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The Washington times., 1920-10-09
NEW DIRECTORS
NAMED FOR BANK
President Peyser Announces Ad-
dition Of Four to Directorate
Of Security Savings.

Harold II. Levi. manager OF the
Hocht Company. and president OF the
Washington Ad Club. heads a list of
four new directors which have just
been added To the governing body
OF the Security Savings and Com
mercial Bank. according TO announce.
ment made today by President Julius
II. Peyser.
John Is. Harrell. president OF the
Columbia Building Association Is
also included on the list as well as
DiIler II. Croft. wholesale wall paper
dealer, and Laurence Mills. publisher
OF the Postmaster Advocate and
Hotel Register.
With the addition OF these new di =
rectors, President Peyser believes
that the Institution Is particularly
we'll fortified in the matter OF its di-
rectorate and that their selections
viii go far toward continuing the
splendid advancement which the In
stitutlon has enjoyed from the date
OF its establishment
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
rejects CANADIAN
GREATLAKESR0 ROUTE
Waterways Association Moves
Against Creating An "Ameri-
can OardanelIes."

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Oct 9.-"An
American Dardaneiles problem. with
a foreign government debating the
movement OF American vessels and
possibly American warships, into and
out OF the Great Lakes. would result
IL the Government should lsnu nnan-
cisl aid to the proposed ST. Lawrence
route for ocean steamships from the
Great Lakes TO the Atlantic.
That declaration was made by w.
E. Fttxsimmons. Of Albany, speaking
at the closing session OF the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
tion. Fourteen middle Western States
are we'll organized and are pushing
the project. Mr.. Fitxsimmons said
WORK OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM.
american patriotism should weigh
against pronts In this ISSUE" Mr..
Fitzsimmons said. ''The natural route
for providing a channel from the
same territory to the ocean is through
the Erie canal, In which the state OF
New York has already invested more
than 5000. 900 900 and the deepening
OF the Hudson river. The Hudson
river could be made q highway for
transportation that would serve the
middle Western plan for improved
transportation facilities. with the ex =
penditure by the Government OF less
than the cost OF one OF its major
battleships."
The convention passed a resolution
opposing the project and outlining the
route which II believed Coogress
should approve for an inland water
route from New England to the South
Major J. Hampton Moore. Of Philsdel-
phia, presided.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
EQUIPMENT TRUSTS.

While the application of the Illinois
Central to issue equipment trust GER
tificates Is being delayed by the In
terstate Commerce Commission ad-
vance subscriptions are piling up in
the investment houses. One invest
ment banker yesterday estimated that
the bond houses probably have sub
scriptlons for the issue In excess Of
$50. .OOO, 900. Subscription books are
expected to be closed almost imme-
diately after they are opened when
the public offering is made. The de-
lay in authorizing the issuance of the
equipments is reported to be due to
efforts to Issue equipment trust GER
tiflcates bearing a 8h per cent cou-
pom as was done by the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie recently. A general move
ment IL understood to be under way
among banking interests to issue
equipment trusts bearing a 6h per
cent coupon instead of z per cent as
carried by practically all recent offer
ings. The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
originally proposed issuing per
cent coupon, but the bankers induced
the road to reduce the rate to sh
per cent.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
ALLIS-CHALM ERs,

II. Al have bought Allis-Chal-
mers common and would be obliged
IL you could inform me as to It's
prospects and give an outline of tho
company's business. capitalization
and dividend possibilities. What
are the high and low extremes for
the shares since the beginning OF
l9l0y
Answer.-Allis-Cha Manufac
turing Company was incorporated IL
1918 as successor to the AlliS-Chal
mers Company. which defaulted In
the payment Of interest on Its mrs,
mortgage per cent. bonds on Jan
uary J. 1912. The properties. plsnti
and assets were bought In at auction
by the present company. The com
pany makes many lines OF heavy
and Its principal plant II
at Milwaukee. The new company haI
done well and sales and profits have
more than quadrupled In five years.
The peak was reached In 1918 wher
the company earned $il.62 per share
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

