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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
CLAN AGREEMENT WITH
D'ANNUNZl0 REACHED

LONDON, Dec. G.-Rcports that tho
Italian government had arrived at an
agreement with Gabrielle D'Annunaio re-
gardlng the question Of Fiume, wera
received today in an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Rome, The agency
says il understands, in connection with
the ministerial council held in Rome
Yesterday, that a settlement with DAN
nunzio was reached.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
DEFER MINE DECISION.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-The special trades
union congress today adopted a resolu-
ton deferring a decision on the question
of the naturalization of mines until
February,
Robert Smile, the miners leader.
warned the government that the miners
would, after February, insist upon ma
tionalization, Should the government
not agree to this, he declared "consti-
tutional action would be taken,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09

CoFFEYVILLE, kan, Dee. 1.-Two
firemen, overcome by fumes Of explod-
ing hotties Of acids, persisted when a
drug store was destroyed by fire here
fodIy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
STUDENTS ENROLL IN
HOSPITAL COURSE

WASHINGTON. Dec; a-Twenty-s,N
students enrolled in an ins'',u'e III ~,
~, sg nrorram in public health service
enf, Ia conducted in Boston during
e nstss and october. This is OF
Ma cross emergency moves TO
nrroytde trained workers for the care Of
u'sap'ou n NAYS had several years OF
n,eni i,,,,i work and have unusually fine
qualifications,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
samelson' Is Ready!

a, III, qui,tlv n suitable gilt 70"
.,M' 'Glo,I cigars. pipes of all kinds
and n,,s othsr smokers needs "uN'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
TWO FIREMEN DIE.

Apply Flumonia Salve for deep colds
and breathe easy. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09

49,. rhristmas sewing Machine club
Al make sou 4 life remembrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
COMMODITIES IN FRANCE
ARE MOUNTING STEADILY

PARIS, Thursday, December H.
Prices of all commodities in France are
mounting steadily, despite the fact that
inland revenue returns show the output
of four of the largest wine producing
departments in southern France to be
more than %, SOC, 900 hectoliters Ga hec-
toliter measures 26.42 gallons), as com
pared with 1920, 900 hectoliters last
year.
Grocers are warning their customers
that they would be wise to buy coffee
chocolate and all goods containing sugar
because heavy increases over the pres
ent prices are coming because OF eN-
change" Other traders have Joined the
grocers in this admonition.
In fact the rate of exchange has be-
come the excuse for any sort OF advance
in prices, and this has brought the ques-
ton of exchange to the attention OF
thousands who never before gave the
subject any thought. The public Is tod
by the press that exchange depends
upon whether exports exceed imports
However, Frances exports TO Swltzer-
land and Belgium now are exceeding her
imports without improving the value OF
French francs in those countries, ana
the people, therefore, are being prepared
to accept the explanation that the pres
ent crisis is not due TO the commercial
balance but is a question of confidence
which will be restored only by the re-
duction of paper money in circulation.
1t is understood that Louis Loucher'
minister of reconstruction, at the caof-
net meeting. advocated the principle OF
importing goods from Germany and
other countries where France has favor
able exchange as soon as the peace
treaty is put into effect without further
formalities except those arising from eX-
listing customs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
CONSIDERABLE SELLING IN
WEEKS COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. December 10
During the earlier part of the
past week. sentiment in the cot
ton market was unsettled by the I'M
certainties of the fuel situation. the
weakness of foreign exchange and re-
ports of a diminishing spot demand
There was considerable selling on
these features, and later liquidation
became excited and active, owing to
an unexpectedly large crop estimate
from the Department of Agriculture.
Private reports published here re-
Gently had not indicated a yield of
over 10.500.G00 bales on the average,
and the official estimate of 100000
bales evidently led to a considerable
change in views of the probable sup
ply. Prices broke very sharply IN con-
ticularly weak during today's trading,
34.02 compared with 1850, the high
level of last Monday.
Notwithstanding the settlement of
the coal labor controversy. there was
continued uncertainty at the end of
the week as to when restrictions on
the use of fuel might be removed and
almost equal uncertainty as to the eff
feet of coal shortage on domestic mill
activity or the export movement. The
main encouragement with reference
to fresh buying by exporters. has been
found in the continued weakness of
exchange rates. which have made new
low records. and it appears to be ap-
pretended that foreign buyers will be
unable to operate freely until there is
an improvement in this respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
MANY FACTORS DEPRESS
WEEKS STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, December 13-Another
all-around decline in foreign ex-
change, especially the rate on London,
and renewed stringency in the do
nestle money market, due primarily
to the conservative action of the
federal reserve bank, were the out
standing features of this weeks re-
dictionary stock market.
Further unsettlement was created
by revival of liquidation from for
eign sources. heavy selling of high
grade issues. especially rails. accom-
panying the Decentralization in eX-
change.
Call loans rose to Is per cent in the
local money market and time funds
were Scarcer than at any time since
last months violent decline, out-of-
town banks using most of their re-
serves for the purchase of mercan-
tile paper.
Although foreign exchange has
shown steady depreciation for many
months it was not until this week
that the situation gave rise to gen.
eral apprehension. Announcement by
the British government that it would
not resort to artificial means to sta
bilize the market caused bills on Dom
don to drop to the new discount of
$365A This represents a discount OF
fully 25 per cent or more than one
quarter of tits normal value.
Bankers and leaders of commerce
are agreed that unless steps to re-
adjust the British rate are speedily
taken a sharp reduction OF tins coun-
try's exports must ensue. Reports re-
ceived during the week indicate a
new record thus far this year for
our foreign trade, but much of the
increase is due to higher commodity
prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
CORN PRICES STRONG, DUE
WEEKS SCANT SUPPLIES

