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The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
CRIPPLE FIRST
In NDEATHCHAIR
Sing Sing Prisoner S Execu-
tion Followed by That Of
Negro Asking Music.

|. New York. Aug. 2T.-John Esxe.
the first cripple ever executed at
Sing Sing prison, was put TO death
in the electric chair last night short
Iy before midnight for the murder
OF a United Cigar. stores clerk in the
Bronx Frank Kelley. a negro. who
killed a white girl in a Brookiyn
robbery several months ago. wss
eIectrocuted few moments later.
Kelley had asked, Warden Lewis
e. Lswes to have some one play
Chopin's Funeral march on the prison
phonogrsph as he was being lead
down the death house corridor and
through the little door into the
death chamber, but the warden re-
fused.
Esgsn died first because he had
been the more composed Of the two
men throughput the day, and IL was
feared that Kelley would collapse.
Eagan had a wooden leg, and the
keepers had anticipated consider
able trouble in Citing the electrodes
to his body, since one OF them is
Usually fastened to the right leg.
This difficulty, however. was easily
overcome. The electrode bangles
loosely by strap and wire from the
electric chair. and the eIectricis ne
crossed the strap under his right leg
leg TO the left.
Kelley confessed to another crime
for which he Saws an innocent man
is now serving sentence.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
COLBY TO BE TOLD
OF M'SWENEY CASE

Mrs. T. X. Cor'iss, Of New York,
director OF American women pickcts
advocating freedom OF Ireland. with
Miss Helen Pinkerton, OF Tacoma
Wash, and Miss katheleen O'Bren-
nan. will arrive in Washington this
morning to place before Secretary of
State Colby the case Of Terrence
MscSwenCy. lord mayor OF Cork.
MscSweney is now on a hunger
strike in BriNton prison, as a pro-
test against British treatment.
A message received from Hannah
Sheehy Skeffington, supreme court
justice Of the Sim Feinn republic
received yesterday, asked co-opers-
tion OF recently enfranchised Ameri-
can women in protesting English in
reference in Irish affairs. This mes
sage is said to have caused the trip
to renew their efforts for American
intervention. Mrs. Corliss and Mis-.
O.Brennan were in Washington on
picket duty few months sro.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
5000 CHINESE
TROOPS REVOLT
Regulars Rout Mutineers
After Looting and Burn
ing of Homes.
HeraId-PubIie Ledger
Far East Service. Special Cable
Dispatch.D

Pekin, AuR 81. - At midnight
Tues day 5000 Of the troops formerly
of the Fifth Brigade, but now re-
enlisted in Chang Tso Lin's army,
discontented, due to arrears in pay,
mutinied at TUngchow, fourteen
miles east of Pekin, looted the shops
fnd burned fftv houses.
At sunrise they cIashed with and
were defeated by Chang Kwei Tfs
government regulars. The mutt
neers escaped to the north and west
The east gates OF Pekin were
closed to prevent the entry of any
strsgglers. Tung-Chow is quiet un-
der Chang Kwei Ii troops, and
Chang Tso Lin regulars are hasten
ing to the city from Pekin with the
American vice consul, Clarence
Spiker. and a detachment Of Ameri-
can Marines who were dispatched
to Tungchow to protect the Ameri-
can mission. They report that the
missionaries were not molested
CCoP, right 1890. bv Public Ledger Co..
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
WHAT 1T COSTS TO EAT IN WASH
INGTON-

