Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1926, Page 29

G STAR, WASHINGTO D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL PLAN DRAFT GEAR TEST. | Railway THE E Stock Drops Worst lBANANA IMP[IR]'S In Annals of New American Works for Safer Travel. FAR AHEAD UF ]925r With a view to further increasing public safety and comfort while trav- eling, and reducing loss and damage Press. i | both to freight shipments and to rail g .\;v‘). 1 5 |hl“ !f’ ‘\lwv";‘ equipment, a thorough study of High Price of Fowls Likely to| st ‘hosh, “hieh, e ihe |Big Year for Tropical Prods |pissenser car is to e made by the | most drastic in the history of the | '’ American Railway Association to de. . uct, Cutter, Head of United Create Demand for | New York sStock Exchan The termine what improvements can be i Fruit Co., Says. Association " MARKET PREPARES FOREASTER TRADE 500 Children’s Woodward & Lothirop Down Stairs Store| ostors 5155 Leather Oxfords for Children Flexibl durable ned soles zes 5 to pe- cially priced. Children’s High and Low Shoes, Special, $1 150 pairs: were $1.45 and ends of our regular stoc Sizes 3 to 2. DOWN STAIRS STORE 25 Girls’ Easter $7.75 Coats Sty ' Faster Coats marked to sell qu ckly Underpriced Just Gir All latest styles and mate at this very low price rials. Sizes L 1o 14 years Girls’ Voile Dresses, $1.28. i, in sizes Boys’ Topcoats, Special, $3.45 12, York Exchange . By the Assc r;;xml = NEW YURK, action thy ug! Friday is Remnant Day Remnant Day Merchandise is not returnable; not exchangeable; not sent C. O. D. or on approval. Mail or Phone Orders not accepted e M Hon = aeeoRd The association has authorized an appropriation to build, install and house a specially constructed machine for testing draft : their capacity, absorption of recoil and endurance. From the information ob ahowed 1 Dispatch to The Star. tained the association plans to pre- | points, (W YORK, April 1.—The year|pare suitable specifications under | pread et |05 iy be the greatest vear for the | Which the ‘railrouds may purchase W Pacific panic |brought a few bunches of that fruit| A draft gear 1s the mechanism locat sodic outhursts of spec- | back to Queen Isabella of Spain. |ed at each end of the car and attached he old Mexican Petro Vietor M. Cutter, president of the|to the coupler, which absorbs the ited Fruit Co., who has just return- | shock that comes either from starting - D G (ST e O S 6o Dooelne ¥ Twill Easter Coats, in a Sale ever taken. plice | markei ha tnessed this me b clares that prospects are bright for a . advance |large banana crop. Importations to BRITAIN GETS MCST Cape Backs—Pulff Sleeves OF EXPORTS FROM US| 11t nsms i ey pscnosts sepammen and, sinil . ho major dura- |the United St are running well Lined with crepe, satin de chygne or novelty all time of 146.07 on Feb. » 3 11 to i31.74 on A 3, Yads lied to 138.46 on March 11 and ollapsed to 1 on Tues living back to vester of twen leading indus- made in them. Roasts and Hams. BY J. €. ROYLE. demands for trade, and flc harve drop of 1 While mo 20 Poiretsheen, Radeen and ver equaled in ext 5 2 just {ahead of last year, which was a most to 1 sident |1 son. - 3 E with few unexpected upheaval of until early to nullify these pre. the chance of hurri n the one which Only som nature kely , ed Tor most | | dictions. Bt n th marlk | canes and tropical storms 3 | is one that Wholesale Price hippers and SR silk in sizes 2 to 6 years. Greatly underpr mixtures immedifite clearance. Tweed DOWN STAIRS STORE |gtower distributors [ United Kingdom Second in Ship- Some have fur edged collars and cuffs. Straightline fox . Today. | ¢ face e 3 T he banana busine d prints, 4 h e eancen