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The Washington times., 1921-09-10
sHmaunp BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Barrett Sees Chance
for Argentine Trade

That Argentine is the verge OF purchasing boom
all classes of merchandise and conditions there such
that American exporters may successfully compete with
those of any other foreign country is just brought
to this country by Robert s. Barrett prominent resident
of Alexandria, Va, who has just returned to this country
Mr.. Barrett who is former United States trade COM
missioner to South America has been making commercial
survey Of Argentine. ..#
While business activities in Argentina are generally
less than normal he says, "hey be considered sats
factory During the past year stocks of merchandise
cumuated during the period have been greatly reduced
and the country is pow ripe for purchasing large
scale Whether these purchases will be made in the United
States Europe depends to large extent this country
in its offerings of goods equal terms equal prices and
equal credit conditions" "a
American prices higher due to the exchange situa
ton with IS per cent premium the American dollar
he said Exchange is offset however by the fact that
deliveries from Europe slow while with existing steam
ship facilities from this country orders be filed and
delivered with exceptional promptness. 4
Difference in prices he added also be overcome by
credits. England, Belgium and Germany demanding
onethrd down when goods ordered and the balance
delivery Il, Z
eft not true that extensive credit is granted by these
countries" he added, there is why credits Of
80 to $50 days cannot be given by exporters and conf
mercial houses in this country he said. : 81
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
SAFES BROKEN
BYELECTR|C|TY
WITHOUT NOISE
New Burglary Invention Re-
veaIed by Unscrewed Bulbs
Found in 4 N. Y. Breaks.

NEW YORK. Sept. 10.-A brand new
system Of safe cracking was brought
to light when II became known yester.
day that the offices of the Bronx Ice
Cream Company, 43 East I35th
street, had been broken into Monday
by five men.
The cash receipts Of Saturday. total
ing 81 500, were stolen. Checks total
ing 1000 were removed from the safe
and left In packages on one Of the
desks.
The robbers proceeded with their
work on systematic lines. Two bull.
dogs on guard In the rear yard were
severely beaten and left to die. The
night Waterman, John Gorkey, was
attacked. gagged, rolled in horse blan-
kets and thrown into a rear stable.
where a dozen horses Of the company
are housed.
1t is believed that IN the fight with
Gorkey several shots were fired. The
night Waterman said that the men
worked In a leisurely fashion, taking
more than an hour to drill the holes
In the safe. The explosive used made
only a slight defamation. .. .....
One Of the policemen sent to the
place. who Is familiar with the meth
DDS OF safe-crackers, said:
These men used q new system IN
breaking open this safe. II looks
like q new invention to me-"
An unscrewed electric bulb found
near the safe indicated that the men
had used electric power in blowing
the safe.
With the discovery OF the burglary
II became known that another ice
cream company suffered a loss Of
81, 400 last week. t# >.
The safe Of the Superior Ice Cream
Company. at One Hundred ana Thir.
tyfourth street and Southern boule.
ward. was blown open In the Same
manner. The burglars were not t.,s-
turbed In their efforts at the latter
place. They left checks .otallng
$4,000 there. leaving them neatly
stacked on table, as were those Of
the Bronx Ice Cream Company.
Two similar safe cracking jots IN
Harlem have been reported IN the
past month. The victims wers the
Hancock Insurance Company, lIl
West 125th street, and the National
Coal Company. 11sth street and Vast
river.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
FIVE "WET" PRISONERS ..
FOUND RUM ON CITY DUMP

WILMINGTON. Del, Sept. TO-
Tales Of gold strikes" in the west
have nothing on strike" made by
five men on q dump in South VIII.
mington. according to the story yes
terday.
It wasn't gold they found, but the
undergraduates "hooch."
Receiving q complaint from Mrs.
Patton, wife of one Of the mon, that
her husband has left home every
morning for the last week and going
over Market Street bridge. never re-
turning until evening IN a very
wet condition; Patrolman McAleer
investigated and found five men sit
ting on the dump.
In court today they pleaded guilty
to being intoxicated. Interrogated
by Judge Hastings as to the source
Of the liquor. two said Il was on
the dump when they reached there,
and the others said they didn't know
whereit came from. The case was
continued. .,E.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
TB on the Tape.

