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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
AIR CODE BEING DRAWN UP.
Belgium aud Great Britain Al.
ready Have signed II.

PARIS, June l6.-An international
on aerial navigation and the
draft OF an air code are among the most
important Accomplishments OF tho Peace
Conference aeronautical commission,
which concluded its work recently. Brit
ish and Belgian delegates already have
signed the aerial convention. and others
of the allied representatives now are
afixing their signatures.
The air code, Il 10 believed. can be
drafted into its final form within a few
months. now that the German peace
treaty has been completed.
Capt. Roberts of the French aviation
service. and secretary of the Peace Con-
ference aviation committee, recently few
&c Brussels and London to have the
aerial agreement signed by delegates
who had returned to the capitals OF
their countries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
THIRD FLIER SOON TO START.
Rear Admiral Kerr Denies That
Plans Are Abandoned.
Special Despafch 10 THx sux

ST. JOINS. n. r., June IA rImor
circulating here that the Handley- Page
bomber would be dismantled and the
proposed transatlantic night abandoned
was denied to-day by Rear Admiral
Mark Kerr, commander of the craft
Admiral Kerr said the Handley- Page
fiers were firm n their determination to
attempt the flight He hopes, lie said, TO
be ready 10 start on Wednesday, weather
permitting, The new radiators brouEht
here on Saturday by the Digby were in
stalled on the Big four motored machine
at Harbor Grace to-day A trial fiisht
probably will be made tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Congress May Honor AIcock.

WASHINGTON, June IA resolution
authorizing the President to confer the
Congressional medal for honor upon
Capt. Alcock and Lieut.. Brown, and ex-
pressing the admiration of Congress at
their feat In making a nonstop night
across the Atlantic. was introduced TO-
day by Representative La GuardiA Of
New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
ALCoCK AND BROWN FETED.
Entertained by Galway Citizens
and Then Leave for LoAden.
By tAs Associafsd Pv,ss

GALWAY, Ireland. June ls.--Capt AL
cock and Lieut.. Brown at a reception
given by the citisens received compli-
mentar" addresses and were entertained
at luncheon here to-day. A great gath-
ering at the station cheered them heart
lily as they took the train for Dublin.
Capt. Alcock looked quite fit- He "a Id
the only inconvenience he felt was sore
ness of the face. whcih was swollen, ow-
ing TO the prolonged drive through the
vapor, He expressed himself as surprised
at how little actual Inconvenience the
flight caused him. He believed that with
In the next twelve months airplanes
would be voyaging between England and
America with passengers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Engineer Dies In Once.

Charles NJ. Seacombe. an engineer and
contractor living at 2Os West Sixty-ninth
street, died last night while signing lot
ttrs IN his office at 259 West Thirty
fourth street. His stenographer saw him
fan from his chair and summoned pa
tTclman John Cooper of the West Thir-
N-seventh street station. who sent in an
ambulance call TO New York Hosbltal
br. Robert Hodges, who responded. said
death MAS dus. 10 hSArt disease.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17

congratulations on your brilliant achieve
ment"f
IN speaking Of the Night Capt. Sexton.
chief OF the United States naval stan in
London. said to-day:
1T was q very fine performances. The
United States Navy will be only too
pleased to extend congratulations"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17

