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The Washington times., 1920-08-04
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Cabinet Officers Reurnng-News of the and
Engagements-At the Summer Resorts

the best man was oliver ID. Collier.
brother OF the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton A. Gurney. of
Garrison street. who have been on q
motor trip with friends from Aichi-
gan 10 the New England states and
NovS scotis, will return to Washing
ton this week.
DIR. and Mrs. ID. X. shute have gone
TO Shady Side. Nd. 70 remain for the
rest OF the summer.
Mrs. Weber Morrison and her
daughter. Mrs. Fred Ontendinker
have left the city TO spend the re-
mainder Of theD summer at the Park
View Inr Pend Mar. Pa. Mr.. Norris
son and Mr.. Ontendinger will Join
them for the week end.
Miss Edna Scott Smith will Join
her mother Mrs. ". Scott smith. at
their summer cottage, Rye, North
Beach, N. H., this week for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell Snow and their
family are also guests OF Mrs. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snow are formerly of
Washington. but now live in Akron,
Ohio.
Mrs. Charles A. Mum. jr., OF Wash
inston and Radnor. Pa. Is on a motor
trip through the White Mountains.
She started from Magnolia. Mass, and
Is accompanied by Miss Ramage and
Miss Murray, OF Beverly. Mass.
Col. Ulysses s. Grant and Alexander
Hamilton have been visiting Colonel
Grants sister. Princess Cantacuzene,
at the Cragsmoor Inn. Cragsmoor.
N. Y.
COUNTRY FAIR AT CLIFTON.
Students OF the National Service
School. 3lO0 W. ST. n. W.. are plan
ming a very entertaining and original
program for Saturday afternoon and
evening. Side shows, amusing ex-
hibits. a barn dance and supper are
only a part OF the plans. Free bus
rides will carry all guests from Call
vert Club. Du Pont Circle at three,
four and fve o'clock. Admission to
the grounds and supper Is 80 cents.
Every one is invited to enjoy the
entertainment as well as to see the
school and its beautiful forty acres
Of grounds.
Mrs. Paris &. Gordon gave a lunch
con at the Hotel Lafayette yesterday
in honor OF Miss Eleanor Barnwell.
of Alabama. and Miss Lillian Powell.
of Nashville. Tenn. Among the other
guests were Miss Elizabeth Shreve.
of Alabama Miss Anna Louise Eb-
bert. Miss Margaret McCann and Miss
Margaret Renoe. OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1920-08-04

returned to Washington from Call
ifornia where they attended the con-
vention in San Francisco. On their
way out they visited Mr. and Mrs.
Rexford Teele in Los Angeles, for
merly OF Washington. and returned
by way OF Canadian Pacific and stop
ping in Canada.
Miss Mary Kubel. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Kubel OF Eighteenth
Street is visiting her cousin Lieut..
John Farnsworth L. S. n. and Mrs.
Farnsworth at Pensacola, Fla. Mrs.
Farnsworth was formerly Miss Flor
ence Kubel OF Washington.
The marriage of Miss Esther Hicks
Collier. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry l.. Collier and Francis Gruclle Cole,
naval reserve, flying corps. took place
yesterday morning at 1l:30 o'clock
The ceremony was performed by Rev
David A. Reed, of Newark. Del, for
merly of Washington, at the home OF
the brides parents in the presence OF
small company of guests. The
house was decorated in white roses
ferns. palms and Southern smilax
The ceremony was followed by a re.
ception and wedding breakfast after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Cole left for a
wedding trip to Atlantic City.
The bride wore wedding gown OF
white georgette combined with satin
and a picture hat of white feathers
and a corsage bouquet of white roses
and orchids. Miss Eunice Collier was
the maid of honor. and little Miss
Pauline Elaine Collier neice Of the
bride, was flower girl Miss Florence
Collier played the wedding music and
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
FIVE MD. COUNTIES
LOSE E|NPOPULAT|0N
Census Figures on Caroline,
Dorchester, Queen Anne's,
Howard, and ST. Mary's Out.

