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Evening star., 1920-01-21
|STOCK MARKET IS Dull,
IRREGULAR AND inactive

NEW YORK. January e1.-Irregular
reactions from hnal prices of the
previous session attended the early
dealings on the stock exchange today.
In such shares as General Motors,
Crucible Steel. Mexican Petroleum.
| American Woolen and kindred issues
reversals ranged from / to almost 8
points in the first half hour.
These were only partly BALANCED by
fractional advances in several of the
shippings, secondary steels and food
shares.
Rails held within their recent con-
tracted limits and prominent miscel-
| laneous specialties were not materially
changed.
| The market became more apathetic
and price changes increasingly ir-
| regular during the forenoon
Any disposition on the part of
| cries was checked by the further col
lapse of foreign exchange. the British
| rate to the greatest point of impair
| ment ever reported at this center. and
| French, Italian and several of the less
| active continental remittances also made
new low records.
General Motors recovered most of
steel issues improved after call loans
| opened at 6 per cent, the lowest re-
| newaI rate in several months.
! UPWARD TREND TAKEN.
Stagnation prevailed during the moor
restricted to 100-share lots.
| The tendency was agair, upward
| however, in the face of further weak
| ening of foreign exchange.
| Investment rails Joined in the ad-
vance with shippings.
Evening star., 1920-01-21
cR|T|C|SES MOVING
FREDERICK STATUE
'.Flouting" Revered Tradi-
tions, Says Mrs. Margaret
Brent Downing.

Removal of the statue of Frederick
the Great from its position on the
terrace in front of the war College
Was-ch Characterized by Mrs. Margaret
Brent Downing in a paper presented
at a meeting last night of the Colun-
bia Historical Society as "fouting a
national standard and the revered
traditions
Heroes in Washington Parks" Mrs.
Downing declared that in no condition
could the verdicts of history be re-
troactive.
a President (Theodore Roosevelt)
who was a fervent patriot consid dered
Frederick the Great worthy of n place
among the foreigners who aided the
cause of the revolution" said Mrs.
Downing.
Foreign Heroes Treated.
Foreign heroes treated in the paper
were the group in Lafayette Park, in
Guiding Lafayette, Rochambeau. Kos
ciuszko and Won Steuben; Pulaski, the
only equestrian statue to a foreign
warrior in Washington; John Paul
Jones and John Barry. She stated a
movement was on foot TO erect in
Washington a statue TO that disin-
terested and loyal friend OF American
liberty. Beaumarchais.
\ paper by Mrs. Margaret C. Lough-
borough on Nathan Louahborough"
was read by Washington TOpham. Ma
than Loughborough. a resident of the
District of Columbia, believed that
taxation without representation was
unjustifiable, and to give practical
proof of his sincerity in the belief he
refused TO pay taxes. The suit at law
which ensued was quoted at length
when Porto Rico was acquired by the
United States.
Lincoln Statue Resolution.
A resolution, adopted unanimously.
approved the proposition TO erect the
Lincoln monument recently removed
from the south front of the court
house on the site OF old Fort Stevens,
where Lincoln was under fire during
Gen. Early's attack on the defenses
of Washington.
At the annual business meeting the
following officers were elected: Allen
c. Clark, president; Job Barnard, first
vice president; Wilhelmus Is. Bryan,
second vice president: Cuno H. Ru-
dolph. treasurer; Miss Maud Burr
Morris recording secretary; William
F. Roberts. corresponding secretary;
James Franklin Hood. curator. and
Frederick l.. Fishback, chronicler,
with John E. Larner and Henry Z.
Davis as managers
Evening star., 1920-01-21
WATERWAYS BILL
DEBATEPOSTPONED
Chairman Kennedy Expects
Measure to Be Passed
Tomorrow.