the tare| mietitslto IAietion During Feb- and flaring styles, trimmed with pleated panels, embroidery, buttons and braid. N E jest far in the wo The firms 3 Cape-back and puff-sleeve style features. Colors of mavy, gray, tan, green, rose i re American firms, but their ruary, Report Shows. and rust. Sizes 14 to 46 winland | DOWN STAIRS STORE -4 Unusual Dress Values—Friday 20 Crepe Frocks, $7 25 Flat Crepe Frocks, $9 Special purchase and sale. Crepes, in Very specially priced. Light and a few light and dark prints. Flat crepes in dark shad All new sty very spe for afternoon wear for tomorrow only. Sizes for 200 Full-Fashioned e Chiffon Hose, 75c IRREGULARS OF $1.75 GRADE. This hose has special wear-resisting features. Shades of beige-blonde, gun metal, rose-blonde, flesh and champagne. Siz to 10 suppi and their holdings ana operations are in Latin American countries. rends ON WEATHER NEWS ™ .. {Net Gains of 8 to 13 Points, |17 ot un umship stem of With Trading Active. {*! feia _The United Kingdom, 834.417, took most of this country exports during February, and it was second in shipments to the United tates, with $37,281,659 Xports and imports by gr ersions, made public mmerce Depuartment with February a year : with §7 Huge Trade. building ume of trade | and Cen hits vol oad_travel roduction | W s v ai-| today by the| compared | , show L d distrit 1ble B view. truits ar Marke un to lurge 1.00: Wine 13.00; consid hel bas ddwins, Delic Newtowns, ey Romes, 11.50; b siderably nd e, 6.00 sto pointed Potato Market Uns | dence of cour 2 pped 10.00 nals Beet too few Peas ies i tted, market fairly 15-pound crates, ordir demand lim steady: California, v to fair qual demand ep- hi; demand Cuba. pep- choice, marke 5 fancy stock, 7.00 i few red Su erate; demand eaker: Cuba, iround junst ted, 1 crates slightly white pepper 3.0 mos slies light: de steady; Flori ordinary 2 Su fer miar bushel hampers, greer quality, 5.0026.00; mostly 5044.00 HITS BUT.LER BILL. Tedrow Says Measure Is to Aid Only New England Interests. | Dispateh to The Star. STIMORE, April 1 1 bill was of the por erests <hir “The Butler 1ced solel ivanta the pa roper than all other elphia d the entitled to freic Tower Atlantic includin; t will be rer te Commer ever said that als were 100 big. 1t they w be cong rd 1o ocea with respect the In has fferen- has it been said This port its vietor but I cannc to its rail of change are urged by 1. 1L § mons, its preside “ve in a permanent file all list pplications issued by the e the infor mation of the i These listing applic most ex haustive and docume of the sort in * he wrot “But there remains the further prob. lem of rendermg the detailed infor- {mation readily able to American investors throughout the country. The attention of 3 ustomers should be called to the fact that these applica jons are available at all times for nublic reference. the Some Selling. | By the Associated ne of Cuban t | —and the imounted the trade wi n America creased over $100.000.000 in the last |vear. In exc bananas 00; | {the United st tr products ol The United Fru 3,000 acres of land in Latin Amer making it the farmer in worl The Cuyamel Fruit tand in NEW YOR nture ned | July Octor 117.38 vary on 1880 owns alone largzest Co. Hon steam ho! s00] cabl ton 1 s of with v hips and other equipment Neither the profits, the possibilities, of the banuna busi ! to the com May ng 18.87 and October | Blof i ot to was falrly_active | e « ed [t the s ldings, undet the it and o, Vacearo family mulat- older was sh Ste s in a Vaccaro suc an Italian immi hip of a small fruit market of New they financed nin-law of the 1l lug anges New the pects the mark i Mon oenes es said liguid S uent hud been offsec t BhE & he pure! ns Quotations. ! zer he used in April 1 () .