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DEFLAT|ON SEEMS
TO Be At HAND
Decrease in Federal Reserve
Notes Is Regarded as Indi-
cation OF Arrival.

For the last month there has been
n declining tendency In Federal re-
serve notes In actual circulation. but
last week the movement was pro-
nounced. Total decline In these notes
In circulation from October %
amoun,s to sis.76i 900. OF which s2i,-
$4,000 occurred last week.
This is the first appreciable con-
traction in Federal reserve notes In
many months. The rapid expansion in
the volume of these notes was caus-
ing more or less uneasiness among
Federal reserve officials up to Octo-
Der 80 for. in spite of high discount
rates and their efforts to check the
increasing volume OF notes, they ex-
banded from $2,ol7,173,0OO on No
vember 81, 1919. TO S3,32S,0SS 900 on
october -. 1920. or 5ll,Sl2 600 In
eleven months. Figures now coming
to hand Indicate that the decline in
the volume OF notes may be as rapid
as the expansion has been.
II Is believed that these figures
point Enthusiastically to progress in
real deflation. Prices are falling,
causing the supply OF money to ex-
coed the demand. For this reason
member banks are paying on their
obligation to the Reserve banks. thus
reducing the volume of circulating
currency required.
A contributing influence is thought
to be the violent decline In stock
quotations. Brokers require less
money to do a given volume OF busi.
ness and many have not only PAID
off their call loans but are. them
selves Offering cash In large amounts.
nf coming intO the
make first caused an easing Oft OF
call money, then a decline in Federal
reserve notes in actual circulation,
and finally time money is being Offer
ed in large amounts at appreciabie
concessions in rates. But there are
few borrowers. and to all appear
ances lenders Of money. like dealers
in other commodities will soon. be
forced to take smaller profits.
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LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

All transactions on the washington
Stock Exchange today were mao
after call and included Wa"h'n~ on
Gas. Potomac Electric. Capital Trae'
ton, Washington Railway anu her-
Senthaler.
At the opening a $500 s Of Wash
inEton Gas sold at 1878 and was fol-
lowed by the sale Of $1,000 Potomac
Electric Gen. 8 at 93E.
Twenty-Five sha es Of ~a"i'a' r ac-
ton stock sold in four sales for SoH.
while thirty-onc shares OIL ASH n
ton Railway Common sold at II. and
share of Mergenthaler brought 1874.
The closing two sales included 20
shares of WASHINGTON Gas stock. the
price secured being Al -.
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LOCAL SECURITIES.
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SALES.

Washington Gas b's-S50OpT6h.
Potomac Electric General Us-xl 900
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Capital Traction-bQs5A. bqs8S
I0Us6&, bqS6%.
Washington Railway and Electric
common--26q2i. 6q2l.
Observation-Disclosures
Wa hington Gas-20G4i ". 5q4I ".
Stock Exchange clio. ell tomorrow on
account Of thanksgiving.
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LOST AND FOUND

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CHURCH NOTICES
THE Baptist CHURCHES
Will Hold
UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE
At Calvary Baptist Church,