Consideration of the smallest river
and harbors bill on record-s12,400.
0OO-was expected to be taken up
under the five minute rule today, but
the House did not set aside calendar
Wednesday. and, therefore, the rivers
and harbors bill goes over until to-
morrow. General debate on the meas
ure was practically completed yester-
day. Chairman Kennedy of Iowa, in
charge of the measure, expects to
secure passage OF the measure by TO-
morrow night.
Deneminnted ms "Sparerib" Bill.
Republicans and democrats Joined
il criticising what was termed the
''porkless" rivers and harborS appro-
priation bill on the floor yesterday.
This should be called the 'sparerib'
bill instead of the traditional pork
BARREL" Representative Freeman, re-
publican, Connecticut, said in de-
fense Of the measure.
"Sparerib means plenty of bone, but
little meat" Representative Blanton.
democrat, Texas, interjected.
Approximately $60.00O,000 remain
unexpended from previous appropria-
tions. Freeman said, and the $1,000
sufficient, he added.
Representative Small. democrat,
North Carolina said it was impossi
BILE to continue work under such
slim appropriation"
This committee told the chief of
engineers he said. ''to cut down ex-
penses as low as possible without
hurting the public interests Then
the lowest figures they submitted call
ed for approximately $20,0O0,000."
Alleges No Hearings Were Held.
Representative Lea, democrat, Cali
fornia, complained that no hearings
were held after the $12.000,000 total
was decided upon.
Il don't think the present bill ex-
listed before yesterday" Mr.. Small re-
piled.
Western members complained that
government projects under way would
be neglected because of the smallness
of the bill, which would result in all
money invested so far being lost. Com
mittee members, however, contended
that Secretary Baker was amply pro-
vided with funds to continue the
work"
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
republican leader, made further ar-
peal for economy, pointing out that
the rivers and harborS bill was re-
duced 20 per cent. or more than thirty
millions, under the estimates. Appro.
priations in lump sums, such as the
bill carries, he said, made it pork
less measure"
Evening star., 1920-01-21
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, January 21.-Hogs, $4,000,
lower. Bulk, 15.oOa15.35: top, 1850;
heavy, 14.S5a15.25; medium. 15.10a
1895: light, 15.10a15.40; light light,
1475a15.25; heavy packing sows,
smooth, 14.25a14.65: packing sows,
rough. 13.60a14.25; pigs, 13.75a14-75.
Cattle, 10000, slow. Beef steers,
medium and heavy. choice and prime,
16.5oa1S.50; medium and good, 11.50a
16.50- common, 9.50a11.50; light
weight. good and choice, 13-75a17.50; /;
common and medium, 9-00a13.75;
butcher cattle, heifers, 6.75a14.25;
cows, 6.75a13.00. Gamers and cutters,
550a6.75; veal calves, 17.00a1S.50; |;
feeder steers, 9.00a12.50; stocker steers,
7.50a11 90.
Sheep. II 900, strong. Lambs, 17-75a
20.15; culls and common, 14.50a17.00; /;
ewes, medium, good and choice, 9.50a
12.25; culls and common, 5.75as.00.
Evening star., 1920-01-21
FOREIGN CREDITS
CLEARING HOUSE

