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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-15

: HOUSES FOR CITY
Seems to Be a Prospect as
Bankers Fail to Solve Open
ing>and Closing Problem.

Washington banking 10 facing direct
clearing by a number of the savings
banks and trust companies OF the
city. as no solution seems to be loom
Ing up today in the controversy over
the newly adopted opening and clos
Ing hours of the Washington Clearing
House Association. Two clearing
houses also seem to be a strong prob
ability within the near future.
Since President Charles J. Bell, OF
the American Security and Tryst Com
pany, declared on Saturday thai after
conferences with prominent bankers
or the city he did not believe that
compromise could be secured, and
that he did not feel that hes should
call another meeting as had been sug-
sested by the clearing house, bank
ers OF the city have been At sea as
regards a solution Of the problem.
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&c. C. COAL INVESTIGATION.

Strong measures to uncover alleged
violations of the law in the distribu-
ton Of coal cars are to be taken soon
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
Eion. ORDERS calling for an investi-
ygation of alleged discrimfna-
ltion in the distribution of coal cars
were entered on November 3, but
commission officials explained today
that the press Of other business had
prevented the beginning OF the in
quiry.
The investigation, which will lie
made by Chairman Clark and Com
missioners Potter and Aitchison, is
expected to take the form either of
direct examination of the books and
papers OF the railroads land shippers
prior to a hearing or the holding Of
Il public hearing at which such per-
sons would be required to appear as
latter course will probably be adopt
I'd, officials said. and a date will be
set for the hearing as soon as the
crowded condition Of the commissions
docket will permit.
Findings of the commission, il was
explained. will be published in the
official report OF the result Of the
investigation. Any developments
warranting prosecution would be in
the hands OF the Attorney General,
who would proceed on the basis OF
the report. Such practices as might
come within the jurisdiction of the
commission to remedy, however,
would be made the subject of addi-
tional rules and regulations.
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KANSAS M|LLERS
ARE FACING COURT
Explaining CurtaiIed Output II
industrial Relations Tribunal
as Capital and Labor Listens.

TOPEKA. Kan. Nov. l5.-The nrst
hearing before the Kansas court Of
Industrial relations. at which employ
ers are cited on a charge of vlolat-
Ing the provision OF the court act
prohibiting the curtailInent OF pro-
dpction In an industry essential to
public welfare. TO affect prices"
opened today when the heads Of seven
Topeka -four milling concerns ap-
pesred as defendants.
According to court officials. the
proceedings originated with the court
and were not prompted by COM
plants OF individuals. The order
stated that the court had information
to indicate that cuStailment of flour
production existed throughout the
State. Only Topeka miilers are cited
In the present proceedings. however.
Announcement Is made by the mil
lers that their defense viii be de-
pial of the COURTS jeharge and con-
tentiou that II has been found neces-
gary to curtail production "for sound
business reasons" and not to affect
prices; that the demand for -four has
fallen of because the Northwestern
millers are able to manufacture nour
from wheat purchased in Canada
more cheaply than Kansas wheat can
be bought, and. therefore. can place
the -four on the market a dollar q
barrel cheaper than the Kansas mil
lers' product. Z
Another reason, the millers assert
Is the recent revision order by the
United States Shipping Board. cutting
the export duty on wheat from %
cents to SO cents a hundred, thus, they
say. enabling European millers to buy
wheat in the United States and from
II manufacture -four which they can
market at a price lower than Amert-
can -four can be marketed abroad. the
export duty on -four having been left
intact by the Shipping Board. The
Inillers generally admit that they
have reduced their forces materially
and that some plants have closed tenn
porarily.
The case has attracted wide atten-
ton in the ranks Of both employers
and employees.
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HAS $4,000 TO INVEST.

II. Il. RI have $4,000 to in
vest and prefer to put IT into one
security rather than diversity. 1t
has been suggested that l purchase
He'll Telephone Company of Penn
syivania twenty-Ave-year Arst md
rcfundinE mSrtEnEe per cent sink
ing fund gold .bonds series "a"
These bonds are offered to me at
91& and interest. to yield 10 per
cent. Could you suggest a better
purchase?
Answer--We consider these bonds
an absolutely sound investment and
know Of nothing in the market yield
ing as much that could be regarded
as any better. or the BELL Telephone
Company Of PenRsylvanin's $50, 100000
capital stock over 90 per
cent ~ owned directly or indirectly
by the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company.
These bonds were recently put on
600 and the issue was many, times
The bonds are issued
under a mortgage on the entire physi-
cal property in Pennsylvania. Net
for the last seven years have
averaged $5,O5G.O0O. The total debt.
including this issue. is under $35 =
900. 900 against book cost of over
500, OOO. 900.
A CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENT.
o. F. PLEASE give me your
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FRENCH COAL SHORTAGE.