—Cot- | from the lower Missisispp! to v+ May, 18.06; | Orleans. wh Ay be followed New Ovle V ORLEAN production | a time an caro business, | tion to ( brothe an ol barked on | 1d b wugh from these nall tramn voyage of which hes of bananas srothers and d ,\n-‘| | rnings Put Back. ‘ purct 0 and e ation of coconuts a Earnings were pui- baek POTATO PRICES BREAK |zumimees “riey soon began | their ow L 1% RECORD FOR SEASON | vy =nd o + o of the Other sugar plantat and lumber mills, time to time, until now their hold ings are among the most extensive | and valuable in existence. They are the second largest pro- f ducers of hananas in the world. It is| , per cent in weekly shipment | mated they brought at least 10,-| 000,000 bunches of hananas to New | Orleans in the last year out of a total | due to tation of nches. | bad | Today they have 12 modern steamers | running to the principal American ports. with Honduras gua i { and coco Honduras. L to grow | and coconuts and | ate their own steam lines of endeavor, such as refineries, railroads were added from 1son were r the end prices on new ns, ¢ Northern | ovement of alues 0 cars, or cannot be tak the growi part of the Ic haulings ever, was result of occurring in ilroads In shipping sec- almost imp nts were slight cars, compared with | Jamaica, along w ng the week a|apd hundreds of occurred | of virgin pine and 3 in Minne- «do. On the other E‘YERYA IAN” < INVESTMENTS Northern icaragua anama and | antations | Mexico, Cuba th su; 1,000 the ago. Du s thar 700 a year crease of nearly 20 Maine, 150 in Idaho, 1 a 100 in Color hand. impo: nd total Ca ‘anada increased, | \ports to date ex- ceed 5.000 carloads 0 bushels each Boston received 60 car from ( its al arrivals ¢ 315 cars r the wes total of about 100 { cars of Canadia potatoes arrived in | four leading mariet | % | The Lure of Common Stock FARM PRICES DROP. ! The compensation for the disadvan- | BY GEORGE T. HUG| tages inherent in common stocks as | investments is the fact that the hold LTy " lers of the common are the real owners | De crease Noted in March in Level 75 L P00 0 "and, if the business is for Agricultural Produets. successtul, to them and to them alone, | selons the profits. se of 3 points in the gen The bondholder eral price level of farm produclS|ihe amount of his from v 15 to March 15 IS |pust be paid back to him' at the | reported the Department "‘f“l‘kl'"' | upon time and upon the in | cultu ndex figure is 140 for 1t the agreed upon rate mean- | Sparch mpared with 151 in|yhile. As long as the company Ll | the five-yeariven nnd the interest is paid regularly . to July, 1914.|pe no further share in the cor- {I»r :(\0.‘ ip n's sperity. The mormmdl farm of grair st lien on earnings | Jline from l“"l’"i"""hm amount of the percen thi \‘:P'irr.] w!n-l(\“ |called for under the company’s char-| of wheat. rye, having dropped | The by re during that ftye holders of the common. a claim only on A dec | principal, which ¥ being used as The continued to to March | | ance of the income goes to No limit | cotta or w stock fairly sheep | faxseed and | 6 per cent bly the common te the most in cur- ! was SMITH CENTER. Kans.