The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, December 22, 1924, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE EUGENE ODAED Montny Evening, Docembn- 9t Page Two lOOi POST-ELEGTIQN BOOM 111 STOCK FORTUNE ADDS High Level Of Prices En tor Eighth Week On Ex change In New York Total Sales Since Election Day Are Approximately 75,000,000 Shares NEW YORK, Dec. 22 UP) The pout-election boom In Btoek prices, which today enters Hi eighth con secutive week ha added billions to the quoted value of securities and has brought sizable (ortunei to partners in slock exchange lioures, many of which were barely making expenses during the summer months.' Totfll sales since election day have been approximately 75,000,000 shares with nineteen two million share days within that period, an unprecedented record of hetvy trading. The arcrage of leading industrial stocks has been elevated to the highest level siuce the ieak of the post-war boom In 1010, while the general railroad average is t the highest flguro In seven years. , Fifteen active issues alone have 'added nearly $400,000,000 to their inurket value and thcie are nearly 000 Issues listed on the exchange, nearly halt of which are traded in rnch day. The extent of the rise may he visualized from (lie following table which gives t'n ntme of 17 active ;stocks, the extreme gain from their low point on the div before election, end the monetary ;,ip-i elation on the Quoted vulue on outstanding capital stock: Extreme . Increase . Stock (lain in Value American Telephone 11 J5W,401,HI7 V. S. Bled, com'n.10 r2,7:ill,:iKS Soul hern I'adlfic ..11 40.4lU,7no Haltlmoro & Ohlo.2!)'t :HS,!I27,282 ew York Central. 11 V4 !I,OI2,508 Akulson i l!l')i l,flG7,fl30 ,lnlou l'aclflc 111 2.S,US7,008 I'isher Doily .4(1 27,000,000 l.'oek Island Com'n. JOVi 14,01W),a03 New Haven. Vi ltt.NISl,l2 Nnsli .Motors. .....47 12,s:il,000 tt. I'nitl preferred. 10H 12,:iOS,()IO 1'. W. Woolwortb . . 1 K Vi 1 2,705,000 American Can 27V 1 1 .'-'.'Ifl.Oil trie, Common . . . . T'Ji 7,717,1147 IS - I till 11 ;2- up i (listrlrj V.V Ii'Al.T.S. Wis.. -Ithll.nt nfrlnlnla nnil itturueys ortice toai-jr Tlee. nd the (ustriri auurueys omce tnin.y wcro -iuvi'stigating tiie pliingo of a Moo line ohni'1'viitiun enr into tho Chippeiii ' liver here Saturday, resulting in the licit n of olht persons and Injuries to Hl'VPtl. ' Tlie couch broke from a train while pussiug over & SO-foat bridge and was submerged in Icy waters with Its oc- 'cupants. While -o official statement as to the cause of tho accident was forth coming today, investigators said l switch boll crystallised by the ex treme cold had snapped under weight of the trnln end permitted the trucks i of tho observation car to leave the trick, Tit olglit known dead today were Miss May Morrissey o Stevens' mint, Vli.j Barbara Spencer, Infant; Mrs, Hurry Junes, Sioux City, la.i Charles ,M. 1'nnluS, of Miuseapolls and Miss Florence Iligus; Kenneth .1. Ilender- lon of Moose law, Bisk; Itirhnrd W. '(.harp, Toronto, Out.; and John Dun lie. New York citv. i The Injured Included M. L. S'nencc, adenn of tho journalism school of thJ University of Washington and Hsr?y Jones, whose wife whs killed. Tr.-o youths probably saved seven .persons from death, It was iaid. The boys, 1'uytan (lonrta iitul Rnr- mou. Welthera, ohtalueil a skiff and 'took off seven survivors from (lie up turned coach, They also auminonrd aid The hospital today It was reported that nil ot, toe injured seemed lin proved, nut some are atlll in a ser ious condition, Effort are being made to prevent pneumonia, which la fear id because of their suffering from ex posure. There ire seven injured In the hospital. Associated Press Telegrapher Killed Ki.I.ENNM'IHI. Wash.. Dec. "2 William 0. Mutch, Associated l'ress telepgrapher for the Kllenabtirf Jtec ord, died here Friday from