sth ana stS -. W.
liib THURSDAY MORNING
All are cordially invited to worship with US
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CHURCH OF TIE COVENANT.
Conn, Ave. and n st. ". W.
Thanksgiving Service. Thursday 1900
u. IN. DR.. Wood will preach. Subject:
Leagues OF Nations and W Persons"
WHO BELONGS TO THE LORD JES s
CANNOT GO TO WAR" H. SECURING,
Cherrydale, Va.
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of the man but said he was taller
than Wade. Johnson told Wade
that he had seen the same man on
the streets that day but a search
for the man failed to locate him.
Wade said the police department
had not examined Henry Steinbach
or Miss Hoyt.
Clerk of the Municipal Court
Wattles, one of the strangest wit
nesses for the state, followed. He
declared that he had no knowledge
of any coercions on Lang and that
the man appeared entirely normal
when he signed the confession.
Wattles said that Chief O'Iare
told Lang to go ahead and tell his
story and tell nothing but the
truth. Lang made the statement
in his own words" said WattIes.
Absolutely none," was the answer
of Wattles to the question as to
whether or not any violence had
been offered to Lang. The witness
said that Lang appeared to be in
better condition than he had been
when he had seen him in court on
a previous time Wattles said he
read the statement to Lang before
the prisoner signed it. The wit
ness also testified that Lang APP
peared to be normal when he was
arraigned for a preliminary hear
ing in the municipal court.
1t was declared by the witness
that Lang was fully advised as to
his rights when he appeared. Lang
said, 'Tm guilty" when arraigned,
was the answer of the witness to
question put by Judge Belden.
Mrs. Lang came into court while
Clerk Wattles was testifying and
she took seat back of the defend
ant.
George Clark was the next wit
ness called and he testified that he
was at his home across from the
Arnold & Murdoch garage when the
shooting took place and that he
ran to the garage and went in and
later locked up the garage and took
the keys and went up town. Paul
Miller testified yesterday that he
got the keys and turned them over
to a police officer.
The trial of Frank Lang, charge,
With the murder of Charles Pacini
tarted in for what was expected t.
'e the last day, just after 1890 o'clocl
his morning. The defense had reste,
N Monday afternoon and court attend
.nts were unanimous that a stronj
ase had been made for Lang.
The state had long list Of witnesse
or the rebuttal today, but it was ex
'ected that the taking of this testi
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and examination of Lang on the night
of September 9th. He said that Lang
was sleeping at the time he was found
at his. home and that the officers wait
ed for him to dress. He declared that
Officer Amberlang helped him dress.
Lang. Wade said, made no complaint
of being sore.
Wade repeated the Story of the ques-
tioning of Lang during the night BY
Chief of Police 0'Hare and other mem
bers of the police department. Wade
repeated the story of the confession
of Lang in regard to the robbery Of the
Cozy saloon. The defense objected to
the evidence but the court permitted
Wade to go on with his story.
Wade said that Lang told the officers
that he jumped out of the back win
dow of the saloon and that he might
have dropped some of the money when
he fell as he jumped out of the win
dow The witness, against continued
objections of the defense, told of Lang
confessing to number of burglaries.
The court held that the evidence reach
ed was competent to show the weight
to be given to confessions made by
Lang on the night and morning.
Wade said there were some twenty
five burglaries admitted by the defend
ant. Lang, according to the witness,
admitted some burglaries and denied
others which the police suggested he
might have been guilty of.
Had Arrested Lang Before.
Wade declared that he had been one
of the officers who arrested Lang for
the burglary at the Stoebig saloon a
year before and he said Lang appeared
to be entirely normal. Wade detailed
a long examination of Lang on the
various burglary charges. He said
that at first Lang denied the robbery
of the Lockhart store, but that later
he told the details of the robbery.
Biennemann Came In.
Wade declared that at just about
this time former officer Biennemann
came in, why don't you make him
hold his hands up?" Wade said Bien-
nemann asked, and then Biennemann
took him to the side of the room and
made him hold his hands up. Wade
said that he said, LET him alone; he
has already confessed" The witness
said he did not see Biennemann again
that morning. He insisted that Bien-
nemann was not in the room more than
five minutes
Admits Pacini Murder.
"Lang, you are the man who shot
Pacini and you know it," Wade said
he shouted to Lang. Lang had a grin
on his face, Wade said, and said, mo, l
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BULLETINS.

The state this afternoon was
preparing to make an effort to i'm
peach the rather sensational "sti-
lettO" evidence presented by the
defense on Monday afternoon and
the district attorney announced
that evidence would be brought to
show that Miller, who testified to
the securing of the keys of Pacini
and the stiletto, had not told the
truth. The district attorney de-
clared that the keys of Pacini were
secured at the garage by a police
officer and that Miller never saw
them. 1t was declared that it would
be shown that this same police Off
Ger made a search of the premises
about the garage and saw nothing
of the stiletto with the four notch
es on the handle.
The state was hurrying things
this afternoon with a view OF clos
ing up the case If possible by the
time the afternoon session of the
court closed. There was, however,
little reason to believe at three
o'clock that the jury would get the
case today. The defense had init
mated that it would call witnesses
in rebuttal. The strong statements
made by the police officers were
said to be the matter at which the
rebuttal evidence of the defense
would aim to break down.
Attorney Buckmaster said just
before the court opened this after
noon that it would be impossible
for the case to reach the jury to-
day, but it was possible that the
case might finish sooner than he
had expected.
Captain Wade was recalled to
the stand when court opened at
2:15 and the attorney for the de-
Tense continued his questioning of
the officer in regard to statements
that Lang had been attacked by the
officers.
Sheriff eIect Billy Rauen was in
court this afternoon and sat just
back of the prisoner.
Wade said that he did not say
that he had beat the burglary con-
fession out of Lang, but that the
story of the murder came easy.
Under examination by District
Attorney Fisher, Wade had much
to say in regard to the story of
Oscar Johnson, who has testified to
seeing the green cap" man after
the shooting. He said Johnson
could not give a good description
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never did that" Lang, I am looking
into the face of murderer now!"
Wade said he bombarded Lang. "Tears
came into his eyes," continued Wade,
and he said Yes, done it," Then
followed the relating of Lang's state
ment of the details of the shooting.
Wade declared that Lang repeated the
story of the shooting to Assistant
Chief Cyzak.
Wade admitted that Lang was "pale"
when he confessed to the murder and
that perspiration stood on his face and
that he asked for some water. Wade
said that the only force used toward
Lang was when he pointed his finger
at him and told him he was the man
who killed Pacini. He demonstrated
just how he had made the statement
to the prisoner. He said that Bienne-
mann was not present when Lang ad-
mitted the murder. Wade identified
the original notes made by him of the
confession of Lang and these notes
were admitted in evidence. The wit
ness said that Lang repeated his story
to the chief and to Clerk Wattles la
ter. Wade contradicted the testimony
OF Lang when he said he never went to
the Lang house with the prisoner. He
repeated as he closed the direct exam
nation that no threats were made TO
Lang IN his presence and he was very
positive in his statement that Lang
made no complaint to the district at
tOrney and the chief of police when
they arrived
Never Abused in His Presence.
Under cross-examination Wade re-
iterated the statement that Lang had
not been abused in any way, but he
said Lang had stood with his hands I'D
for two minutes, but that no one struck
the prisoner. Wade declared that he
had not told any one that Lang had
been tapped a couple of times" Wade
said that Cyzak had made the state
ments in question. Wade said that he
had never said eve had to beat it out
of him" or eve beat hell out of him"
The state objected vigorously to
some of the questions of the attorney
for the defense and the court told the
jury to disregard the statements of
the attorney.
Wade said that the first statement
was made to him and that Lang made
three other statements later in the
morning.
Suggestion was made that some Of
the money taken from the Lang home
had disappeared, and Wade declared
that he saw nothing but a few one
dollar bills and lot Of small silver
1cAn4;nAa -. - "a
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mony would be concluded by late this
afternoon.
Defense Has New Thrills.