Establishment of a United states
clearing house of foreign credits by
group of international banking houses
and manufacturing exporters was an
nounced today by Mark Q. Prentiss'
resiuent vice president of the Nation
al Surety Company of New York, who
said that though the organization had
not been completed a general outline
of its work might be given.
Discuss New Organization
Mr.. Prentiss. who is in Washington
to attend the second pan-American
financial conference this week. In DIS
cussing the new organization said:
whenever men meet to discuss our
international relations the subject al
ways resolves itself into one of cred
its-the credits we must eNtenu
throughout the world and 1t aiwa!
follows that our bankers and manu-
facturers express their willingness 10
extend such credits as are requifel;
but when il comes to actual perform
ance we delay because of lack of SUI
ficient information on which to base
credits. In order to meet this dtfti-
Guilty a number of the largest inter
national banks have agreed to pool
all of their foreign credit information
in this bankers foreign credit clear
ing house.
"All of the manufacturing exporters
who join the clearing house agree to
submit also their credit information
from their ledgers, and from these two
sources will be gathered sufficient
credit information 10 make very lib
eral expansion of longtime credits
ipossible. The delegates to the pan
American financial congress VIII be
particularly interested to know that
by the organization of this clearing
house the source of supply of the en-
tire United States will be made i'm
mediately available to their nationals
on more favorable terms than ever be-
fore A foreign merchant, by using
his credit with US. can buy freely OF
any factory in the United States with
out going through the usual processes
of opening up a separate credit ac-
count in each. The clearing house VIII
be able to perform a very important
service for our foreign customers in
the establishment of standardized
terminology in our commerce and
banking. We will. upon request, act
as their attorney in fact and accept
drafts drawn upon them and in every
way possible make commerce easier
and more profitable
10000 Potential Exporters.
1--WE have in the United States al
most 10000 manufacturers who are
potential exporters: al least G,00o of
them should export 20 per cent of
their output: and it would appear to
me that some 1000 or 5000 such
manufacturers are not only willing,
but anxious, to export a reasonable
percentage of their output, and where
the credits are satisfactory they will
sell their merchandise on longer
terms than ever before, particularly
in Latin America" t
The clearing house has recently
opened an Office at Ill Broadway. New
York city. and is now negotiating for
branch Offices in New Orleans and SAD
Francisco. It expects to begin ac1ua1
business operations within a,zznnlathk
Evening star., 1920-01-21
DECLARES AVIATORS DIED
FROM HUNGER AND THIRST
Eower California Judge Disproves
Reports Americans Were
Killed by Mexicans.

MEXICO CITY, January 5fCorrespond-
ence of the Associated Press).-The
American aviators. Connely and Water
house, who met death at Las Animas,
rower California. were not killed by
Mexicane, according to the report OF
the Judge of the primary court OF
claims at Ensenada. Lower Califor-
MIA, Just received in the capital
The Judge asserts they died from
thirst and hunger; that no wounds
were found on their bodies, and that
,noaaages scraWIed on the wings OF
their &lane told OF their slow deaths
fEnm 8lposura
Evening star., 1920-01-21
Liberty Bond Prices.

NEW YORK. January 21.-Prices OF
liberty bonds at 1880 am. today
were: AVS, 1896; first Is. 92.06: sec
ond As, 90.7s; first ANS, 92.40: second
AIS. s1.2O; third Ans, $3.50; fourth
'ANs. 91.32. victory 3As. sS.46. and
victory 4Zs, $3.50.
Evening star., 1920-01-21
French Bourse Irregular.

PARIS, January 21.-Prices moved
irregularly on the bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, So francs %
centimes; exchange on London. 43
francs Al centimes; per cent loan, IS
francs so centimes. The dollar was
quoted at II francs 81 1a centimes.
Evening star., 1920-01-21
NOT TRY TO PASS
U. S. BUILDINGS BILL

Nv unanimous vote the House pub
lie buildings committee today de-
cided not to attempt passage at the
erai bill, authorizing CONSTRUCTION Of
new government buildings through
ont the country. Committeemen said
their decision was made In the in
terest Of economy. and added that
irs inc biii until the next Congress be-
cai,se the calendar Of short session
= generally too crowded to- naImit,
action on ''pork paeAsureas
Evening star., 1920-01-21
Cross Awarded to Admiral Benson.

ROME, Saturday, January 17.-Pope
Benedict has conferred upon Admiral
william g. Benson. chief Of naval optra-
lions Of thu United States. tho grand
class. The decoration of the order
viii be sent to Admiral Benaon through
Cardinal Gibbons. sArchhishop -of -Bal.i
tiyuore.
Evening star., 1920-01-21
POWDER STOCKS.