Injuries received when the automobile he was driving turned over, crushing him uu dcrneath. Mr. Mill eli died three hours after lie was found pinned beneath his car. lis is survived by his widow and four children. Deaf May 'Feel' Spoken Words, Says Mr. Gault WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Perfec tion of a method of ccminuuiciilius for deaf persuus by which tliey will "feel" the spoken words nud sen tences is the object of experiments being conducted by I'rofe-ssor Itobeit II. Ciault of Norliiwestern uuiversity at Uallaudet college near here. Pro fessor liault mill today he would have "most encouraging'' progress io report in a paper to be read at the convention next week of the Amer ican Asaociution for the Advancement of rScience. "Tho Idea," he said In explaining the esult of his work at Oallaudet, "Is to communicate vibrations nf speech mechanically to a ensitlve kin area where spoken words Slid sentences may be felt. "In the course of 40 sessions of a half hour each, five of 15 deaf per sons have got to the point of being able, with a fair degree of accuracy, to Identify 20 sentences of six oui- yllabled words each, and aggregating 00 different words. " AS MAItSIIFIEI.n, Ore., Pec. 22. Paul Krugcr, Myrtle Point, was al most instantly killed when his car went over the embankment abovo the bridge In the middle fork of the Co qullle river cauyon Haturday night. Ills wife was practically uninjured. ' Four cars wore wrecked on n half mile stretch of Icy road in the same canyon near the l)oug1as county lino. One dropped about forty feet to the middlo fork, seriously injuring Mrs. Schroeder of Coquillc, wife of the driv er. Two Mast girls of Myrtlo Point returning home from the University of Oregon In Eugene were badly cut and bruised in the wreck. The road was so slippery that pass ing earn had to bo held on tho road by men wulklng alongside. . Dance Halls Art? Banished; Curfew Law Is Observed Ford Certificates Pay Good Dividend PETHOrr, Dec. 22. A distribution of ,000.000 to HO.IIOO employes was announced by the Ford Motor com (i.ny Saturday when It was stated that i'ord investment certificates, available only to employee, would pay It per cent interest for the year 1U2. Payment of the Interest mimes be ing Chrlitmas gift by a week. Checks will atart going out Jan uary 1. . ASTORIA AID A8KE0 WAHHINUTON, Dec.' 22. ray uent to Astoria, Ore., ot $7.4!MMR from thi treasury would be author ised under a bill offered by Kenator MrNsry no the ground (hit such sum Is now sstessed aa taxes against fed eral poatnfflra properly In Astoria. 7 be taxes were levied for clly Ira-yrovtnirnli. HAHKIKBliWl. Dec. 22(8pecial) Tho youn- folk and Ulnae not so young ot this place will ytiereaf or hare to go outside f town to attend public dances. Tlie city council, Hit ting Monday evening, pnssM an or dinance providing that absolutely no public dances will in the' future bo allowed In the city. The council acted upon a petition snbnittcd by .. number of persons. step-in similar direction, also t'n km by the council at the meeting, was to order n reinforcement of the curfew day. The body Instructed John Owsa, city marshal, to arrest every youth under IS who was found with)i.t online on the streets after 8 o'clojtt, at which time Uio siren is to give .he signal. Samuel Gompers Will Is Filed WASHINGTON, Dec, 22. The will of Hamuol Oompera, filed hore for lYobnlo, left the bulk of his estate to his soiib and his grnnd-dimghlcrs, and directed thnt "only the mi liuutn allowed by law" should be paid the widow, Dated November 8, 1021, the 'will was nccnmpanled by a mutilated copy of another, muda previously, which had been torn across the face, and on which was written: "1'cunucl nnd re voke Hub will." Under tho cancelled will, which had been executed September 21, 11121, the labor