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The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
GRAIN FLUCTUATES
ON BOARD TRADE
Sentiment Mixed With Dispo'
sition to Sell on Bulges;
Good Export Demand.

CHICAGO. April 81. - Wheat
prices fuctuated rapidly within a
fair range. Sentiment was decided
ly mixed and while there was a
rather general disposition to sell
on the bulges the offerings were
readily absorbed on the declines.
Part of the selling of the July was
by houses with Eastern connections
with some buying Of that month
and also the May that was attrib-
uted to exporters. Crop reports
from practically all sections Of the
belt very favorable with seeding OF
spring wheat practically completed
in Minnesota and South Dakota.
While there were intimations Of ex-
port business in wheat. quantities
were not given.
Coarse grains held within moder-
ate limits and a fairly large trade
at times. but the best prices were
not maintained even though there
were reports of further good ex-
port demand. No sales were con-
firmed up to noon, however. In the
sample market cash corn gained
slightly as compared with the May
Receipts are not large and IL Is ex-
pected that local stocks will show n
good decrease for the week as the
result of large shipments. Illinois
and Indiana offered more corn to
arrive as the result of the upturn In
futures of late. Reseeding OF oats
is progressing where not inter-
rupted by wet soil.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22

logical and that IL we could only
persuade the majority of people to
be optimists everything would be
all right. Perhaps this is true, but
in order TO create this feeling there
must be some basis of fact II is
idle to attempt to stimulate artif-
cial optimism because tine funda-
mental economic facts will over
throw It in the end.
At the present time there appears
to be only one really bright spot in
the industrial horizon. Curiousiy
enough this is the automobile in
dustry. Whatever may be said to
the contrary the majority of pas
senger automobiles are luxuries in
the sense that people could get
along without them. Yet, in the
midst of a severe depression auto
motive factories arc starting up
and increasing their production. A
few weeks ago there were signs of
revival in the textile Industry, but
this seems largely to have petered
out, not because of lack of opti-
mism, but because the conditions
for a marked revival had not been
fulfilled.
The most important reasons for
a lack of Industrial recovery are the
unsolved national problems. These
include, first of all. the question OF
taxation. So far business does not
know whether II will have to pay
the obnoxious excess profits tax or
whether the high surtax rates will
be retained. or IL these are repealed
what will be devised to take its
place. Until these are known Il is
impossible to put prices down to
rock bottom. The next most impor-
tant question Is our present high
railroad rates. and the third prob
lem that is holding-up business is
the peace settlement and the slim
ulation of our foreign trade. includ-
ing imports as well as exports.
The tariff question is impeding
business, largely because of the i'm
pending revision. Business men do
not know where they stand. and un-
til they do II is impossible to do
business on a rock bottom basis.
Copyright. 1891, by Washington Herald.)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
ALABAMA LABOR
BODY MAY APPEAL
TO STATE GROUPS
Provisioning of Destitute
Miners Requires I'm
mediate Action.
KILBY APPROACHED
Governor Refuses to Discuss
Reports of Starving Coal
Workers.
KILBY APPROACHED

