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Evening star., 1920-05-26
STOCK EXCHANGE
/ HOST At BANQUET
Bankers and Business Lead
ers Hear Thrust at Money
Lending Practice.

Hosts to about $50 leading bank Of
fcials, bank directors. trade body Of
ficials and business men of the Ma
tional Capital at the New Willard
last night. the Washington Stock Ex-
change took advantage of the occa-
sion to drive home many pointed
ahrusts at the disposition of some of
these same bankers to ignore local
borrowers and send their dollars
trooping to Wall street While home
. interests suffered.
And the bankers listened attentive
ly, enjoyed the splendid hospitality.
smiled graciously when they We're
given a need of praise, and laughed
at the quibs of Frank ]. Hogan, who
was introduced as entirely our own
home product" approved highly of
the clever talk of Senator Poindexter
and went home happy No oppor-
tunity was given the bankers TO make
reply.
Eugene Z. Thompson. nresident Of
the exchange. presided. he was
chairman of the committee of ar
rangements, with John l.. Edwards,
J. Thilman Hendrick. William w
Spaid and Allan Z. Walker, as asso-
CiateS.
No One Disappointed.
Every one expected an enjoyable
dinner and a pleasant evening, also
few surprises when the personnel OF
The committee was made public. and
TO one was disappointed The com
mittee kept its own council. and no
one knew of its plans or the topics
assigned to the speakers of the even
ing.
Much thought was given by the COM
mittee to brochure which was placed
before each guest, containing car
toons by Bergman, much information
as to the growth and development of
the capital and security facts and
figures.
The menu card. itself in the bro
.hure was in the form of a duly
signed witnessed. sealed and stamped
certificate of stock. for "one share OF
very common stock" giving the guest
one '"share in the menu printed here
on, and. in acceptance hereof. IT is
mutually agreed that. should he re-
cover from the effects or survive said
dinner. he will not hold said corpora
ton responsible"
Publication of reproduction of
stock exchange sales record for April
IA. 1905, and on the opposite page
record for Friday. May IA. 1920.
brought back TO memory the pros
porous days of the local exchange.
thousands of shares of stock and
many bonds being traded in on April
"A. 1905. and but twelve shares of
stock and one $1,000 bond being the
record of May "a. 1920
Comparison of Prices.
But the sales sheets also showed that
Capital Traction was worth 144 share
in 1905. Railway preferred. 95h to 95,
and the common stock around So, while
Lanston was selling at 14L share
and Washington Gas at &c and Mergen-
thaler at 194h.
Today's quotations show that these
prices. save with one exception, have
faded very materially.
The brochure also illustrated the
growth of the various utilities of Wash
ington. and predicted that the next bond
issue authorized in the District would
be by vote of the citizens of the Dis
trict: that its purpose would be i'm
provement of the streets of the city; the
erection of a convention hall for the con-
ventions 19o4-S4 political gatherings
construction of 500 swimming pools and
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PLANS TO BREED HORSES.
Organization at Cleveland Hopes to
Reduce Farm Costs.

CLEVELAND. May 26-To encour-
age use and breeding Of more horses
and mules as means Of reducing
high costs on the farm and in the
city. a temporary organization has
been formed here and will afiliate
with the National Horse Breeders
Association of America.
1t is planned to organize the breed
ers, grain men, wagon and harness
manufacturers and allied interests
and start a statewide campaign to
encourage back -to-the-hor pro-
gram. The campaign will also en-
brace racing and driving horses.
A meeting will be held June I, at
which a permanent organization will
be formed.
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URGES PAPER INCREASE.
DECREASE IN EXPORTS
President Pack of American For
estry Association Says Pub
fishers Face Crisis.

Increased production and decreased
exports of paper and paper prod
ucts are urged by Charles Lath-
rop Pack. president of the Amer
lean Forestry Association, In a state
ment issued today.
I'VE must begin at once to provide
for the future and to secure better
fire protection for what pulp wood
lands we have" Mr.. Pack said. 1.-The
publishers of the United States face
a crisis and there must be imm edia e
action looking to closer cooperation
between the state and federal gov
ernments In perpetuating our forests" ="
Mr.. Pack referred to the report of
the Federal Trade Commission today,
which showed an increase in produc-
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various other needed municipal improve.