It In understood that the recent
rise In Tobacco Products il the re-
suit Of buying. not Of any Individual.
but for the account of q corporation.
It will be remembered that plans
were under way some time ago for
the consolidation Of several compan-
les manufacturing trademark goods.
Rumors were revived yesterday
that this project would be taken UP
again. Some believe that Tobacco
Products may figure in this CONSOLE
dation. along with other tobacco COM
pantes.
Tobacco Products has come up
from around so in q weeks time,
and accompanying this advance II
talk that the company Ii earning
81 O share on the stock.
Cash dividends were discontinued
some time aso, the present dividend
being paid in 6 per cent scrip. II
the company Is earning 81 q share
cash dividends may be resumed
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GAS
IN FARM WELL KILLS 3

BUFFALO. Sept. .10.-Three men
were killed by CARBON monoxide gas
in a well on a farm in Springbrook,
near here yesterday. The dead are
Fred Arndt, his brother Harvey. and
Fred Hawker. Harvey, Arndt and
Hawker met death in efforts to rescue
Fred Arndt,, the first to fall victim TO
the poisonous fumes.
After the three men had been over
come, the Rev. Roman ]. Nuwer, pas
Tor OF st. Vincent's Church at Spring.
brook, descended into the well wearing
an army gas mask. This proved Of
no avail against the carbon monoxide
and Father Nuwer quickly collapsed.
He was dragged out and revived with
difficulty.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Plenty Of Action In Mexican Petroleum
Its Dividend Action Next Week
Steel Tonnage Today--Reactions
Point to Time to Buy. q.
Mexican Petroleum Action.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1o.--Those In
terested In Mexican Petroleum are re-
ceiving plenty Of action. -.
All morning small group kept
offering the stock In an endeavor to
break It. The selling was easily alb
sorbed. and the attackers quit after
noon.
They accompanied their selling by
snother far-fetched report OF q mys-
terious bad statement to be forth
coming during the day. 49, -
Investigation showed this inspired
belief to be founded on the Mexican
agreement which. instead OF being dis
appointed, b stated by those who
should know 20 be most favorable.
How misleading the false rumors were
- shown by the fact that no statement
could be forthcoming on the settle
ment, as the producers committee was
rot scheduled to reach this city until
late last night.
Chairman Teagle may have some re-
marks to make on the settlement to-
day. The producers association does
not meet until Wednesday, however,
when II Is expected a fun report will
be forthcoming of the negotiations
and the final settlement arrived at.
One house was especially active In
trying to depress the stock while ad-
wishing customers to hedge on Stude-
baker. Probably the hedging was ad-
vocated 90 that the reaction would not
be too great should the advance Of
Mexican Petroleum continue, as those
Understood to be buying believe It
will. .
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
AP|TAL USED To
PAY DIVIDENDS
ON OIL, He SAYS
w. r. Richards Alleges occiden-
tai Corp. Broke Contract and
Sues for $s,s76.52.

Over 100000 was paid to the stock.
holders of the Occidental Oil Corpora.
ton as "dividends' when the amount
was really taken from the capital
assets of the company, according to a
suit filed today In the District Su.
preme Court by William r. Richards
against the oil Incorporation and r.
Frank Smith. L. ]. Rolling and w.
r. Charles for S8,876.52 damages for
alleged breach Of contract. ~,
The plaintiff, represented by Attor.
neys Ralph II. Case and Dudley G.
Outcalt. alleges that on October I.
1920, he made a contract with the de.
PENDANTS to superintend their oil
plants in Texas for two years at an
annual salary Of $4,000 and travelling
expenses.
The contract commenced October I.
1920, and plaintiff claims compensa.
ton for seventeen months and travel.
ing expenses. and alleges that there
were at no time surplus earnings out
Of which the dividends could have
been paid"
Richards declares that over S100, 900
have been paid out in this manner.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE
BOOSTS ARMS; CONFERENCE

TOKYO. Sept. l0.--Tokyo's $500.
900 people today gave characteristic
expression OF Japan loyalty to Crown
Prince Hirohito, the heir apparent.
whose recent successful tour of the
occident has appealed to popular Inn
agination.
Tonight mammoth procession,
bearing a hundred tkousand Japa-
nese lanterns. serene4&I Prince Hir.
ohito's palace. He sspoke emphasiz-
ing the urgency OF estab iishing
world peace and abiding to The
necessity Of doing everything pos
sible to contribute to the success Of
the Forthcoming Washington confer.
ence on limitation Of ornaments.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
CHANNEL AGAIN STOPS
FAMOUS MASS. SWIMMER