The drift from the rural com
munities and farms to the big cities
is to ba found in Maryland as else
where. according TO nsures on pop
ulation Of Maryland counties made
public yesterday by the Census Bureau.
While practically every report on
large cities in Maryland has shown
an Increase In population as compared
with 1910. the nve counties for which
reports were made today showed de-
creases.
The population OF three counties on
the Eastern Shore were given as fol-
lows: Caroline. 1882, as compared
with 1926 in 1910, or a decrease OF
with 2s.069 in 1910. or a decrease OF
TIA. and Queen Anne's. 16,o01, as com
pared with 1880 In 1910. or a decrease
OF S3s. Howard county showed q
population OF 10. s26. as compared with
l6.l06 in 1910. or a decrease OF 80
and st. Mary's a population OF 1917,
as compared with with 17O3O In lsio
or a decrease of SlS.
The population of Washington
county this year is 59,649. as compared
with 49,617 in 1910. but this increase
for the most part was In the Guy Vi
Hagerstown, where the population
was 2SO66, as compared with lo'ooi
in 1910. The population OF the IN
towns of Washington
county was given as follows: Boons-
boro, 1,O44, as compared with 7o9 In
1910; Clearspring. 53S. as compared
with 521; Funkstown. 800 as COM
pared with 56S: Hancock, 972, as COM
pared with S93: Keedysville, 394, as
compared with 367; Sharpsburgh, s32'
with $50: Smithburg. 1885,
as compared with 4sI, and Williams
port, 1915, as compared with l.57l.
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
HITCHCOCK TO LEAVE.

today for Atlantic City where he
will rejoin Mrs. Hitchcock and their
daughter, Miss Ruth Hitchcock. who
have been there for several weeks.
Senator Hitchcock will go from At
lantic City to Indiana, August o.
Justice stanton J. Peelle. who with
Mrs. Peelle and the latters dauGh-
ter. Miss Betty Byrne. is spending the
summer at Mononotto Inn. Fishers
Island, N. Y. has returned to Wash
ington on a short business trip. His
son and daughter-in-law, Stanton c.
Peelee and Mrs. Peelle, contrary to
their usual custom. are spending the
summer at their home in Chevy Chase.
Herbert Hengstler, chief or the con-
sular bureau. and Roger Tredwell,
also afthe consular service. will leave
town on Friday for the North Shore
and will visit Mr.. Tredwell's mother
and sister. who have cottage at
Marblehead. Mass. Mr.. Hengstler
will make some other visits in New
England before returning to Wash
ington.
Miss Katherine Judge will start on
August 16 for California and in Chi
CdRO VIII meet MIS-. tecTSe Jdinti soii'
Of Richmond. who is going West with
her. They will make the trip via the
Grand Canyon.
Mrs. Dorothy McCombs. who has
been in Europe several months, is eN-
pected to arrive in New York this
week. Mrs. John r. Williams, moth
Ell OF Mrs. McCombs. is at Beverly.
Mass, where she went because Of the
illness and subsequent death OF her
youngest grandchild, tiny Anne Pit
ney, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ballentine Pitney, OF Morristown,
n. J.
Miss Cecilia McCallum is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Davidson at
Nonquit, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles steele. OF New
York and Long Island, will sail on the
Olympic today for France and will re
turn late in September after a visit
to their son-in-law and daughter.
Count and Countess Jean de la GreZe
Count and Countess de la Gregg spent
winter in Washington during the
war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank d. Lord have
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
POOR jim! HE'S DEAD.

BRAZIL, Aug. 4.-Poor Jim! He's
dead. He drowned, the poor fish,!
Everybody hereabout knew Jim. For
years he lived in a walled spring,
cultivating a voracious appetite. Once
he swallowed a one-pound trout But
now he's gone. a victim Of that same
appetite. He chased a frog into a
crevice in the stones and stuck. Poor
fish, how he'll be missed,
The Washington times., 1920-08-04
PINCH FLIRTING ACTORS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Twenty-four
men. who were arrested for flirting
on Broadway, all claimed to be actors
when arranged.
The Washington times., 1920-08-04

spent the weekend with Mrs. Cal
houn. but has now returned to Wash
ington.
Mrs Raymond r. Baker. with her
-months-old daughter, Gloria, and
sons, George W. and Alfred G.. Van
derbilt, left HOLLYWOOD. Lenox. yester
day for Newport, where they are to
be guests for a week of Mrs Wander
bilt at the Breakers. Mr. Baker Is
in Washington.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19
STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING
IS LOWEST Of PAST YEAR