various other needed municipal improve
ments.
1t was bound in sill ktape in imita-
ton of the regular ticker" tape. with
quotations for different issues of New
York stocks and bonds and liberties.
Vaudeville acts interspersed the even
ing with George O'Connor given rous-
ing welcome.
Eugene E. Thompson, presided. and
made the first urge for banking recog-
milton for local borrowers. Frank j.
Hogan drove home the spikes with many
happy suggestions and Senator Polndex-
ter sent the party home satisfied. as he
it for putting over a real strategic move
ment in bringing the bankers as their
guest to hear their plants.
Mr.. Thompson's Remarks.
Mr.. Thompson in his opening ad-
dress stated that the reports of the
controller of the currency showed that
on February 20. the banks of Wash
ington were lenders on Wall street to
the tune of s23,00O.000.
He gave positive evidence with facts
and figures of the steady growth of
the banking industry, five years re-
suits having increased the deposits 100
per cent. The business of the city, as
shown by the bank clearings, also in
uiCdteu pHeHoHneHdl CROWN, anu He
made a comparison between the in
creasing clearings. bank deposits and
business of the city with the deprecia-
tion in the securities, clearly indicat-
ing that lack of support on the part
of the banking institutions of the city
had been. in measure. responsible
therefor.
Calling attention to the fact that
the public utilities companies would
soon be called upon to do cOnsid er bl e
financing. Mr.. Thompson urged that
local bankers undertake the work and
not force the companies to seek capt.
tai in other cities.
Mr.. Hogan Cites Depreciations.
Mr.. Hogan followed along lines par
TALLY indicated in Mr.. Thompson's
address. citing the depreciation In To-
cal securities, and cited as a fact that
it was next to impossible to make
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tion of newsprint of 10 per cent for
April. 1920. over April. 1918. while the
imports for March. 1920. were 2,s1o
tons more than March 1919. and ex-
ports for the corresponding month
5,505 tons less.
These figures are the danger sig
nal to the publishing business con-
cluded Mr.. Pack. "and the American
Forestry Association again calls on
the public to Join with 1t in Its cam
paign for a national forest policy and
for better fire protection for the for
ests. We must plan now for pulp
wood which will mature in fifty years
and see that our existing forests are
so protected from fire and disease that
they viii yield a maximum CROP"
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TURNER LIKELY ON WAY
TO JAIL IN RICHMOND
Confessed Slayer Taken by Fed
eral Officers From Winchester
Early This Morning.

In a high powered automobile with
Frederick Duvall assistant United
trict of Virginia: w. S. Schoen. dep
uty United States marshal for that
territory. and Special Agent Jackson
of the Department of Justice. William
II. Turner. coiored. confessed slayer
Of Thomas Morgan Moore, Alexandria,
Va. and assailant of Miss Pearl Clark
his f1ancee. left Winchester. Va, about
s o'clock this morning and started in
the direction of Richmond. where. 1t
is believed. he will be lodged in jail.
Turner complained of suffering in.
tense pain from the two bullet
wounds he received late Saturday
night while holding up Mr.. Moore and
his fiancee short distance below the
south end of Highway bridge. His
| thumb was terribly swollen. and the
wound In his thigh was causing him
trouble. In conversation with officers
handling him the prisoner expressed
confidence in his acquittal. seeming to
think he was justified in the taking
of life because Mr.. Moore fired the
first shots.
No Excitement in Winchester.
There was no display Of excitement
| fined in the jail at Winchester. not
| many persons knowing his incarcera-
ton In the Jail until last night. No
curious crowds gathered about the
| vicinity Of the Jail Monday or last
night. it Is reported. and the only
noise heard there during the late
hours was that made by a piano re-
cital in the jaller's home in the
building.
| IT was said at Winchester that the
prisoner. who had escaped mob vio-
lence in two jails. probably would
be taken all the way to the Rich
| mond jail in the automobile. dis
| tance of about 1926 miles. part Of the
trip to be made through the Shen-
andoah valley section as far as
Staunton. 1t was hinted. however.
that the party might board train
some distance from Winchester in
order to lodge the prisoner in the
Henrico county Jail before dark.
Transferred to Federal Custody.
The prisoner was formally turned
over to the federal authorities dur
ing his stay in Winchester. The war
rant was served last night and Sheriff
Luther Pannett of Frederick county,
Va. became his lawful custodian un.
til he was taken away this morning
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intrared rays. according TO Daniel Ber-
thelot. who yesterday announced in the
Academy OF Sciences that his colleague.
Dir. rech. had perfected this protective
system.
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25c a Quart in a Thermopak

