Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1926, Page 38

'BUSINESS SHOWING - GOOD UNDERTONE “Turn for Better Occurred in May and June, Trade Magazine Says. A turn for the better in May and June, resulting in a cheerful and more optimistic outlook, is given as the outstanding characteristic of the existing business situation by Frank Greene in his monthly review of business conditions in the current number of the Nation’s Business, published by the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States. This improvement, however, is qualified by the prediction that the uncertainties lying- ahead of the busi- ness world are numerous enough to make for a cbntinuance of the cau- ‘tious buying which has generally ruled. ; “While trade, industry, collections 'and crops do not all say exactly the same thing,” the review continues, “there is little room for doubt that a turn for the better occurred in May and June. “Belated Spring buying was visible in May and grew stronger in June. Wholesalers and jobbers in apparel lines, largely occupied in disposing of unsold goods, let go these in many but especially in dry goods, at reductions, and the rally in these lines was hardly impressive. Collections Are Improved. “Even collections improwed some- what, while crops made about the best showing in the way of comeback from the rather poor earlier condi- tion, which in early June was placed at 8 per cent below the average. “The gains in industry were mod- érate and not uniform, the construc- tive lines, for instance, showing bet- ter than those manufacturing ap- parel, but the rally though moderate was encouraging since it indicated that buying was merely belated and not actually absent as apparently earlier feared. “That a good deal of Spring trade was actually lost at retail, however, seems certain. That a good deal of the complaint noted from small re- tailers and jobbers. selling to them was due to changes in the channels of trade distribution. seems evident from the relatively better reports re- ¢eived from mail order, chain store and department stores than from the smaller dealers. Even among the department stores, however, decreases equaled gains in number. “In manufacturing lines catering to the apparel dealers the improvement scems to have been really trifling. “In the constructive trades, steel buying seemed to lead all others in confidence and a slight hardening of values in this line contrasted with rather notable weakness in pig fron. Production of both of these products was at the peak point since the war. Building Materials Active. “Building materials were a close sec- ond to steel products where building was active, as for ‘instance at New York, Chicago and other large citles. New building staged a belated rally in June, and an immense activity in cement later in the season than nor- mal. seemed to indicate that the cold backward Spring had more than the earlier anticipated effect on all con- structive trades. “In the lumber trade continued heavy gains over last year's output were scored. “In the middle ground between the apparel and construction trades, in furniture, floor coverings and kindred lines the trend was rather quiet. “The automobile trade, that wonder of the present century, surpassed ganguine expectations in the matter of output in the months of March, April and May, but late June saw a tapering off. “Hogs and dalry products prices shoived chief strength and non-ferrous metals were slightly higher. In early July tire prices were reduced and opening of Spring 1927 woolens was at a 10 per cent reduction from a year ago.” Country Produce. BALTIMORE, July 24 (Special.— The white potato market rules easy and values are a shade lower, al- though receipts have been light for the past few days. There is only a limited demand prevailing, which is céntered on well graded stock at 2.00a | 3.25a barrel, while No. 2s, run of patch and ungraded stock is slow sale at 1.0021.25 bushel. Stock sells mostly as to quality and condition. Much of the stock arriving the past week has been heated, and all such has to be sold at sharp discounts. Native and nearby garden truck continues to increase, and the market generally rules easy at the following quotatio ng beans, 0.80a1.05 bushel; Lima beans, 1 bushel; beets, 2.00a3.00 hundre 3 : .00a5. - dozen; Vir- mbers, 25a35 basket: onion: bushel; pep- pers, 60a75 quash, 20230 asket; native ripe tomatoes, 1.25a1.75 T-asket: Virginia receipt, 0.50a1.50, and seen, 0.50a1.00. Early June apples are in excessive cupply, but mostly small common ginia. corn, ! ‘This map shows business of The Nation’s Business, conditions in every state in the Unio official publication of the Chambe: The Misty Pathway By FLORENCE RIDDELL (Copyright, 1084, by Filorence Riddell.) SYNOPSIS. Richenda Peterson. & London office girl wins £5, n a newspaper contest and les _to d it in travel. The East Const of ‘Africa holds the greatest promise