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The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
PRESENT METHODS
PREDICT FAILURE
Germany's Revived Trade Ma.
chine Held Lightly by
Federal Officials.

Germany's revived foreign trade
machine, now undertaking Ameri-
can exporters in many markets, has
a himsy financial foundation which
is bound to collapse If present
methods are long continued, it was
believed by high officials yester-
day.
German undertaking is made
possible, 1t was said on high au-
thority here, because that govern
ment backs up the foreign-trade
trust with bales of paper-money
subsidies. Accordingly, for the
time, the German manufacturer can
show very low production cost
and consequently can undersell
American merchants.
But that can't be kept up al
ways. Such a machine is bound to
crack"
That prediction represents the
conclusion reached by Secretary OF
Commerce Herbert Hoover, 1t was
reliably learned here yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Eggs-Nearby, 25c; Southern, Csc:
average receipts, Csc
Butter-Print Tic: creamery, sx-
ira. ssassc.
Poultry-Alive: Roosters, 2oaz1c;
turkeys, 4oa4sc; spring chickens,
s5c;- White Leghorns. 4oc; hens,
s3cs- keats, 75c; dressed fowls.
1sc; turkeys. 45asoc; ROSTERS,
: Calves-No. 1, SI3.
= Green Fruits-Apples, per basket.
1scas2.oo. Western. per box. s3.ooa
y-b0c1 apples, per bbl. S3.0oa
toos pineapples. s5.o0a6.50; Califor-
pia oranges. s4.ooas.oo; California
lemons. per box. s3.50al.50; grape
9-uit. pe- crate. s4.soas.oo; Florida
ersnges. $4.ooa4.75.
. vegetables-Potato nearby, per
bbi- t1.75a2.00: Northern. per sack.
t2.25a2.5o; string beans, per basket,
Florida, s3.5oa4.oo: new cabbage,
l2.00a3.00 per ct; beets. Florida, per
rate. s2.5oa3.00; lettuce. romaine,
Ger crate. s1.5oa2.o0; Florida, crate.
e2-ooa3.5o; peppers. rer crate. ss.ooa
800; cymlings crate. s5.o8as.0o;
eggplant. per crate, $3.5oa5.50; on.
pns. per sack, s1.2Ea1.75: spinach,
per bbl. s2.00a2.50; Florida toma-
foes. per crate. "a. 4.o0a5SPe; sweet po-
tatoes. No. 1. PEI bbi.. s5.00as.U0;
yams. s3.s0a5.0o; Brussels sprouts.
f5a25c; Florida celery. per crate.
z.5oa3.25; bunch celery. s1.o0a1.25;
peas. per basket. s3.0oas.oo.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
LOSSES RECORDED
ON CURB MARKET
Professional Traders Show In.
clination to Depress Stock
Values.

NEW YORK, April s. - There
was little change in the character
Of trading in the curb market to-
day. Further small losses were re-
corded in most OF the more active
shares on light transactions. There
was little outside participation and
owing to the absence OF buying or
ders professionals were inclined TO
depress values. Losses were small
and toward the close q somewhat
firmer tone was displayed in one or
two issues.
Standard Oil Of Indiana moved
forward on light buying to 20. In
ternationsl Petroleum, Guhey-Gil-
lespie. Maracaibo Oil and Csrib Syn
dicate lost small fractions. There
was little activity in the higher
priced issues.
The industrial issues showed few
changes of importance. Southern
coal and Iron opened well above last
nights closing and held its gain
The other industrials showed a
tendency. to seek fractionslly lower
levels. Mining shares were moder-
ately active and steady. Bonds were
generally firm.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
\ BOSTON MINING STOCKS
Industrial Loans
= Quoted at 6Iz-7%

NEW YORK, April s.-Industrial
loans quoted at 6ha7 per cent.
Mixed collateral, 6has% per cent
There were small renewals Of all
Industrial money at SE per cent
and MIXED collateral loans at 81
per cent. There was a small amount
Of money loaned on all Liberty
bonds collateral at 6 per cent. The
market as a whole was featureless.
Acceptance bills were a shade
frmer. The discount rate for 90
days is 5H per cent and 5& per
cent. Sixty days. 5% per cent and
5x per cent, and 80 days. SIS per
cent and 5h per cent There was
g fairly good demand for bills and
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
STOCK MARKET
HAS ANOTHER
SHARP SETBACK
English Labor Situation
And Rise in Call Money
Rate Cause Slump.
RAILS DOWN AGAIN
Bankers Assert Business Re-
vival Hinges on Right
Solution.