An insurance policy gives a mans
family a chance to miss him instead
of to regret his financial shiftlessness.
Insure today.
Evening star., 1920-01-21

In 1873 the high school girls of
Portland, Me-, unanimously decided
to discard jewelry and expensive ar
ticles OF dress while attending
Evening star., 1920-01-21
Washington Stock Exchange,

a =
Lanston, 20 at S4N. % at S4ss, 20 at S41s
Mergenthaler. at 1887.
Columbia Graphophone CON-. $40 at 81.
After call:
Washington Gas 5s, 81. 900 at S7s4, 81, 900 at
S7A 81, 600 at S7E, 81, 900 at S7A, 81 900 at
s7s.. s.. 600 Mt S7N, 81, 600 at sTa4, $1,000 at
S7S. 81, coo at S7N.
Potomac Electric cons. IS, $1,000 at IS,
81 600 at 8S.
Commercial National Bank, at 179
Lanston, 20 at S4ss, 20 at S414.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
GREAT DAY AT
CANTRIL CHURCH
Lloyd George Reports to House OF
Commons on Recent Conference
of Allied Premiers at
San Reno.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, April 29.-"Grave misun.
derstandings" existed between the al.
lies before the San Reno conference,
but the sky is now clear Prime Min
lister Lloyd-George told the house Of
commons today
The prime minister returned from
the conference CT allied premiers and
foreign ministers last night.
His speech in commons today was
Ia report on the proceedings of the
allied leaders.
The conference completely dispel
ed any suspicious that the treaty OF
Versailles will not be enforced, Lloyd.
George said.
I'VE must get Germany's guns and
airplanes," the prime minister de-
clared, speaking of measures to force
Germany to carry out the disarma.
ment clauses of the treaty.
1--WE know Germany at present is
unable to pay extensive reparations,
Lloyd George continued. But she
must acknowledge her ability to do
so in the future. We want the Ger
man chancellor to come TO Spa with
! a definite proposal on the sum to be
paid and the method Of payment.
AS to the disarment of the German
militarists and communists Lloyd
George said apparently nobody but
Germany could accomplish that, but
that she must do it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
NEW SCHOOL
is PLANNED
Mt Pleasant Will Remodel Building
at Cost of SEC, 200 to Give Some
Needed Room For School Il,
Work.

MT. PLEASANT, Ia April %
The members Of the Mt. Pleasant in
dependent school district voted to
remodel the local Y. M. G. A. build
ing into a modern high school yes
terday afternoon. The cost or the
work will be about 100000.
Seven hundred and forty-eight
votes were cast, and of the voters Ais
men and 3S3 women voted in favor
of the proposition. Only seventy
eight voted against it
An election was held some time
ago for the same purpose, but owing
10 mistake in publishing the cleo
ton notices. it was declared illegal.
Work on the building, however, had
already commenced. .
The new high school building Will
be, much appreciated by Mt. Pleasant
citizens, as the city has been in need
of such building for some time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
INVITES EVERYONE
|. TO GET IN PARADE
rraternai Organizations, Business
Houses and Others to Take Part
Saturday, Committee
Asks.
WILL MOVE AT THREE
Procession Lineup and Line of March
VIII be Announced by Chair
man Abel To-
morrow.

Fraternal organizations, business
houses and factories are asked ia
arrange for representation in the
American day parade, Saturday, May
/. The parade will move It 8 o'clock
and the official lineup and line of
march will be made known tomorrow
The school childrens delegation
will be one Of the features of the pa.
rade. Both public and parochial
schools win be in line in this. and
will compete for the award of a silk
flag. This award goes to the school
which has the largest percentage Of
enrolment in line
The judges have asked that each
school be designated by a banner,
and each room in that school like.
wise. This request has been COM
municated to the principals Of the
schools. II this is done, the judges
task in picking winners will be less
confusing than if there were no dis
tinguishing marks. =
Foreign born citizens and those
who have taken out their first pa
pers are asked to arrange themselves
into groups for participation in the
parade. If they will apply to Chair
man Abel tomorrow morning, they
will be given a place in line and the
announcement made tomorrow of the
lineup. E.y tfs ." rs @n
Automobiles to carry the kinder.
garten and first grade pupils have
been arranged for.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
OF
...... ADVENTISTS
Special, Services Are Being Held and
Will Continue Through
Next Week at the
Church.