—A | freeze has k t and early in this section. Missouri fruit, accord- | ing to reports here. has not been seri- ously | L | ou Steel bar shipments from (¢ i ed incre February. | ners are order a pinched hard | should, be. for s ce the risfs of busine furnish the capital. industry cannot func fortunate feature of the | i« that the people who | "d to assume this risk most anxious to under- | period. Live and live stock ed to their profits except the Potato prices remained at the Sed- | gistributed they 1ys %0 to the { showed small price increases. { When trade is active and business ex COMMODITY NEWS | fsocke that appr |and industrial depression prevails and GRAND TTON. Colo., April |in that he sees the guotation for hi ~oved by frosts, but slight | however. who are willing to take thi universally placed upon the instances |and common stocks This is se over those of J. ally all con- | without which products held firm, with the |, of the business to produce son's high level. whil beef cattie, | nyon stockholder nd only { panding and the sec WIRED STAR FROM | |"0¢ i | security prices arve ining it is The apricot crops of the G nd | shares depreciate proportionately. one to peaches and other frut v in re‘urn for the possibility of | of success in will he fave one must ta nd users re-|tion. The 1 exception of wool and €ggs. | them. If valuabl s are to be | chickens, horses, hay and cotton seed {ally 1o the holders of the preferred. | | | vancing it is invar Of course, when business falls off | ENTIRE COUNTRY {the common stockholder who suffe ‘alley in southwest Colorado { There are always plentv of investo the larger profit. The emphasis is so {ment that the d tain class wuary | Some one must pdition in certain [ whole matte DETROIT.—~Willys-Overiand added | take it new dealers in its Michigan terri- | . tory during the last six weeks. FRANKLIN, Po.—-The famous In- i dian mound at Jamestown will soon | ! cease to be a historic curiosity, for it is to be stripped to furnish sand for building operations in this district | cHIcAaGO, milk ports for February were pounds, compared with FORFIGN WOOLS MOVE. pecial Dispatch to The Star BOSTON, April 1.—Foreign spot wools were the feature of today’s| | market antity of Australian | merinos moving at $1. Good combin, ex- | §d4s have <old at 64 cents clean basis | 76,521 1in bond and a better demand is re-| 960,998 | ported for Hast India sorts. Domestic pounds the same month last year. s',w, with fleece wools prac- Evaporated milk exports were 4,701, | tically uncalled for and staple ter- 140, compared with 6,700,088 pounds |ritory selling at the low side of recent the same month last year, quotations. » —Condensed jof 1926 rose to $48,377,587 from $41,- Central | { s | 'y EXPORTS. shades | {grand divisions. _ Fen ; rope North Ameri: th Ame As Oceania Asia Jooania Afric BALDWIN FUTURE WORK. NIEW YORK, April 1 (®) Locomotive Works has second quarter of the filled business a compared with $1 19 Baldwin started the | vear with un-| ting $30,500,000, | 313,000 on April 1, | he firm has received an order for 10 mountain-type locomotives from the | orocabana R ad of Brazil and | United States Cast-Tron Pipe and Foundry an order for 5,000 tons of ')f;‘:( iron pipe for Barranquilla, Colom- SALES GAIN LARGE. | NEW YORK. April 1 (#).—sales | Montgomery Ward & Co. in| h were $18 1, against $16,- in the e month last year total of the t three months Mar 019, The 107,165 RUBBER IS LOWER. Special Dispatch to The Star i NEW YORK. April 1.—Crude rubber, | standard grade, was quoted at 53| cents a pound at noon today. This| compares with 551 cents yesterda 3 cents a month ago and 41% cents @ year ago. 3 GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS. | (Quoted in dollars per million marks) | Bld 1014-18. . 