The dealer knows that when you have
lhermopak he can give you far better service
and satisfaction with your ice cream The Their
mopak keeps ice cream hard two to four hours
without ice or salt True. it saves time and
labor for the dealer. but it saves money for
you and gives you ice cream for dinner. as cool
and delicious as the moment you bought it,
and without waste or loss of any kind
10 in to your confecdoner or druggist to-
morrow-set quart of ice cream, put up IN
1hermopak. You will have the pleasure of
ice cream. ice cold for dinner. Your home
will have for years to come the hundreds of
advantages and economies that the Ihemopak
gives. The Ihermopak keeps liquids and solids
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Ice Cream Is a Food

Ice Cream combines the strength
and nourishment of food with the
delicacy and refreshment of the
richest dessert. Ice Cream is ideal
for youth and age. 1t sustains.
strengthens and it is equally good
in the home and hospital. For
eonvalescence it is unsurpassed be-
cause of its ease of digestion.
Ice Cream contains more food
than an equal weight of meat. fish
or eggs. Its freshness is always
assured by its frozen condition.
Garry Ice Cream Company. l
+ Fusseu-Young Company, !
{ Chaplin & Sacks Company. 4
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Mills to Run Only 4 Days a Week

NORTH ANDOvER, Mass. May 2s
Notices have been posted at the
Stevens mills of the NJ. T. Stevens &
Sons Company, manufacturers of
woolens. announcing a schedule of
four days q week. Discontinuance
of night work Is ordered at the Os-
good mills Of the same company.
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Protection Against X-Rays.

PARIS, May 26.-Protection of opera
tors against the effects Of X-rays has
been secured by neutrallzing ultraviolet
rays with, a simultaneous application of
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TOMORROW IS
NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY

h day will be celebrated in millions of homes
OCCASION and tor this day only dealer will sell
that buy quart Themopak ST. 60
Combination sale price $1 This opens great
Themopak
iceless refrigeration.
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Two thousand dollars year and
a house is the minimum salary sug-
sested for clergymcn in England.
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hot or cold 1t is better for butter than re-
higerator. 1t holds the temperature of hot
coffee, ices. sherbets. whipped cream. gelatines.
for many hours. In thousands of homes the
Themopak is eliminating the annoyance and
disappointment of poor desserts on hot days.
The New York herald., 1920-12-30
NEW YORK
Jt1lh cHven11e at So nd Street

to Japan, if it should develop they had
actually been given, yiscountS Uchjda,
japanese Foreign Minister, told depu-
tation of the opposition party. He
pointed out, however, that the United
States had not recognized the contract
on the ground that America had not
recognized the Soviet Government.
The deputation also questioned the
| Ministers of War and Navy, and both
replied that il reports concerning the
concessions were true. the situation held
a menace to Japan from the viewpoint
Of defence.
tation that although the League of Ma
tions had admitted In principle the right
OF Australia TO mandates over islands in
the Pacific, Japan had declared her in
tention 10 insist upon the principle of
equal opportunity and would continue to
maintain this attitude He declared,
however. he was unable 10 forecast the
future issue of the question.
The Jill Shimp0, which has been one
of the strongest supporters of the Gov
ernments naval programme, says. to-day
that II the world consents to arrest the
race for naval supremacy there Is no
reason why Japan's plan for eight battle
ships eight battle cruisers and 126 sub
marines. TO be completed by 1926, should
not be modified.
The New York herald., 1920-12-30

keep it alive by joining in he said,
Apart altogether from the question OF
the ideals of the Americans and the
Japanese. competition to-day is ruinous,
because the types (of ships) they are
building are not suited 10 naval warfare
of to-day Those who build will soon
realize they are wasting money building
mastodens, q genus of huge pachy-
dermatous animals resembling the ele-
plant and now extinct"
The Morning Post says II is uhthink'
able that such armament competition as
led to the war with Germany should go
on madly again against America of all
countries" The Ereain9 StaHdard eb'
serves that while Mr.. Hardlng's "effec-
tive limitation" is not the same as an
effective reduction OF armaments il af-
fords hopeful ground for negotiations
II warns that new armament race may
be the final thing to bring down the en-
tire structure Of world credit.
The Daily Express would apply the
remedy of an Angio- American Japanese
agreement to the curtailment of naval
Armament. as well as to the Japanese
immigration question. IN this connec-
ton the statement of the Jtjt Shiatpo et
Toxic which has supported the Japanese
Governments naval programme. that
there should De an agreemene reacned 10
arrest the race for naval supremacy and
that there is no reason why Japan's
building plans should not be modified,
receives much prominence.
All newspapers unite, however. in see
ing not a single actually menacing An.
glo-American relations.
"The Irish question is the only out
standing difference, and that is not a
difference, it is merely an irritation, and
II is going 10 be settled, and settled
soon," an important official told THE
New York HERALD correspondent here
To might
The New York herald., 1920-12-30