of ‘adventure to her and she books passikc hasa. ~When for mbasa. Richenda koss oft by at Gibral one of ‘her fellow passengers. from the man's unwelcome 8ttentions. the first person rrived _at Mombasa, Richenda sees Is Breit Fairways. @ noted whose _face hi pied | her She 18 {ntroduced Y Luclile i liberately rl. widos Mrs. afart ‘the journes Into th }on her, Richenda srows suspicious of Lucille. f explorer, a8 o him del tion. (Continued from Yesterday’s Star.) INSTALLMENT XIX. FAIRWAYS WINS. ATRWAYS caught her to him till her breathing grew stran- gled, kissed her on hair, brow and mouth, tilted her chin up till she had perforce to gaze straight into his eyes, and- ““You've got to marry m “You've got to marry me!” Richenda laughed. “After all, it is really just as well. I rather want to,” she murmured shyli. Then they heard Lucille’s voice call- ing to them from the white tent in the moonlight beyond. The wonderful moment was over. “When shall we tell her?” whis- pered Richenda. Fairways frowned. “Not yet,” he said, “not yet. Leave that to me. But, back in the camp, she saw a queer gleam in Lucille Davenant’s eyes. She had an idea that this fair- headed woman missed very Httle of what was going on about her. Richenda, too, had sensed lately that Lucille had made frequent excuses to jeave her alone with Fairways. There had been -pleas of sick headaches, of fatigue. She was possessed of an odd idea that Lucille had been watching them. There were times when she found something leopardlike about Mrs. Davenant — something that crouched, waiting, watching for an opportunity to spring. As the days went on a strange dislike for this woman was growing in the girl. The fact that there was no apparent foun- dation for the feeling affected it not at all. She did her best to crush it down, but it grew, and at times she feared that this distaste, strengthened in spite of all her efforts, must be apparent to Lucille. But Lucille was still sweetly charming to Richenda. That night in the dimly lit tent that the two women shared together Mrs. Davenant paused suddenly from her vigorous hair brushing, and regarded Richenda with steady eyes. “You are getting awfully pretty, Dickie,” she said. “I have never seen such a sudden change in any lRlehenaa flushed in slight confu- E lon. “And—and—" the soft volce was very measured, “Brett,.too, is begin- ning to look different—more serious— more . .. " She left the sentence unfinished, with calculated effect. Richenda made no answer. Then: “Oh, you silly, silly billjes™ This was amused laughter. ‘Do you think I haven't got eyes in my head?” She said no more then, but changed the subject adroitly, much to Richen- da’s rellef. But Richenda knew that her queer sixth sense was right. TLucille had been watching for some time past—watching the love between them bud, blossom. Nothing had evaded her. All that there was to know she knew. Again there flasned across Richenda's vislon that queer mental picture of a crouching leop- ardess . . . walting. The days in the little encampment passed pleasantly onward. The two women occasionally joined Fairways 2 on his shorter hunting trips now. Richenda learned to shoot fairly straight, but she found it hard to overcome her dislike at dealing out death in the wild. The time was curi- ously lacking in adventure. So far Fairways had not carried out his pro- posal to go out at night after lions. He realized that it would be impos- sible to leave his companions alone on the' hillside through the dark hours. Often the' three heard lions across the plain, but, up to the present, they had not been able to catch sight of any. - Sometimes they spent hours wan- dering through the luxurious forest that lay round the foot of a nearby mountain. Richenda loved the forest. Here jade and purple butterfiies riot- ed among the strange scentless flow- ers and the little striped squirrels ran up and down the gnarled trunks of the twisted trees. Once she came sud* denly to a jerking halt as a piece of black whipcord writhed suddenly across the grassy track a few inches HOW IS BUSINESS? Showing Current Business Activity compared with same week a year ago GENERAL BU! delpi n as set forth in the August number r of Commerce of the United States. \ from her feet. There was death, sud- den and inexorable, ‘hidden in the slim head of that flashing streak. Death, silent and insidious, in the heart of the voluptuous forest. But Richenfda walked on unheeding. She felt that not even death could touch her now, leaving her destiny unfinish- Fairways and she had very little time alone together. There was, too, something new about her lover which perplexed Richenda. His laugh came more rarely. His mouth was set in a stern mold. Often he went off for walks by himself. More than once she had come upon him with Lucille in muttered conclave together, and she had seen a strange, rather bitter smile steal round his mouth at times he deemed