leader, after providing for a numbor of specific beqtiosts, left the bulk of the estate to his widow, Gertrude A. (iompers, to whom he was married April 10, 1021. Mr. Stone Plans To Give Argument WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Attorney-General Stone Is to present pei sonnlly, if possible, tho government's nrgmucut, ngsiuM the motion of Ar mour and company, end Swift and company, for annulment of the pack era' consent decree, at least when It rendiea tho supreme court, possibly before. The attorney-general has so In formed the farmers' nation:)) cnunc'l in I letter. F LESS LIVES, SAY BUREAU FIH ES WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Death rates from typhoid fever and diabetes in tiie nation's death registration are a decrease in 1112.'!, according to fig ures made public today by the census bureau. Deaths from typhoid fever In 10211 totaled OOliu or 0.8 fur each 100,000 of population, while the flguro for 1022 was 0081 or 7.D each 100,000 popu lation. The death toll . from dinbotes In lld'S wus 17.!157 or 17.0 fdr each 100,000 of population, against 1022 figures of 17,182, and a rate per 100,- 000 of 18.4. The registration area covered in the figures cuibruccs approximately ;-H per cent of the population of the ronutry. Of 1)4 states fur which "adjusted rates were reported for 1022 and 11)23, 10 showed lower rates of dia betic deaths last year. New York had the highest adjusted rnte, 24 per 100.000 of population nnd .Mississippi ;Le lowest, 7.2 a 100,000. The typhoid death rute in 1023 was the lowest iver shown for t registration area ii census bureau reports. Of 25 states showing adjusted ty phoid rules, Colorado had the highest ui 10211 or 10.7 11, 100.000 of popula tion, while Ithode Island had the low est, recording one death for each 100.000. The adjusted rates make allow ance for differences In fho age and ex of the population In various slntes. Song Writer Is Added To List Of Dead NEW YORK. Dec. 22. John A. nyan, a aong writer, is the latest victim of alcholic poisoning, which has , caused 83 deaths in the metropolitan '. district this month. Twenty-one per-1 sous suffering from alcoholism were admitted to Bellevne nospltal during the 24 hours ending this morning Bit were women. . Patienti In Bellevue suffering from bad liquor now number more ' than one hundred, of which one ; fourth are serious cases that may re-1 suit in death or blindness. With the ' approach of Christinas the police and ; prohibition authorities continue their; efforts to discover the sources of; poison concoctions. Ryan waa the author of several 1 popular aongs, including one now be-! ing sung in a Broadway musical com-! edy. lie waa found in a coma on the sidewalk Inst night and died soon after.! being taken to the hospital, lie was 30 yeura old. Harrisburg Ferry Is TiedUp By Ice IIAIIIlISlll'Ill!, Dec 22. (Kiic- dal) The llarrisburg ferry Is tied up again. This time great chunk nf floating Ice have caused the ferrr to cease operations, Thla Is probably the first time In the history ot the boat that it has been fiiroil to go to shore because of slabs of lee pnsslng flown the river. MONUMENTS. FOR LESS UNTIL, FKH. 1. 11125. Wo will make a reduction In price on any memorial in stock. Ht ira flu this work now when we are not rushed, Delivery made for Decoration day. Pay for memorials wlnn delivered. Make eelection now while stock is complete, and you sen save money. E. C. LAKE, rH W. 11th. Won-Wed Sat-dll DRY WOOD Under Cover Any Length Slabwood . Oak Bedy Fir Ash Sicoas) Growth Mapla Mancrud-Huntington Fuel Co. II West 7lh Phoni (SI Sale of License Plates Put Off OI.YMPIA, Wash., Dec. 22. In iriler to relieve the malls during the I'hristnias rush, the sending out of automobile license plates was discon tinued yesterday and will not be re sumed until December 