EDMo ST o N-RRADDoCK = William
Brooke t0' ,rs Rockyille' x Nd nsi, VSndia hu
TAYLOR R-CoFFMAN-Marion w, 25; Edns
Mae. as. The Rev. H. =. Downs.
LAMB B-SCUENKEN--John 20; Elsie A., ~
The Rev. A. II. Barrows.
STECKLEM- -KIRBY-John g., <b; Edna
rs. The Rev. G. 8 Abbott.
Won HERRMANN-sCH = yohr
Henry, So; Rita Estelle, A. The Rev
REMBOBD-FLOYD-C g. 20; Put
e., ~. The Rev. William ]. Books.
BARRY y-BERGAN-Robert Ingram, 81
Galveston, Tex; Mary O., ~, Dushore
Pa. The Rev. w J. Carroll.
ER-CARR-Russell l., 30
Philadelphia, Pa Edna M, ~, Spring
feld, Mo- The Rev. q. q. johnson.
BOLTON oN-MooRE--Charles Edwin. 81
Richmond, Va. Edith Aydon, ts, Parks
10y. Va The Rev. J, ~. Jenries.
E-FOsTER-Edward j., ~. Wiz
toria, Va. Mabel O., 10, keysville. Va
The Rev. w. ~ Downs.
eIssON-SAULs-Johp Clifford, ~. Msbe
Elizabeth, 10. Fairfax. Va. The Rev.
IT. Icnrics
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
HIGH RENT NO TERROR;
THEYLIVE ABOARD AUTO

High rents hold no terrors for Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Mathews. of Rox-
bury. Mass, who during the last eight
weeks have been living in their "auto-
mobile home" The couple started re-
Gently for Los Angles, where they
will make their home.
Practically everything that adorns
the average modern home Is con-
tained in this spacious automobile
abode. The furnishings comprise .
comfortably sized bed, a wash basin
with running water, a clothes closet,
eating table. rocking chairs. grapha-
phone cabinet small table and two
oil stoves. Oh, yes! And sleeping
quarters for the pet cat and airedale.
The repeated increases in rent, the
travellers declare, prompted them to
seek refuge within an automobile
home. Now that they have expert
mented with this means of living,
they assert, they'll never again re-
turn to an apartment.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
CANADA TAKESLEAD
IN BUILDING HOMES
Three Thousand Dwellings
Erected Last Year-Gov-
ernment Lends Funds.

Canada seems TO have had greater
success in starting and keeping under
way home construction than many
other countries. Great Britain. where
IL is said the housing situation Is
being met by actual construction
work, is still behind the Maple Leaf
country in this respect.
According to information from
Canada, more than 1000 homes have
been erected there this year under the
provisions OF the Dominion and pro-
Vincial housing schemes. Before the
close of the current year, according 10
the same information. the number OF
new homes will be greatly Increased
as construction is being carried
through with the greatest expedition.
The Canadian parliament appropri-
ated s26,0OO,000 for housing. This
money was to be lent To the provinces
at per cent per annum. Provincial
legislatures voted sums to supplement
those borrowed from the Dominion
and made provision for loans to per-
sons desiring to build dwelling
houses. Nearly all OF the Dominion
appropriations has been taken up.
In Ontario the sum appropriated for
housing, federal and provincial, to-
tailed about s11, 100000. In New Bruins
wick also nifty houses have been built
under the federal scheme. In Quebec
homes have been erected and garden
suburbs have been laid out. In the
western provinces hundreds OF homes
have been built. mostly for returned
soldiers.
The people were not so quick to
take advantage of the housing scheme
as they had been expected to be.
Much has been accomplished, however.
and much has been learned which Will
enable the provincial legislatures to
amend their housing legislation and
make 1t more acceptable In various
localities. Indications are that build
! ing operations will be more extensive
in 1921 than they have been In 1890.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE.

The American Locomotive Company
has received an order for nifty 100
ton Pacific Engines from the Paris
Orleans Railway. This is the largest
foreign order for railway equipment
placed with a domestic company this
year. The American Locomotive
Company has also received several
fair-sixed orders from domestic roads
recently. including ten 150-ton
Mikado engines for the Los Angeles
& Salt Lake Railroad. five ninety
fve-ton ten-wheelers for the Gulf
Coast line. two seventy-six-to ton
switchers and one 105-ton switcher
for the South Buffalo Railway, fifteen
MIkados for the Canadian Pacific
and four Mikados for the Tennessee
Central Railroad.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
RAILWAY GUARANTEE
HELD UP THREE MONTHS

Payment OF Government guarantees
to the railroads. estimated unofficially
at approximately $500. 900 900. will be
deferred for at least three months.
possibly more, officials said today,
before the amounts due to the various
lines can be accurately computed.
Officials at the Interstate Conn
merce Commission said that In all
probability the railroads. in the light
of the decision of Comptroller of the
Treasury Warwick, to hold of pay
ments until the full amounts due are
certified. will now rush as fast a.
IL is possible. complete tabulations Of
their earnings, etc, with data show
ing the obligations owing by the
Government for the six months period
following Federal control
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
TENANTS ATTACK SALE
OF DUAlBARTON COURTS