himself unobserved. These things perplexed the girl, ren- dered her rather unhappy. Some- times more than & day went by before she had a moment alone with him. Twice Lucille had gone off for a short walk with him. At these times she naticed that on his return Fairways was strangely silent. Richenda chafed slightly. She wanted to understand things better. But, in those rare moments when she found herself alone with her lover, his kisses carried her along on a tide of such sheer happiness that her questions were never asked. Richenda wage strangely unsuspicious. Nobody had ever deceived her. Brett loved her. That was enough for her. By and by when she had him to her- self she would understand him bet- ter. They had been a fortnight in the camp when Lucille congratulated her on_the engagement. But Richenda was determined to fall into no trap. “Are you guessing?” she asked ryly. “No. Brett told me. He says it's going to be very soon, too.” “Really!” Richenda felt a sudden | fluctuatiohs in prices. anger. This woman seemed to have learned more than she herself knew. But Lucille had a friendly anm linked in her own now. “Don’t be cross, Dickle. Brett. and I are very old friends. Besides, you naughty thing, I think you might hm‘rg' played fair and told me your- If Richenda looked for a shade of jealousy in Lucille Davenant, in com- mon honesty she had to admit that she found none. Indeed, Lucille laughingly vowed she would leave the lovers to themselves as much as pos- sible. She removed herself to her sleeping tent on every possible oc- casion. She brought more than one dull flush to Fairways’ face by teas- ing innuendoes—more than 6ne angry frown, too. Indeed, times were when Richenda found it necessary to range herself on Luclille’s side. “She doesn't mean it, Brett. Don't be so stupidly cross, dear.” He caught her suddenly -close to him then, there in the dark shade of a sheltering tree. “Dick—you've got to marry me now —at once—next week,’ he said a lit- tle incoherently. “I want to be rid of that woman! The vehemence of his tone startled Richenda. She gazed up at him wide- d. eyed. p But, Brett . . . " she began. “I can't wait—I won't wait. 1 might lose you yet. As soon as pos- sible. Do you hear? Do you? To- morrow if it can be done!” She opened her lips to demur, and he closed them again with a flood of flerce kisses. The strength of this man of hers hypnotized Richenda. ESS ACTIVITY for the country as & whole, Indicated by bank debits, outside New York, eompared with the same week of last year. ACTIVITY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS Check transactions compared with the corresponding week of last year: T Tlevel ehmo: oston ew. +6.8%. | = +4.95%. fo —3.1%, fruit, and only large, smooth stock is tanted at 1.0022.50 barrel and 0.40a 1.00 bushel. 5.2 pinent of small, knotty fruit not advisable, as there is no outlet for this class of stock. 8. Fontaine in Baliimore Sun. You print irom the Richmond Times-Dispatch. an article about broomsedge (so-called) growing near Yorktown, Va., saying that the seed s introduced in bales ng the Rev- T This may be true. But you have fhe name wrong and, what is more, you confuse the names of two plants @car to the hearts of Virginians. Scotch broom is the trus name of the exotic plant at Yorktown. The plant common to the fields of Vir- @inia is known as “broomsedge,” though its real name is broomgrass. Thomas Jefferson introduced Scotch broom and chickory at Monticello, and it has spread widely in Albe- marle County No Slouch at That. They had run short of conversation and he said: “How are you on eross-words?” “I guess I can hold my end up,” she retorted. “Just start something.” Nozol Quickly Relieves Hay Fever Breaks UT Summer Colds Stop sneezing— 2 why suffer from hay or rose fever or summer colds when Nozol g immediate relief? Recommended Stores and all I I | _+15.4% +12% | | 1 Chicago §i. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City % 19 % —16 1~ +58% 132 3, LEADING BAROMETERS Showing trend of important factors. Business in dollars (checks cashed) . Employment (Department of r) Wages (De] ent of Labor) Cost of living (Industrial Confere rlc:is ‘Flill)h::ts l-fnl;xg)fl 5 Agricultural prices . of et Movement of goods (car loadings) . Retail trade (Federal Reserve Board l‘;yh"le’.“ trade (Federal Reserve Bo: ailures (Dun’s) . Bond prices (Annalist) Stock prices (Annalist) Stock market volume (shares E Present trend Steady Steady Steady Declining Declining from of B, P [+4++ ] | +4+4++3 Bhaica %0 3 s B0 Sl etwen WvoRRH e (Compiied and copyrighted by Cambridge Associates. Boston.) i She felt little, impotent,.drowned in the great love that clouded round her. “Girl, girl, you hear me . . . " “Brett, Brett, darling . . . " She could not go on. But both of them knew that Fair- ways had won. (Continued tomorrow.) Fne Lt Gotgemuai 1 Another Florida Bank /Closes. \ STUART, Fla., July 24 (#).