20, it was an nounced here tbia morning by Fred J. Dibble, director of .licenses. Bridge Work Again . Held Up By Weather HAItKISISUUG, Dec. 22. (Spe cial). The weather 'persists in its' amies to wreck the hope of the com pany which has charge of construc tion of tlie bridge acrp&s fho Willam ette here. A small crew started work Inst Monday morning; their plan was to continue building of the trestle on the western bank. By noon tlio snow forced a halt at tbe work. The wea ther conditions make it questionable as to when the worK will be again at tempted. Tbe crew is now busy bail ing a carload of steel from the track to the yard. Word baa been received toat lour mor 1 cum ui biuci are nu the way, to this means tnat tne mm will be at least occupied for tome time. BODIES RECOVERED TJURNF.TT, Wash., Dec. 22. Ites cr.e teams have- recovered the bodies of H. II. Ridley and K. J. Rush, two of seven men killed by an explosion in tbe Pacific CoaBt Coal company's mine Wednesday. GHEES ACKERMAN T & HARRIS ! on Palmer & Huston 'The old flirt" Vaude ville Circuit Doc Emmett; and Pal The wonder dog Adult3 50o Children 20c HAI-YUNG TROUPE ' A Chinese Oddity 2 Shows 7 and 9 p. m. California Trio Musical novelty Vaudeville ' Al Patterson Something novel. AJliSUl- Thfl n6W Path6 8ta? JfAU'HJS GLEN TYRON arutii: rABbti in JLilUHX "The Goofy Age" H THATRe-V FRIDAY DEC. 26 Comedians rsSl ftSO h J featurbu) . ka n m m BALLAD . COMPcaea.. in their v latest coiWv "iviuiuaii. Raising fN v PEAOTIES. ownspaciaJ Orchestra PRICES Lower floor, $2.00; balflouy, first 3 rows, $2.00, Mxt 3 rows, $1.80, next 3 rows, $1.00, last 4 row, 50o (plus 10 per ocnt tux). MAIL ORDERS XOW vSont sa1 Thursdny. STORE OPEN TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT UNTIL CHRISTMaq 9 Tr Laraway s Christmas Saves Customers Much Money Buy your Christmas Jewelry at Laraway's. v Great savings in every department (only contract goods excepted). A wonderful oppqrtunity to buy-the very gift you wish to give at a' saving in cost and with liberal credit terms. Sale LRY . - ' ' " . Buy Gifts Now And Avoid Crowds Later Soon the stores will be crowded and It will be difficult to maks your se lections. We suggest that you do your shopping now, while stocks are most complete and you can make : selection , at leisure. N Laraway's Cus tomers Are Lara way's Friends More than half of the people who make pur chases at this store have bought here in the past. This is a remarkable tribute to Laraway val uesV made possible by our policy of no prizes, premiums or free offers. These magnificent diamonds are Lara way Blue-White and full of Life and Lustre These are Styles for Ladies and Gentlemen, every stone being set in a beautifully engraved mounting ot 18-kt white gold. If at any time you want a larger stone, we will allow full price in exchange. Blue White Diamond $50.00 High quality, blue-white Dia monds set in unusually beau tiful 18 and 20 kt. white gold mountings. Eugene's great est value in a diamond. PAY 5 DOWN Pay next year MjlO HAMILTON QiWt . 17-Jewel HAMILTON $40.00 One of our best sellers. It has tested and adjusted move ment, 20 year guaranteed case. Pay the balance at the rate of only 5 per cent a week! The ELGIN1 $19.75 A good dependable timepiece with chain and knife in fact many proclaim it "the finest watch ever sold at a popular price." The Christmas sale brings it to you and you only pay 5 per cent down. THE NEW RECTANGULAR BRACELET WATCH g p The watch everybody has been asking for just out in limited quan tities and we have them. Highest grade 17-iewel Elgin movement cased in beautifully hand-engraved white srold '14 kt. case at the f " TT,. , 1 . . . . . . 1 ' .(.rd iiiKiu laiiwiy. ximy guaranteed Doin oy the iaciory ana xms ooia on easy terms at only 75.00 Store Open Evenings Laraway Diamond Merchant and Jeweler i