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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-06
Relating Markets. Local. National and Information
SYMPOSIUM OF OPINIONS ON
SOME IMPORTANT TOPICS
Business Men Go on Record on Up-to-Date
Problems = Favor Fair Treatment Of
Railroads-Want Protective Tariff.

"a Cross Section of Facts and Feel
| ing in Business America" is the title
of a periodical just issued by Harris,
Winthrop g. Co. of Chicago
| AS the name indicates, the work is
a study of the various phases of the
economical situation. treated from
many sided viewpoint, and the con-
illusions arrived at are vitality inter-
esting to the banker, the merchant,
the businessman and the politician.
being perhaps especially instructive
in showing the public trend in certain
important trends and policies of the
day.
Questionnaires were sent out by the
Chicago stock and grain brokerage
company to large number of promi-
nent people in different sections of
IDENTIFY fair and equitable and with a
view of getting real frSt-hand infor-
nation.
OF the large number of business
men approached 1879 made answer.
some brief and others with more point
and intent to cover in full the issues
proposed to them.
.
any one query was filed in response
to the first interrogation under the
general head of Fact"
rs the supply of bank credit COM
monty called money equal to the de-
mands of legitimate business in your
section?'
And 1876 answered yes" while SIS
answered mo; with one negative
from the far west states, IA from the
southwestern and Is from the central
states.
Have savings bank deposits in
six months?"
A favorable reply was received from
1922 and negative from Sc only.
us business generally prosperous in
your section?
Favorable. 1,701; unfavorable, AZ.
Are merchants carrying full stocks
Of goods in your section or have they
been reduced, as a measure OF pre-
caution against high prices?'
Average stocks were reporteS on
hand by 1858. large by lis and
small by 400.
No is question of especial i'm
portance at this time, sounding public
sentiment on one of the real issues OF
the day.
Would a further advance in rail-
way freight and passenger rates De
cheerfully or resentfuliy accepted by
the people of your section?'
Resentfully by Big Majority.
In reply 1851 answered resent
fully" and 375 "cheerfully." The mid
die west furnished a large part of the
cheerful minority.
'Is there much speculation as dis
tinguished from legitimate business in
your section?"
!. About as usual received 1855 votes:
negligible ESQ. md active" ST
votes.
IF in answer to the preceding
question you have answered that
speculation was active, please say
how it is finding EXPRESSION" = 20
The answers to this question were
very heavy. but widely distribu ted;
51s answers declared in favor of New
York .stocks;; SIS for real estate; 70s
for oil lands or stocks; 434 Tor other
local securities, and 396 for cotton
and grain. -....
Are the people in your section
holding or selling liberty bonds
bought during the war-
Holding. 1902: selling, AS.
Small Holders Liquidate.
Are the liberty bonds that are be-
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POLICE AID FIGHTERS TO JOBS.
Col. Woods Receives Many Replies
to His Appoal,

As q result. of a letter to all the
police chiefs in the United States,
Col. Arthur Woods. assistant to the
Secretary Of War, has added many
thousand men. to his field forces who
are finding positions for returned
heye been received, from ali sections
Of the country, the colonel says.
The assistance and cooperation of
poiieernsn: generally 10 NOV promised
70 help Plais the few soldier yet to
tarang. number who have not yet
satisfactorily readjusted themselves
in civil life.
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WANTS UNITED AID
BY MERGER EFFORT
R. N. Harper Urges Abandon
ment of Appeal From vaIu-
ations of Commission.
F.A. DELANO'S SUCCESSOR
BY 1. A. FLEMING.

The Counsel of the night did not
soften the views of interested parties
on valuations of the utilities commits
sion in the slightest.
Some of the Capital Traction share
holders express wonder that the COM
mission should so back of Congress
and ignore the purchase price paid by
the Rock Creek company for the
Washington and Georgetown Railway
Company, when Congress gave au-
thority for paying for the property
'in securities
Moreover ii is still held that the
company made report of its action
to Congress and that that body ap-
proved it. This is the nub of the Cap
ital Traction shareholders fault find
ing.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company officials and interested
investors can find no mob They OBJ
ject to the whole procedure in toto
and want immediate relief before the
time comes when it is too late.
There is but one cheerful stock
holder in the last named corporation,
SO far as evidenced, and he is too
busy planning for all kinds of things
to worry about anything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-06
ASK q. S, INTERVENTION.
Refugees Want Honest Elections
Nsxt Month in Honduras.