A series of special meetings is be
ing held in the Seventh Day Advent
list church, with w. K. Smith as the
speaker and G. v. Corham as choris-
ter. The meetings begin at 7:45
o'clock. 49,. ~. =
The schedule Of meetings for next
week will be the following:
Sunday, May 2-"The Turkish
Question" If the Turk leaves Europe,
what then?
Monday, May s-FWhere Did We
Get the Seventh-Day Sabbath"
Tuesday, May 4--"Where Did We
get the First-Day Sunday"
Wednesday. May 5-"Where and
What Will Be the Home Of the
Saved?'
Il Thursday, May 6-"Spiritualism-
Can We Talk With Our Dead?"
Friday, May THE Millennium
Can You Give Bible Answer"
Saturday, May s-(No meetingo
Sunday, May 9-"Why So Many
Denominations Interchurch World
Movements"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
FIFTEEN YEARS
FOR VIM. LAWRIE
colored Forger Arrested Here and
Tried at Burlington is Given Stiff
Sentence by Judge
Hale.

William Lawrie, arrested here two
weeks ago and taken back to Bur
lington to stand trial on forgery
charges, pleaded guilty and has been
sentenced to fifteen years III ALA
mosa.
The Hawk-Eye says:
wiI,iam Lawrie, negro, charged
with passing FIVE spurious checks on
burlington clothiers and two on mer,
chants at Keok,lk, appeared before
Judge Oscar Hale in the district cour a
Yesterday, and plead guilty to charge
If uttering forged instrument. he
was sentenced by Judge Hale TO serSe
not more than ni ot Ansmosa
Iawrie viii enter the reformatory
aotermined on reform, and hopes
through upro good behavior to be placed on
naroIe after serving two or tnree
wears y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
,o.,,od;s+ General Conference.

r11n;tad Press Leased Wire SerVlce'I
DIES MONIES, Iowa, APR. 2s.-tin-
=, arr arrangements for the Methodist
general conference to be held IN Ges
Moines during the month OF May,
were made today, following lne arrival
Of forty-fve Methodist bishops. 49,,
The conference program We Vet uI
ritted TO the bishops for approval
=. wos announced today reception
IL We be rendered to the visiting dele
w Sates 0I Friday night. Governor W. l. L.
S Tar din ai Of Iowa, will extend the Of
o es! v seeafeFs will be C. S V nIson
o oishan Homer c. stuntz and Bishop
on Nearly every incoming train i9oI TO-DAY
nronght delegates to the conference ,
Az aftsndance of about two tnouSana
is anticipated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
WHAT YOUTH CRAFT
MEANS

There is new line OF tot
-preservatives and beautiful
made for milady with an eye sin
to serving her wants in mani.
not heretofore thought possible.
FACT, the trade mark YOU
CRAFT" means PRESERVATlCs
That, and nothing else. So, il vi
| hair and scalp are ailing, Their
! YOUTH CRAFT for the Fair q
! Scalp ($1.O0); if your age is she
ing" there's YOUTH CRAFT for
Complexion. which smooths out 81
face wrinkles and does away vi
blackheads, etc ts1.0o); and If ".
teeth are not so white as they or
were, there is YOUTH era
TOOTH PASTE (35c). which VI
preserve and beautifully whiten
most unattractive OF teeth.
Wilkinson & Co. are exclus
agents for the whole YOUTH CRA.s.
line and recommend it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
p.,,v From Governor.