CHICAGO. December 13.-Despite
sensational breaks in foreign ex-
change. the corn market this week
has shown comparative strength.
Scantiness of readily available sup
plies has been largely responsible, and
quotations this morning compared
with a week ago varied from y de-
cline TO an advance Of 2A. Oats
showed a gain of a shade to "a. In
provisions the net difference ranged
from 1.O7 loss to 25 upturn.
Fuel restrictions and severe cold
weather operated simultaneously to
hinder the movement of corn to pri-
mary centers. Besides, the frigid tenn
peratures acted as a stimulus to in
creased feeding of livestock. On the
other hand. theactual ending of the
coal strike led many owners of corn
to realize on their holdings. Selling
greatly added to at times by one COL
lapse after another in foreign ex-
change. Throughout the week. how
ever the smallness of the stock of
corn in sight was SO apparent as to
check any serious decline in values.
Notwithstanding gossip that for
eigrerS were reSelling, the oats mar
ket was governed by the action of
corn Receipts We're light and prom
ised to continue so.
Talk of a poor outlook for exports
made provisions average lower. The
only advance was on pork, in which
business lacked volume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
.FAVORS MARKETS
IN FOREIGN LOANS
Mr.. Meyer Suggests Them as
Means of StabiIizing Inter-
national Commerce.

Establishment of broad public mar
kets in this country for handling the
internal loans of European nations
was advocated today by Eugene
Never. jr, managing director of the
War Finance Corporation, as one
means of stabilizing international
commerce and finance. Mr.. Meyer
made the following statement:
"A number of our bankers nave
been placing the internal loans oil
England, France, Italy and Belgium
with their investment clientele in
this country. My personal inquiries
lead me to believe that much larger
amounts of American capital woulo
seek these investments II broad pun
lie markets were established in this
country for these issues.
Would Have Usual Safeguards
1T should be done. in my opinion.
with the approval of the governments
concerned and with the usual safe
guard to which American investors
are accustomed. By this, L mean.
properly engraved and authenticated
American certificates representing de-
posts of the foreign certificates mere
or abroad.
Thus far most of the foreign imam
cling in this country has been done
with dollar obligations or dollar OBJ
legations convertible into the foreign
currency obligation at a fixed price
Easier mechanism through the pupllc
markets would permit many who
would like to invest in foreign obl-
cations at the present low levels OF
exchange to do so.
This would be one important factor
in stabilizing our international COM
merce and finance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
TAKES UP RESOLUTION
ON THE ENTRY OF ALIENS
House Committee Gives Hearing to
State Department Officials on
Necessity for Appropriation.