Governments will not be
1t developed to-day that
means had been found again to notify
Paris through unofficial channels that
Germany cannot be expected to agree
to an acknowledgement of the sole
guilt for causing the war, nor con-
sent to the surrender ofsthe ex-Kaiser
by Holland. Sentiment Is apparently
strong in the Government. that IL
agreement is possible on all other
points the Allies would be unlikely
TO be in a position TO renew the war
un those two. Therefore it may be
expected that Germany will be stub
born. There Is reason to believe the
first point could be got around and
signed by the Germans if amended to
read that the allied and associated
Governments are OF the opinion that
the sole guilt is Germany's, but not
demanding that Germany acknowl-
edge 1t herself.
~ Va
disappointment has been felt here
over dispatches that the American
proposition that Germany, for purely
business reasons, was entitled to
know the amount of reparation had
been defeated in the Council Of -Four.
There is hope that this will prove
~ be untrue.
Reports of hostilities on the Sile-
sian and Polish fronts are minimized
in government circles here. The Ger
man General who upon his own au-
thrifty interrupted the progress of
Gen. Haller's Polish troops through
Germany because of warlike prepare
tons of the Poles on the border has
been removed by Minister. Noske and
troop trims are rolling again. Err
berger protested to Marshal Foch
against the Polish concentrations of
troops alng the border and has asked
the allied Marshal for an explanation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
EBERT SWEEPS ALL
OPPOSITION ASIDE

Continued FROM First Page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Mr.. GRONNA IS AGAINST
LONG FOREIGN CREDITS

Opposition by Senator Gronna, repub-
lican, North Dakota. caused the Senate
banking committee to defer action to-
day on the bill of Senator Edge, repub-
lican. New Jersey, authorizing the or
ganization of corporations to provide
longtime credits abroad for American
interests in international trade.
Senator Gronna said he was disposed
to oppose the bill if it proposed that
American bankers go into the banking
business abroad and seek ito control
the industries of the devastated coun-
tries"
II think there is an underlying pur-
pose-something under the crust-if
we can get at it," said he.
In urging the measure Senator Edge
declared that manufacturers, farmers
and other interests favored the legisla-
ton. which. he said, reached every
vital spot" of reconstruction problems
and had been approved by the Federal
Reserve Board.
Declaring that foreign exchange rates
now are prohibitive, Senator Edge said
the American merchant marine would
be useless unless means were provided
for selling American goods abroad on
long credits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
EGGS-Strictly fresh. As; average re-
ceipts, "A: southern, AZ.
CHEESE-New York state factory,
whole milk. 80.
EMBELLISHMENTS creamery, esH
a67.
LIVE POULTRY-Rooster per h..
81; turkeys, per lb.. 36a4o; chickens.
spring, per h., 3Sa40; hens. per lb., asa
IS; keats, young, each, 75aS0.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh-k killed
spring chickens. per h.. 40a45; hens.
per lb., 36; ROSTERS, per lb., %; tur-
keys, per lb.. 40a4s.
PORK-Small and neat, "a; medium,
-; heavy. 22a25.
LIVE STOCK-Calves. 1sa19; lambs,
II; sheep. 5a6.
GREEN FRUITs-Apples. per Dbl.
fornia lemons, per box. 5.50a6 so; pine
apples, per crate, 5.00a6.00; California
oranges, 5.00a6.50; blackberries, 15a2O
per at; peaches. 2.00a3.50 per crate.
vEGETABLEs-New potatoes. N. c .
per bbl., 7OOa7.75; No. 2, 2.50a3 So string
beans. per bbl. 50oa7.oo; peppers. per
crate, 2.ooa3.oo; okra. per ct. 2oa25;
bers, i per box, .. 1o Ss.,; eggplant:
dozen, 15a5O; cabbage. new. 2.50a
500 per bbl; beets, 3a4 per bunch;
lettuce, 175a2.00 per basket; Florida
celery, 6.O0a7.50 per crate: celery. per
1925: squash, 1.ooa1.25 per crate; spring
onions, 2.50a3. 90 per 100 punches; onions.
per basket, 2.50a3.50; tomatoes. nearby,
/ O0a3.50 per crate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
FOOD PRICE HEARINGS
WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK

The subcommittee of the Senate
District committee which is to in.
vestigate food prices in Washington
will begin hearings next week. Mem
bers are now planning the mode of
procedure in the investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Discuss Saar Mines Transfer,

PARIS, July 23.-Negotiations be-
tween German and French dele9a-
lions for the transfer of the coal
mines Of the Saar valley begin today
at Sarrebruck. The delegates are
mostly mining experts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
LONDON MONEY MARKET.

