ompanies Carolinas, gla WE BLAZED THE TRAIL! ago— when others locally ignored great possibilities of for heating—we founded this compsny to sell fuel oils exclusively. over two-thirds of Washington’s oil-heated homes attest to the superi- “Washington’s Oldest Fuel Oil Distributor” TELEPHONE COL. 2270 DOME OIL CO. Takoma Park, D. C. COCOA EXCHANGE VOTES | TO INCLUDE RUBBER NEW YORK, December 11 (®. The oponing of a central market for trading in rubber and rubber futures was approved late yesterday by the New York Cocoa Exchange, which will | provide factlities for dealing in both commodities. Actual trading in rub- ber will be started early in the new year. NEW HIGH PRICE PAID FOR SEAT ON CURB NEW YORK, December 11 (#).—A new high record Erlca for membership in the New York Curb Market was established when Edward A. Plerce paid $35.000 for the seat of John J. Healy. The previous high price was $28,000, pald some weeks ago. Mr. Plerce also purchased a seat on the Stock Exchange at a price of $147,500. WOULD INCREASE STOCK. NEW YORK, December 11 (#).— The directors of the Lawyers' West Chester Mortgage and Title Co. have recommended an increase in capital from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, the new stock to be offered to stockholders at $150 per share. The regular quar- terly dividend of 2 per cent was de- clared at the meeting yesterday. AETNA BAKER BALLARD CALOROIL COMBUSTION ELECTROL EVANS GILL GLORIA GRANT HART KLEEN-HEAT MAY NAT. ROTARY NOK OILOMATIC GIFTS THAT ARE RECEIVED WITH GLAD ACCLAIM Telephone Set ‘Telephone Stand and Chalr, very good look- ing, with attractive turnings. Spectally priced for Christmas. Winthrop Desk Solid Mahogany Governor ‘Winthrop Desk—a charming re- production and a very lovely gift. $87.50 Happy, indeed, is the recipient of a gift of Lifetime Furniture on Christmas. Large and small, you’ll find hundreds of charm- ing gifts here now. Karpen Overstuffed Groups Temptingly Low Priced Now Dozens of new Karpen Groups are here now at tempting prices. A suggestive few are quoted. Karpen Overstuffed Group in beaver velour, three pleces with Lord George 225 type chair $ Tapestry Overstuffed Group of thri pleces, Karpen made, reversible cush- $195 Taupe Mohair Karpen Group of three pleces with imported seat cushion tops; Lord George type chair. $350 Karpen Group of three pleces in Jac- quard velour with roomy wing chair and graceful sofa. . $265 MAYER & CO. Seventh St. Bet. D & E e Martha Washington So11d Mahogany Martha Washington Sewing Csbinet with invisible hinges and dove-tall drawer con- struction. STOCKHOLDERS DRAWN INTO U. S. SUIT FOR TAXES Action Taken to Recover Payment From Company Leased by Western Union. HARTFORD, December 11 (#).— Writs are being served on scores of persons here and elsewhere who are on record as stockholders, in an action brought by the United States against the Western Unfon Telegraph Co. and the Northwestern Telegraph Co. to collect income taxes assessed against the latter company The Unfted States in the pending action asked and was lately granted the right to bring into the case as parties defendant the stockholders of the Northwestern Telegraph Co., it is stated in u letter belng sent out to stockholders signed by Arthur L. Ship. man, A. N. Willlams, R. W. Hunting- ton, jr.; T. C. Temple and L. Zucher as directors of the Northwest ern Telegraph Co. The Northwestern Telegraph Co. is DECEMBER 11, 1925. incorporated In Wisconsin and was leased to the Western Union Co. for 99 years from July 1, 1881, at a rental of & per cent of stock and interest in bonds. The company owns 10,000 miles of wire in Iowa, Manitoba, Mich- igan, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin. SEbERTG. . B Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 11.