afternoon.
Defense Has New Thrills.
It was reported about the court that
the defense would have new thrills
when it took up the rebuttal. 1t was
said that the finding of an American
Legion button at the scene of the crime
would be shown to bring the sugges-
ton that Pacini had been shot by a
man formerly in the service. 1t was
also said that Wallace Dillon, known
as "Lang's double" would be called by
the defense. Officers were seeking
Dillon this morning, but it was not
announced just how Dillon's resemb-
lance to Lang would have any effect
on the case.
Assistant Chief of Police John Cyzak
was recalled with the resumption of
the trial this morning and he was ex-
amined farther in connection with the
confession.
Lang Appeared Normal.
1 Cyzak declared that Lang had made
no complaint of being beaten or abused.
Cyzak declared that he had not given
Lang any liquor or anything else to
drink. He insisted that Lang was in
normal condition when he signed the
confession. He said he did not hear
the confession read to Lang by the dis
trict attorney but that he had heard
Chief of Police O'Hare say, "Tell the
truth" He said that former police
officer Biennemann was not at the po-
lice office when Lang made his confess
sion and that Biennemann had been at
the police Office for only few minutes.
Under crosse examination Cyzak said
that no violence was offered to Lang
at any time in his presence. Cyzak
said that Lang dictated the statemen.
to Clerk Wattles of the municipal
court and that the chief of police and
district attorney asked him some ques-
tions.
Chief O'Hare Is Recalled.
Chief of Police O'Hare was asked as
to instructions given to officers in re-
gard to Handwriting men charged with
"high" crimes. The chief said that
such orders had been given. Chief
O'Hare said that he did not beat Lang
or order his officers to beat Lang any
different than other prisoners charged
with similar crimes. In answer to a
question from the judge, O'Hare testi-
fed that it was always customary to
handcuff prisoners charged with seri-
Gus crimes when they were taken from
places of confinement.
Wade Says, 'Never Beat Him."
Capt. Matt Wade followed the chief
on the stand and testified to the arrest
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BULLETINS.