LONDON, July 23.-Bar silver,
549-16d per ounce. Money, 2N per
cent Discount rates: Short bills,
37-16a3h per cent; three-month bills.
9-16a3N per lent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Discuss Bankers Convention.

The District Bankers Association
will meet this afternoon at the New
Willard Hotel to consider the ques-
ton of extending an invitation to the
American Bankers Association to
visit Washington for its annual con-
vention in the fall of 1920.
There should be a full attendance
Of the members, and the matter should
be carefully considered and canvassed
for facts and figures.
Some of the leading bankers believe
that 1t would be advisable. II the
banks are a unit on the proposition,
to bring this great gathering to the
National Capital. 1t would mean more
than 5000 people and would leave q
million dollars or more in Washing
ton. Its annual convention il one Of
the most important gatherings in the
country. 1t would mean much to the
capital.
Washington has a great record in
the matter of entertainment Of one
A. B. A. convention and could no doubt
repeat, but there should be no invita-
ton unless the local bankers will get
back of the proposition, with large
majority willing and eager to work
for the success of the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
MARKET STARTS AGAIN
AND At A RAPID PACE

NEW YORK. July 23.-Many ex-
traordinary gains were recorded at
the buoyant opening Of today's stock
market, the advance resulting in
further rout Of the shorts.
Crucible Steel led at an initial rise
of Az points, which was soon ex-
tended to g.
Bethlehem Steel gained and oils,
notably Royal Dutch. local and for
eign, which sold ex-dividend and ex-
rights. also were very active and
strong.
The movement embraced equip
ments, motors, coppers, shippings.
feathers and textiles, but rails Jagged
except for the firmness of low-grade
shares.
Forenoon prices of liberty bonds
were: 3ks. 99.44; first As, 1916; sec
ond As. 1928: first IS, 94.90; seccl.:
ANS, 1894; third ANS, 95.0S; fourth
Az, $3.50; victory 3As, 100; victory
4%s, 1896.
Several Stimulating Factors.
The hopeful views of Judge Gary
regarding steel trade conditions and
word from Washington that the Next
can government intends to authorize
the temporary boring Of wells formed
the basis of much of the morning
extensive operations.
Among steels and equipments aver
age gains were l Y to 2h points. with
l to for leading petroleums.
In the motor group some more sub
stantial gains were scored. shippings,
feathers and tobaccos adding sub
stantially to initial prices with food
shares.
Investment rails also hardened on
nominal dealings.
Call money opened at to 6h per
cent.
Steels. equipments and shippings
were subjected to moderate pressure
at noon, but soon rallied on the great
err strength shown elsewhere.
Trading switched largely to food
and affiliated shares, also local trac-
lions, at extreme advances of l " to 4
points.
The market continued it's active pace
throughout the session. Steel common
touched 112, with the chances that it
would cross that price before the
close of the session. Bethlehem B and
other steel shares were in the van of
the advance. with the speculative ac-
tivity at high mark.
The oils participated and Baldwin
also. but the rails were sluggish
throughout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23

The skin OF an elephant when tan.
ned IS very expensive, the tanning
taking about six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23

Direct wireless communication be-
~ cen England and Australia has
teen effected with the Marconi sys-
TEN. The distance is between 10000
and 1900 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Seems to Have Been Swindled.
From the Indianapolis News.

From tne lnoiAuhpoNS NEWS.
Whatever is paid for propaganda in
this country, the German government
seems to have been badly stung.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23

Fond Mamma-Oh, look, papa. how
solid baby feels this morning. Catch
hold of him. Papa-Yes: there GER
'4inly seems a difference. He was all
holle." last nigat.-Tit -Eits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Opens Saloon in Meriden.
Gov. Sprouts Statement.