~ issoristsd Press.
NEW YORK. May is business on
OBJ" rtork exchange TO-DAY dwindlcd t.
about 35n.0Ho shares. the smallest total
r.urr February o. 1918. and Tar lees
ihnu she average week end two hours
SION 81 recent months
Movements ~ stocks were IN keep.
rs with this Magnificent total Man,
U ih. rt1udard milroad and industrial
1fr were only oroaFionally dealt il
and r"ur remained unguuted through.
uIt roo, d1y IN point ~ fact the sto,,
market was most often suLurduatpd 90
trading boz bonds Further very 'Nteu.
size liquidation of liberty bonds an
victory notes forced more ~ thss" pre-.
m'.r uar issues 90 new low lcyc,f.
i.nI'ff were almort unanimous boz a.
..N.sI the additional depreciation of
these securities o. the enforced needs
Dl individuals and oorp0rstions who
.Hunl themselves unable 90 unwilling g.
borrow money at the prevailing high
rates and scarcity ~ fund.- Tho only
,tHcfe 9 oWauiiost more than % sligh.
tggrt" ~ activity and s'r'ngth were
iNur comprising the sugar and fu.
IuIus with intermittent nrmn'ss i1
leather. tohlrror and sh.rmngs OILS
thr recent malnvay az thr mirks'.
w.r, ,auaily lower ava changes o.
r'e.lF. ,l tpmonis and motors d,not !
little moro than 90, miN,i yi,vs 90
professional operators.
Nn attention was uaid to the MONEY!
market. although call lolus cisrd from
tn per cent aud a f.w tim, lulus
f0r slori dates wet, reported 90 $50
per- cent Brokers reported l,ss than
thr usual amount 90 business boo foreign
exchange whore nominal changes v,rs
the rll,.
ENtr,m, declines boo uhDtr bonds
ranged non u,'.u'h o. ugehlli pr
cont. %. 3lgs alone holding steady
Foreign bonds also reacted hut Boz gam.
' domestic lis' 81 Louis and san
Iarri.en railway incomes were con.
eu'.aaIFly strung Total sil"s lur
value leguogat,d s103-s oG0.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19
COTTON CLOSES STEADY
WITH OLD CROPS HIGH

~ Associated Press
NEW YORK. MAY Is Tho feature
in tho cotton market today was 90"
trongth Of the ola crop positions These
months were lower early. bur May q
ices stated that 1909 bales were cgi-
IDENTIFY soon stopped and May contracts
"a up from ilos o. fgi5 or e. pI.H
above last nights closing figures
That Delivery ciosod AZ s1io. with %.
General market closing steady 90 % not
tdvance Of 20 2 points
Tho market opened barely steady and
active months cold 90 shortly after th,
all
Reports ~ more favorable weather Iu
the. south I'd 90 n gooi d'ai ~ rr'ig.
ing or liquidation in new cron positions.
The market then voldlei un reports
& lifht rains In tho eastern boit. and
ne development 90 more urgent o..
uand from ia cr0n shorts Trading Boz
he current Nav positions VIII end a.
noon FRIDAY The strength ~ Nav
Inundated the demand f1r 1Ilv
Port rec inis tosllv were 1f.5-f ll's.
nited States port stoaks i.iiaSf-. az.
fUr,s sss. making sS04sl' - Cor tais
saxon.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19

KANSAS CITY No. May 's--
II' Gs-Eumi,l receipts today. io.o1l
cloviug steady to % lower. yesterday
average packer top Sitej. h1lk Of al.s
sl1sofs li2j top St42s. p1.d to choi'r
heavy i1s5ftSi4oo. gpol 60 choic, M .
dium i3f5Gt le.; good 90 choice lght
''.,ausil.-i: good to ,ho.r, light hgh.s
% ue1 si3 900. good go choice s'ock p.ss
u .uDaSf35N.
CATTLE-Estima'.d receipts today.
: sn' Glowing weak Co. % lower on beef
.t.'rH and but her stuff. 40 other clas
ts stDidy. choice to primo heavyweight
I.fuffsl315. medium o. good heavy.
u'lrh; lo,5asfgto; good Co choice
iighiwcighis o. 3oG $500. common o.
medium h,ayywciyhtss e5HSil 3o. good
COB choice common hcifer ;aJGAia.ei;
Eogl0na and beef suiic ts1HSl0 0n.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19
Sugar Higher.

