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The Washington times., 1920-08-17
BETTER TONE ON 4
STOCK EXCHANGE
Railroad List Is Firm, While
American Ship and Com
merCe Advances.

NEW YORK. Aug. IA better
tone prevailed on the stock exchange
In the early trading today and soAne
substantial gains in prices were ~
corded. Gains OF from 1 TO 2 points
or more were numerous among tie
higher priced Industrial issues. TIE
railroad list was firm and generally
higher.
American Ship and Commerce ad-
vanced IN points in the first fifteen
minutes on the announcement that
the final plans have been completed
for taking over the properties OF the
German shipping companies. The
stock sold up TO 22@, as against "a
closing last night OF 20.. Republic
Iron and Steel was lower at the start
but soon recovered more than Its
early loss.
Mexican Petroleum held steady, but
Pan-American, Royal Dutch and Shell
Transport were up materially. Ameri-
can Car and Foundry, which reacted
sharply in the later trading yester-
day. recovered almost all of its loss
es. selling up to 1876.
Crucible Steel was hrm as was
United States Steel common, Illinuois
Central, Bethlehem Steel b and nu-
merous other active issues. Trading
WAS moderately active.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
FARMER MUST
GET FAIR PRICE
Meredith
Agriculture Dept. Aims to Pro-
tect Wheat Producers From
Pit Spectators.
International News Service.

While the Department OF Agricul-
ture has no substantiation OF charges
that wheat prices are being driven
F-own by manipulation, Secretary OF
Agriculture Meredith today stated
that he will use every enort In his
| power to see that the farmer gets
fair price for his wheat and other
products.
Commenting on charges by Senator
Capper. OF Kansas. that Chicago wheat
spectators are planning to rob the
farmers of every hard-earned cent OF
profit there may be In the 1920 wheat
crop" Secretary Meredith declared
that "the producer must receive an
adequate price for his product"
CAPPER CHARGES PLOT.
Senator Capper declared that
manipulators in the Chicago wheat
pit are engaged In a raid on the pit
with the intention Of robbins the
farmer" of his wheat, by creating a
slump in prices, and once getting the
wheat in their own hands. to boost the
price again. Senator Capper char
acterized the present Sactics In the pit
as simply a grain gambling con-
spiracy to blk the people and grain
growers out of several hundred mil
lions OF dollars, and it's success de-
pends solely on how long the gam
blers can .prolong the raid and
manipulate the market"
Secretary Meredith said that his de-
partment has no Information yet
which shows how manipulation is af-
fecting the price.
Our experts in the field are at
work keeping up with the crops, en-
deavoring to ascertain the size of the
crops. and in general to see what the
world situation is," the SECRETARY
said. This information will be placed
at the disposal Of the farmers and the
public as fast as we get 1t. and we
will naturally tend to keep down
speculation by spreading the latest
information we get"
Secretary Meredith indicated that
he felt strongly the situation the
farmer is in He pointed out that
the farmer was told that the world
depended on him for wheat and food.
and that the demand was greater
than ever before.
CROP BETTER THAN AVERAGE.
Acting on this plea in good faith,
the farmer has proceeded to raise
crop this year better than the av-
erage," Secretary Meredith said. I'm
spite of generally unsettled condi-
tions and unprecedented difficult in
securing labor and transportation IA
cilities. the farmers are repeating
under the difficulties OF readjustment
the assurance that they are not
daunted nor deferred by adverse con-
ditions from doing their full share
for the welfare of society.
Business men as we'll as other
elements of the population must
realize that II the record made by
the farmers during the war and dur
ing readjustment Is to be maintained,
and the food requirements of the ma
tion met farmers must receive ade-
quate prices for their products, prices
which will enable them to continue to
produce, to secure a reasonable re-
turn for their efforts"
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
MIR. THOM ON VACATION.