HARRISBURG. Pa, July 23-Gov
Sproul today announced his veto of the
bill designed to legalize 2.75 per cent
liquors. The governor says:
Thls bill purports to be an act to
enforce the eighteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States by
prohibiting the manufacture, sale and
transportation within the commonwealth
of intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes and defining the term intoxi-
eating liquor for beverage purposes
The legislature in this bill has endeav-
ored to define the meaning of the words
Intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses by providing that they mean all
vinous. spirituous, malt or brewed liu-
uors or any admixture thereof for bev-
erage purposes when they contain more
than ~ per cent of alcohol by weight
at temperature of sixty degrees above
zero. Whether such alcoholic content
as that thus defined is or is not intoxi-
eating is question of fact as to which
there seems to be some difference of
opinion. This bill further provides in
substance that although a beverage with
such an alcoholic content may in fact be
Intoxicating it shall be considered nom
intoxicating Such a provision might
open a very wide door to evasions of the
| law. AS the legislation now rapidly
passing through the federal Congress
fixes an alcoholic content very much
less than that prescribed by this bill
and as the federal law when passed will
be supreme, it would be the limit of
futility for commonwealth to put upon
its statute books an act which would be
dead letter as soon as the federal gov
eminent shall have spoken upon the
subject"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas So, 81 900 at e8H, 81 900 at
96h.
Washington Railway pfd., Is at 5sh. IS at
5Sh. Is at 5S11. Is at SO.
Mergenthaler, at IAN.
After cali:
washington Railway Is. $1,000 at s4h. $500
at 04h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
May Increase capitalization.

The Security Savings and CONNER
cial Bank has called a special meet
ing of it's shareholders for August s
for the purpose Of acting on q propo-
, the bank from 500, 900 to 500. 900, the
extra 100000 to be sold to share
/ holders at par. share for share owned.
1 George r. Linkins, vice president Of
! the institution, says that the increased
capitalization is necessary to handle
the bank.
July l the stock was put upon a IL
per cent annual basis and the officials
expect to continue the rate on the in
creased capital. With the new issue
the book value will be approximately
$40 a share and the market value not
far from 5000 a share making the
proposition a very handsome gift to
the shareholders of the bank, now the
largest savings bank in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Must Invest in Foreign Securities.


I'VE have got to become interna-
:. tional tradesmen," said w. I. Billiard.
manager of the industrial service de-
partment of the Merchants National
Bank of Boston. when he landed from
a steamer yesterday. THE British
have had Investigators in Germany
for three months looking over the
situation, with a view of establish
ing trade relations. We have got to
be traders, and the only way to do it
is to put aside all sentiment and go
out after trade. / cannot impress too
much upon the business men the ne
cessity of investing in the securities
of the countries to which we are ex-
porting our products. raw and man
ufactured."
1t is necessary that exchange main
tain a reasonable steadiness, for mer-
chants and manufacturers hesitate to
do business when the pay medium Is
liable to such serious fluctuations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
Records for Twenty-Four Hours
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
II; condition, ITO. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. II; condition at north
connection, 500; condition at south
connection, 220. Georgetown distribut-
ing reservoir-Temperatu rs: con-
dition at infuent gatehouse, ESQ; con-
dition at effluent gatehouse. 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
One Coupon on Registered Notes.

Victory liberty notes. whether issued
in 81 or AZ per cent form. If regis
tered, will have but one coupon attach
ed, covering the interest between May
90 and December IS, 1919. a period Of
six months and twenty-seven days. Aft
err the payment Of the one coupon by
the Treasury Department interest
checks will thereafter be mailed direct
to the owner by the government.
Coupon on registered bond is payable
to bearer. so that 1t must be insured in
sending it through the mail.
In sending bonds for conversion,
3A to AZ per cents or vice versa.
they, should be sent by registered
MALL The federal reserve bank will
insure the packages, provided notice
is sent to it. with full particulars Of
contents and an agreement to pay
the face value OF the cost OF insur-
ance 5 cents per $1,000 OF notes or
fraction thereof The Treasury au-
thorizes the reserve bank to pay the
cost of insurance except in case Of
original delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia and Mary
land, fair weather probable tonight
and tomorrow; not much change in
temperature; gentle north and north
west winds.
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. yes
terday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm, 70;
Is pm, IT; IL midnight, "A; today
am, 10: am, 10; noon, is; pm.
50. Maximum, SO at 2 pm. today; min
imum, ~ at 7 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. "a: minimum, II.
Barometer-Yesterday, pm. 5000:
s pm. 1901; IL midnight, 3o.0s; today.
4 am, 5000; am. 80. 90; noon, 1901; 2
D M, 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
On the Local Exchange.