Coal shortage in France is hinder
ing Industries in that country and
interfering seriously with the re-
establishment OF industrial activities
there on u sound basis, especially in
bordeaux and Nice. says a report to
the Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
commerce from bordeaux.
Quotations Of $3.50 per ton G. I. F.
Bordea for coal may appear rea-
sonable to the American exporter"
the report continued, but the French
buyer who is obliged to open let
ter OF credit in an American bank at
a rate of Is francs to the dollar looks
,pon such a quotation as very high
The French importer objects to a
rash-against documents basis OF pay
-nents for American coal as long as
british coal firms are willing to exc
end sixty to ninety days credit.
Frequently the French importer Is
accorded "A credit of six months from
English companies.
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SUPPORT FOR NEW CLEARING
HOUSE.

"Already" he pointed out, " "A num-
Der of the financial institutions OF the
city have announced that they will
affiliate with this clearing house and
il seems that it will be success from
the start" ..
Mr.. Bowles however made II plain
that the Potomac Savings Bank Of
licials believe they have certain
rights In the Washington Clearing
House which the active members of
The organization cannot take away
from them and that the first move of
his bank will be to appeal to the
courts to stay the putting Of the
hours into effect. .''i
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THE LATEST WIRES.
SPRINGFIELD ABSORBED.

NEW YORK.-The Hares Motors,
Inc. has taken over the Kelly Spring
field Motor Truck Company. The
board Of directors OF Spring
field has elected Emlen S. Hare. presi-
dent; Henry Lansdale, H. D. Church
and o. f. Hunt, vice presidents, and
r. r. Hickman. secretary and treas
urer. These men now hold the same
respective position in Hares Motors,
Inc, Locomobile Company and Mer-
Ger Motors Company.
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LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

The. session of the Washington
stock Exchange saw no trading be.
lore call today, Washington Railway
is and preferred. Lanston, Continent
tai Trust and Potomac Electric Con.
is. being dealt in later.
Two Washington Railway As sold
in the opening. trading at So, while
three shares Of Lanston Immediately
thereafter brought SO%.
Ten shares of Washington Railway
preferred was traded at sc u, while
eight shares of Continental Trust
stock sold at 40: and Potomac
Electric Cons. 5 brought 80.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NE WORK, Nov. 15.-The foreign
exchange market was steady at the
opening today. Demand sterling was
unchanged at $1,000. Francs, fell
one centime at $40 for checks and
$50 for cables. Lire dropped two,
points at 3.48 for cables and 3.47 for
checks. Marks were off at LII. Bel
gian cables 6.14, checks 6.13. Guild
er cables were $3.50, Checks, 20.I0.
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strong TONE IN
LIVESTOCK MARKET
Belief 10 That Upward Swing Is
In Sght.as Initial Declines
Are Recovered.
M NAY kAak.
NJ MAX kAsE..


NEW YORK, Nov. 15.--After suffer-
ing another sharp break at the open;
ing today. when mahy issues made
Rev. low prices for the year. the stock
market developed a stropK. tone, and
recovered nearly all OF the initial de-
clines. There was aSdecided decrease
OF offerings. such asshAs been notice.
able. In the market during the past
week On the other hand there was
2 vigorous demand for many issues.
Violent decline has about GrSS It's
course and that the mafketfis due
for an upward, swing. ~ y
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MEXICAN SILVER SLUMPS.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15.--The silver
industry in Mexico is undergoing
severe slump as a result of the low
price the metal now brings. Seventy
two silver mines have been closed
throwing thousands of men out OF
work, 1T was announced today.
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CALL MONEY RATE.