many details to master before they can
speak intelllgently. Official circles in
London manifest a perfect willingness to
wait patiently until Mr.. Harding feels
that the time is ripe to speak.
Despite the apparent urgency of the
naval problem here as stirred up by the
Jutland report, the knowledge that the
United States Navy will exceed Great
Britain's in 1924 under the present
building programme and the whirlwind
agitation by Lord Northcliffes newspa-
pers to settle the battleship and subma-
rine controversy. that urgency is not APP
parent in official quarters The Com
mittee on Imperial Defence will not re-
port before next spring-that is. before
the Imperial Dominions Prime Ministers
meet, or before the Harding Administra-
ton is we'll settled down in Washington.
The gravity of the problem, however, is
fully appreciated, as Is seen in the close
scrutiny that is being made of every de-
tail OF the American naval programme.
There is a disposition not to be dis.
turbed by that programme so long as IL
appears not directly aimed against the
British Empire. But II is plainly assert
ed In the highest British quarters that
If the American programme should de-
lelop along lines that Great Britain
must interpret as menaeing her COM
meree, the situation would be different
This talk comes as the logical end of any
discussion of the future. but it is always
accompanied by the assurance that there
is no real reason why such contingency
should arise:
Voieing the growing opinion here in
favor of an abandonment of naval COM
petition, Admiral w. III. Henderson de-
clared to-day that Great Britain ought
to keep out of any American Japanese
competition.
III we keep out. competition is more
likely TO die down than if we tried to
The New York herald., 1920-12-30
Pershing Urges World Powers to Cut
Armies and Navies as Peace Guarantee

ENERAL JOHN PERSHING, speaking last night Herbert
children the Hotel
Commodore the of the world to cua expend
armies navie the best that could be taken
ward permanent peace.
the of the world and realize its
horrors" Pershng, "every right thinking
like demanding that be taken
S
"An important step would o expenditures
maintenance of armies and navies.
"Th estimates recently presented
military contemplate the
amounting than $5000 for working
This gloomy world conditions
expenditures several times than before
should be considered especially the rigid
administration avoid
national bankruptcy But only of the nations
contemplate taking themselves
diton their tremendous debts"
The New York herald., 1920-12-30
BRITISH SEA POLICY
HELD UP TILL MAY
ContiaNeG from First Page.

found allied with Japan against China
and the United States.
Meanwhile Great Britain has adj
mittedly made strong If informal repre-
sentations against Japan's twenty-one
demands on China.
1t was further insisted in discussing
the situation that Great Britain in
variably found Japan willing to do
everything to settle the Pacific situa-
ton and was extremely willing 10
realize the difficulties which japanese
immigration makes economically. so
long as the discussion is kept on an
economic plane, rather than racial II
was predicted here. it will be amicably
settled.
So far as disarmament is concerned
the British press and public are moving
in a perfect fog of statements from jose
phus Daniels, American Secretary of the
Navy. Official quarters here fully APP
preciate the fact that Mr.. Daniels's days
are numbered. however and little atten-
ton is now paid TO statements by him,
which. as they come here, seem TO vary
diametrically from day to day
The New York herald., 1920-12-30
CALIFORNIA REJECTS
JAPANESE APPLICATION
First One Filed by Land Cor
poration Since Election.