Petitions are. being circulated among
the Haaduran refugees in Guatemala
and Nicaragua asking the United States
to intervene in Honduras to insure
honest elections next month, according
to adviees received in Washington.
There are said to be 1000 political
refugees from Honduras in Guatemala
and Z, 060 in Nicaragua.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-06
STREET IS UNSETTLED;
MARKET TREND BETTER

NEW YORK. September 6.-Refecting
latest labor conditions, steel shares were
moderately unsettled at the opening OF
today's stock market, but the tendency
otherwise was toward recovery from
yesterdays depression.
Motors and affiliated specialties were
the strongest features at gains of l to
2k points. Oils were irregular, Cali
fornia Petroleum falling 1h, while Mex
lean Petroleum gained IL.
Shippings indicated a revival Of the
recent demand. but rails Jagged behind
the general list. A firmer tone de-
veloped among leaders before the end
of the first half hour.
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ing sold those of large or small hold
ers?''
Large, 1872; small. 1921.
rs there an excess or deficiency OF
labor in your section?'
Excess. 1856; deficiency. 1888.
rs there any foreign propaganda.
ism or radical socialism present or
prospective, in your section?"
No, 921; yes, 729.
rs there any foreign propaganda,
open or concealed, at work in your
locality?"
Yes, open. 1877; concealed. 400. No,
944.
Are returning soldiers going
promptly to work or are they de-
handing exceptional pay and con-
sideration before accepting the en-
ployment offered them?''
promptly to work" was the re-
Spouse of Liza answers: while 536 an
swered that they were disposed to
be 'choosy.'"
Are the crops in your section up
to, below or above an average?
Above the average. 500; below the
average, 209; about an average. 500,
will crops be held or readily sold
at present prices when they are har-
vested?"
They will be readily sold won 1887
votes; held, 1872.
A Digest of Feeling.
In progressing with the digest the
next questions are tabulated under
the subhead Feeling"
Are the people of your section
generally in favor of league of ma
tions"'
And 1,1s1 answered uneauivocally
yes. while 252 said no. The western
central states furnished the majority
of the ayes.
IF in the answer You answered
yes please say whether the judgment
of the President or of the Senate is
preferred as to the form which the
proposed league should resume?'
The Senate won by GAL votes to the
Presidents 602, the western-central
backing the Senate.
Would complete American partici-
patton in the league of nations cove
nant directly affect your business?'
Votes to the number of $50 answered
no" 412 reported that 1t would affect
their business favOrably and eighty
three that the reverse effect would be
felt in their lines.
Have you as a business man en-
countered any organized or deliberate
obstruction to your activities in the
foreign feld?"
Negative replies were received from
1885, and affirmative from 1919 parties.
Government Control Unpopular.
Are people satisfied or dissatisfied
with the service they are receiving
from the government
The dissatisfied showed total
strength of 1.54S votes, while the sat
isfied were in hopeless minority
with but ZIG.
Overwhelmingly favorable responses
were reported to the general public
trend of fair dealing with the rail-
roads of the country and for hnan-
cial policy that will help Europe.
By a vote of 1924 to SO the CORE
spondents went on record as inclined
to the belief that we shall have no
serious reaction or decline in prices
for years So
Other verdicts were in favor of
more indirect taxation Taxes we're
suggested on bottled goods. import
ed Iuxurles, on necessities, tea,
coffee and sugar; on bills and in
voices. on tobacco. on vehicles, on
motors, on securities and amusements
and also for high protective tariff,
the vote on the iast-named question
being S94 to. 494.
The questions were asked of truly
representative business men in all
sections of the country.
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[0NDONHOPESF0R
UN|0N|SN'S CHECK
Finds Labor at Home Indis.
9 posed to Full Production.
DepIores "DoIe."