—The Stuart Bank and Trust Co. fall- ed to open for business today. A state- ment, posted on the door of the bank, said the affairs of the bank were in the hands of the controller with de- positors secured and reorganization planned. = The bank was sald to be one of the small banks of the Bankers' Trust Co. of Georgia chain. L] Now can save your i youdim that is sweeping the country. Miller Products. Corp.. con The DULLNESS ABSENT MEDICAL SESSIONS INSTEEL INDUSTRY Copper Considerably Strong- er—Tin Continues Quiet. Lead Advances. v , the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 24.—The out- standing feature in the steel market during the past week was the grow- ing eyidence that the industry as a whole is not experiencing the cur- tallment of business and production which usually accompanies the Mid- Summer season. Consequently, the trade was very optimistic, and ,while efforts to advance prices in some di- rections met with little success, values as a whole displayed decided stability. Plg iron was in fair demand, with some buying for fourth quarter de livery, and prices were steady. Copper was considerably stronger during the week, with a liberal ton- nage sold at 14% cents for electrolytic delivered. Cum:ymers have specified so heavily agairfst Angust shipments that one large producer reports 60 per cent of its entire tonnage sold for that month, suggesting that un- usually big orders for finished prod- ucts have been booked. The improved situation in France established great- er confidence in export circles. Tin continued dull with but slight Despite bullish developments in London and expec- tations of favorable monthly statis- tics, offerings of spot and July metal have been liberal. The movement into consumption continued large, but con- sumers’ needs appeared to have been anticipated some time back. Lead advanced further with inquiry good for August shipment. Producers are reported to be well booked up for that month. Zinc was only moderately active, but prices were well maintained re- flecting the continued strong ore situation. Antirony was strong and higher on an active demand due to unsettled conditions in China which were ex- pected to affect both production and shipment. INSURANCE COMPANY IS INCORPORATED HERE Papers Filed in District for New Organization to Engage in Casualty Business. Papers of incorporation for the Great National Insurance Co. were filed with the recorder of deeds here yesterday by Representative Frede- rick N. Zihlman of Maryland, chair- man of the House District tee, who is secretary of the newly formed organization. % The corporation will do a national automobile and gemeral casualty in- surance business, with its main office in Washington. The capital of the ory tion is $300,000 and the sur- plus $150,000. At the first meeting of the trustees the following officers were elected: Representative Frank R. Reid of Illi- nois, president; Spencer B. Curry of Washington, vice president; Mr. Zihl- man, secretary; William H. Webb of ‘Washington, treasurer, and Dr. Daniel G. Davis of Washington, controller. The office of the company is in the Denricke Building, 1010 Vermont avenue. SHAFFER OIL INCO! NEW YORK, July 24 (P).—Net in- come of Shaffer Oil and Refining Company for the year ended March 31 jumped to_ $2,031,978 after all charges, from $613,705 the year be- fore. e T o ol Despite the business depression in Austria, the federal railways are haul- ing more freight than a year ago. ITCHY ECZENA IN BLISTERS On Hands, Arms, Feet and Limbs. Caticura Heals. blisters and used to itch and turn red. Water came from the blisters pletely healed.” (Signed) Miss Ewie, Anderson, Nokomis, Ala. Use Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum for daily toilet purposes. Soap 28e. Ointment 35 and 60e. 28e, Bold ticura wving Stick 25e. dog from this new , after and exhaustive study, has perfected Sergeant’s Run-Fit Medicine ~ We now offer it to, ‘e now ofl dog has been th sands of valuable dogs: guarantee. tested.’ $2.00 at your dealer’s or by mail. owners s a f t's . saved Phe Councll of Administration met at department headquarters last Tues- day with Department Commander E. J. Nolan, presiding. The meeting was largely attended by members of the council and delegates to the Na- tional Convention in Des Moines, Jowa. The council voted to use the Baltimore & Ohio Rallroad to Chicago and the Rock Island from. Chicago to Des Moines for the trip. to the Na- tional Conveution. The . delegation will leave August 14, at 3. p.m., arriv- ing in Des Moines at 6:50 \».m. August 16. Karl P. Wood isein charge of transportation for the Department of the District of Columbia, and all res- ervations should be made through him. Identification certificates should be procured from the camp adjutants. Hotel reservations may be made through Department Adjutant Wil liam I. Jenkins or George F. Hamil- ton, secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Des Moines, Iowa. At the meeting of Richard J. Har- den Camp, No. 2, the following were elected to membership: Thomas M. Maskell, 4th New Jersey Infantry, and Willlam H. Schmidt, 38th United States Volunteers; Jack Carlton of ‘Louise A. Wiegener Camp, No. 18, De- partment of Ohio, transferred and obligated in Harden Camp. Charles L. Amey, department inspector, De- partment of New York, gave an ad- dress, also extending greetings of Hubbell Camp, No. 4, Brooklyn, N. Y., of which he is a member. The excursion on Santiago day to Marshall Hall, given under the auspices of Richard J. Harden Camp, was well attended by members and their families. 