100000 105050 170.00 1X5.00 r Gt (% In) Hamburg 4138 19 (Quo n Elec 4158 101 n 48 pre-war Hamb 3s. 31,8 & 48 pre-war Hambur eldorf 45 pro-war. Frankfort a-M 4s pre-w Munich s pre-war Badische Anilin ¢ {Ger 66 Fieo) 7 and Privat Bank Disc Gellschaft Dresdr Deutec Darmstaedte: : Mercur Bank Vienna. . Heyden Chemical. . Aust A E G (Gen n Handels TRA Washington der te: . STEAMSHIPS. ‘ \I SUVA, I‘ \ HONOLULUY, NEW ZEALAND The Woll Equipped Royal Mail Steamers IAGARA™ (20,000 (ons) Apr. 7, dune 2 “AORANGI 000 tons) May 5. June 30 Sail from Vancouver, B. C; ares, ete., apply Can. Pac. Rwy.. 906 ashington, or the Canadian’ Au line, Winch Bldg., 741 Hastings - Vancuver. B. C. RED STAR and ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINES Every type of accom- modation. Services to all principal European ports. May we give you complete information? Washington Office 1208 F St., N.W. R. M. 'KS, Manager AMERICA "THE, puses of hiscory are spread before you in this fascinating land — civilization centuries old modern sumptuously appointed hotels. Visit South America, Land of En. chantment. Gay, beautful cities of continental freedom and allure — charming beach and mountain re- sorts. Trade opportunities knocking your door. St 1¢'s only twelve days to Rio by Mun. sonLiner. Santos, Montevideo und Buenos Aires lie beyond. Around South America Towrs arra: F Au i to 20 in flat crepes, and prints in s 28 to 50 Frocks, $4.75 lat women and misses 16 to 20 and 36 to 48. 20 Sports Frocks, $5 20 Sports Jersey and Nov- rocks, in one and two Were $10 elty Weave F i MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINES 67 Wall Street, New York & v Were $16.50 and $13.75 Crepe Frocks, in ian, cocoa, green and rose piece styles wood. Sizes 16, 18, 36, 38 and 40 42 DOWN STAIRS STORE 1,000 Easter Pumps, of Patent 95 Leather or Satin, Special, $1 ) that usual cost. There are t for street and sports wear. izes 16 to 20 and 36 to iades, light or dark Manufacturer’s clean-up of his Easter stock—at less also a few pairs of Brown Leather Oxfords, very sm Sizes in lot. 2 to 8. Men’s Easter Oxfords, Special, $2.95 brown and black leathers. Manufacturer’s short lots Shoes at a fraction Good styles. Sizes 7 to 10, DOWN STAIRS STORE 50 pairs of their usual price Large and small head sizes for misses and Hats of NOVELTY STRAWS, in the wanted colors and color combinations for Spring and Easter. Included are 175 New Banded Sports Hats Special for Friday Only 1 50 Glace Taffetas, Special, $1.35 Yd. In lovely two-tone and monotone shades A splendid selectron of smart- est colors in this popular material. Pongee, Sports Satin, Radium, Special, 95¢ Plain and Printed Pongees, Sports Satin in dainty sh des and Radium in 4 <plendid assortment of the most popular shades. Very specially priced. DOWN STAIRS STORE 150 Gingham Aprons, Sale, 50c A full range of r¢ and extra sizes At this price you should buy several for future use. Attractive styles in a very large selection of colors. Every apron is full cut and is a splendid value. 28 Women’s Tricolette Dresses, $5 ed staple shades of navy, black, etc. Ex These would ordinarily sell at a much attrac higher price—but for Friday only® we tra size dresses includes All are mark them $5. These dresses in the want- tive le: ilored and trimmed DOWN STAIRS STORE Silk-Mixed Hose, Special, 55¢ Pair 100 pairs—silk and ravon-mixed hose ir range of Spring shades. All sizes quality. Mock seams. Novelty Fabric Gloves, 65¢ Fine Mercerized and. Fabric Gloves. ta our exclusive styles, shown in the new Bun- shine shades. Sizes § 7 Men’s Handkerchiefs, 10c Very specially priced. 600 Full Size ton Handkerchiefs with satin stripes Dotted Voile Handkerchiefs, 5c Very special. 