From the New York Evening Post
Financial Bureau.
LONDON, September s.-Complete
details of your railroad plan are as
yet unknown here.
The Morning Post alone deals
briefly with 1t. The proposal making
organized strikes criminal under GER
tain conditions is warmly approved.
1t is considered that such action, with
the Presidents recent stand on
wages, gives a timely lead in labor
questions at a moment when there
appeared to be great danger that
ira es unionism would degenerate
into bolshevism,
Were our financial capacity greater
nothing would attract the attention
of English investors to American Sc
curtties more than your common
sense attitude toward labor prob
lens. Financial circles believe that
our past pandering to the attitude of
labor Is not merely suicidal locally
but harmful to other Industrial CEN
terS.
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Grain, Produce
and Live Stock

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 6-Po-
tatoes-White western Maryland and
Pennsylvania. per 100 lbs. 250a2. rs;
New Jersey, per 100 lbs, No. l, 2,5ea
2.75; do, eastern shore Maryland and
Virginia, 2.50a2.75; do, No. 2 and No. 3,
all sections, per 100 lbs, 75al. SO ;
sweets. yellow, North Carolina, per
bbl, 3.50a4.00; do. eastern shore,
Maryland and Virginia, per Dbl. s.75s
10; 49, No. native atty E.. per basket. soas5;
Vegetables and green fruits-Apples
loose, 3,5oa4.oo; do. ordinary. 2.5oa
s;ooi Do. per basket, soaSo; do, west
e.eked sS de ssm
per. 1.25a2.60: crabapples. per bas-
kets 1.00a125; beans, per bushel, green,
goal 90; stringless, per busbei, Goa
LOO; lima beans. per basket. 100; do.
en-. sSaso; celery. per crate, 4 Pep &C., 90;
pisnts per- paskst to.so ;01 pia@s! es psr
pound, 4a5; turnips. per basket, 4oa
50; lettuce per basket: 5oa1.2s; onions.
4.ooa4.25; do. MARYLAND and Pennsyl-
per basket, 4hal.oo: do, Bartlett, per
bushel. 2.0oa3.00: peppers. per basket.
20a30: squash, native, per basket, goa
so: damsons. per pound. 7as.
Tomatoes. native, per basket, 75a
100: packing stock, per bushel. 1.6Oa
100; beets. per 100 lunches, 2.00a3.0O };
carrots, per 100 punches, 2.0Oa3.OO;
peaches. eastern shore Maryland and
Virginia, per crate, LOCAL. so: do. per
basket, 75a.l.25; watermelons. Anne
Arundel, selects, per 100. 25.O0a3 5000:
do. Maryland. Virginia and Delaware
selects. per 100. 25.00aSo.0o; all Sec
grapes. per basket, 7sai:ss; d.. Con.
cords, Niagaras. Delawaxes, ner small
basket, 1ta2s; quiacee. per- Basket,
1905 caHtaloppes, eastern shore Mary
land and Virginia, per crate, 1.0oa2.o0;
do per basket 50a90
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GREAT VALUE. OF OIL
PRODUCED IN TEXAS
For Six Months of This Year to
June 30, Yield About
$60,0OO,000

Production of ell in Texas in the
second quarter OF this year amounted
to 17.654.1S7 barrels. compared with
1s7S5.152 barrels in the first quarter
an increase of 3,s6s,e35 barrels. or 90
per cent, making the total production
for the half year S1.43s.33s barrels.
Value of the production for the sec
ond quarter is placed at $31.255.1e2,
which compares with $26.967,223 in
the first quarter.
The following table, showing the
production of oil in Texas in the four
quarters Of 1918 and the first two
quarters of this year. reveals, the
growth Of the oil industry in the state
in the last year and a half:
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Taxes Money, Threatens Pursuers

An unidentified colored man visited
the place Of business Of T. H. O'Con-
nor, 22s New York avenue, today and
took ? roll Of ops5aotlar bills from
Fierce street eSustaa short distance
away, where he drew 4 revolver and
thfeatened to sheet his. puEsueEs, Pes
lice Of the second precinct are look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-06
skeptical Over Economy.

Considerable skeptictsm is expressed
over the governments move for econ
omy. Doubtless there will be a big
show of cutting down national ex-
penditure, but the real trouble goes
deeper. Because labor is utterly de-
moralized by concessions in hours and
wages and by the unemployment doles.
discipline and efficiency in the indus
trial world are giving place to chaos.
Moreover. the Inconsistency of the
government is demonstrated by the
fact that 1t refuses to take steps to
make money dearer, because such a
course would be against its own in
terest as a borrower. 1t is admitted
that higher money rates might check
imitation, lower prices of commod-
tiles and improve the foreign ex-
change The adverse position of the
exchanges cost the nation far more
than would figher interest rate.
Unfortunately the slackness OF the
government in this direction is en-
couraged by money market interests.
which find present conditions favor
able for dividends. The exchequer
is now considering further imitation
through recommendemeHt OF borrow
mss on ways and means advances,
which are essentially overdyafts at
tie Bank Of England
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Diplomatic Papers Reported Lost.