Corcoran Thorn, vice president OF
the American Security e. Trust Com
pany, plans 10 leave this evening for
Squam's Lake, ". H., where he plans
to spend his vacation. He is a men,
Der of a cottage colony at the New
Hampshire resort and believes II Is
one of the ideal ones of the country.
Mau>ice ID. Rosenberg, president OF
the Bank of Commerce and Savings.
Is back in the city after a pleasant
vacation spent at Deer Park, Md.
Frank b. Stryker. assistant cashier
Of the Federal National Bank, is one
of the local bank officials, who pre-
fers the cooler fall weather instead
OF that OF the summer for his vaca-
ton. and pointed out today that he
plans to remain at his desk unil
early in October.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
CANADA'S TRADE WITH
ITALY GROWING FAST

OTTAWA. Ont, Aug. 17.-Canada' s
export trade with Italy. according to
a bulletin recently issued by the
Department of Trade and Commerce
has increased thirty fold since the
year preceding the war.
According to the figures at hand
during the eleven months, January to
November, 1919. Canada exported
wheat, wheat -four, canned. vege-
tables, canned salmon, canned meat
cheese, Goldfish, locomotives, brass
rods, sheets, tubing hardware, ashes
tos, and mineral wax to the value OF
$19,130.079. For the same months in
1917 the exports amounted to $2.230,-
42S. In that year Canada was twelfth
in the list of exporters to Italy. Now
she is fourth, being preceded only by
the United States, the United King
dom, and France.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Much interest was shown in Mer-
genthaler Linotype at the session OF
the Washington Stock Exchange to.
day when thirty shares of the stock
changed hands. The first sale Of five
shares went at 1913. this price hold
ing for the sale of fourteen shares.
after which it advanced to 1237s, when
10 shares were sold. The closing sale
was one share at 1881.
Two 81 900 Washington Gas SIS sold
at II and one 81 900 Metropolitan
Railroad 8 sold at 90.
After call one share Of Washington
Railway and Electric preferred sold
at 46.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE foreign
exchanges market was quiet at the
opening, with London and Paris
slightly lower.
Demand sterling sold at noon at
3.63A; cables, 3.64la, off a.
Franc cables, 7.3o; checks, 7.29,
of .03.
Lire cables, 492; checks, 4.o1: un-
changed. o.
Guilder cables, 1916; checks, 32.15,
up 1.16.
Peseta cables sold at 1915; checks,
1910, up .05.
Stockholm cables. 20.70; checks,
20.65.
Christiania cables, 1925; checks,
1920; unchanged.
Copenhagen cables, 1920; checks,
1918.
Belgian cables, $50; checks, TO,
upp .0t.
Marks, ZIG, up .02.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
S INES AND FIN N c.
BUSINESS IS GOOD

Il don't know how business IL
on our. neighbors' lines. but i do
know II Is good on our line. Re
member, young man, that we car
ry only the products raised In
the ground. We never feel the
slump that roads operating
through large Manufacturing
centers experience when busi-
ness falls on badly"
With these words the late
James J. Hin Invariably closed
an Interview with newspaper
men on conditions in the North
west. and particularly on the
Great Northern Railway. OF
which he was for years the con-
spicuous head.
And business men generally
Would do we'll to always keep
In mind and emulate this op-
timism OF the great empire build
er of the Northwest.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
TRIBUTE TO MIR. HOGE.

President Robert N. Harper today
paid high tribute to the sterling
worth of william S. Hoge, first vice
president of the District National
Bank, who died yesterday at Buck
Hill Falls. Pa.
Mr.. Hoge did much. for the ad-
vancement of Washington" said MIR.
Harper "and when one looks at his
business record here this Is plain.
He was our first vice president
and charter director. He was also n
charter director OF the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank, and of the Chamber OF
Commerce. He was also president of
w. s. Hoge g. Company. millers. o..
Washington has surely lost an
ideal citizen"
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
o. K. 8 MILLION LOAN.

Approval Of a loan of $4,000. 600 to
the Chicago & Western Indiana Rail-
road Co. "to aid the carrier in meet.
ing it's collateral gold trust notes due
September l." was announced today
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. The road is required to finance,
on a basis satisfactory to the Com
mission, the remaining $4,000, 900 of
it's maturing obligation of $4,000, 600
The road is terminal line serving
IL trunk lines at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
.KE|TH'S THEATER
FOR A. B. A. MEET
Substituted for loew's Palace
Theater by Chairman Harper.
Other Notes.
By WILLIAM N. CONRAD.