DOVER, England. Sept. 10.-Henry
Sullivan. Of Lowell, Mass, famous
American long-distance swimmer,
failed today in an attempt to swim
the English Channel. Sullivan had to
return to Dover. on account of high
seas. after being In the water twelve
hours and forty.five minutes.
IL the weather IL favorable, Thomas
William Burgess plans to duplicate his
feat OF swimming the English channel
tomorrow. Burgess swan the channel
on September 8. and September 6, 1917.
He started from Dover and arrived at
Calais twenty-five hours and thirty
five minutes later.
Omer Perrault, former resident of
Montreal, who has been training for a
channel swim. has gone to France TO
attempt to swim the channel from
the French to the English side. II
was reported that he might start from
Cape Grisnez today.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
WoRL DINEss IN ~ FORMS
TO FACE CHURCH ATTACK

WOODLAND, KY, Sept. 10. - A
campaign against motion pictures.
dancing, immodest ''undress," mixed
bathing, divorce, Sunday baseball
card playing, horse racing. gambling,
violation Of the prohibition laws and
gun by the 133 churches OF the Elk.
horn Baptist Association on Sunday
october 2, It was announced here
today. 's-.E
This decision was reached here at
the annual meeting of the associa.
ton, which n composed OF churches
IN SIX kentucky counties.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Market Notes.

Market Notes.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-The stock
market closed strong today; Govern.
ment bonds unchanged; railway and
other bonds strong. ... 80.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1o.-Bank state
ment-Average: Loans decreased ST.
ZOE, 900; demand deposits decreased
1922 900; time deposits increased
$685. 900; reserves decreased $142,230.
Actual: Loans decreased IS. S91 900:
demand deposits increased 1887 900;
time deposits increased $3,522, 900; re.
serves increased s16,76s,000.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1o-Clearing.
house statement: Exchanges, $780,.
100000; balances, s64,400. 900: Federal
Reserve Bank credit balances. s40..
100000.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Total sales
Of stocks today, 571,1oo shares: bonds.
s5,25s 900.
Total sales Of stocks for the week
were s.1s7,soo shares; bonds. s5s.4s7.-
600. -. o.. ... .-.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Baltimore Grain Market.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Sept. lowest
active. good demand. Stocks held
here mostly for shipment abroad T.
ooe. 900 bushels.
Corn. firm; No. . yellow domestic
spot, 78 cents bushel: receipts light.
Oats. firm; few offering; No. white
domestic, 47@47h. M
!. Rye, constant demand: No. . West.
ern export spot. $1.1s: receipts fair.
New Hay selling within range, SIS
to $50 ton for new Is to kind.
Flour. fair demand, steady.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
UNTITLED STEEL ORDERS
H. DECREASED IN AUGUST

NEW YORK. Sept. 1O.-In its
monthly statement issued today tho
United States Steel corporation re-
ports untitled orders on it's books as
OF August 81, last, OF 4,531 1926 tons.
This compares with 4,S30,324 tons
on July 81. last, a decrease Of 2sS, 1898
tons.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Wall Street Gossip
News Bureaus Kindly Mote.

Here Is the situation regarding the
Mexican Petroleum dividend.
President Dohenys Is en- route to-
Los Angeles He should arrive today 1
As the Mexican Petroleum dividend
Is payable on October !. and the
stock of record date will probably
be the fifteenth of this month. action
must be taken before Thursday.
No definite advices have as yet
been received here as to the exact
day Of the meeting. but It Is expected
to be either Monday or Tuesday
When the directors meet, those con.
nected with the company state, oil
doubts as to the continuance of the
regular disbursement win be set ut
rest. 49,
In fact. earnings are such that II
the directors saw fit. even an extra
could be declared, but the regular
payment will be quite satisfying to
stockholders and warrants the action
Of those buying the stock.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Chicago Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO Sept. .10.-wheat open
ed unchanged to " cent higher: corn,
Y lower to Y higher; oats. NOS up;
provisions, irregular. Opening:
wheat--December. 1.35h@1.3sA;
May, LAZY OLAF. =
Corn--September. ssh; December,
5s@5sk; May. s0x @60x. ..... -
Oats-September. 3s@3sN: Decem.
Der, 41&@41x; May. 46@46x.
Lard-October, 11.05; January, s.85.
Ribs--October, S.25; January. $50.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
BUSINESS ON
ROADS SHOWN IN REPORT
Furnished by Redmond q Col

Increased business on the railroads
is reflected in q report made today by
the Association of Railway Execu-
tives showing that there were 23.5S4
less freight cars idle on August u
than there were on August %.
The number idle on the former date
was 467.s15. OF this number 246,440
were serviceable freight cars, while
the remaining 221.S75 were in need Of
repairs. H.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Steel Tonnage Today.