—Plans are belng made to incorporate in Maryland an electrical holding com- pany to control and own three electric companies operating in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The new corporation will acquire from the American Water Works and Electric Co.. Inc., the control of the Potomac Edison Co., the West Penn Ci d the Keystone Power and Lllzhi C The West Penn Electric Co.’s hold ings, under the new plan, will cover a territory of serve a population of approximately 1,100,000 persons, it is safd Sets July as Date. NEW YORK, December 11 Alex Fasken, president of the N ern Ontario Light & Power Co., for the redemption on July 1, of all outstanding bonds of the pany’s first mortgage ¢ per cent year sinking fund gold bond {ssue of $5,250,000 6 per cent dated January 1, uary 1, 1946. the new issue, par for par. == Young The Natlonal States has a total more than 500,000 Under® an exchange privilege, holders of the present lssue may ex | change their securities for bonds of | WILL REDEEM BONDS. Ontario Light and Power Company ). orth- has announced that the company will call | 1926, com , 20- issue. The bonds will be redeemed at par. | The company has authorized a new | ") " firs| mortgage sinking fund gold bonds, 1926, and due Jan. Women's 00 square miles and | Christian Aseociation of the United | membership of | | all | s 9 CALLS IN GOLD BONDS. | Midland Steel Products Company to Pay Off 7 Per Cent Issue. NEW YORK, Decenber 11 (#) The. Midland Steel Products Co. h called for redemption of Febr ary 15, 1 of the rex er of its cutstanding convertible sinking fund per cent gold bonds. These bonds are convertible 8 per cent par- ticipating preferrcd stock at the rate of 10 shares for each $10.000 bond< 0,000 of the bonds alre: 2 have been converted. If the erted befor 4 here will then be outsiandir hares of preferred atock Xeepmg It Secret | From the Philadelphia Bulletin Col. Whizz—As it is to be a secret | engagement, it wc not be wise for me to give yvou a Miss Gee—Oh, !on the wron, t) T could wear it "The Biggest Event this Yéar 720-22-24 7th “BEHRENDS”’ St. NW. Anmversary Sale 7~—Mothers!'—You Simply Can’t Afford to Miss These Children’s Bargains= —Infants— —Boys— $15.00 Long Over Double breasted: wool cheviots and mixtures. Four pockets; wool plaid lined. Brown, gray and tan. Sizes 8 to 18. Mannish and models, palrs with pants; etty colorings. vest fancy Sizes Madras and Percale Shirts in stripe and novelty pat terns; at tached collars; Sizes 12 1o 14. Middy button st braid med > emblem sleeves; lined pants. Sizes 215 1o 10. $2.00 Boys Swea! Coat or slip-over style; solid color or with two-tone hody stripes; all colors. Si 24 to 30 or $12.50 Boys’ 4-Piece Suits $1.00 Boys’ Shirts 89c $4.00 Small Boys’ Serge Suits coats .95 59c Rompers chambray and cloth; nicely 38 roy: belted or quilted lined. plain Sizes 1t voke nice mus; open cuffs. lace .98 pink shirrad bon open Dutch Boy style, of nice Pegey trimmed; white tops or solid colors. Velvet-finish wide-wale cordu- Bishop broidered and and Creepers ming; and r $2.50 lnfanu’ Corduroy Coats .89 models —_— 0 3 years. 