NEW YORK. April 8. - Unfsvor-
able news concerning the English
labor situation and a rise in the call
money rate to per ceat impaired
a heavy unfertone TO the stock mar
ket today, resulting in losses rang
ing from q frsctiosf TO points in
the most active Issues.
In some instances the declines
caused the establishment Of new
low records for this movement
Sterling exchange wss heavy, and at
one time showed O. loss Of cents
Iue TO the seriousness Of the Eng
Iish labor Developments. Until the
United States Labor Board takes
some action with regard TO the sd-
justment OF railway employer
wages. and until something more
favorable develops In connection
with the English coal strike, large
commission houses are Inclined to
look for q dull market without I'm
portant price changes.
The concern entertained regard
ing the position Of the railroads
continued to ind rejection in offer
ings Of those shares. This was par
ticulsrly true Of Great Northern
preferred and Northern Pacific.
which declined more than ! point
each. Pennsylvania was also Of
fered at the expense Of price, and
changed hands at q new low price
for this movement. Prominent
bankers say transportation rates
play such an important part in the
production costs that there must be
81
before any important revival can
take place in general business.
Call Money Up.
Call money opened and renewed
at 61 per cent but subseouen'
advanced to per cent, where the
rate closed. Al the local Fedora
Reserve bank IL was stated tie
United States government lie not
expected to make any Withdrawals
of funds next Tuesday, one Of the
days when the government usually
draws on the banking institutions. .
The action of the directors Of the
United States Rubber Company In
declaring the regular dividend. TO-
gether with the favorable state
ment Of earnings issued. actusted
short covering in that issue.
Crucible steel lost more than q
point on rumors that the company
would do some new financing. The
AFFAIRS of the independent steel
companies are regarded with less
pessimism owing To an announce
ment by the Republic Iron & steel
Company that il had advanced
prices OF some OF its products. An
ooupcen,ent that International Har-
vester proposed closing down some
of its plants continued to depress
the stock. which at one time showed
decline OF more than two points.
With the exception OF the railroad
issues. the general bond market
continued strong.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. April s.-Handy q
Harman quote domestic bar silver
eshc, unchanged; foreign. s7hc.
sf NC.
Copper. spot April. May. June.
July. ofd. 11&c; market dull.
) Tin (straits shipments). March
April. April-May. May-June, 2ska a
l9&c: market easy.
Lead. spot. April. May. June. ofd,
1s0: market dull.
spelter EAST ST. Louis1, spot,
-Aerl. My, June. ofd. 4.6s: market
dull : q.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
WOsdlU Bank Reported
Financially Embarrassed

BERLIN, April s.-The Warsaw
Bank Of the Polish Mercantile World
is said to be in straits. according
to report current in Germany. The
reason for the situation Is the with
drawal of so.o0o.o0o Polish marks by
the Polish American S. S. Company
and a further outstanding debt of
100000 Polish marks owed by the
Polish ministry of war.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
CFurnished by American Security
and Trust Col
Port Traffic Figured.

The port trsfhc records ot New
York for March shcw that I5S ships
Of 1.S7l.52s net tons engaged in for
eirn trade entered the port during
that period while As ships OF L.
53s,ss5 net tons. cleared for foreign
This movement is
greater than for any month during
the present year and larger than for
that OF last spring.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
COTTONSEED OIL.

NEW YORK, April s.-cottonseed
oil was weak. Spot. $50 bid: crude.
400; sales Futures-April, 5.5oa
5.7s: May. 5.75a5.7S: June, 6.00a61S;
July. 6.32as.34; August, 6.50a6.5s;
September. 6.73a6.74: october, 6.s0a
700: November, 6.s0a7.o0.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES
Nv. Hnss o. H'sss slAs- neesers I. H.sAass,

YORK. April
ooQ date eslS
security and the high low snd closing
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
LOCAL.