The u. s. Steel Corporation win
make It's report on untitled tonnage
as Of August 81 at noon today. A
further decline Of from 10000 &c
100000 tons is looked for. 4
II correct, this would bring orders
on hand down to less than 1850 900
tons, the lowest since May, 1918,
when they were 4.2s2,310 tons.
Some believe that the falling off
may be slightly larger than gener.
ally expected. on the basis that many
orders delivered during the month
the decline may be close to that OF
July. when orders fell off 2s7,544
tons.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
|. c. c. Fixes r. I. R. r. Value

The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion today set q tentative valuation of
Ss22,277.ess on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad. a
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Market Comment.

In their comment on the market,
Jones q Baker. investment brokers Of
New York, say:
Aided by big advances in cotton,
wheat and other products the market
this week enjoyed an even stronger
upward movement than last week. A
generally more optimistic feeling to-
ward the future trend of stock prices
has become evident as a result. This
feeling naturally finds itself the
stronger because Of market traditions
of the fall rally.
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Two Issues Mature.

In addition, two issues of loan GER.
tificates mature next month, Series F,
amounting to $780, 500, and Series
u, Of s19o,511,5oo. a total Of $685.
To meet, these maturities and also
to provide new funds to further the
refunding plan, Secretary Mellon Is
$500, 900, 900 or whereabouts Of three
year 5h per cent Treasury notes,
dated September Is, 1921, due on
September IS, 1924; six months per
cent Treasury certificates dated Sep
TENDER IT,. 1891. due March 15, 1922.
and one-year 81 per cent Treasury
certificates dated September Is, 1921,
the program outlined in his letter OF
April 80. 1921. to the chairman Of the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Inter.R Reserve Borrowing Heavy.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond Is deeper in the inter-reserve
borrowing class than II has been
for several weeks. It's last statement
showing rediscounts of $24,S61 900.
Last week its redfscounts were
about sac, 100000 and had stood
around that figure for nearly a
month.
Heavy. demand for crop-moving
purposes In the Southern States Of
the district IL given as the reason
for the increase.
The bank has not felt the effect
OF the improved condition in the
South due to the rise in the p1lce Of
cotton, but this should begin to ap-
pear in the next few weeks.
Thinks Business Corner Turned.
Directors of the Southern Railway
at their meeting in New York this
week took no action on the preferred
dividend which was deferred in June.
In q statement after the meeting
President Fairfax Harrison said: "As
to the situation In the South. there is
every indivation that the corner has
been turned. Improvement wfll be
gradual, Of course, but much Is gained
when sentiment changes. All our
roads showed better revenue in August
than in any month since December
last year. Our settlement with the
Government has been concluded and
will be explained in detail in our next
annual report"
The Washington times., 1921-09-10
Foreign Bonds.
trurnish.d by W. B. HisSs . Co.,

FURNISHED by w. b. Hibbs q Co,
Closing prices.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-22
CHAPTER XVII.
From Joy tc Death.