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April al
The executive council Of the Ala
bama State Federation; of Labor has
been summoned to meet tomorrow
TO consider issuing a proclamation
to every labor union in Alabama,
appealing for immediate help in
providing food and clothing for
destitute coal miners.
President William l.. Harrison. OF
the federation. issued the call, fol-
lowing receipt of appeals from
seven local miners unions asking
for aid. These appeals declared
that, having sent two petitions to
Governor Kilby for unemployment
and relief. and having obtained nc
results. I'VE therefore appeal
through the American Federation OF
Labor to all afiIiated local unions
of all crafts of Alabama for such
aid as can be given for the imme-
diate relief Of the suffering men
women and children"
Governor Thomas K. Kiloy today
refused to discuss reports that ap-
proximately $4,000 men. women and
children were facing starvation in
the Alabama coal fields.
kilby sent word through his Sec
rotary that he had nothing to say
will the governor not make
some acknowledgment of the Sal
walton Army's letter." his secretary
was asked.
E"As to that / cannot say" the
secretary said. He has the matter
under Amusement"
Simonsos Plans Aid.
Declaring that $4,000 men
women and children in the Ala
bama coal fields are facing starva-
tion. and OF this number several
thousand are already absolutely
destitute" Brig. l.. NJ Sfmonson.
commander OF the Dixie Division
of the Salvation Army. is preparing
to turn every agency OF that or
ganization to relief work. A let
ter, pledging such assistance, has
been sent by him to Gov. KiIby and
the organization is awaiting the
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
EFFORT TO REDUCE
WAGES MAY CAUSE
GREAT ship STRIKE
Furuseth Predicts Gener-
al tTie-Up Unless the
Plans Are Changed.
MARVIN CONFIDENT
Steamship Owners Associa-
tion Head Thinks Warning .
Parties Will Agree.

NEW YORK. April zl.-Americsn
shipping will be completely tied up
on May I, IL the owners persist In
their efforts to reduce wages, An-
drew Furuseth. president OF the ln-
ternational Seamsn's Union, declared
in an interview with the United
Press today. i
Furuseth, a typical ''old salt
whose lined and bronzed features
bear evidence Of years Of service on
the high seas. said the seamen will
not recede one inch" from their
present stand. and predicted that a
strike would involve every 1emoer
of the union on both coasts and the
Great Lakes. There are llo.o0e
members, of whom about $4,000 are
now idle because Of shipping de-
preston.
winthrop l. Marvin, the grey
haired. quiet-voiced president OF the
American Steamship Owners Asso-
citation, declared be was confident
the seamen would come to terms be-
fore the expiration Of the present
wage agreement at the end Of this
month.
Both sides were willing for the
United States government 20 act as
intermediary, providing they are
unable TO settle the dispute them
selves.
In fact. Furuseth already IS max
ing daily reports to Secretary Hoo
YER Representative Of two gov
ernment departments will partici-
pate in the conferences OF seamen
and owners which will be resumed
Monday. They are DR.. r. G. Davis.
of the Bureau of Cancellation Of the
Department OF Labor. and Darragh
De Lancey. of the Bureau Of Indus
trial Relations OF the United States
Shipping Board.
Marvin maintained that the full
20 TO 80 per cent wage reductions
must be enforced -or the American
merchant marine will go out OF
business" He declared that even
then American shipowners would
be paying much higher scales than
their foreign competitors
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
Sibley's Ruling Held
In Error By Board


CHICAGO, April /21.-Federai
Judge Samuel II. sibley, OF
Georgia, was I'm error when ne
granted requests OF receivers for
the Atlanta. Bfrmbngham and
Atlantic Railroad for reductions
OF wnges- the Railroad Labor
Board held here today. The court
granted the plea OF the receive
ers over n decision OF the board.
.In the opinion of the labor
board. and with all respect to the
learned Judge who approved the
order, the snid order was beyond
the jurisdiction OF the district
court" the decision states.
This case In regarded as Inn
portnnt because II is a clash be-
tween Federal court authority
and the authority regarding rail-
, road wage questions Invested In
the board.
sThe action of the court 10 re-
grettabie since Il has resulted In
n strike, Injurious alike to the
Atlanta, Birmingham and ATTAIN
tie Railroad Company, it's em-
ployes and the region served by
It,, the board declared.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
COTTON TRADING
ON LIMITED SCALE
Southern Selling Causes Fresh
Liquidation and Prices
Fall Sharply.