SW. - Hssbs . o.. nlsas ma
ueabsss wssAisgsss stssk
! ,e GxsAsaoat
eALEB,
washinstos Gas ms. ti.oog4f 1oe&.
csplni Traction. 4 &C t7N. I a. e1x. Q
w.ssiassss ssn.sy pa. = .. e.. a,
%. 20 At 90. at %. s. a. %. 10 &C 90. 10
a. o..
After cal:
washisgtsa Gas 1ks. 500 at, ios. 500
at los. 500 at .o2k. 500 at loz&. 800 AT
io2k. $500 at iooh.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09

out-of-town Institutions were alb
sorbing, q substantial volume. The
slight firmness in the acceptance
market was due to the moderate
sitter rates for cali funds.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Local Securities.

The regular annual meeting of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company will be held in this city
on Monday next. President Thayer,
of the American Telephone and Tel
egraph Company. may attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
MODERN JERUSALEM

is the national beverage of Scotland. No bars are to be allowed and the sale of whisky is strictly prohibited.
 He is further completely opposed to the introduction of the street car of western civilization. The rails" he declared would have to be laid over
 my dead body In his resistance to
 this innovation the gallant general will have the approval of public opinion. The incongruity of a trolley car to Gethsemane or an interurban line to Bethlehem undoubtedly shocks the ideas of the average man or woman. General Storrs further declared it his intention to do all in his power to pre- serve the main architectural features of the ancient Jewish city. The great stand by of any city swamped by any sudden invasion, is stucco and corru- gated iron, by the use of which houses may be run up overnight. Such ma terials are all right in mining camp or some mushroom western city. but they would certainly be out of place in Jerusalem. The general has according
 ly made them taboo" Any failure of
 the Zionist state to respect the sanctity of the birthplace of Christianity would be a serious mistake in policy. If the support and esteem of the other coun- tries and peoples should be withdrawn, the new state could not long maintain
 itself. General Storrs by his conserva-
 tism is undoubtedly working in the best interests of Zionism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05

Panama had had 50 revolutions in as many years. Had Roosevelt, or the United States, waited for a stable gov ernment of Panama or any other Cen tral American state before purchasing canal zone, there would be no canal and the country would still be crying out for fulfillment of the wise and lifelong injunction of John T. Nor gan.
 Roosevelt did things. When crisis arose he handled it as a strong man would take bull by the horns. and throw him. Getting canal strip was not matter for the academician. That had been the trouble with it until Roosevelt came. He acted as a man of common sense and the zone was ours.
 America has accepted the Panama purchase as it has accepted the sub- stitution of the white man for the Indians the acquisition of Texas and other territorial extensions of this country. It is contemptible to villify the record of men who have extended our empire and opportunities for ex- pansion of international trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
rNHERrrED MONEY AND SENSE
rom the Montgomery Advertiser.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Young Marshall Field. Sd, worth $1o0.0o0,0 900. has opened an investment banking business, T would consider it criminal if I didn't take advantage of my opportunities to assist in the devel- oping of American industry" he says. Merely having money is not being ere ativc and not doing onc's share toward increasing the prosperity and stability of the nation. It's using money, becom- Ing part of the great exchange of ideas. investments. purchases and sales. that makes man feel he belongs to the life of his country. I entered the investment security business because that's what I'm most fitted for and know most about" The youngster seems to have some of the spirit of his elders in him. He inherited sense along with money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
From thes sw ashington Post,