Valuable diplomatic papers and i'm
portant personal letters have been
attache of the Chilean embassy. The
package was lost somewhere between
the Woodward building and i2th
street and Pehnsylvania avenue
northwest
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THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia-Fair tonight:
tomorrow fair and moderately warm;
gentle to moderate southerly winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight, warmer in
west portion: tomorrow fair. moderate
ly warm; gentle to moderate Southerly
winds. ~
Virginia-Fair tonight, warmer in
extreme west portion; tomorrow fair,
moderately warm; gentle to moderate
southerly winds.
West Virginia-Fair, warmer to-
night; tomorrow fair.
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 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste PM,
70; pm, IS; IL midnight. So; today,
am, 81: am, IS. Maximum. 80,
at 4:16 pm. yesterday; minimum, Sc.
at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. IS; minimum, 60.
Barometer-Yesterday, pm. 3o.19;
g pm, 1912; IL midnight, 30.17; to-
day, 4 am, 30.17; am, 3G.1S.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 12.32 PM; high
tide, 5:35 am. and 6:04 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 12:43 am. and
1918 p.m.; high tide, 6:26 am. and
$3.50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, $40 am; sun
sets, 1899 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:41 a.m.; sun
sets. 7:31 pm.
Moon rises, 5:12 PM: sets. 2 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, Septem-
Der 6.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were clear this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Plan Testimonial to Life Guards.

TO show appreciation for the work
rendered by the life guards OF the tidal
sort will solicit funds for testimonial
to be given in the near futufe. 4 din
ner and entertainment at some local
hotel. providing sufficient funds are rails
ed. is the plan Of those in charge. 1t
Is understood that 6upt. Gordon Leech
approves OF the plan,
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POWDER STOCKS. s.
Quotation furnished By W. B. Hibbs 4 C..
LONDON MONEY MARKET.

LONDON. September 6.-Bar silver,
60& pence per ounce. Money, 3h
per cent. Discount rates, short bills,
3 7-16a3k per cent; 3-moHth bills,
3 9-16a3ts per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-06

The value Of the oil produced in the
second quarter of 1919 is placed at
e1.77 a barrel. compared with a valua-
ton OF nearly 81 a barrel for the oil
produced in the first quarter.
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Need Higher Rates.

Our own railroads are in an ex-
traordinary position, the government
having granted wages on y scale
which renders 1T impossible for the
roads to pay their way unless freight
rates are raised, which is against
trading interests.
Hence either nationalizat ton or pro-
longed government subsidies will be
necessary if divideifds are to be main
tanned. Nevertheless, there Is no
faith in the competence of the gov
eminent to organize the railroads on a
satisfactory basis. The experience Of
the post office, the telegraphs and tel
ephones all give clear warning as to
what may be expected in that line.
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PRESIDENT OF A. B. A.
!. URGES AID TO EUROPE
Robert F. Maddox Believes That a
Billion Credit Should Be
Extended at Once.

Our government should further as
sist Europe through an extension OF
$1,000, 100000 credit, is the belief OF
Robert F. Maddox. president of the
Atlanta National Bank. Atlanta, Ga,
and president of the American Bank
ers' Association, az expressed before
the Illinois Bankers Association con-
vention at La Sale, ILL.,. yesterday in
an address on THE Problems of
Peace"
After pointing out that for our own
welfare, as well as Europe's. she must
have her purchasing power restored,
and that for lack of gold or goods to
export Immediately this can only be
done through the extension to her OF
a liberal line of credit, he said:
I'VE are, fortunately, able to 90
this. While we have a net war debt
of about $4,000, 900. 900, it is only 8
per cent of our national wealth, and
we came out of the war in better
financial condition than any other ma
ton OF the men in our Army and
Navy 95 per cent were uninjured In
battle, and the productive power OF
our country was stimulated to greater
achievements than 1t would have bee n
in a decade of peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-06
WHOLESALE REEF Prices.

Following are today's wholesale
market prices for beef cuts as sold at
the Washington market OF Swift e.
Company:
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Ready to Do Full Part.