The House appropriations commit
tee, which is engaged on hearings
with view to holding down to ap-
proximately $4.0QQ.000,00O the esti-
mates from the government depart
ments, stopped work today on the APP
preparation bills, which are the spe-
cial order of business in this session,
to give a hearing to representatives
of the State Department on the
Rogers resolution calling for 100000
for the expenses of regulating the en-
try of aliens into the United States.
Wilbur j. Carr was the first speaker
heard by the committee today. Pre-
vious to the hearing Chairman Good
of the appropriations committee and
Representative John J. Rogers of
Massachusetts,, author of the resolu-
ton, were in conference. Early action
on this measure is promised.
Congress recently passed law eX-
tending for another year passport con-
troll which has been in operation un-
der the State Department The ap-
preparation for this work has become
exhausted, and the 100000 is needed
to continue it. A similar resolution
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts passed the
upper body Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia and Mary
land-Rain this afternoon ana To-
night: much colder tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy and much colder. with
freezing temperature; strong south-
west. shifting to west and northwest
winds.
Virginia-Rain probable tonight and
tomorrow morning, followed by partly
cloudy weather tomorrow; much
colder tomorrow and in the interior
tonight; freezing temperature tomor-
row: fresh south, shifting to north
west winds.
West Virginia-Rain turning into
snow and much colder tonight; to-
morrow fair and colder; cold wave.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
rmometer-Ye pm. "A;
pm, 46; IL midnight, so; today.
am, So; 8 am, Sc. Maximum, St,
at am; minimum, 40, at pm.
yesterday.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. As; minimum, 40.
Observation-Disclosures pm. BOIL !;
S pm, 30.12; IL midnight, 5000;
today, 4 am. 30.03; am. 5000.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. I'll ain. and 7:42
pm; high tide, 1927 am. and 1903 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, S:04 am. and
$40 PM; high tide, 1:24 am. and
1853 pm.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
STAB|L|z|NG OF FOREIGN
EXCHANGE IS PROBLEM
All Concerned With Business and
Financial Enterprise Study Cues
ton; Edge Bill Held Up.

Exporters and manufacturers. bust
ness organizations throughout the
country. officials of the departments of
Commerce and Agriculture and COM
mittees of Congress which are espec-
tally concerned with the promotion
and development of business and
financial enterprise now are engaged
on the serious problem how to sta
Billie foreign exchange and to make
possible European payments on long
time credit.
Representative Edmund Plat of
committee on banking and currency,
lem. Under his leadership the House
put through the Edge bill just before
the Presidents message was received,
but this measure has since been held
up in the Senate.
The Edge bill is designed to pro-
vide federal incorporation for insti-
buttons financing foreign trade. Since
the failure of the Senate to ratffy the
treaty, and the adjournment of Con-
gress sterling exchange and French
exchange and European exchange
generally have continued to go down,
so that it looks to those who are
studying closely the financial and big
business future of the country as
though it will be impossible to con-
duct any export business with Europe
unless something is done very soon.
Such a condition affects business in
the United States directly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
TRADE CONDITIONS
BY WEEKLY REVIEWS