IOIH lHS9eN dS lIIl $ lOn IOSt.
 @ ENERAL STORRS, the present t( 7 governor of Jerusalem. has de-
 S scribed himself, with certain amount of humor, as the successor or Pontius Pilate." But there the resem- blance begins and ends.- The Roman governor was essentially an opportun- ist, man moving along the lines or least resistance. He had the Roman contempt for the population he admin istered, but this feeling was mitigated by a desire to achieve and maintain a cheap popularity and to prevent any re- ports being forwarded to Rome such as might lead to his action and policy be- ing called in question. As long as he could dump responsibility upon any one else he was ready to render any com- plaisant decision.
 General Storrs possesses none of these characteristics. There is little chance of the latter day governor of Jerusalem washing his hands in innocence" On the contrary, he is fully prepared to as sume complete responsibility for all his acts and to rule the city firmly accord ing to his lights. His Scottish name suggests the stern Presbyterian, brought up in the faith, to whom Jeru- salem is really the Holy City. to be pre- served intact and protected from all sordid contact with the outer world. One of the first things he has excluded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

man never gets worn out from working the way he can get worn out from loafing
 Before marriage a wise girl tries to get what she thinks she wants. And after marriage she tries to think that she wants what she got.
 When a man tells us that we won't listen to reason, we know that he thinks his name is reason.
 Even in, these good and pure days of reform q man should not get too busy reading the Bible after supper to help his wife wash the dishes.
 Anyway. it doesn't require much ef- fort for a man to make fool of him self over a woman.
 And there were more good cooks in the old days when girl was supposed to develop a taste for good gravy i'm stead of a taste for good music.
 It is an awful jar to girl whom she purposely forgcts to ask him for her gloves he has placed in his pocket for her. and then have him return her a pair of some other girls gloves in their place.
 If we were not afraid of making . lot of enemies out of our women readers we would inform them that the best Way to solVe the hlreu 8lrl propiem IS to do your own work.
 Seems to us that most of tho optin- ists are selling either goddess gold mine stock or oilless oil well stock.
 Unless man lets his wife Impose on him she knows that he does not love her.
 Of course, it is none of our business. But no woman who has ankles like knees has any business wearing short skirts.
 Some people won't read . book unless it has been barred from the public li- brary.
 The reason why daughters ankles are too weak to permit her to help mother with the housework b because she can dance from p. m. until 1 a. m. and holler for more.
 (Copyright. 192ll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
 "MANIACS" BECOMING LESSs
rom the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 In view of the supposedly increasing number of mentally unbalanced persons at large it must at first sight, be rather startling to hear the state superintend- ent of Charities in Illinois declare that
 maniacs" have almost disappeared. In one state hospital with $500 patients there is but one maniac where before there would have been 500. Among the eo,ooo patients In the states 10 institu- tions the old type is seldom found to- day.
 His explanation is in the treatment of the victims. The old methods of locking them in screen rooms and for intensfyirg mental conditions in cupational thcrapy, educational classes and persistent effort for cure have worked the miracle, he says. The change has worked revolution in altered character attitude and conduct among these unfortunates.
 Allowance must of course, also be made for former ignorance. which crudely branded as "maniacs'' ,erratics who were harmless and inoffensive. but whose cases were irritated by the often brutal methods used in caring for them. Between q kcener discrimina- tion in maladies and better treatment there is no reason to doubt the disap- pearNnce of the maniac" notable tribute to the more enlightened human ity of our time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
President Obregon
 Is Needed in Mexico

A DISPATCH from Mexico City A states that the physicians of President Obregon are concerned about his health. He has been ordered to take a complete rest and has left the capital for vacation.
 From time to time there have been rumors that Obregon was seriously ill. These stories were denied, but friends of Mexico might well feel alarmed if there were any possibility of Obregon being eliminated from Mexican affairs by sickness or death. Mexico seems to have entered on a period of peace and progress. For the first time in many years, that re- public has an opportunity to regain it's rightful place among nations, but it's future depends to a large extent on Obregon. If he should die or be forced into retirement, there would probably be another outbreak of revolutionar- ies led by men ambitious to get control of the government.
 Obregon has succeeded in unifying Mexico far more quickly and to much greater extent than seemed possible when he was elected. His work has just begun, however. His loss at this time would not only be calamity to Mexico, but revival of disorders in that country might again involve the American government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
To What Endf