5 Gen. M. Emmett Urell Auxiliary, No. 5, U. 8. W. V., will hold a lawn fete August 2 at Sixth street and Massachusetts avenue northeast. Col. James S. Pettit Auxiliary, No. 6. U. 8. W. V., will hold a lawn fete August & Second street Pennsylvania avenue southeast. It is requested that proceedings of meetings of the camps and auxiliaries be forwarded to the departmaeat pub- licity officer, George F. Cook, 835 Southern Building, not later than Wednesday of each week, in order that publication may be made the fol- lowing Sunday. Said to Be Choicest Fruit. The mangosteen, sald to be the world’s choicest fruit, is to be found only in the country of which Singa- pore is the trade center. It grows on a tall stately tree, and is so delicate that all efforts to ship it to the cap- ital cities of the Old World have failed. Even Queen Victorla, who was most anxious to try it, never had a taste, all shipments fafling. Experts declare it has the combined flavor of the pineapple, grape, peach and strawberry, is about the size of an orange and is plentiful {n its native country. 3 and e g e In Japanese cities electric fans may he rented from the municipality for the Summer season for a moderate charge. ARRANGED FORD.C. Dr. W. G. Morgan and Com- mittee Perfecting Plans for 1927 Corvention. Arrangements are under way for the 1927 convention of the American Medical Association, which will be held in“Washington next year for the first time since 1883, from May 16 to Dr. Olin West of Chicago, secre- tary -and general manager of the as- soclation, who is in the city perfect- ing plans with Dr. Willlam Gerry Mor- gan, local general committee chair- man, expects a registration of nearly 8,000 members. i The House of Delegates, composed of 176 members elected by each State medical assoclation, will meet here in a legislative and policy-forming con- ference. The board of trustees, which includes Dr. C. W. Richardson of this city, conducts the business of the as- sociation for the delegates in the in- tervals hetween conventions. The Sclentific Assembly, which also will gather here, consists of 16 scientific sections, such as that on practice, dis- eases of children, etc., each section meeting a half day for three days. Exhibits and Pletures. e Washington Auditorium will house two floors of technical and sci- entific exhibits and there will be con- tinuous motion picture showings of educational and medical subjects. The first two days of the convention week will be given over to clinical demon- strations, and several distinguished foreign surgeons and physiclans will be invited to attend. The assoclation embraces 93,000 members and publishes eight scien- tific journals in addition to Hygeia, for the lay reader, and a comprehen- sive annual medical directory. The officers of the association are: Drs. ‘Wendell C. Phillips of New York, president; Jabez B. Jackson of Kan- sas City, president-elact, who will be installed; J. O. MacReynolds of Dallas, ‘Tex., vice president, and Dr. West. ‘The last convention was in Dallas. Dr. Morgan's Aldes Announced. Dr. Morgan’s aides are as follows: Vice chairman, Dr. Joseph 8. Wall secretary, Dr. C. B. Conklin; treas- urer, Dr. Frank E. Gibson, and the following committee chairmen: Sec- tion work, Dr. J. Russell Verbrycke; finance, Dr. E. Y. Davidson; scientific, Dr. Thomas A. Groover; technical ex- hibits, Dr. Frank Leech; entertain- zent, Dr. John A. Foote; halls, Dr. John B. Nichols; reception to the president of the American Medical Association, Dr. Thomas S. Lee; clinics, Dr. Arthur C. Christie; alumni reunions, Dr. J. A. Gannon; programs, Dr. D. D. V. Stuart; information, Dr. graph and telephone: ton; women physician: ville Coale, ment, Mrs. J. NEW YORK, July 24 (P)—Gross revenues of the Lehigh Valley Rail- road for June increased to §7,444,058, compared 'I(h.!fl.lfl.lol in iast net operating showed a decline to § $1,666,420. Biggs’ Pharmacy 2306 4th Street N.E. Is a Star Branch The further you live from the Main Office, the more you will ap- preciate the conveni- ence of these Branches —where Clasified _Ads for The Star may be left. ¢ There is one in your neighborhood, and it is ready to serve you without fees — only regular rates are charged. 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