Cali money renewed at sL1 per cent.
creating "A better feeling. The I'm
proved local banking position. as evil
denced by Saturdays bank state
ments. wac no doubt the reason for
the drop IN the renewal. rate! Eight
and half per cent Is the lowest re-
newal figure, since October %. when
the rate was s. per cent. Since that
date call. money has renewed each
day at per cent.
There. was another setback in price
shortly after midday But the offerings
were fairly wei absorbed and failed
to cause any upsettiement to the list.
Shortly after II o'clock some selling
caused Baldwin locomotive down to
9S&; Southern Pacific to 1904: Read
ing to son and steel common to 81 ".
The losses were quickly recovered
however.
ANACONDA UNDER PRESSURE.
anaconda was under pressure and
fell over l point to a new low for
the year at An The closing down
OF the company's mines in Montana
was assigned as reason for the
selling' Other copper shares were I'M
settled by the decline in Anaconda
and showed fr. tional declines.
The heavy declines at the opening
wEre due to selling OF stocks at che
market by trades who were unable
to supply additional margin. This
selling carried Steel common, Baldwin
Locomotive. United States Rubber.
Anaconda, and many other issues
down to the lowest figures touched
this Year. Reading, Southern Pacific
and Mexican Petroleum also showed
sharp depressions.
However,, after these declines the
market started a climb to higher fig
ures. Steel common from a low Of
81 Is rose to S2S: Baldwin Locono-
tive from ON to 1904: Crucikle
Steel from 1O1 to 1915; Southern Pa
cific from -1O7A to 11O%; Reading
from S7% to 91k United States Rub
Der from 6O% to 6eA. and Mexican
Petroleum from 1873 to 1921 Pan
American Petroleum after dropping
to 70. rose to TN. The sugar stocks
also showed Improvement, American
Sugar and American Beet Sugar ad-
vancing points.
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STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK.-The Standard OH
Company OF New Jersey today de-
clared the regular.quarterly dividends
of 50 on the common and Sits on the
preferred stocks. both payable Decen-
Der ID to stock ,of record November 20.
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LIBERTY BONDS.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 15.-Spot cot
ton opened sclow. Prices were easier.
Sales, 1000 bales.
Amer mids, 1910; good mids. 1855;
fully mids, 1885; mids. l4.15 low
mids, 1850; good ord. 1.G5: ord. ESQ.
Futures opened easier.
Cotton futures closed steady. De-
cember. 1858: January, 1884: March,
1898; May, 1917; July, 1902; October.
1854
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WHITE MOTOR DIVIDEND.

NEW YORk.-The White Motor
Company today declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 81. payable De-
cember 81 to stock OF record Decem-
Der Is.
Homer II. Johnson was elected a di-
rector to I'LL the place of NJ. b. John
son, deceased.
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N. Y. CLEARING STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Clearing
house statement: Subtreasury debit,
$4S4,713; exchanges, $5s2,6sS,S4o; bal
ances, Sl0T,753823
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DIVIDEND OF SOLAR REFINING.

LIMA, Ohio.-The Solar Refining
Company declared an extra dividend
of $50 a share and the regular semi
annual dividend OF IS a share, both
payable December 20 to stock of rec
ord November 80.
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Fe Railway convertible ~. du

1898. Is this bond "a conservative
investment? 1t H. selling for about
o. and yields about per cent
How are the bonds convertible?
Answer--ThcSc bonds were Conx
vertible until June /, 1918, into com
mon stock at par. All but SG,7Sj. 900
Of the si9.71l.0O0 Of the original issue
have been converted.
They are not secured by any lien
but the indcnturr provides that the
outstanding bonds shall be secured by
any new mortgag" placed on the prop
erty.
Owing to the supcriatively high
credit OF the AtchisOn Railway the
convertible As ar" az good as tn"
adjustment As, selling number of
points higher. 1T is a conservative
bond investment
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The Washington Times
Investors Service

be Inquire
un-
Washington c.
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LOCAL SECURITIES.
washiaxtea stsek Exehsase.
SALES.

AFTER call:
Washington Railway 4's-$o0OG5s.
S5OOgbs.
lanston-39s0A
Washington Railway pfd.-lOq 50H
Continental Trust-Sa1I0.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5's-$1 ,O00Q
81.
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GENERAL BUSINESS NOTES.