''Citizens of Birmingham are exs pressing themselves as uncertain as to chase of the Birmingham Waterworks company's property by the city," said B. H. Hartsfield.
 For the most part, they seem to be honest seekers. after information. Just what the people will gain by spe nding $I7SQ0oo of the money which they will have in the next 20 or 30 years to buy the waterworks company? Will it mean ower'rates? Will it mean better service? Will it mean improve | ments of any kind? These are the questions which they are asking each other, and they are wanting full in- formative answers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
President-elect Indorses
 Federal Reserve Policy

1T T is encouraging to learn that MT. U Harding approves the policy which the federal reserve board has been pursuing. If this is an indication of his own course as chief executive in respect to that institution, it is all the more cheering and significant.
 The reserve system has proved its merit. Nothing more inimical to the interests of this country could be de- vised than alterations in the law ere ating the reserve system that would emasculate it, place it in the hands of exclusive interests or hamper it with regulations.
 Returning from a conference with the President-elect, w. P. G. Harding, governor of the reserve board, says: told the President elect what the situation was last year and how
  proved conditions which now exist. In the end he agreed that the policy which we pursued was one of wisdom.
 None except those who have not given their consent to participation in the inevitable process of deflation con- demn the policy of the reserve board. Of particular interest is what Mr. Harding quotes Senator Harding as saying of the farmers:s The elect was of opin- ion that the farmer, along with every other individual must take his medicine
 And this was said by man who is in thorough sympathy with the farmer. Neither the farmer nor the manufac- turer, the merchant nor the rubber gatherer has a special interest above that of anyone else. The federal re- serve system has done it's duty by all interests. That is what it is for and that is it's only safe course of action as banking institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
MAKING MOVIES IN BoRNEO

 From "Advcnturing After Adventure
 With Motion Picture Expedition to
 Malaysia" by E. Alexander Powell. in
 the January Scribner.
 By rare good fortune a delegation of Dyak head-hunters from one of the tribes of the far interior appeared at the palace during our visit, to lay some complaint before the regent. There were about score of them, including :. rather comedy young woman. whose comeliness was somewhat marred however according to European stand ards at least. by the lobes of her ears being stretched until they touched her shoulders by the great weight of the brass earrings which depended from them. The younger warriors. who were naked save for rags twisted about their loins, were as superb specimens of physical development as l have ever seen. Their oiled brown skins made them look like bronzes in museum.
 Several of the Dyaks were armed with sumpitans or blow -guns--tubes of hard W ood. about eight feet in lens tn, and an inch in diameter, with bore about equal to that of .22 caliber rifle. The darts used in the sumpitan arc of wood. about the size of a knitting needle. One end is fitted with sort of cork. made of pith, of .he same cal iber as the Tore of the biow-gn i; the other end is sharpened and dipped in a peculiarly vifulent poison, tho slight est scratch causing a speedy and painful death. The dart is expelled from the sumpitan by short quick exhalation of the breath, a puff rather than steady air pressure. The resident told me that among certain of the Dyak tribes practically all of the men suffer from rupture as result of the con- stant use of the blow-gun.
 At the direction of the regent, one of tho warriors gave an amazing cxhibi- ton of his proficiency with tnis ssieat .nd deadly weapon. At distance Of 50 paces he put dozen darts in rapid succession into a leaf no larger than a mans hand, and at 30 pa, he repeat edly hit bamboo the size of my middle finger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Common Nuisance

T was amused and somewhat dis noon performance at the Lyric this week at the antics of matinee party occupying one entire row in the or chestra," said J. W. Hartung.
 The party was composed of some 10 or 12 young people who, strung in at intervals and took their respective seats, but in spite of the. separate ar rivals and the disturbing stir caused by each one, it soon became evident they were all together and hand in glove for an afternoon full of fun-regardless
 T say regardless in consideration Of the fact that the fun came on regard less of the enjoyment of the audience or the comfort of the actors. Loud talking made it almost impossible to hear what was going on on the stage even if one could have concentrated his attention, one youn gman actually let ort a real live whoop, and the perform CTS were rendered not a little crest-fal- len at obvious snickers and outright laughter at uncalled for times.
 Tt was hard not to feel sorry for the disconnected players, and then there were lots of folks there that weren't in the party, their hard luck, of course, and only had the vaudeville perform ance to depend on for the afternoons s amusement"