NEW YORK. May Is Tho lncll
market for raw sugar continues strong
and prizes again advanced % new hish
ievtls under continued buying hy re-.
liners, prompted by the active Inquiry
fnr refined
The weekly cable from Cuna report j
catered rains. with receipts last week
much NOR than ihe pffNirus wccE.
lthcueh expsrts were also r.uch larger
nan the previous week and even IN *.
ecss a the receipts. The day business
included 1880 bags T. New Orleans for
me shipment az e cents cost and
freight 5o,oo0 hays O. operators for
June shipment az 2iI.2 cents {. q. L.
cuba and a cargo % local refincrs n:
% cents cost and freight. equal o. go.
or centrifugal with n further inquiry
q - cents cost and freight. Ia refined
here seems o. b. no let up In ~. d..
fnand. although business j. handicapped
% some extent by the inability ~ r..
liners 20 handle II. Prices are firmly
reid az sei2 20 - cents for fine gran.
lated. There was a PRETTY active TRADE
n sugar futures and while the under.
ione was firm IN Sympathy with the
iurther advance In raws. prices were
Irregular and 20 times cutie violent
The opening was 10 Z, :. POINTS higher
~ brying by trai1 infcrrsis and GOV.
ring. but prices sf01 Nsgt Cned under
liquidation. seliiug down 20 sei0 Tor
July and siso Cor s.p.cmber or g points
higher 20 Mt lower. on.y % again
iiifen NJ on CO.. tinued buyrg by trade
md commission houses. with closing
limitations g TO a point- ret higher
"a present crop POSITION.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19

~ AfNoetAteu frteA
NEW ORLEANS. MAY ls-Low p
uriccs ruled IN thu early trading boz rat-
ton today but later The mart,, dis
played pronounced hrmu,ss. rising
trongiy especially IN July on runners
q a break in the iovocs m north l.0ui
INA AMI IN claims % a bott,r spot d.
mand in the interior generally. So 2
markets. In thc eastern central and
weftern sections q! the b'lt aIl sent
n.siaFes tellIng ~ better inquiry and
Texas markets wired that European
Primers appeared o. d. getting uneasy
over tho nov crop outlook and were
cablinK Tor offers. straddlng against a..
neiwcee July and October. The result;
was 4 very irregular market the cl1se
icing +. 20 g. points up. net Tor the
Jay, The trend was lower Tor some
Tine af,ft ihe opening On g1mcwh {
hetier private weather accounts an 7
later on tho weather map itself which
Indicated comparatively little rain ln
~ b.it.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19

cows aand hcifer~ ls5at51o. good o.
choice mcdiug light and heavyweight
in1tnSig00. common good to chois"
ss0Nsis 90: common. rood o. choice
7oOGgii 20. common. good 60 choice
9 insf ~ co.
SllEE Estimated receipts TODAY.
. oun. closing very slow. sheep and
lambs uncv,nly 80 lower gpnts steady
Co %, higher. choice to primo. medium
lamhs % unh1ls.Oo. cull and common
lambs a. .onsls 900. good Co choice 90
dunn spring lms liIoHtlso goo. ,hoir
90 primo Medium ycliliug wc'h"i
o. 0UH SO l.21
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19
Phone 234

Ssi-ct Jour tires ac-
diEG 20 RIO f7-gs
UicF haze o. travel
d. .aiycr hiliye aif'.
,lucytrt gtilgissyt
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19

For ordinary country
road The Y. s. Chain
O. Ueco.
f-r from; whccls-The
L. :. ~ h.
I0- b. ftsults-cVey-
whore - y. S. Royal
Cosd-
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19
co.tan Seed on Inwcr.