What's in a tomato?
water-and at least 500 per cent
profit.
Washington is eating its sliced
tomatoes il hotels at a tremendous
increase over Center Market prices.
And commission merchants wailins
over "glutted markets" are helping
the cafes to put it over.
What's in a tomato:
The Department of Justice is GO
ing to find out. Following its in
vestigation of restaurant prices in
other cities, it is going to investi-
rant prices and see what makes
them go-sO high.
Complaints Lead to Inquiry. ..
Complaints reaching the Depart
mcnt from Washingtonians who
think somcb body is soaking" them
unfairly are to be Investigated.
Albany. n. Y. learned something
about prices this past week when
the Department hintcd trouble.
The charges made in Washing
tens eating places are higher today
than in any other city in the United
States" declared one official yestcr-
cay.
Local manager defend their pres
cnt scale of prices. but do not eX-
plain why tomatoes and corn on the
cob are costing the diner as much
now in the height of the vegetable
season. as in early season when
hfrrhar
point out that fruits and vegetables
purchased at wholesale are 20 per
cent waste.
The Washington Herald investj
gated prices yesterday.
At Center Market tomatoes arc
sold to restaurants and hotels at n
price OF about l cent each. An order
Of sliced tomatoes, rarely a whole
tomato, costs at t. Z. Fones, a South
west restaurant. 10 cents: New Cen
tury. Ninth street northwest. 10
,.-.rfs. HarvCy's restaurant. Pennsyl-
vania avenue, IS cents; Childs
Pennsylvania avenue, 20 cents;
Nshmore Hotel, 70 cents; Washing
ton Hotel. with lcttuCe), 60 cents;
New willard Orttuce). so cents;
ShorrEam. OettUcel, go cents.
Corn is now selling wholesale at
rha public market at from 10 to %
cents a dozen cars.
Green corn on the cob is served
in these restaurants and hotels at
prices ranging from 10 cents to G5
cents. Sliced peaches. with cream,
is dcIicscy ranging in price from
- cents to - cents per dish in the
same hOstclries. A half CantalOupc
costs from - cents to 40 cents.
There's a big spoilage in every
thing VIC purchase" declare mana
a;ers. "Cantaloupes may be green as
cucumoers. and peaches are forever
being dumped as rubbish. If we
buy fifty dozen cars of corn, We may
sell twenty-five dozen, our guests
rejecting as too small or too
tough. so we do not consider our
prices exorbitant"
Managers declare as well that
1Uctuating vegetable and fruit mar
kct could have little bearing on the
price of the vegetable when served.
Should the investigation come, 1
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
RED MASSACRE.
AROUSES JAPAN.
Investigation Shows 3Ol
Soldiers Killed in
N. Kolaieusk.

The massacre of Japanese at Nj
kolaievsk. Siberia. on May II. the
details Of which are coming to light
appears to be causing great excite
ment throughout Japan.
Tokyo newspapers which are de-
voting columns to the affair daily
declare there was a divergence of
views between military circles and
he foreign office, the army authori-
tics insisting on taking strong re-
measures against the Boil
sheviki.
The navy department thinks that
it is certain that all of the Japanese
troops, numbering S01. after a des-
perate resistance, met their death
1t has also been ascertained that
the BoIsheviki before leaving Niko-
laievsk massacred the surviving
Japanese prisoners, numbering
about 100.
The government Investigated re-
ports that guns from a Chinese gun
boat were trained on the Japanese
garrison at Nikolaievsk at the time
of the massacre.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
PURSE DISAPPEARS
WITH BEDFELLOW

Salisbury, Md, Aug. 27.-lnforma-
ton has just been received from
Sheriff Lsrmore and States Attorney
Long. o. Baltimore. stating that an
automobile salesman named d. j.
Mccullough was robbed of $500
while sleeping in a room at the
Peninsula Hotel, this city, on Mon
day night.
According to reports Mccullough
agreed to share a room in the hotel
with a stranger, owing to the
crowded condition of the hotel dur
ing fair week. When Mccullough
arose the following morning his bed
fellow had vanished and so had his
bank roll.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
DANCER SCORNS
TCHETA STEPS
Partisan Tango Too Sta
tionary" for Yanks,
Says Teacher.