Washington railway preferred was
the leader of a slow market on the
local exchange. In all 100 shares
sold the first rs at ssh and IS at So.
Railway IS sold at s44 and Washing
ton Gas SIS at 96h.
The rest of the stock and bond list
was nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23

BIC BANKERS BUSY
FOR NATIONS TRADE
Getting Together All Over the
Country to Finance For
eign Purchases.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS
BY I. A. FLEMING.

On every hand are evidences of the
awakeness and alertness of American
bankers and capitalists to organize and
prepare to give the needed assistance
to the nations of Europe and South
America as well, in furtherance Of con-
tinued Industrial activity in America.
The latter is the real object Of their
efforts, united and individual.
1t is recognized that the where
withal to pay for the raw and manu-
featured products Of the United States
can only be found through the extern
sion of credits. and large combinations
operating under the Webb law are
much better prepared to lend aid that
counts
Nor is this effort confined to New
York as witness the formation Of the
Union Liberty Company Of Cincinnati
with 100000 capital, organized by
Polish leaders of the United States in
an effort to win Polish trade. 1t is ex-
pected that the capital Of this corpora
ton will be $500. 000, 900 ere long, and its
plans contemplate the erection Of ware
shouses and not the building up of the
export trade with Poland, but to make
country, chain Of stores being contem-
plated as part of the scheme to intro
duce their productions on this side Of
the Atlantic.
The big bankers of New York are
in the midst of gigantic credit plan
for Great Britain, France, Italy and
other rallies, while the Mexican Inter-
rational Corporation has been formed
with leading New York bankers as
directors, Thomas H. Gillespie as
president and George ]. McCarty,
president of the Mercantile Banking
Company of Mexico, Limited as vice
president and in charge of the cor
poration's affairs in Mexico City,
: Liberty National Bank, National City
Bank. Guaranty Trust Company. Kid
der, Peabody & Co., Chase National
Bank, H. 8. Brown and Guggenheim
Brothers are in this syndicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
JUDGE RULES WAR
DRY ACT IS LEGAL
Acts in Connecticut Test
Case-Pennsy|vania Gov
ernor vetoes 2.75 Bill.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 23-Constitu
tionality of the wartime prohibition
act was upheld in an opinion handed
down here today by Federal Judge
Thomas 1. Chatfield of Brooklyn in a
test case against Stephen A. Minery
saloonkeeper, brought by the Liquor
Dealers Association of Connecticut.
Judge Chatfield's decision was based
upon testimony he heard recently in
New Haven, where he sat in the place
of Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas of
Connecticut.
Opens Saloon in Meriden.
Winery. backed by the Connecticut
liquor men, in order to test the valid
ity of the law, opened a saloon in
Meriden He was arraigned before
Judge Chatfield in Newhaven on the
charge that on or about July last
he sold intoxicating liquor "unlaw-
fully and knowingly before the con-
ciuSion of the present war and before
the termination of rehabilitation, the
date of which is to be determined by
the President"
The saloonkeeper was defended by
Arnold A. Boiling, state prosecutor of
Connecticut, who demurred to the
charge against Winery on the ground
that the law was unconstitutional and
that as peace had been restored it is
not a wartime measure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-23
POWDER STOCKS.

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