300. In pink. orchid, green vellow. This price Fuye Silk Scarfs, Special, $1.10 full Perfect 210 T Mer populat ~ed edges 20 Smart New Printe brizht colorings. Searfs DOWN STAIRS STORE Muslin Underwear < sale. Gowns, Slips, Step-ins, rers, at a price that represents usual cost 100 garments in t Chemise and Bloc a fraction of the Hip-Hem Broadcloth Ships, 65¢ Slips, in sizes 59 Genuine Broadcloth Costume 36 1o 44 Fancy Stripe Brassieres, 18c 27, In broken sizes. Back-fastening with elastic bot Glove Silk Vests, 65¢ Were § . Fine Quality shades, and sizes 35 to 4 Radium Slips, >$1.95; Were $5 34. With 21g-inch hems. Assortment of popuiar hades. pken sizes. Girdles and Corsets, 50c 6 Elastic Side s, in small sizes. bust corsets, small sizes. Vests 150 bottles of Bay Rum. Ve shaving and very specially price 200 Jars Bath Salts, special. 18c. Bouquet scents 1,000 cakes O!d English Lavender Soap, 3 cak 25¢; dozen, 90c. DOWN STAIRS STORE s mdgan e e 102 Men’s English Broadcloth Shirts, *1-* « A big Pre-Easter Shirt Sale for Men. The sale includes English Broadcloth, rayon-striped madras and corded madras. Some in the lot may be slightly soiled, all shirts are perfect shirts, Neck- ck Silk Socks, 3 pairs, $1. Sizes 180 Semi-soft Collars. 15c; to 12. IMPERFECT, if perfect would ANl sizes 131 to 17%. except 14%. be 75c pair. ! 26 Do DM Pajamas, 96c; were $1.50 and 28 Athletic Union Suits, 58c. if pe Sizes 36 to 16, $1.95. 14 to 17. Men’s Easter 9 All-wool Easter Suits, alterations due to price. Sizes 33 to 40. DOWN STAIRS STORE Fern Stands, Complete, 14 50 Wrought Iron Stands, decorated with touches of bronze. Com- plete with good size copper bowl Bed Lamps, spec $1. 36—complet: W Tavon shades. Shades_in popular colo 50 Silver-plated Serving Trays, special, 10c. Designs in round and irregular patterns. i ‘ | Wrought Iron Bridge Lamps, complete with shade, special, $1.95 50 Adjustable Lamps, decorated with bronze. ment paper shade. h cord and sockets and AND $6. Plain only. Attractive parch- DOWN Yard Goods—Very Special Tub Alpaca, special, 88c yard. 300 vards in fast colors, both light and dark. Chiffon Alpa plain colors Japanese C ! Unbleached Muslin, spec heavy-weight muslin. STAIRS STORE , special, 58¢ yard. 300 yards in checks, stripes and special, 5 yards, $1. 300 yards in good colors. 8 yards, $1. 300 yards of good qualify WN STAIRS STORE band and collar attached styles formerly 25c. IMPERFECT ' HSuits, $17.50; were ome with 2-pairs of trousers, at greatly reduced prices. just in time for Easter Good quality Umbrellas of cotton tips and ferrules, with fancy wood handles. Women's Gloria satin and Cretonne Parasols, special, $1.65. ings and fancy wood handles White Stone Hat Pins, special, 25¢c. Were $1.95 A good selection of colors; sizes 28 Knit Union Suits, 68c: were $1.50. Light- weight. Sizes 34 to 44 Boys' Sports Belts, 28c; were 85c. 9. in fancy sports colorings that all boys want for their Easter suits, $33 The popular light shades. No 50 New Umbrellas, Special,®1 Assorted colors: ambertone IF PERFECT WOULD BE $5 navy, purple, red and brown ight imperfections in weave Umbrellas, $3.35. 16-rib style, in black fancy horders. in a good assortment of color- DOWN STAIRS STORE 81x90 and 72x90 Sheets, 85¢ 200 Seamless Bleached Sheets, mill runs, very specially priced. 200 Tea Towels, 8 for $1. 200 Turkish Towels, € for $1. 200 Heavy White Double-Thread Turkish Towels, 35c; were 50c. 20x40-inch size. 3 20 Gray Cotton Sheet Blankets, $1; were $1.50. Slightly soiled from disp] DOWN STAIRS STORE 7 RUG SPECIALS—at Friday Prices (5) 9x12 Heavy Seamless Velvet Rugs, $20 Seconds; if perfect would be $35. (4) Reversible _Chenille Rugs, $2.50 Were $5. $3.85 Remarkable values at this price. Rugs, $2.65 DOWN STAIRS STORE (12) Scatter Size Oriental Rugs Bath (25) 27x54 Scatter Axminster (10) 9x12 Gold Seal Congoleum Rugs, $11.95 Were $16.50. (30) 25x50 Rag Rugs, 70c (10) 36x63 Velvet Rugs, $3.95 1f perfect would be $8.