Dancing will increase in popu-
larity this year. There is not the
slightest indication that it is on the
wane either here or in Paris" is
the opinion of Maj. Cecil H. Taylor,
president of the Imperial Society
of Dancing Teachers in England.
He says that the dance which
seemed to attract the Partisan fav-
or was the tcheta"-a new tango
which is performed to strains of
mystic Hindu music.
But the tcheta will never win
any votes over here" he declared.
1T is too stationary. Half of it
consists of arm movements. The
partners face each other and slowly
bring their arms up over their
heads, and then, like a couple of
ballet dancers take six little trip
pings steps to the right. l can't
imagine a self-conscious English
man or American doing anything
so fancifuI in public. Besides,
dances should be progressive.
Major Taylor was asked what
steps he regarded as Objectionable.
We'll" he replied, ''it isn't so
much the dance as the dancers. a
certain type of man or woman
would degrade some of our very
best dances But in the matter of
adopting new steps it is only nee
essary to see them tried out. Per
sonally when l am watching new
steps 1 always ask myself Would
| object to seeing my wife dancing
that way in anothsr mans arms"
For that is what we want dane
ing to be-a pastime that our wives
and sisters and daughters can in
duIge in without any misgivings to
themselves or ITO their men folk.
Dancing is an art and graceful
dancing has survived throughout
the ages. 1t is the natural healthy
outlet of the joy of rhythm and mo-
tiOn that is in us all, and should be
esteemed rather than decried."
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
MAYOR GETS LEFT
ON CITY TAX BOOK

Lynchburg. Va, Aug. 27.-City Of
ficisls are enjoying a discovery that
Commissioner d. l. Taylor in max
ing up the city personal property
tax book omitted the assessment
against Mayor Royston Jester. jr.
when the condition was called to
Commissioner Taylor's attention he
went back to the assessment returns
and found the mayors return there,
but close survey showed the assess
ment had not been included on the
city book.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
PROHIBITION AGENTS
MAKE LIQUOR HAUL

Cumberland, Md, Aug. 27.-Fcd
eral agents raided the house of
Samuel Thomas at Woodland, near
Midland. this county, and found two
45-gallon barrels and one of 25-gal-
Ion capacity, filled with mash, to-
gether with a copper boiler of mash
yet warm.
Thomas fed in an automobile as
the rliding party approached. He
formerly was prominent in Repub-
lican politics.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
MlNSK CONFERENCE
PROGRESS SLIGHT
By =. Il. CONGEn.

tCo2yrsht, 1920. by Public Ledger Coz
warsaw, Aug. 27.-The confer
ence at Minsk as far as one can
Judge from the meager reports re-
ceived by the government has made
little progress toward peace The
only positive development is the
presentation of the first draft of
the Soviet terms which are not ac-
ceptable to Poland.
The Russian delegates, disregard
ing the pilitary defeat, continue to
put up bold diplomatic front as
III they were still in a position to
enforce peace. According to their
ideas they have apparently tried to
prevent the Polish REPRESENTATIVES,
from learning of the change in the
mllltary situation as long as pos
sible. A courier sent from War
saw carrying this information prob
ably now is in Minsk.
A second courier left last night
with a copy of Prince Sapieha's
note proposing transfer of the
negotiations to Warsaw or else
Where within the Polish lines. A
discussion of this proposal which
IL Is thought here, has little chance
of acceptance, probably will take
place within the next two or three
days.
meanwhile the condition original
~ imposed by the Soviet that no
armistice shall come into effect
,aurlng the peace parleys is work
ing outvery much to the advantage
OF Poland whose armies continue
70 maintain the upper hand in mil
itary operations. /.
The Boishevist resistance is COM
mencing to stiffen particularly in
me neighborhood of Bialystok. The
i.ed' army command is now bring.
ihs up available reserves and try
inS by desperate counter attacks to
cover the retreat by the remnants
OF the. northern armies and save
the sltuation.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
RAIL RATES INCREASE
HITS APPLE GROWERS