Sale Of apartments in the Dunbar
ton Courts was attacked yesterday In
the District Supreme Court, In an ap-
peal from a decision rendered against
the tenants in the Municipal Court
Attorney Raymond NJ. Hudson. for
the tenants, deposited bond to protect
the owners of the apartment in case
of adverse decisions.
Suit had been entered by Allan Il.
Walker & Co. in the Municipal Court
against Carl c. scheurmann. George
f. Brinkerhoff, r.. Spencer Palmer,
Arthur ]. O'Neill, ]. William Kyle.
Roberta Haynes and J. Estelle Farm
ham.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09

for the s2o.00O,00O common stock.
Last year IL earned $0.oT per share.
Net after taxes for six months TO
June 80 were equal to an annual rate
OF approximately IS a share. On
January lb. 1920, the last of the ac-
cumulations was paid on tho pre-
ferred stock. which now receives 2
per cent. regularly. A dividend of II
on the common stock is payable No
vember Io. 1920. to stock OF record
October 20.
Three months ago an initial divi-
dend OF u was paid and II IL pre-
sumed that the common stock is now
on per cent. basis. In 1919 the
common stock sold AS high AS bi y
and as low as 80. and so far this
year IL has ranged between as high
~ 03b and as low as 2s. At current
price the common stock yields IL per
cent. assuming that the per cent
rate may be maintained. The uncer
tainty as to the future dividend policy
however. makes the stock moro than
ordinary speculative.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
news OF ROCKVILLE
AND REST OF COUNTY

ROCKVILLE, Md. Oct. e.--Mrs
Bertha H. Emmet. aged SO, wife OF
william Emmet. died . few days ago
at tho home OF her son, George w
Linkins. at Silver Spring. She had
been Ill q long time and her death
was not unexpected. Surviving hel
are her husband and a son. The fu.
neral took place yesterday afternoon
from the Methodist Church at Lay
Hill.
brey II. Robertson, both OF Lovings-
ton, Va. were married in Rockville
yesterday by tho Rev. p. Rowland
Wagner. pastor of the Baptist Church
The same minister officiated at the
marriage here on Thursday of Mis-,
Frederika Mombray and Dushan Sc.
kulitch. both OF Washington.
Rockville merchants are asking
$3.50 q ton for hard coal, delivered
and there is not much to be had here
At that price. This Is the high-wateI
mark for coal in this county and 1,
prohibitive to many families. Wood
also Is high, bringing from &12 to 81!
a cord, but many are using II in pref
erence to coal, figuring It to be more
ECONOMICAL.
Mrs. Marie Knoch, widow OF Johr
r. Knoch. died on Tuesday at heI
homo near Halpine, aged So years
Surviving her are several children
Tho funeral took place from the fam.
lily residence, burial being in Wash
ington.
Charging misconduct and desertion
Samuel A. Anderson has fled suit ir
the circuit court here for an absolute
divorce from Pansy c. Anderson, Of
Warrington. The bill set forth thai
the couple was married May 81, 1918
and lived together until the following
September.
A license has been issued for the
marriage Of Miss Eta Z. Miller, o.
Baylos. ILL.,, and Hugh o. Thompson
Of Silver Spring. The marriage will
be performed at Forest Glen by tn,
Rev. Charles o. Rosensteel. pastor Of
st. Johns Catholic Church Of tha
place.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
REPORT MANY SALES
IN DISHER'S ADDITION

The Virginia department OF shan
non & Luchs report the sale to Robert
II. Prendor of III Grafton street,
Clarendon. the transfer being made
from Esau Beall
There has been a number OF sales
In Disher's Addition to Cherrydale,
among them the following:
Lot 4 purchased by Gordon Marcy;
lot 3 purchased by Virginia Bozarth
lot 40 purchased by Lillian Harrison:
lots AZ and Al purchased by Charles
e. Harrison; lots 81 and 80 purchased
by Howard f. Anderson. and lots %
and 80 purchased by John c. Mather.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
N. AND M. DECLARES D. c.
BUSINESS IS ON BOOM