Keith's Thester will be the scene OF
the general sessions OF the American
Bankers Association convention from
October as to 2l. according to an
nouncemspt made this afternoon by
Chairman Robert N. Harper. OF the
local executive committee. when he
stated that this theater had been sub
stituted for Loew's Palace Theater'
which was chosen some days ago.
The change of the meeting place
for these important sessions followed
shortly after Chairman Harper had re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Loew stating
that he could not see his way clear TO
have the bankers use the house until
1850. as requested.
When he gave the use OF the Palace
Theater. Mr., Loew was OF the opinion
that the meetings would be closed at
least an hour earlier than the time
decided upon and would. therefore.
have to withdraw his offer. Roland
Robbins. manager of Keith's Theater,
had in the meantime offered his house
for the sessions and Chairman Harper
decided to accept at once.
A. b. A. BADGE COMMITTEE.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET,

BALTIMORE. Aug. 17.-wheat -
Easier: demand fair; No. red win
ter. sassy; No. 2 red winter, gsrlicky.
$3.50: receipts, 31s,593; shipments,
1878. Confirm; No. 3 yellow or
better. domestic, t1.65: receipts, 9,sbS:
shipments, 1860. Oats-Unsettled
demand light: No. white. domestic,
S5c; receipts, 1896; shipments, 5.136
Rye-Highcr, No. . western. export.
spot, s2.1s; receipts, 2t,sis; shipments
SI.e0o. Hay-Dull; easier; supply am
pie. Flour-Quiet.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
COMMISSIONS ON SALE
OLIVE STOCK ARE CUT

Secretary of Agriculture Meredith
today ordered licensed commission
men at the principal stockyards of
the country to discontinue the sched-
ule OF increased commission rates on
the sale of live stock. which became
effective August =. The Secretary
declares the increases unjust.
The orders went to commission men
in Chicago. Kan 80 o.
East st. Louis. The increasss ranges
as high as 20 per .en..
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
DIVIDENDS.

Rate and Holders
Period Payable of Rec.
Copper Range Co soc = Sept is Aug 20
Crucible steel, pfd y Sept 40 Sept rs
Goodyear a n. .2b . Sept Aug IL
Oeilvte Flour pfd S17s - Sept Aug 20
stand. oil OF N. J IS Q Sept is Aug rs
do pfd 49,. ,.s1,7b . Sept is Aug IS
Imperial oil Co
Ltd Can funds. 75c - Aug 81 Aug %
Tucketts Tob Ltd 81 q Oct rs Sept 40
do pfd.........t1.7b - Oct is Sent 40
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
xxxxOO
Help
Wanted
Columns

Enlist t O d a y-all
you do is turn to the
Want-ad pages and
read the dozens of
splendid openings.
Every little Want-ad
is an opportunity that
some one can profit
by. One today, or to-
morrow, perhaps, will
bulletin the very op-
portunity you have
b e en-. looking for.
Read these attractive
offers daily and thus
join the army of pro-
gressives.
It's because, The
Iimes-a progressive
newspaper selling at
3 cents-appeals Is to
the preferred worker
that better employers
announce their open
ings in it's columns.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
LOCAL SECURITIES.
wsshisstss stsck ExckasSs-
TODAY's sAIEs

Washington Gas 0s. si.ooo077.
81 .0o0V17.
Metropolitan Railroad SIS, 81 .o0oQ
90.
Mergenthaler Linotype, oul23.
5q123, 6ql23, 4q123. 10ql23b
lql23h.
After Call
Washington Railway pfd. lg46.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17
FOREIGN BONDS.

Quotations furnished by w. b. Hibbs q Co
Prices at noon:
The Washington times., 1920-08-17

A. b. A. BADGE COMMITTEE.
Badges for the various officials and
committees for the coming A. Il. A.
The Washington times., 1920-08-17

iinston Railway pfd. iq46.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Much Damage BY storm.

About five o'clock on Thursday
afternoon last violent storm swept
over this section, doing great deal
of damage. There was perfect Ge-
luge of rain and some hail, high
wind prevailing also that played
havoc in some sections. In the
neighborhood of Calvert the full
violence of the storm was felt, trees
being broken off and blown down
and buildings wrecked. The silo on
the farm of Mrs. Iva Mckinney was
blown down and one end of the barn
wrecked.
Near Fair Hill much damage was
done. The barn Of Harry Anderson
was blown down, hay house of Mrs,
Harriet Ferguson wrecked, the or
chard of Jasper Scott completely
ruined, but three trees being left
standing, corn field badly washed by
the rain and a great deal of other
destruction wrought.
Just north of line in Lancaster and
Chester counties great damage was
done to greenhouses and crops by
hail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Suicide BY Hanging.