Hsgerstown. Md. Aug. 27.- AL
ready confronted with the high price
of barrels, for which they are re-
quired to pay from S1.25 to s1.40, ap-
pie growers in this section are faced
with another serious financial situa-
tiOn, an increase of about 40 per
cent in rail transportation rates.
This, the growers state. will prac-
ticslly wipe out their profits If it
does not bankrupt many of them.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
Marine "Pays" $4,000 to See City;
Police Looking for "Friends" Who
lifted RoH' With "Change" Game

rest the men for gambling. MelIsap
reports the third party grabbed him
and the man with the cash darted
into the station The third party
started in pursuit. and before Nell
sap came to his earnings and
friend" were merely memories.
Detective SerEt. Ed Kelley is now
pursuing the vanished earnings and
present owners"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28

hope it will cut down our overhead
expense, said one manager. THE
real trouble is not so much in the
cost of the food as in the high cost
of labor, and the excessive cost of
linen, of glassware, of dishes and
other accessories"
But Washington wants to know
what's in a tomato.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28
Wall Street Still
Betting 2 to | on
Harding Winning

New York. Aug. 27.-odds on
the Presidential election quoted
in Wall Street today-based,
however, on very small volume
of betting-were unchanged at
2 to l in favor of Senator
Harding's election.
Before the ratification of the
suffrage amendment the odds
quoted in Mr.. Harding's favor
were to 1. Some small bets
were also made at even money
that Cox will carry Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-28

Oden Beverly, a 60-year-old farm
er, of Odenton, Md, doesn't like the
District laws and the police here.
His declaration and refusal to obey
cost him just SO collateral at the
Third precinct last night.
Beverly staged his objections at
about $50 last night near the White
House, when he drove down Jackson
place on the wrong side OF the street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-14
WIRE TABLE

Oxfdized finish. &ard
wood top at ---S3.48
Wire chair to match
IA bile at S l.28
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-14
NEW WAISTS
IS. 98 to 5000

OF course you'll hnd them here
first. The new models in Georsettc.
Crepe de Chine and Iafeta. Many
smart style touches in the way Of
trimmings arc evident Every coIcr
to please the feminine desire for
pretty things
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-14
TEA APRONS
SOC to So. IS

Something unusual IN the way Of
d novel gift are Tea Aprons. Of
Dotted Swiss, Barred Muslin. Lawns
and French Organizes trimmed
with embroideries. laces and RIB
hons
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-14
TOT IRON
RANGES

Made of cast iron
highly nickle plated.
with coppered cooking
utensils ar - CSC
Others from 81 ~
down to ------S soc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

for foreign exchange today showed ran
eral declines from yesterdays Anal fiE-
gres DEMAND sterlin& was Of u to
down confines. at SIT. cheeks 5.7e.
Other Qyotations we're:
Lire cRbles 342. checks 3.41; Swiss
cables 1880, checks 1870: !: pesetas cables
1887. checks l2.8b; tockholm oable0
1915, checks 1905; Copenhagen cables
1880, checks 1900; Belgian cables 6.5g,
chicks 6bl marks l.i5.
New York exchange in Montreal to-
day was quoted at IL per cent premium.
The discount on Canadian funds In New
York was nominal ut l0& per cent. 1le
market was reported very mixed. VI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
TRADING BROADER
IN LOCAL SHARES
Local Business Interests Plan
to Fight Gro,oing Evl Of
Cancellations