59c¢ and 69c Infants’ White Dresses o style, of sheer in em- C bottoms or yokes. $3.00 Baby Buntings Sof!. down; at- tached hoods; eider- 39 and blue rib- trimmed; button bottoms. ters =59 Silk padded robes, and silk embroidery trimu either hand-painted or Quilted Silk Carriage Covers quilted e 49 elasti med. to 18, ers, w $1 Velour season's s, and large fur col- lars; lipstick, grackle ust. ous h waist Black and white, —Girls— 5.00 Girls’ Coats cloths, in €s 8 1o 1 1 $15.00 Little Tots” with side Caracul Sets fur trim $1.25 Girls” | Glngham Dresses $2.50 Girls’ Felt Hats 59c¢ Sateen Bloomers Sateen Bloom reinforced seats, and knee Sizes 4 New shades of Red, Blue, Green, Brown, Black and Tan. fur trimmed. or silk Bolivi straight-line $10.0 Pretty flared. basque and nov- style dresses of silk and in Reds elty cloth, and all new sizes. $15.00 Women's COATS .85 ia. Heavily and handsomely styles. DRF.SSFS 85 Silk Cloth « sl Dr sty Al Blues, 16 Blacks colors. to 48 $55. 00 COAT Brown and Gray length Fur Coats; lined: sieeves and cuffs new stsle collars \e\\ flared, flosing out K Crepe, sses. es 200 Handsomest Satin and Cloth This Fall's handsomest for misses and women. I colors. S Silver gray -num\-u. and hrown Mink Fantly brocade lined: new mushroom collars: fitted cuffs and sleeve. =50 ine smooth woolens rippled or $12.50 to $19.75 Silk Dresses 6= 2 GREAT FUR COAT SPECIALS $75.00 COATS 865 00 to 375 00 Women's COATS ‘857 $1.59 Men’s Muslin Pajamas 2.plece Style trimmed, Colors, white, tan, lavender, blue. 75¢ se dropstitch, dou- ble ol lue, oy black $5.00 Women’s Blanket Robes 329 $4.00 Corduroy Robes 98 Blanket silk-braid beautiful Satin Stripe Heavy Robes; bordered bottom, trimmed, full-cut sizes, colorings; all sizes. q t e Silk Teddies .95 $19.75 Smoking Stand Italian type Smok- ing Stand with Humi- dor. Other styles priced from $1.95 up. This stand illustrated $24.75 Heav: {‘Qu inse: Also, bigh ade; indivi Women’s C; Gowns Daintily made mbroidered styles. $nd Tose and Aured crepes. and rose ant Full cut. ity Silk Ted: imtdatiions and Saving You Many Dollars on Men’s Furnishings Pajamas, fancy 4 silk frogs, full sizes. Men: Silk and Rayon Hose Flogwin SR Fou colora Lo gray, cor: anand vidual boxes. 12| Four-in-Hands End, colors. ’s Silk Soft Quality Handkerchie {5 hem. Full size Men’s Garter Sets Garters and Sleeve Holders to match, packed in a faney box. 25¢c Men’s Colored Bordered Hdkfs. 19¢ An 55c Soft Uni All sizes. New Born Type Do dresses, large heads hands. wide-wale collars, Blue, roee. hemstitched, idual boxes. repe in_ tailored lack Washington’s Very Best DOLL VALUES 69c Infants’ Dolls 11, with long composition 45¢ $4.00 Mama Dolls Loudtalking Dolls, fully dressed .98 in panty style. cap, shoes and stockings; compo- sition legs and arms; large body and head. $3 Kid Body Dolls Washabls, kid 98 body, hair wigs, . sleeping eyes, real eyelashes, fully Jointed. Men’s Dress Kid Winter Underwear $1.00 Children’s Waist Fleece Lined Body- «ulr Suits, Tong oF short nnk]v- and knee Danh tl"\m 69c Women’s Colored Knitted Bloomerl 44 Jersey Bloomers in o e c 59c Springtex Children’s High neck fieeced vests, dounle ' xus: $1.50 Men’s Ribbed Union Suits 19 “t.\"' Fleeced Union . Blllll l\n.n\tr seats. Sizes S— $1.00 Richelieu Winter Heavy Fleeced Vests. 190 ciens St “r 10w loves Union Suits 83 high shades, full Vest and Pants 47 to 16 years. c heck. Snide Ribbed Vests neck. N . $1. 25 Women's Rayon and Silk Full Meavy quality for long wear, garter soles; black ors. $2.00 Silk-and- Wool Hose Al perfect Burson brand, fashioned foot. elastic tops, dou All wanted shades. Fashioned Hose 83c 39¢ Knox Knit Children’s Stockings Elhm l‘f!" douvle " kned and “soles; white. tops, double and all col- 155 uble soles. brows 5 to ack, e [l 69c An_inexpensive gift suj ing of towel and wash cloth. Priced range from 68c to §! $7 00 Rayon Bed Sets 0x90 Crinkled Bed- Novelty Towel Sets 98¢ on. tlol{"ro‘:el 3 two wash cloths. w0 towels and wash .95 and up 120 Bath towel sets in pretty boxes: consist- $4.00 Dinner Sets 58x72 Table- cioth and six nap- kins to match in White, Gold. Blue and Pink. Some mercerized damask. others all linan