r,-.;tad Press Leased WIRE Foe't 49,, 49,
luhr MCoI,N, Neb., April 2s;-Go cover,
NMGoEelyie today replied briefly
nor ,s Mt Gov. P. A. Barrows' written IN
to Lle nant O of yesterday relative 70 70
the Sandwich pardon. ,.. nc in the
many Of the person laI nnt instify
Parrows statement did not d yGs1 nnt
nnblic discussion and that n ne v ulu do,
p p 70 take up the matter o, v VI heen
tween sat the two which hao oeen
ral Tbe governor gave a detailed . nc,
ine os his trips from the state ana
eeserted he had always ieIt t 9n,ci1 i
pusin not necessary for the lieutenant
governor to act.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
Ere on Board ship.

limited Press Leased Wiz re E,ra On
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr: 81 -si Inv No
hoard the United states s sun fh g .
board vessel West Cape IL - do destroy
here today is threatening 10 oes'io'
the vessel. ,,oan sent to
the rescue are having s dlmeGi,s &c &c
the 500 tons of case oil which n, In.
the lis is carrying to Korea from Phila
delphia. civ Thousand tor
IN. nb +or was built at Seattle In iSl'
lre a T. managed by C. D. Mallory snip
Tar of New York CITY
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29

percentages Of their profits in
the form of profit taXes). he is
not greatly concerned what they
think Of his bill. Although it was
called to his attention the tax
on sales of automobiles-luxu-
ries-is but S per cent, Mr..
Thompson is said to have stuck
to his assertion the 10 per cent.
advertising tax is not excessive.
THE supreme court has just
made decision which will cost
the country fifty millions of dol
lars" he is quoted. THE adver-
tiser is large spender-from
three to five hundred millions
annually. The mild tax l pro-
pose will raise an amount equal
to that lost to the country
through the decision. The ad-
vertisers of the country waste a
great deal Of space. They take
a lot OF white paper to tell what
could just as we'll be told in
less"
When asked how he fixed 5000
circulation as the exemption limit
for newspapers, Mr.. Thompson is
reported to have answered he
learned from a newspaper direc-
tory that 5000 is above the aver
age, circulation of the small
country newspaper" He did not
add, however, he formerly pub
lished the Defiance Express HIM
self. its circulation being well
under the 1900 mark.
OminouS as the bill appears,
however, there seems at present
no real reason to fear its pas
sage. Among those quoted
against it are Senators Kitchin,
Capper and Glass. who have in
various terms characterized the
measure as unnecessary. uneco-
nomic and generally foolish. Sec
rotary of Agriculture Meredith
has the following to say about it:
Distribution of farm products
means packing. hauling. ship
ping, storing, selling and deliv-
ering. Advertising enters into
every one OF these operations
Tax advertising and you add to
the costs.
"a progressive farmer wants
new equipment. He buys it from
firm which has been making
it at cost of $50, selling it for
$75, OF which amounts $3.50 is
profit and the other $3.50 sell
ing expense. Add a tax on the
advertising and the equipment
will have to be sold eventually
at an increased cost to the pur-
chaser-the farmer. The farmers
pay the increased amount. Who
pays the farmer? The consumer
pays him, and the farmer must
add his increased costs to his
selling price or he makes no
profit. Multiply this one item of
equipment by figures for all farm
tools, for transportation, for
household goods, for clothing and
other articles the farmer buys.
for everything his labor uses,
and you find that the apparently
innocent 10 per cent. tax on adj
vertising amounts to a large fig
ure in his total costs.
What Is needed today is a
lowered cost of distribution, a
more economic and efficient
means of getting food from farm
to table and goods from factory
to home. l am not in position
to say what congress will do,
but ! should be surprised if the
wisdom of our legislators permit
ted them seriously to entertain
this proposal"
Despite the righteousness Of
the Thompson bill, proprietary
manufacturers cannot afford to
ignore it. Many ridiculous law
has been passed because the pub
lie, who should be interested,
thought it too silly to notice. Let
your congressman and senator
hear from home" at once.
Confession is Denied.