There was an appreciable broadins
Of the trading in the local market fol-
lowing a conspicuously hesitating open
ing, but the improvement was short
lived. The movement apparently was
largely Influenced by the substantial
early recovery In the Ne" hork market
for when the big market did the ABOUT
face trick again, interest suddenly eVap,
GRATED and the general list drltted oa'R
into the tamliiar narro" ruti
Price variations ~ most al par.s ot
tne hst were conHneu "ithih sN'aIl Iras
tional limits buring the horn'nS
there was general ADVANCE, part VI
which was retained ana part iost IN suo;
sequent dullness. Inc lst was WI WI,
represented, rrnectihg Wiue uiVerh.y
or interest. hains OF ~ point WeIe
shown by American haiiways PreierIed'
Electric storage Battery ana f'hiiauel.
phia 20. cumulative preIerreu. uns
OF ~ 70 = at the same time were
scored BY Lehigh Nnvlgation. Lehlyn
Valley. United 'Ias Improvement. LAKE
Superior ana mon lraction. on ING
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
PRICE MOVEMENT
AGAIN FEVER|SH
Promising Early Recovery Was
Checked by Familiar Mid
day Bearish Drives

New York, Nov. lin many re-
spects the operations in todsy's stock
market were almost a complete repro
duction Of the confusing and conflicting
movements Of yesterday. There was the
same feverish uncertain price move
ment az result Of the constant shifting
Of position on the part OF the pfofes.
sional traders who continued to have
complete domination. Once more tech
nique rather than outside conditions
was the underlying influence,
Not unnatural In view Of their big
success In the preceding session the bear
contingent were alert to take advantage
Of every opening and hammer the list
upon the slightest provocation. This,
at least. was suggested in the renewed
vigorous drives directed against the list
on the rumored hitch in the Southern
Pacific segregation plan, and the, report
that the WHY'S. Overland was in the
market for some big financing.
While the bearish operations were
pre- eminent during the session, with
every reliable sign indicating the great.
est pressure was emanating from that
source, yet there was sufficient evidence
to show the liquidating movement was
still uncompleted. Besides this recur.
ring enforced selling, there were ren
sons for supposing the market also met
renewed liberal offerings for the foreign
account.
Fresh weakness in the grain mar
kets, renewed pressure In the foreign
| exchange and the continued frmness OF
| the money market, with the call loan
rate still firmly fixed at q per cent, gave
the reactionary party a great deal OF
the advantage. Prices, however, did not
break with the same sharpness as noted
in the three preceding days rather. to
the contrary, on the recessions OF
point or more. a certain degree of un-
derlying resistance was encountered,
crowd in check, but Influenced at differ.
ent intervals desultory covering OF
shorts.
Ols furnished the motive power at
the opening. The Mexican and Dutch
groups averaged gains Of a point each,
Houston Oil rose 2A and STANDARD Oil
OF New Jersey jumped 3 points. Sh ip-
pings also were strong and further i'm =
provemcnt was shown by a. majority
grsngers. Steels, equipments and motors
were backward. Bethlehem and Crucibie
losing l point each and United States
Steel fraction.
Leaders Of the Oil, shipping, steel
and equipment divisions increased their
gains In the first hour, but the entire
list gave way before noon when At
lantic Gulf and Southern Pacific broke
sharply. The decline in Atlantic Gull
extended to almost s points, and South
ern Pacific's reaction Of 21a points was
accompanied BY rumors Of a hitch in
the proposed segregation plans. Motors
shares also weakened on heavy selling
of WHY'S. Overland common and pre-
ferred, the latter losing 4 points. Bull
pools were active In tObaccos and tex
tiles. but food shares reflected yester-
days cut In the American Sugar divi'
dend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Y. 9. Gypsum CO, ,quarterly of 1 per
S;sS 10th b...SAI psysSio December 80 to stock
North Philadelphia Trust Co, quarterly
Of per cent. payable November II to stock
" Atlantic Refining Co, quarterly OF IS
!sSSl on common snnrS H.Th psyseie December IS to
Otto Elssnlohr Bros, Inc, quarterly ~
as, registered December 90
Newmarket Manufacturing Co, quarterly
IN per cent, payable November is TO stoei,
OF record November o.
Crex Carpet Co. semiannual 3 per cent
payable December 10 to stock Of record No,
vember so,
United Gas Improvement Co, quart,rly
!, as rssistsfsd Noysm6er 49, isOoEs 'osr slossr
NGHrl GumSsrlsSd nd PIPE PIPE Line CO. = dividend O,
si2 In sharS; Soy psysni" December 10 to stock
sinol9lr corrsolidated OIL Corporation,
bsr / TO stock Of record Noysmbor ib' 'V'"''
sssss' si' fiS';ssis .ss q record ssf e Ss
vVuVyI W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
MOUNTAINEERING RArEa
PHILADELPHIA--Call. 9 Der CO,