~ Afsceiated Prszs.
NEW YORK. May is.-C0tton seed
III was Soayy under renewal ~ liqui.
cation. induced ~ the sagring tendency
"A other oommelities marked and c,n-
.inued dulinFss In trade circles Active
months Slostd - O. % points ne, loNer.
sales 1900 harrclh Tenders loco
Prime crude isoo nominal. prime suns
msr yellow spot 1870. May 1850. Ialy
isss. September 1916 az bid prim,
winter yellow and SUMMER white nom
mai
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19
~. Worth Live stock.

W AfHH. aifd iffHs
lf. WORTH. Nav fN-Cliilc r.
rripiH 1900. 30 cents Bdvaura; hrevr'
ainH 1860; rtnrkors NunniUe,. DnUs $50
$3.50. h'ifrs iioaiti1. bulls Gen1 COO
calves iunn 200
Horr receipts 1900. uHdv hoav'
l3'oHil''; lghi i3.rnIfio. medium
l.iou ESQ. m,Ned iiiUol-,o. common
1900 1850. pim s5oHlf-l.
sheep rcDeluiH 10000. slow and low.
o.. lambs i3o01il3l. ye1riInss i2onH
I.,f. w,tners lo.nlf1uH. ewes 5000
10000. ,ullr 5HuH Coo. eu,ts ibuNG 75.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-05-19

Special 60 Tw Meas
WICHITA. kIt May U.s. hog .
1000 iu. lower. t"p ltVt. bulk 1865 Il
Il0,. cattle. Geo. steady. steers 0tdr
1925. ,pvr and hefIcrs ssOHlio0. stock.
us and feeders $500 100. beef COWS
and h,if.rs fsoH 200. bulls. 4,o43on.
gItt. stu.ff zoo
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-15

brother of Mrs. Louis Remington of
Jefferson avenue.
7. L. Niles of Pownal motored to
town today.
r. F. Lane of Gage street was in
Albany Wednesday on business.
A telephone, number 244-4, has been
installed in the home OF Mrs. Rose
Clark of Mill street
Mrs. Otis n. Williams left Wednes-
day for Albany where she win visit
for the next two weeks.
Mrs. Fred Tudor Of Dewey street
returned today from an extended
visit with her daughter in Science
tady.
Mrs. Samuel 3. Hall. who has been
suffering with poor health during the
past few months, is under the care of
a trained nurse from Glens Falls.
Mrs. Lillian Foster and Fred d.
Buss we're quietly married Wednes
day evening at the Baptist parsonage
by Rev W. G. Towart Both are OF
Bennington and are we'll known here.
Mrs. Patrick Whitney Of Spring
street is i'll. Mrs. Whitney, although
along in years has enjoyed unusually
good health during the winter and has
managed to be ont offdoors much of
the time.
See the beautiful doll and gun on
display in Lurie's window that will be
given away TO the child holding the
lucky coupon, at Opera house Satur
day matinee One of the Charlie
Chaplin pictures will be shown. Adv
4 The members Of the Bennington
Post who will participate in the squad
drill against Hoosick Fails Post are
Ernest White, Ray Paddock, Albert
Baker, Fred NoIful, Wilfred Langlois,
Louis Goodbeau, Alfred Bushee, VIII
liam Beecher under the command OF
Arthur l.. Murphy.
The Young Womans Club will be
open Friday night for Game evening
Games that you never heard of before
and some that you probably know
well--liyely games quiet games, musi-
cal games--al, will be played-and
directed by one who has had lots of
experience in games. 1t is for gill
only but members can bring friends,
Dancing will finish up the evening,
Come early to Join in the fun This
Sunday another hike will be taken,
starting at o'clock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Coming tomorrow-Lib,ary Theatre
-'Lasca" a big special Western
production. See our ad tomorrow
ADV.
The old triangle of the woman, the
lover and the tempter squared by a
man who was not afraid. See May
Allison in THE Walk Offs, Harte
Theatre today Adv,
The Bonus Payment Plan for girls
as beginners in the Nainsook and
Finishing Departments OF the Black
Cat Textiles Co lis well worth inyes-
tigating. Phone A." ADV, 67t12
Edward Hatch, former Benning-
ton boy, who for some time has been
a member of the United States navy,
has been transferred from the u. S.
S. New Jersey to submarine base
at New London, Conn. Hatch Is a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-15
GOOD NEWS
Many Bennington Readers Have Heard
Il and Proflted Thereby.