bOLLE Inns.
The attorneys for the defense in
the Lang case sprung their real
sensation this afternoon. 1t was a
stiletto picked up near the door of
the Arnold & Murdoch garage on
the night that Charles Pacini was
killed. The man who found the
stiletto was in court and prepared
10 testify to the circumstances sur
rounding the finding of it and the
defense seemed to think that the
evidence was very valuable as Lang
has in no way been connected with
any stiletto. Oscar Johnson, who
followed the man with the green
cap" and saw him running north on
Exchange street after he had
rounded the Wells Foundry, was
also on the stand this afternoon.
Johnson has been held out as one
of the star witnesses for the de-
Tense and it is thought that his
story will tend to show that the
alleged confession of Lang in
which he declared that he ran right
home on Exchange street is not
true. 1t was said that the defense
helped to connect the man with the
green cap definitely with the
shooting.
Johnson, when he took the stand,
said that he had resided at Gary,
Ind, for the past two weeks. He
said he was on the front porch of
312 Maiden Lane on the night of
the shooting of Pacini. He said he
heard five shots and that two min
utes after saw a. man come running
down Maiden Lane and he turned
in at the rear of the Arneson foun-
dry. Johnson said that he ran af-
ter the man and saw him under the
light at the corner Of South and
Maiden Lane. He said the mar
stopped after he turned onto South
street to fix his coat and that he
came within thirty feet of the man.
lie declared that the man wore a
tight fitting suit of the latest style
aud wore a green cap. Johnson
said the man he saw was about
feet z inches in height. He said
the man appeared to be greatly ex-
cited and out of breath. He said
the man ran west to the corner of
Exchange street and turned north.
Lang stood up at this point and
Johnson said the man he saw did
not resemble him. He said that the
man he saw appeared to be % or
"a years old. Johnson said he saw
a man who resembled the man he
saw running away later, but the
court directed that this answer be
stricken out.
FOUND STILETTO.
Paul Miller, 521 Milwaukee ave.
nue., an employee of Simmons conf
pany, was next called. He said he
was at the corner of Main and Park
streets when he heard the shots.
He said he met Pacini running
west, just west of Exchange street.
He said he talked with Pacini who
told him he had been shot. Miller
said he took hold of Pacini's arm
and walked with him to the Ma
jestic Theatre and then went back
to get the keys which had been left
in the door at the garage. Miller
said he locked the door of the
garage. Miller then told of finding
the stiIetto about ten feet from the
door of the garage The stiletto
was offered in evidence. Miller
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yet today and that his testimony might
be heard late this afternoon.
Cross Examination Short.


Cross Examination Short.
The cross examination of Steinbach
was short and it had little interest
Steinbach admitted that he did not
know whether the man he saw was
white or colored.
\ Steinbach said that he made no re-
port of what he saw to the officials of
the city and that this was the first
time he had said anything about the
matter in the presence Of officials.
Johnson, whom the defense alleges is
missing now, was declared to have fol-
lowed the man as far as South street
and it was said that Johnson had later
told the police that the man he saw
ran north on Exchange street from the
corner of South and Exchange streets.
Steinbach said that he did not re-
port the matter to the police because
he did not believe it had anything of
interest in the case.
Major MelIum Witness.
Major Horace Mellum was the next
witness for the defense. Major Mellum
testified to being in the balcony of the
New Majestic theatre on the night of
the shooting and he testified that he
had seen Mr.. Pacini in his Office just
after ten o'clock and he was talking
Every strangely"
There was an objection to the testi-
mony on the grounds that there was
no connection shown between anything
in the Pacini Office and the shooting.
The court held that the evidence was
the widest conjecture" Medium said
he did not know who Pacini was talk
ing to. It was intimated that the evil
dence might be stricken out later.
Sam Russo on Stand.
Sam Russo, who has been something
of storm center in the case since the
confession of Lang, was the next wit
ness called by the defense
Russo said that he took his automo-
bile to the Arnold & Murdoch garage
at 1880 con the night Pacini was shot
and that he went right home. He tes-
titled that he heard the shots later and
went out into the yard and ran to the
corner Of Park and Exchange streets.
He said he saw no one running down
Exchange street.
Mrs. Lang, the wife of the defendant,
came into the court room at this time,
but she sat in the seats set apart for
the audience and did not sit at the
table with the defendant.
Russo Saw Pacini.
Russo said that he saw Pacini at this
time and that he was running west on
Park street. The witness said that he
did not see any one sitting on the curb
on Exchange street when he went to
put the car into the garage. Later he
said that he did not look for any one.
Russo said he put his car in the garage
and turned out the light at the garage
and that Pacini's car was not in the
garage at the time.
He said that as he came out of his
house he hurried to the north and
never looked south, but he saw man
running west on Park street. Russo
said that he didn't know that it was
Pacini but that his wife said, "That's
Charley Pacini." The witness said
that Pacini was at the bank when Rus
so got under the light.
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Set this down, tool Spurs are
crinapsd-not pasted. You'IL
see 1t in the seam Of every Spur.
You'll find 1t means better taste,
easier drGaoing, sloa0er burning.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-05-14
Base Ball Game

The Section Base base ball team of
Cape May came to Wildwood last Sat-
urday afternoon and met defeat at the
hands Of a nine composed of Angleses
and Wild wood players on the railroad
diamond, the score being 5 to 3. The
home team comprised Chas. Press, If;
Huf, CT; Owens, 3b; Delaney, p; Rich
mond, %; Livezey, 1b; Daggan, C;
Maxwell, RI; Clark, SIS. Delaney did
not allow the visiting team a hit until
the ninth inning, at which time the
score was tied 3 t 8. In Wildwood's
half of the ninth inning Delaney led
of with a two base hit. Richman, the
next man to bat, brought him home
with the longest hit of the game, a
home run, the ball going back of the
buildings on the noreast side of Wild
wood avenu Features of the game
was the pitching of Delaney, the CATCH
ing of Dsggan and the hitting of Hut,
Delaney and Richman. Forrest Rich
was umpire.