SWRAMENrc, Dee. 2e.-Secretary of
state Frank c. Jordan to-day refused to
honG the first set OF papers OF a IapA-
neso. land corporation submitted to his
ofilcg for filing since the amendment to
The snti-alien land act. adopted at tile
oiectfon on November ., became effect
i've
While the four japanese directors OF
the Valley Industrial Corporation located
IN fresno. claim to be naturalized Amer
lean citizens BY virtue of their service
IN the American army during the war
Jordan determined 20 hold up the
articles of Incorporation until the ques-
tiop OF naturalization Of Japanese is de-
cidedsin the courts.
The New York herald., 1920-12-30
RUSSIANS MUST LEAVE
REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
All in Country Since March
Affected by Order.

CoNsTANrINerLE, Dec. 29.--The Gov
ernment Of Georgia has issued an order
the republic since March, 1920. must
leave the country, according to a des-
patch received here from Tiflis. De-
velopments recently have indicated
strained relations between Russia and
Georgia.
Disarmament OF the entire populate
of Ukrainia had been ordered by the
Soviet authorities in that country. Re-
cent dispatches have reported pogroms
throughout the Ukraine.
The New York herald., 1920-12-30
JAPAN TO INSIST ON
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Announces Attitude Regard
ing Islands in Pacific.
Ru tke Associated Press.

BV Ire Assoctdtsd Pfess.
TOXIC, Dec. 29.--Cencessions in Kam-
chatka granted to Washington b. Van
derlip by the Soviet Government OF
Russia would be a serious disadvantage
The New York herald., 1920-12-30
Willingness to Wait.

1t is realized here that the new Ad-
ministration in Washington will have to
formulate an entirely new foreign policy
in conformity with the mandate received
in the November elections. and it is re-
allied that the new officials will have
Evening star., 1920-11-19
B0OMs Engineering.
G.'w. q. Course Enrolment In
creases From 2O4 to $50.

The enrolment Of students in the
engineering course at George Wash
ington University has increased SINCE
the war from 204 to $50, according to
report issued by the Institute Tor
Public Service. New York city.
whether the war increased the de-
mand for engineers or merely made
the profession of engineering seem
more attractive, returns from sixty
five engineering colleges to the instl-
tute show that the increase during
the past three years was nearly ten
times that of the three years before
the war, the report states.
During the school year 1916-lsl7
which had practically its full regis
ter before the war broke out. there
were but 1,276 more engineering
students in sixty-fiye technical
schools than in 1914 In l92u, there
were 12.437 more than in 1917 and
1878 more than in 1914. total OF
35,132.
In the six-year period five colleges
lost. where seventeen lost from 1914
to- 1917. After 1917 the register
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dropped in nix colleges OF. sixty-five
schools, nine added over 500 students
each. and nineteen added over 800
each OF forty-two publicly support
ed engineering schools. none had few
er students than in 1914. and only one
had lost Nevada. three students. Be
tween 1914 and 1917 six lost OF tweh-
ty-three privately supported engin-
eering schools, eleven lost between 1914
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800 IN IRISH MARCH.

With their forces augmented Hitli
volunteers from other stiles. moro
than 500 Irish sympatniZers COM
pleted the twelfth of the seveuty-two
proposed professions around the
White House AS protest against
Americas silence on conditions III
Ireland
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Chemists are experimenting with
certain deposits of peat in Ireland to
be used in place of wood pulp in max
ing paper.
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9 D. C. OFFICERS IN RACE
Will Try for Pulitzer Trophy
Thanksgiving Day.

Nine Army officers stationed in Wash
ington will participate in the race for
the Pulitzer trophy to be held at Min
cola. Long Island, on Thanksgiving day.
Interest in the race centers about the
Verille Packard plane, which was used
by Maj. Rudolph Schroeder in the inter
national race for the Gordon Bennett
trophy in France last September. Lieut..
c. G. Moseley. stationed in Washington.
will pilot this plane. and hopes to estab-
lish world record.
Besides the special race, class races
will be held for machines Of the same
type. Officers stationed in Washington
who will take part ip the events are;
Lieut.. Meseley. Capt H. e. Hartney.
Lieut.. c. E. Haynes. Lieut.. St Clair
Street, Capt. Maxwell Kirby. Lieut.
S. NJ. Aimes. Capt Felix Steinle, Lieut..
Letha A. Smith and Capt. Horace b.
Nelson.
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and 1917. and Ave showed net loss
between 1914 and 1920. OF twenty
largest schools. not one showed de-
crease between 1914 and 1890.
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W. NJ. Wickersham, who lives near
Stewart. KY, Is not yet sixty and has
seventeen grandchildren and there is
not a girl among them.