Our mines, our fields and our fac
tories are now ready to meet the
needs of all nations. and II We can
only lend helping hand with credit
we can keep the wheels of commerce
moving and all Of our people profit
ably employed. But the task is
great one. and I believe the amounts
involved are too large to be handled
by any bank. or group OF banks with
out the cooperation of the govern
ment.
"As the nation as whole will be
benehted, il would seem to be proper
function for the government to per-
form. especially in view of the fact
that We have already loaned our allies
10000, goo 900, and, believe the loan
OF another 81 900. 600, 900 would be. I'M
der the circumstances, the wise and
businesslike thing to do. Aur gov
eminent could take the short-term
obligations of our allies and issue
against them it's own bonds. which. at
a fair rate of interest. the people
would readily take"
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First Trust Notes for SAFE

Secured improved D. O. real estate. Cot.
Sote. in Of from sS 10
Transactions closed promptly. We collect in.
terest and attend to every detail carefully.
No charge to investors. Certificates of title
and insurance policy furnished.
SHANNON e. IUCHS, 5sy
Investment Dept, In;
10 i4tn st. NV Main 2a4sf
ss1
Wv
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oversubscription Reported.

Bankers concerned in the matter an
nounced that the underwriting Of the
Rockaway Rolling Mills had been heav-
lily oversubscribed. The approximate
earnings of the company in the pa t
four years before federal taxes were
deducted were over $4,000, or at the
rate Of 1925 per share
The feature of the mining group
was the strength in Magma, which
rose from 40 to 40. There was an
Increased interest shown in the low
priced silver stocks, naturally due to
the advance in the price of the meta |.
In the Tonopah group McNa ARA
SILVER and Mcnamara Crescent ~ere
carried to new high levels on this
move by q wave of buying orders CONF
ing Srens- stock exchange houses with
NoSteTn connections
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Urges Work for Merger.

Robert N. Harper has views of his
own. He hopes that the company
heads and directors Will not appeal
the case to the courts, which, while
they both have counsel engaged by
the year. would bring in outside legal
talent in large and costly supply and
delay the end hoped for during years
of litigation.
Mr.. Harper's advice to all is to join
in an honest, determined effort for a
merger of the two companies. the
only Simon-pure hope for the future
of the street railway situation in the
District of Columbia, he says. The
people want it. Congress recognizes
this fact and therefore Mr.. Harper
puts his faith in Congress to give it
to them.
An Important Movement.
Five of the leading big Industrial
corporations, seeing the need of ex-
tending financial aid in the rehabili-
tation of Europe, have decided on the
organization of a new banking COM
pany, probably a debenture corpora
ton accepting securities of foreign
governments against contracts taken
for their own manufactured product.
The five companies are the Ameri-
can Car Foundry Company, American
Standard Steel Car Company and the
Haskell & Barke- Company, manu-
facturers Of cars. all equipment COM
panies. as their names indicate.
Large orders will be placed when
ever the credit status is settled, as
they are waiting now. Belgium de-
nrands 400 locomotives. Poland re-
Gently placed an order for $50 locomo-
trves and wants hundreds additional,
and other continental European coun-
tries want equipment.
1t is generally believed that long
term credits are the only possible
means of enabling these countries to
meet their needs. -.
F. A. Delano's Successor.
Henry A Moehlenpah. a big bank
president Of a small town. has been
named by the President to succeed
F. A, Dehpo on the Federal Reserve
The nonipee is the head of fifty
thousand-d dollar bank at Clinton, Wis.
but he has been prominent in A. B. A.
circles, and has been described as pos
sessing rather radical views and as
being q live wire.
He is now a member of the State
Bankers Council of the A. b. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-06
Oil Stocks in Demand.

The independent oil stock during
the week became in broader demand
because of the vigorous development
work on many properties, and nearly
all those Issues were steadily bought,
although gains which had been made
In some at the beginning of the week
were lost in the market unsettlement
in the last few days.
Gufrey Gillespie was one of the
strongest featuFes5 advancing to above
%. the buying on the advance follow
ing the publication of a telegram from
West Virginia. reading: "Bufey Gil
lespie. No. s well, on the Rollins farm,
IN kanawha county, has just been
drilled on the sand. and is flowing
sixty-hve barrels an hour"
Simms petroleum was another
strong feature, moving up to 80 yes
terday because of the important de-
velopments in nearby drilling opera
tons Midwest Refining had the
widest swing. moving up from ITO to
163.