NEW YORK. April 21.-The cotton
market showed a steady tone dur
Ing the early trading with prices
then going up about paints through
out the list from yesterdays closing.
May selling at 1877: July, 1850:
October of the new crop. 1915, and
December. 1880. This was due to
early steady Liverpool cables and
colder weather with general rains
predicted for the Eastern half of
the belt tonight and tomorrow and
unsettled and colder for the West
ern States. There was no snap to
the demand for contracts, however,
as the recent Southern selling con-
tinued with no improvements in the
trade reports from either the local
dry goods centers or milling dis
trtct, the market became dull with
little interest being shown.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22

In view OF an almost general i'm
preston that the B. +. Goodrich
Company dividend would be merely
cut In half at yesterdays meeting
the action OF Goodrich stock In to-
days market was s'surprisingly good
An announcement that the directors
had passed the May dividend entire
ly was made officially after the close
yesterday. although in certain brok
erage houses the news was known a
quarter hour before the close. The
stock closed yesterday only q Of a
point under the days high. and .he
streets response TO the news this
morning was a reaction Of less than
point. After touching 35S on the
first few sales. Goodrich became
quiet, finding a trading market
around 3s.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
TIMELY WALL STREET TOPICS

NEW YORK, April ,2l.-Tradins
on the Stock Exchange was consid-
erably more active today, but. the
market still lacked distinct trend.
The confusing aspect of the whole
proceedings may be realized from
the fact that some groups reacted
while others were bid up. and while
one or two specialties were going
into new high ground others were
making new lows for the year! The
oils were again feature OF
strength Steels, on the other hand,
came in for much selling and de-
clined sharply when Cruciblc gave
way in the afternoon. Studebaker
made a new high. and United States
Food Products a new low. Railroad
equipment stocks reacted with the
steels. National Biscuit and Cosden
Oil were strong
The attack on United States Food
Products stock this morning was
as violent as il was unexpected.
Incidentally the story on which the
selling was based may be Of inter
est to the Stock Exchange commit
tee whose duty II is to trace false
rumors. Professional operators who
started the drive ont Food were said
to be responsible for the rumor that
the company is heading for receiv-
ership. When put up TO an officer
OF the cmpany, the story was en-
phatically denied. 1t was stated that
United Food Products has no oblI-
cations to meet before June and
that there is no reason why these
obligations should not be extended.
Before noon it had reacted az
points, to Is. but there IL met a de-
mand and came back l point on a
few sales. The years previous low
price was ls. The same kind of SELL
ing which affected United States
Food Products was said to be the
cause of a az point decline in Jewel
Tea common. Both reacted at about
the same time. The Tea stock came
out in large blocks. After touching
61z II rebounded and within an hour
had recovered more than ! point.
While oil stocks as a group com
tinued to be the market fsvorites. it
was the low-priced shares that at
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22

The steady buying of Sinclair
stock today was accompanied by a
rumor to the effect that the COM
pany was declare a cash dividend
some time this summer. At pres
ent disbursements are made in
stock. Pools have been formed and
are now operating in the most ac-
tive OF the miner oils. There is
talk of a combination behind In
vincible. Cosden, Trsnscontinental,
Middle States and Caddo.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22

The first sale OF Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western stock today
was at 2l5h. net gain of 10
points. In the next half hour IL
sold as high as 2ls and by early
afternoon had gained an additional
point. This represented the mar
ket community's response to the de-
cision Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. published after the
close yesterday. giving the road
permission to capitalize S45, 5,O0o. 900
Of its surplus. by the declaration Of
a stock dividend. The companys
plans for the segregation OF its
coal properties are still held in
abeyance, awaiting the commits
sion's permission. Application for
permission to separate these prop
critics was made at the same time
that the capitalization request was
made.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22

tinued TO be the market fsvorites. il
was the low-priced shares that at
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
Cotton Exports.

Exports Of cotton, meat and dairy
products fell on more than 50 per
cent during March this year. COM
pared with March last year. accord
ing to the Department Of Commerce
yesterday. Breadstuffs and mineral
ais also decreased sharply,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22
COTTONSEED OIL.