Good news travels fast" and the
many bad back sufferers in Benning-
ton are glad to learn where relief may
be found, Many a lame, weak and ache
ing back is bad no more, thanks to
Doan's Kidney Pills. our citizens are
telling the good news of their exper-
fence with this tested remedy Here is
an example worth reading:
\, II. Bishop prop. bakery, l0S River
St. Bennington says: u have suffered
from backache, especially when l bend
over Sharp. shooting pains often
went through the small Of my back.
When ! read of Doan's Kidney Pills I
used some and they soon brought re-
lief"
Price COO, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that Mr.
Bishop had. FosterMilburn Co, Mfrs
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-15
State Of Ohio, city OF -oiedo,

LUCAS County,, IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner Of the firm Of L. J.
Cheney e. Co, doing business in the Citg
Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said arm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Il Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRII
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day OF December,
a. d. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo O.
Sold by all druggists. TIC.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
Great Events That Are Chang
ing the Worlds Destiny Told
In Paragraphs.
ITEMS TO INTEREST ALL.
Short Chronicle of Past Occurrences
Throughout the Union and Our
CoIonies-News From Europe
That VIII Instruct
WASHINGTON

"Every man in Washington Is an
active flirt" This is the assertion OF
Mrs. Sarah V. Dazzling. Washington's
first police woman, in an appeal for
an "anti-mashing" campaign.
Contributions to political campaign
funds are taxable, Commissioner OF
Internal Reverue Williams declared
at Washington in a formal statement
"advising members of all parties that
they will not be allowed to deduct
amounts given to compaign funds
from their income tax returns.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston
announced a new issue of certificates
of indebtedness to an amount Of ap-
proximatelyi 100000
Secretary of the Treasury Houston,
It was learned, has declined to honor
certificates issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission directing the
payment Of $5OO,0OO. to the Grand
Trunk Western Railway Company and
$25O,0O0 to the Detroit, Grand Haven
and Milwaukee Railroad Company un-
der the guaranty provisions of the
transportation act The ruling is of
farreaching Importance.
Payment of nearly s400,00O,O00 due
to the railroads Of the country under
the governmental guaranty Of the
transportation act Is to be withheld
Indefinitely.
Although # was cold, raw day
with chill. President Wilson selected
an open carriage for his drive through
the parks. The President was warmly
wrapped and seemed to enjoy the brac-
ing air. He was followed In an auto
by secret service men.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-22
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Formal rejection of the offer of $3,-
100000 made for the giant liner
Leviathan last May by the France
G. Canada Steamship Company, was
announced by Chairman Benson, of
the Shipping Board. The company's
offer was conditioned on obtaining
loan of $6,ooo,ooo from the Board
for reconditioning the vessel.
Wheat Growers Association of the
United States, has issued proclaim
alton to it's members urging them
to refrain from selling any wheat
after 8 p. m., October IS, until the
price of good wheat is raised to So
a bushei.
OF 100000 immigrants who arrived In
this country during the first six
months of 1920, about 106,63O are
making their homes in New York
state, the Bureau of immigration
said. New Jersey got 1866 of the
new immigrants and Connecticut 49,
212.
ATTORNEY General Palmer announced
that agents of the Department of
in an investigation of profits of coal
producers in the anthracite field and
he proposes to submit evidence gath
cred to the grand jury at once for its
consideration.
The railroads of the country came
within 5,313 cars of loading 100000
cars of revenue freight, the actual
number being es4,6e7, in the week
ending September 25, according to
statement issued by the car serv-
Ice division of the American Rail-
way Association.
President Wilson has referred to Sec
retary of Labor Wilson the request
of the policy committee of the an
thracite coal miners that the wage
award of the Anthracite Coal Com.
mission be reported and that the
Iolnt wage scale COMMITTEES ss aaIias
taaethsS IA asssSs 'raaaH'ss'es,