Business in Washington Is BOOM
ing. according to the bulletin issued
by the Merchants and Manufacturers
association.
Tho bulletin says: - ~
= ut goes to prove that there Is moth
ing wrong with business. All that
every business house has to do Is to
attend to business in the good old
fashioned spirit--from the biggest
boss to the smallest office boy-work-
ing like thunder to realize our mu-
tual anticipations.
''The fall and winter Of 1920-21 will
make new high mark in the volume
of trade for the National Capital"
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
MISS DRAKE TO SPEAK
AT BOOKLOVERS' HOUR
Attractive Literary and Social Fea.
lures on Next Weeks Program
of Y, w. C.. A. Activities,

Next weeks program for the Young
women's Christian Association, 1888
F street northwest. provides some at
tractive features for booklovers and
students. Announcement is made that
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake will speak
on Three American Women Poets at
the booklovers' hour, Monday night at
8 o'clock.
other features for the remainder OF
the week include a bushes girls sup.
per Tuesday night at 9 o'clock: the
Industrial girls supper. Thursday
night at O o'clock. There will be an
other story hour Friday afte. noon Mt
5 o'clock. when Mrs Marietta Stock
ard Albion. of George Washington
University, will speak.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
2 TOMATOES COST $l.N
ON BOSTON HOTEL MENU

BOSTON, Oct. 9.-United States At
torney d. J. Gallagher, who is In
vestigating alleged prof1teering by
hotel and restaurant keepers, said to-
day he had been informed that one
hotel in this city was charging N.70
for "two whole tomatoes with skins
removed" Another hotel, he said
was charging 20 cents for one boiled
potato and the same for a boiled egg
Potatoes are retailing here for 3S
cents a peck and the best eggs are
quoted at 81 dozen.
Mr.. Gallagher hints at prosecutions
II prices are not revised.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING.

Earnings OF the American Sugar
Refining Company for the first eight
months of 1920 from refining opera
tions alone, without including income
from investments, amounting to over
$11 900, 900. as compared with S10,-
3,OS1 in the entire year of 1919. 1t
is expected that the company will
show net earnings for the whole year
equal to about SIS n share on the
outstanding common stock.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
BOND MARKET.

The rapidity with which new OFFER
ings are appearing Is causing much
apprehension on the part Of some in
vestment bankers who fear that the
market will be glutted IL new issues
keep coming as quickly as recently.
A good demand Is reported for bonds
of all kinds and new Issues are read
lily absorbed. There are, however.
signs Of diminished activity owing to
the large amount of issues that have
been digested.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
LEGAL NOTICES.
Samuel c. zeoii, late OF Olympic Hotel

TO Samuel C. zeoii, late OF Olympic Hotel.
Washington, II. G.
You are hereby notified that a nnal rule
for divorce hah been granted against you
at the suit OF Mary Fox Zcoll. your wife
which will be heard In the Court of Com
mon Pleas No I, Of Philadelphia County,
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, of March
Term, 1912, No. ass, on Monday the abth
day OF October, A. u. 1920, on which day
you may appear and show cause, II any
LEON J. oBERMAYER.
Attorney for Libciiant
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-Rumors are
current in the financial district that
the General Electric Company will
shortly offer an issue of new securi-
ties to investors, The company. 1t
was stated. desires to borrow at least
$40. .OOO. 900. j. y. Morgan g. Co. are
expected to head the syndicate which
will purchase the offering.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
k..N'S EAR TORN OFF.

HAZELTON, Pa. Oct. e.-The right
ear of Tohn II. Landmesser, Of West
Hazletop, l."- torn completely OF to-
day when All automobile In which he
was riding upset at Beaver Brook,
as william Renshaw, OF this city. took
the ditch to avoid n collision with an
unidentified machine coming In the
opposite direction.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
BIDS FOR SHIPS.

Bids have been received by the
Shipping Board on but four out OF
the 2S5 wooden steamers which II
offered for sale.
The Crosby transportation Co., of
Milwaukee, Wis, offered $50, 900 for
the Sturgeon Bay; Pendleton Bros, OF
New York, offered $4,000 for the
Bombay and the same amount for the
Guilford. both of which vessels are
considerably damaged. and the How
ard Lumber Co, OF Emporium, Pa.
bid 500, 500 for the klamath.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
GENERAL MOTORS.

Rumor current has 1t that the Gem
earl Motors Company would shortly
Attempt to dispose OF some new se-
curities In order to secure funds to be
used in the completion Of new con-
struction which cannot be delayed. 1t
Is reported that the company Is In
need Of approximately $32,000.000.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
BIG LIVESTOCK RECEIPT.