NEW YORK, December 13.-Dun's
review of the week says:
Settlement of the coal strike this
week, while a favorable development
of far-reaching significance. unfortu-
nately does not mean an immediate
ending of the inconvenience and loss
sustained by business through SIX
weeks of interrupted mining opera
lions. Measures Of fuel conservation,
impelled by conditions that had daily
grown more serious. will not be aban.
doned with the return to work or
many thousands of bituminous work
ers, and some time must necessarily
elapse before various important in
dustries and trades will fully recover
from the deleterious effects of the re-
cent controversy.
Shortened hours in not few mer-
camille establishments have been
forced in a season when the early ac-
tivities of Christmas shoppers have
been conspicuous feature ana pro
further impeded at period when the
cali nearly everywhere is for more
goods with which to satisfy current eX-
tensive requirements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
POSTAL STATION OPENS
AT 2429 18TH STREET
"Santa Claus" Makes Appearance
on Rear Platform of P. O.
on Wheels

Residents in the vicinity of 18th
street and Columbia road secured a
postal station of their own today.
when a station for the Christmas sea-
son was opened at 2429 18th street
northwest. Parcel post and stamp
business will be handled, but no
money order business will be trans
acted.
santa Claus made his appearance
on the rear platform of the post
Office on wheels today. which made a
special tour in the morning and aft
ernoon through residential Northwest
and Northeast Washington to impress
upon people the ACCESSIBILITY of mail
ing early
A collection was taken up at the
city post office to rent Santa Claus "
costume. in which he appeared most
reSplendent. An innovation in Santa
Clauses was seen in what appeared to
be Santa's khaki puttees. but this did
not seem to bother the school chill
dren of the city. who hailed the cara
van with delight wherever it ap-
peared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
CURB MARKET SETS
NEW HIGH RECORDS
Petroleum Group Is Influenced by
News of Unusually Large Volume
of Production.

(From n. Y. Evening Post Financial Bureau.)
NEW YORK, December 13.-The
trading on the Broad street curb dur
ing the past week was marked by the
establishment of many new high rec
ords, particularly in the petroleum
group Those stocks were directly in
fluenced by news Of production in
unusually large volume, and as this
new production naturally adds to
revenues it was an incentive for per-
sistent buying Of some of those stocks
Gillilland~ Oil was one OF the most
active issues, moving up to new
high record of 48, with a moderate
reaction before the end of the week.
Shell trading and transport, before
being listed on the exchange, sold at
S11A to IS. White Oil sold yesterday
at the new high record of 43A, but
reacted in late trading.
Reorganization Plans.
Carib trading moved up from 270
to $50. Carib Syndicate. after selling
at 57A, reacted to 40. There was ini-
tial trading in New Locomobile Com
pany prior to the announcement OF
the reorganization of the Locomobile
Company of America into new COM
pany to be known as the Locomobile
Company. The new company which
is about to be organized Will have an
authorized issue of 100000 shares of
common stock, of which 100000 shares
will be presently issued; 100000 Z
per cent cumulative preferred stock,
of which $3,350,000 are to be issued,
and an authorized bonded debt of
$3,5O0,O00, of which s1.416,OO0 first
and refunding mortgage per cent
bonds. due 1895, will bes outstanding.
The company for the twelve months
ended June 80, 1919, showed net
profits of $1,24s.S23 or equal to s4.65
on the new common stock. The new
company will have 100000 new cash
working capital.
Wide Range in Asphalt.
General Asphalt had wide range,
first selling at 121. and after dropping
to 101 it rallied to los. Montgomery
and Ward was traded in at As to A
General Motors was weak, ranging
from 81 to 33. Tobacco Products Ex-
ports Cell from So to 30. Allied Pack
ers sold down from "a to 80 Several
new motor stocks were added to the
list traded in on the curb and were
fairly active, although trading was
naturally restricted by the unsettled
character of speculative conditions.
Vanadium Steel, which was listed
on the stock exchange Wednesday,
ranged during the first half of the
week from 81 " to 571s. Madison Tire
was under pressure, dropping from
65 to so, and Maxwell Chalmers sold
down from SO to 40.
There was little feature to the min
ing group, the leading issues being
under pressure in sympathy with
other departments on the outside
market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
TOBACCO CLIMBS
TO HIGHEST PRICE