The project to link New York and
Philadelphia by canal across New
Jersey has been approved at a peet-
ing OF New York organizations. The
canal would cost $4,000, 900.
The L. s. Shipping hoard has re-
fused the bid Of si0,oOo.0o0 for Hog
Island yard made by Barde steel Cor
porstion.
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WANTS SHORT TERM NOTES.

c. c. B.--I desire to invest about
$1,000 in corporation notes that
Will mature liz 1923 and will pny
per cent. Please suggest FIVE de-
sirable issues.
Answer--Americnn Tobacco Com
pany rs, due November /, 1928; Beth
lehem steel Company IS, due July
Is. 1923; Cudahy Packing Company
rs, due July Is, 1923. Proctor 4 Gam
bic Company rs, due March ]. 1928:
Texas Company rs, due March !. 1923.
These notes may be obtained for
an average of about par and doubt
less will meet your requirements.
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Have The Times delivered 10 your
home for 60 cents a month. Telephone
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Nov. I5.--Wheat opened
to IN cents higher. Corn started
/. cent higher to 1 cent lower and
cats started ~ cent higher.
Opening prices:
wheat - December, 1.SOd1.s1 u (;
March, 1.7161.69h.
Corn--December 14hG74; May,
;s&G7sh; July. 70.
Oats-December. 47h04T&: May,
-j3H.
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A CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENT.
o. +. PLEASE give me your
opinion of AtchisOn, Topeka 4 santa
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Husbands Spanish" Features Minutely and Was
Convinced That African Blood Flowed in His Veins.

tion color means that the persons named
were mulattoes. That further, the at
tached certificate marked 81 Is true
copy of the records of the clerk of the
city of Cambridge of the intention of mar
riage filed by Theodore A. Neale and
Georgiana c. Howard. and that the letter
M under designation of color means that
the parties were mulattoes. That further,
the certificate of birth of Arthur Chapman
Neale (brother of the accused mani is a
true copy of the records of the city clerks
office at Cambridge, and that the letter r.
under designation of color means black"
And all this testimony, taken in Massa-
chusetts, was laid before the New York
court. Justice Moschauser promptly is
sued an order annulling the marriage, and
the widow takes the name of her dead
husband, Purdy. The decision is believed
to be unique in the courts of the United
States. Legal experts say that this case
is the only one that is known where
marriage has taken place between white
woman and a man Of negro extraction and
the knowledge of the taint deliberately
concealed.
curious phase of this unique case is
the attitude Of Mrs. Neale-now the Widow
Furdy again. 1t would be natural to sup
pose that having had such deception
practised upon her she would feel some
family who brought this chapter into
her life. On the contrary, she has already
forgiven the man in spite of the anguish
that the discovery has brought her. After
the trial she made the following statement.
Il have already forgiven the sin of Theo-
dore Neale and that of his mother and
father. l believe in the brotherhood of
man: to live and let live, and I hope for
their happiness in the remaining years OF
their life. II could spare any of them
sorrow ! would be willing to do almost
anything to help except continuing to live
with him. / wish him well and every
success.
Two wrongs never made right, and
while II would seem hard to forgive such
an injustice | have risen above the feeling
OF resentment and can truthfully say that
] have forgiven them.
ut has been a hard struggle I will ad.
NIT. l wonder some times how I have
been able to keep up under the shock OF
the discovery and the whole affair. But
somehow have. and the spirit OF my for
giveness is such that would never have
had the case made public II could have
helped Il. I do feel, though, that II Is my
duty to do all that can TO prevent the
same thing from occurring again."
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more pronounced negroid nose and a
slight alveolar prognathism Cprotrusion
of the jaw).
None of the Neale family that I have
seen here to-day are fullIblooded negroes,
but / would say that as to Arthur c.
Neale, the admixture of negro blood would
be about one-fourth, and would say as
to the wife that there was at least as
much as that An octoroon would ordi-
narily not show as typical negroid charac-
teristics as either Mr.. or Mrs. Neale."
Thomas ]. Conrick, Assistant City Clerk
OF the City OF Cambridge, Mass, swore
to the following:
THE annexed certificate marked "A OF
the record OF marriage of Theodore A.
Neale and Georgiana c. Howard Gather
and mother OF the accused mani is true
copy OF the records OF the city Of Cam.
bridge, and the letter M under designa-
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Mrs. Theodore B. Neale,
Whose Marriage Was Re
Gently Annulled Because
Her Husband Turned
Out to Be of Negro
Parentage.