For ten days the hordes of Thank
and their wild allies were Toasted and
entertained, and, then, loaded with
costly presents and escorted by ten
thousand soldiers of Helium command
ed by Mors Kajak, they started on
the return journey to their own lands.
The Jed of Lesser Helium with small
party Of mobiles accompanied them all
the way to Thank to cement more
closely the new bonds Of peace and
friendship.
Sofa also accompanied Tars Tarkaf,
her father, who before all his chief
tains had acknowledged her as his
daughter.
Three weeks later, Mors Kajai and
his officers accompanied by Tars Tar
kas and Sofa, returned upon a battle
ship that had been dispatched to Thank
to fetch them in time for the ceremony
which made Dejah Thoris and John
Carter one.
For rine years I served in the coun-
ellis and fought in the armies Of Helium
as a prince Of the house Of Tardos
Mors. The people seemed never TO
tire of heaping honors upon me, and
no day passed that did not bring some
new proof of their love for their prin-
cess, the Incompatible Dejah Thoris.
In a golden incubator upon the roof
of our palace lay a snow-whlte egg.
For nearly FIVE years ten soldiers OF
the ieddak's Guard had constantly
stood over it, and not day passed
when was in the city that Dejah
Thoris and 1 did not stand hand IN
hand before our little shrine planning
for the future, when the delicate shell
should break
Vivid in my memory is the picture
of the last night as We sat there talk
inc IN low tones of the strange ro-
nance which had woven cur lives to-
rether and of this wonder which was
coming to augment our happiness End
fulfil our hopes.
II the distance we saw the bright
vb,ta ugbf of an approaching efrship,
Int we attached no special significance
~ 60 common a sight Like DOLE o.
Hgbtninr # raced toward Helium until
,ts varv soeed bespoke the unusual
Flashing the signals which pro
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-22
CHAPTER XVlIi
At the Arizona Cave.

It was dark when I opened my eyes
again. Strange, stiff garments were
upon my body garments that cracked
and powdered away from me as / rose
70 a sitting posture.
/ felt myself over from head to foot
and from head TO foot I was clothed,
though when l fell unconscious at the
little doorway had been naked. Be
fore me was a small patch of moonlit
sky which showed through ragged
aperture.
As my hands passed over my body
they came in contact with pockets and
in one Of these n small parcel Of
matches wrapped In oiled paper. One
Of these matches l struck, and IT'S dim
fame lighted up what appeared to be
a huge cave, toward the back OF which
discovered a strange, still figure
huddled over a tiny bench. AS I APP
preached it I saw that 1t was the dead
and mummifled remains Of a little Old
woman with long black hair. and the
thing Il leaned over was a small char
coal burner upon which rested a
round copper vessel containing Il
small quantity Of greenish powder
Behind her. depending from the roof
upon rawhide thongs. and stretching
entirely ecross the cave, was a row Of
human skeletons. From the thong
which held them stretched another to
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-22

the dead hand of the little old woman /:
as I touched the cord the skeletons
swung 70 the motion with a noise as Of
the rustling of dry leaves.
1t was most grotesqI@ and horrid
tableau and I fastened out into the
fresh air; glad to escape from so grue-
some place.
The sight that met my eyes as I
stepped out upon small ledge which
ran before the entrance of the cave
filled me with CONSERVATION.
A new heaven and a new landscape
met my gaze. The silvered mountains
In the distance, the almost stationary
moon hanging In the sky, the cacti-
studded valley below me were not of
Mars. could scarce believe my eyes,
but the truth slowly forced itself upon
mel was looking upon Arizona from
the same ledge from which ten years
before l had gazed with longing upon
Mars.
Burying my head In my arms /
turned, broken. and sorrowful, down
the trail from the cave.
Above me shone the rcd eye of Mars
holding her awful secret, forty-eight
million miles away.
Did the Marian reach the pump
room? Did the vitalizing air reach
the people of that distant planet In
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-07-22
OBJECTED TO WoMAN'S SKIRT
Peculiar Reason Advanced by China.
man for Refusing to Consider
Matrimonial Alliance.

In spite Of the success with which
the campaign against the binding Of
women's feet has been waged In China,
there are still parts where men win
not marry girls who have natural feet
Missionaries try, 50 far as possible,
TO arrange marriages between Chris
tan girls and Christian men. One of
our Christian girls, writes a corre-
spondent, was getting quite an old
maid, having reached the age Of twen-
ty-eight. Several heather had asked
her. but she refused them all. One Of
our preachers approached a country
tenant farmer and tried TO persuade
him to ask the acknowledgements
lady. We all thought 1t would come
off. The man was about the same age
as the lady I'm question, and had not
yet succeeded in getting engaged. But,
to our surprise, he would have nothing
to do with the plan. and gave as his
reason: "Who would marry girl with
a skirt like thatT The girl had her
skirt embroidered in a different way
to the girls and the women in the VII.
lage where the particular swain lived
and he felt that he dared not make
such an innovation on the fashion Of
his own village. A beautiful pair Of
brown eyes. long, ane, black he'r, and
& good Christian character counted as
nothing against strange style Of skirt
embroidery