BALTIMORE, Md, December 10
Maryland tobacco has climbed to it's
highest price, SO cents a pound for
this years crop. The rise has been due
to the heavy domestic and foreign de-
mands. In American factories the
Maryland product is being substituted
after undergoing several processes,
for Turkish tobacco in making cigar
ettes. Large quantities are being
shipped tofHolland, from which coun-
try 1t finds its way into Germany,
where there has been a tobacco fam
inc since the early days of the war.
From France are also coming large
orders.
The crop of tobacco this year is
said to be about one-third less than
that of last year. when a bumper crop
was recorded. The yield was cut down
by. the drought during the summer.
There were fears that the crop would
be cut in two. but later rains brought
relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
STORK BREAKS RECORD
IN TEN HOURS EFFORT
Eight Babies Arrive at Capital by
Way of Columbia Hospital
LAST NIGHT

The speed limit in babies was broken
last night by Columbia Hospital
where eieht babies We're born in ten
hours.
Miss = -, ID. Payson. night super
visor at Columbia, under whose guild
ance the eight arrived. expressed her
self as pretty well tired out after the
last one had been safely received. The
babies began coming at in the even
ing, and continued in rapid succession
until this morning. The only varia-
ton was the birth of one pair of
twins.
Last nights record is the best in
the history of Columbia, although
more than 1000 new citizens are
added to Washington's population
every year at this hospital Last
months figures were also record
breaking. 120 babies being born there
AS may be imagined. clothes have
to be bought wholesale for Columbia
kiddies, and it is to give them the
best sort of clothes and the best sort
of care that the woman's board of
the hospital is to hold a ball at the
Willard on New Year night. Mrs.
Franklin X. Lane is chairman of the
ball committee and Mrs. Frank F'reyer is
vice chairman. Mrs. Henry b. Larned
is president of the woman's board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
MISS JULIA LYON In
FRUSTRATED CONDITION

Miss Julia Lyon. who shot and killed
her brother Wallace when he made an
attack upon her mother Thursday
afternoon. is in Frustrated condi-
ton at her home in Hyattsville, Md.
The mother, Mrs. Wallace c. Lyon.
who was struck by the third bullet
fired by the daughter. is repc-Sod to
be resting we'll at the Garfield Hos
pital. The bullet inflicted a flesh
wound in the thigh. which will not
prove serious, ID is believed.
Miss Lyon. always a frail girl, is in
a state of complete collapse from the
ordeal of steeling herself to fire three
shots into her brothers body when ha
threatened her mothers life with a
carving knife. A physician is at
tending Miss Lyon. who was unable
to attend the funeral service for the
brother today. -
The inquest jury. which held pre-
liminary investigation on Thursday
evening. will meet again next week
1t is expected the jury will vindfcate
Miss Lyon for protecting the life of
her mother when the brother, who
was mentally deranged. was about to
stab her No prosecution is expected
to follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-13
$40 A MONTH FOR SINGLE;
$50 FOR A DOUBLE ROOM
Prevailing Rental Rate Here as
Brought Out at Wage
Hearing.

That 500 a month is the prevailing
rate for single rooms and $50 a month
for double rooms IN Washington was
brought out at meeting yesterday
of the confereeS appointed to recon-
mend to the minimum wage board
what the minimum salary should be
for woman employees in hotels, restau
rants and apartment houses.
These facts were introduced by Miss
Agnes Campbell. special investigator
of the woman's bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor.
The workers representatives. Mrs.
Helen Gray. Miss Bessie Hood and
Airs. Margaret Ryan, submitted a
statement, based upon these figures.
which asked for an allowance of 81
per week for room.
T. II. Mckee, representing the en-
ployers, objected to the rate of 81 per
week. stating that he did not believe
that to be representative figure for
the cost of rooms in Washington. He
offered a motion to adopt a rate of So
a week. but as the conferees could not
agree upon his figure, an adjournment
was moved to allow the employers
time to gather informatio