First, as to Arthur g. Neale, his CON-
plexion is negroid-yellow brown. His hair
Is black and wayy and at the fore part OF
the temples / observed a distinctive ne
groid wave. His beard Is sparse; his FORE
head Is slightly protuberant, his nose is
straight with slightly depressed tip,
spreading alae (wings OF the nose), nos
trils negroid, entire nose rather broad.
The integumental lips are thick (by in
tegumental mean the portions above and
below the true lips or membranous lips);
this integumentsl thickening Is due to a
pronounced development of the. muscle
that surrounds the mouth known as the
orbicularis oris muscles. The chin is of
medium development. The iris of the eye
Is dark brown and pigment Is present in
the scIerotic (or white OF the eye). The
heel of the foot is slightly more promt
nent than in whites.
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Harvard is course of lectures on race
mixture.
Il have been present this morning at
the same time and In the same room with
Arthur G. Neale, his wife and three chill
dren. saw and heard them testify (the
husband and wife) and talked with the
children. / made a careful physical OBJ.
servation Of the family.
From this observation and without re-
gard to any genealogical data formed the
following opinion concerning the family:
Both the husband and wife. IN my opinion.
have decided and unmistaltable admir-
ture OF negro blood. My opinion as to the
husband and wife derived from observing
their physical characteristics was strength
ened by my observation OF the physical
characteristics OF their children.
The anatomical elements upon which
based these conclusions are as follows:
co 1920, Interna tIonsI Feature Service, Inc.
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structor in Anthropology and
Somatology in the Peabody
Museum OF Harvard University,
testified thus:
by somatology / mean the
science that concerns itself with
the physical characteristics of
human types. II might be other
wise expressed as Physical An
thropology.' Fou ten years last
past have made a specially OF
the study of the different types
Of the human race. I have par
ticularly specialized in the phys
ical and anatomical characteris-
tics of human types especially
with respect to racial distinc-
ton.
'In this connection I have par
tfcularly studied the physical
and anatomical and physiologi.
cal traits of negroid types; In
other words, I am familiar with
the human traits Of the kind
mentioned indicating the ex-
istence Of an admixture Of negro
blood. One of my provinces at
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ton Post Office, testified that he knew very
well brother of Mrs. Neale's husband,
whose name was Arthur c. Neale. Mr..
Cleary gave this description of brother
Arthur:
HE is well built, about six feet in height
and has all the facial characteristics Of a
negro. His color is yellow without ruddi-
ness. His eyes are black, red spots on
white; his nose is fiat, his lips are thick
and his hair is inclined to be little bit
kinky. Arthur c. Neale has always been
regarded by me and others in my office as
a colored man."
Arthur c. Neale himself was then called
to the witness stand. He is a brother Of
Mrs. Neale's husband in Yonkers and he
testified as follows:
II was born at Cambridge, Mass, May
10, 1878, and am the full brother of Theo-
dore B. Neale and am the son of Theodore
A. Neale and Georgiana G. Neale; my
father and mother and brother live at No.
121 Sherman avenue, New York City New
York. was married to my present wife,
Charlotte Zuill, on the sixth day of Octo.
ber, 1908, at Ali Saints Roman Catholic
Church in the Borough Of Manhattan, City
Of New York, by Thomas J. Kienan, Assist
ant Rector OF said church. My wife and l
have had four children, who are all living
at the present time
II do not know whether or not | am
white man or a colored man either. I was
always led to believe that was Of Cuban
descent, and l always believed Il. At the
time OF our marriage, when the priest
asked us the color, heard my wife say as
to both We were mulatto. and did not say
anything. The youngest three Of my said
children are here with us. My fathers
mother was the sister Of Mrs. Louis Smith.
OF No. Howard street, Cambridge, Mass,
1 believe. She Is a widow and her maiden
name was Fannie Smith. II is my. suppo-
sition that my wife has negro blood. I am
not negro
Professor Earnest Albert Hooton, In.
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How the Nostrils Differ.
(AD Nostrfis whtch Are Typical OF
the Waite Race, tBb Nestriis which.
Are Typseai of the Mo.Eelian Races
co. Nsstrfls TYPICAL of Negro Race.