The lifeless body of Hugh G..
Montgomery was found hanging in
the hallway of an untenanted house
ON his farm in the Fourth district
on the 14th inst. After hearing
evidence coroner's jury rendered a
verdict of suicide.
Mr.. Montgomery, who was about
55 years of age, farmed the place
until about year ago, when he sold
his personal property and moved to
Philadelphia. On Saturday previous
he left that city to visit the farm,
which was untenanted, and the last
seen of him alive was when he bor-
rowed some matches from former
neighbor. He had been suffering
from illness, and no doubt committed
the rash act while in a fit of de-
spondency. He was unmarried, but
is survived by three brothers and a
sister, of Philadelphia and Chester.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Standing OF The Clubs.
Schedule For Saturday, June 20
Oxford at Rising Sun
Bel Air at Havre de Grace
Perryville at Aberdeen

Perryville just about put Rising
Sun out of the running for first
place in the first half, which ends
July 3, by walloping our boys Satur-
day afternoon. The game gave
promise of being battle royal up to
the 9Th inning, when Rising Sun
went up in the air and gave wierd
exhibition of ball playing. Again in
the Sth the Sun boys wobbled and
booted and threw the ball all over
the lot, while Perryville scored runs.
The result was big disappoint-
ment to the followers of the Sun
team, but the Perryville boys out
played their opponents, and backed
Alexander up in fine style, while he
pitched one of his best games. The
score:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
10TH FIELD ARTILLERY.
Three Batteries Camp At Rising Sun

Three Batteries Camp At Rising Sun.
Batteries D, E and F, OF the 18th
Field Artillery of U. S. Army, under
command of Captain Swing camped
on the old ball grounds, just east OF
town on Monday. The squadron is
enroute from Fort Myer, Virginia
to Camp Dix, N. j., for artillery
practice, and will return in about
six weeks.
The outfit included $50 men, 315
horses, "a guns and caissons, motor
trucks, camp kitchens, water tanks,
and large amount of equipment.
The horses were beauties, and as
fine lot as anyone would want to
see.
The squadron camped at Berkeley,
Hartford county, Sunday night and
reached Rising Sun about 1880
Monday morning, going Immediately
into camp. There was rustling in
the Quartermaster's department for
provisions, and the proprietor of the
Meat Market here butchered two
beeves, marketman Thomas supply
ing 100 dozen eggs, all he had,
groceryman Irwin five barrels of po-
tatoes and all the bread he could
purchase, our other storekeepers
furnishing other things in proper
tion. 1t requires two tons of hay a
day for the horses.
In the afternoon the crack ball
team of the squadron played rat
Ting. good game of ball with the
local team, the artillerymen winning
by score of three to two.
The camp was visited by crowds
of people from the town and sur
rounding neighborhood, and quite a
number assembled Tuesday morning
to see the artillerymen break camp
and depart on another days hike,
the start being made at six o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Sale OF Elkton Real Estate.

The real estate Of the late John
Frazer, in the town of Elkton, was
sold last week at public sale.
The lots of land improved by a
double dwelling on West Main street
and two single dwellisgs on Water
street were sold to DR.. James Fl
Frazer, Trustee, for $4425; the lot
and double dwelling on East High
street to Andrew D. Dean, for $265O
The store property on Main street
and the double dwelling on Main
street were withdrawn and held al
private sale by the Trustee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
DEATHS.
frs. L. Jdanie Buckley Rhein.