NEW YORK-Money on call, botf
classes OF collateral, opened today at 3
per cent for lending and renewing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago, Nov. ll.,-sellins OF whsat AZ
bv local professionals was sncouIssssdt Sas st
I'll. By ,nS SVtss's,s ass %srtst isft wss e
important, ,,Sus. Suy vas nothing in the early
S.hiss %sS TO indicate that British buyers
ssa "a n. future Of values was believed
Oh chasing. sentiment on the buying side
was less enthusiastic. .,,u
"s sbipments Of wheat from Argentina
Co.. tbe week were estimated at 222 ,OOO
bushels. o, OF - q, on
..tiu.t n ,sSE at the end yesterday,
and fell TO S1.s4h. March opened at
sl.19% to sl.sOh. against n% racsd,d % ,st a. a.
Corn was irregular in the early trad
inE, with business light. Receipts were
snssll. Exports from Argentina for the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11

time. Q per cent; commercial paper three
to six months, 9 per cent
(Note-These are merely nominal quo
tations. as the legal rate OF interest In
the state OF Pennsylvania Is fixed at 6
per cent Plus premiums and commits
sion. time money for thirty to ninety
days Ia loaned at 8 to 8h per cent while
commercial paper. from three to six
months, Is being offered at s to sA per
cent?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

Now York, Nov l1.-Coffee had a very
quiet opening this morning with the few
contracts on the call confined to May,
July and September. July was l point
higher and other months were to I
points lower. The market was without
fresh development OF any kind and the
Brazilian cables furnished no incentive
to buy contracts
Influenced by pressure from Rio and
Victoria, firm offers and lack OF buy
ing power here, prices continued to sag
after the call. March sold to 1866, May
to 793 ami July to s.22. or to points
net lower.
The offerings were absorbed by trade
firms covering in hedges and shorts
taking profits on scale DOWNWARD.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
Commodity Markets
COTTON MARKET

Now York, Nov. 1.-THE cotton
market opened hrmer this morning at
advances OF % to 80 points on Arm
cables, Wall street buying, and a new
cold wave approaching the belt, which
promises some freezing weather;
After the call, prices continued to rise
.nd wers about 40 points net higher.
Trading was not active, but there
was little hedge selling and offerings
were not large. Sentiment remained
mixed, Some Of the demand wns influ-
cnced by a belief that nearly all bear
ish factors have been discounted; -,
A private cable from Liverpool SAY say
The market there was small one WIN
= little trade fixing and some covering
BY shorts. A.. or.s tor the div were
..ttmated at 80, 900 bales, against 81
71T bales q week ago, and 81 ,94o bales q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
week were estimated at 5000, 600

week were estimated at 100000
bushels.
December opened at 70%c to 70kc,
against T9ssc at the close yesterday,
and sagged to 79Ac. May started at
Sac to S4kc, against S2Tsc at the end
yesterday, and later sold at S3hc. July
opened hc higher, at s5bc and de-
clined to S4%c.
Oats receded after steadier start.
50Nc, and declined NC. May opened
at 585sc to 58hc, against 50Hc at the
end yesterday. and later sold at 55Ac.
Early estimates were for 10 cars Of
wheat, 35 cars of corn and 65 cars OF
oats,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11
BANK ClEARIN0S

Bank clearings today, compated with cor.
responding day last two years:
pnlla $50 d&S24 ,os. lssiiso iissoos ,r isls psa s.o