Receipts OF cattle and sheep at
seven Of the principal markets dur
ing September showed substantial
increases over the previous month,
but receipts of calves and hogs de-
creased, according to bulletin is
sued today by the Bureau of Mar
kets, Department of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
READING PLANS WATCHED.

The dissolution OF the Reading
Company through the segregation OF
it's properties. is attracting special
attention in Baltimore and this city.
Both cities have an especial interest
In this proposition because OF the
large holdings OF the Baltimore and
Ohio in Reading stocks
The Supreme Court-has ordered that
the Reading shall separate itself from
the coal and iron properties and from
The Central Railroad OF New Jersey,
In which it has a controlling interest.
The Reading Company is the holding
corporation for these several proper
ties and II is the Reading stock which
Is held and which is traded in on the
open market. The holdings of the
Baltimore and Ohio In these shares
gives this company an active concern
as to how this segregation shall be
accomplished so a. to obtain for all
interests the best results.
1t Ii not known how long It will be
before the order OF the Supreme
Court can be obeyed. but there is no
unnecessary delays being interposed
and the problem is being handled as
quickly as all the circumstances will
permit. 1t is intimated that It may
be several weeks yet before q DEFINITE
and satisfactory conclusion is reached
Large financial backing may be
required to untanEle the Rsadins
Company from its subsidiaries and to
adjust the several issues Of stocks tc
the best advantage OF each. This last
is by no means the easiest part OF the
work OF the lawyers engaged In the
task. Reading has common and frst
and second preferred stock outstand.
ing. These will have to be brought
to some basis which will give ample
protection to each in the nnal settle
ment. The Baltimore and Ohio holds
blocks Of each of these issues and II
is perhaps the complexities with this
adjustment which Is giving its At
torneys as well as those Of the other
interests some difficulty.
NJ. 4 M. r. co. GETS Sl,9oo0 80.
The Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company has been awarded
81, 200, 900 in its case against the Ma
tional Railroad Administration, GOV
ering claims for compensation and
operating losses during federal con
troll.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN UPPER MARLBORO

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, Oct. o.
The league Of nations was denounced
by Miss Selma Borchardt- OF Wash
ington, at a largely attended meeting
in the courthouse here last night,
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
20 DEAD IN TRAIN CRASH.

LONDON, Oct. 9.-Twenty persons
were killed and thirty others injured
In n collision in which the Venice
Milan express was involved yester-
day, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Rome, based on
advices to the Giornale DItalia-
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
EX DIVIDEND TABLE.
CORN LOWEST MILO YEARS.

Compared with the prices Of other
commodities, corn averaged lower
during September than in any Sep
tember OF the, last ten years, the
Bureau of Markets of the Depart
day
The Washington times., 1920-10-09

after the expiration OF the guaranty
period" the decision stated THE
needs Of certain carriers for funds Is
recognized. but this office may not
'onstrue the law TO authorize the pay
nent OF public money except In such
accounts and at such times ss Con-
sress has authorized by law. no mat
'er how urgent the needs Of claim
ants"
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
COAL SUPPLY ADEQUATE.

Despite present coal shortages. tho
National Coal Association today de.
clared in a statement that the needs
for the winter will be suppl u.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
DIVIDENDS.

Stock Of Pay.
record. able.
Detroit United Ry.. q, NOV. Is Dec. 1
Cluett, Peabody Co, a, 81. Oct 81 Nov. 4
Utah-Apex Min. Co. a5c. Oct. 10 Nov. I
Fairbanks Co, LIST pf, q,
81 .................. Oct. 20 Nov. 1
Lon. g. Braz. u. ST., s-a,
per cent. .... .....
Union OIL of Cal, O., "a. ... 80,
Union OIL of Cal, extra, u 80, 80.
Merritt OIL Co., q, 25c. Oct 40 Nov. Is
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
BUSINESS AND FIN A N CE
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The Washington times., 1920-10-09
In Prince Georges county

In Prince Georges county today Of
ncials are sitting in the various cleo
tion districts for the purpose of plac-
ing new voters on the books. Regis
tration offices opened at 9 o'clock
this morning and will close Mt p, m.
The last day on which new voters
may register will be next Tuesday
during the same hours.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09

The grand jury for Prince Georges
county, which convened Monday. will
adjourn today. The cases of James
williams, colored. indicted for mur-
der, and Walter Baker, charged with
day.