MRS. IL. JeHnlo buckley hneln.
The body of Mrs. L. Jennie Buck
ley Rhein was brought to Rising Sun
on Monday, 21st inst, for interment
in Brookview cemetery, services be-
ing conducted at the cemetery by
Rev. Chas. c. Harris, pastor of Ris-
ing Sun M. e. church. The deceased
was the wife of Aaron A. Rhein, OF
Reading, in which city her sudden
death occurred on June II, from a
hemorrhage. Mrs. Rhein was 65
years of age. She was daughter of
the late John w. and Isabelle Buck
ley, and was born in this town. She
was a graduate of Bucknell College
and taught school at Perryville, in
this county for one year. Later she
opened millinery store at Kennett
Square, Pa, which she conducted
three years, then moving to Allen
town, where she opened large mil
linery establishment, with branches
at Homestead and Harrisburg, all
three of which she conducted herself
until 1898, when her brother Angus
tus J. Buckley, became associated
with her. She moved to Reading in
1890. The partnership opened a
factory at 639 Broadway, New York
city, where they manufactured hats
for their own trade. A wholesale
house was later established in Allen
town, and three retail stores con-
Quoted in Reading, one in Easton
and one in Shamokin. The stores
operated at present by Buckley &
Co. include Allentown, Easton,
wholesale house and three retail
stores in Reading.
She is survived by her husband;
also her mother, who is woman
past 80 years of age and in remark
ably good health, and the following
brothers and sisters: L. Edward,
Ann Arbor, Mich; Mary E., wife OF
William E. Snyder, Mahoney City;
Chauncy J., Norristown; j. Monroe,
Augustus j., Allentown, and Isabella
X, wife of T. j. Wilson, of North
Tonawanda, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

North East has organized new
band and will hold a carnival in that
town on July 2, and 5. The mem
bers of the organization are:-Eli
Alexander. leader; James Reynolds,
Andrew Ferguson, Ivan Alexander
Russell Preston, Ira Cameron, Don
aid Wilson, Albert Reynolds, Sterling
Reynolds, Clarence Reynolds, John
Boyer, Carroll Biddle. Hazel Piddle,
Horace Lilly, Allen Simpers, John
Shippers, Benjamin Bryan, Garrett
Let's, Elmer Fisher.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Grange Meeting.

West Nottingham Grange will
meet in the Academy building Friday
evening, June 25, at eight o'clock.
Miss Wotring, County Home Dem
onstrator, will have charge of the
Lecturers Hour.
Members it will be worth while
for you to make an effort to be
present. Be booster and help along
the organization and it will surely
help you. Secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Run Down BY Auto.

Miss Elizabeth Kollock, aged S3
years, of Newark, Del, sister Of DR..
H. G. M. Kollock, Of that town, was
killed by an automobile truck June
II on Main street, Newark. Wit
nesses testified that the aged woman
stepped directly in front of the ma
chine, which could not be stopped in
time to prevent the accident, and the
coroner's jury exonerated the truck
driver from blame.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Orphans Court.

At the session of the Orphans
Court on June Is the first and final
account Of Robert M. Trimble, ad-
ministrator C. t. a. of Annie M. Trim
BILE, deceased, was examined and
passed and distribution struck on
same. Miss Adelaide c. Ford was
appointed guardian Of Blanche c.
Ford, her bond filed ana approved.
The bonds of Benjamin F. Lynch, ad-
ministrator of James H. Lynch, and
William T. Vinsinger, administrator
Of Margaret E. Strickland, were y
approved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Marguerite I. Brown.

Miss Marguerite I. Brown died at
the home of her sister, Mrs. William
]. Nesbitt, Colora, June Is. Miss
Brown was trained nurse, having
graduated from the jefferson Hos
pital Training School, Philadelphia,
in the class of 1898. Miss Brown
nursed her last patient back to
health at Galen Hall, Atlantic City
She Immediately afterward went to
the hospital for treatment. Latel
she came to the hme of her sister
where she passed away. Her last
request was that she be laid beside
her mther in Oakwood cemetery,
near Conowingo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
Oil Company Incorporated.

The Perry Oil and Gas Co., incor-
porated in Maryland, has opened a
general Office in Havre de Grace. The
officers are: President, G. E. McNer-
ney, of Lock Haven, Pa; vice-presi-
dent, C. M. Howard, of Havre de
Grace; secretary and treasurer, M. P.
Karnes, of Perryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25
High Tax Rate In Kent.

The County Commissioners for
Kent county fixed the tax rate for
the coming year at $2.51 on the
500. The State tax is SO cents,
making a total of $2.S7. This is the
highest take rate ever declared in
Kent, the next being $1.S7 a few
years ago. The rate last year was
$1.32.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-06-25

Mrs. Annie H. Richardson Of Cecil
county, has brought suit to recover
an alleged breach of contract, by 1.
M. Rhoades, of East Nottingham
township, Chester county, who had
agreed to purchase her farm for
$4,000.