NEW YORK. April 21.-Cotton
Seed oil was weak. Spot. $40 bid:
crude, $50. Sales. Futures: April.
500: May. s.35as.t2: June. s.5oas-s5;
July. s.s7ss.s4; August. 7ooaT.2o;
September. 7.35ax36: October. 745a
5.55; November. 7.3oa7.s0.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22

tracted the most buying today. A
rapid rise of ~ points in Cosden
during the first hour was the fea-
ture. President Teagle Of the Stand
ard OIL Company of New Jersey was
quick TO disabuse the public OF the
ldea that the company is about to
reduce dividends an impression
conveyed in a newspaper headline
this morning. Nevertheless. the mar.
kct for htgh-grade oil stocks was
undoubtedly denied some support on
account of that false impression
Figures complied by the Standar ard
Oil Company Of California show that
In March the average daily produc-
ton Of crude oil In California wal
351.6S3 barrels. new high record
The previous record was a daily sv.
erage Of 35l,ls6 barrels In January
The rate in February was 32T.S6l
barrels.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-22

governors reply. suggesting how IL
may best he of help, before open
ing relief activities on a large
scale.
The action OF the Salvation Army.
together with Numbers OF petitions
for relief being addressed to the
governor by the miners, is expected
to result in early action toward
remedying of an almost unprecedent
condition growing out of the re-
cent strike in the Alabama fields,
Defeated In Strike.
Defeated in the strike. their
union rations discontinued and re-
employment denied them, thousands
OF miners are appealing to the
State for assistance. claiming that
they are actually suffering and in
danger of starvation.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30
Summer Normal
Examinations
Open on June 3

Examinations ln connection with tho
summer normal 90 formally open on
june e. win bv hold Friday and s1tur-
day of This week in the office or Coun
ty superintendent Nat Benton. The
studies ard timr ~ examinations nn
announced al the supcrintcndonrr or.
flee are az follows
Friday forenoon Arithmetic. phy-
gioloEy, music. elementary composition.
physical geography higher English
composition botany English litcm-
sure. solid geometry. methods of teach.
ing applied 90 the elementary bfnnches
ana geology
Friday afternoon Texas history,
elementary grammar. descriptive geog
nnhv plano geometry American No..
orature English history. bookkeeping.
Eiolog, advanced grammar and child
study
saturday forenoon spolllng writ
INK school management rcadiue civ
icF modern history. phvachology.
chemistry history OF cducauon ana
biology
Saturday afternoon United States
history agriculture drawing, ancient
hisiorp, physics trleonomctrv. algebra.
school standardization and economies.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY

IN these DAYS so Tar remote
from those bon which bullets tore
at flesh uf men when wasting
disease attacked those boo Tine
trenches when death came m
dirciul form t0 thousands who
offered their lives, bat never won't
beyond home camps, there might
hc expected q shading down and
fading of the keen sulferincs OF
the wars which are conmcmorui
al today The world passes on
and Che dead lic 90 peace. year
after year We bear mo- frequent
ialk of those awful DAYS or the
terrible wounds which camc 20
homcs In this country as 90 lhc
boys at The front. YET honor be-
GO ihc true spirit of the nation
The memory ot our dead never
dies
Each year we porfCm the sim
pie ceremonies which honor our
men who paused in the first flush
ot all that made Tie worth while
% take arms for the good of the
great majority and never camc
hack, newer went into the land
of promise which stretches be.
fore an youth.
one Of the most satisfactory
things n Tins wofk.a-dny world
D. the ncnuaucnco OF the spirit
which shows itself ga our Memo
rial Day observance Il shows
us az our hes; overmindful Of
the ihings of tho past which
brought true manhood nnd uom.
anhood 90 the inl. and showed ua
that VIC were entitled io Hund
forth as true in trial the great
cst hmcn est.
Flowers of remembrance with.
en- the men and women who
strew the graves with blooms to-
day pass on In procession tO tho
same goal as those who went Goa
fire and fury of war but the
spirit of honor 20 brave decd. Con
country aud humanity shall moi
vanish from This cnrth Memo.
dial Day b. bigger than genera.
ti0ns. IL Is iha cAcmpliilcaiiou of
one of the greni basic principles
of this life Nc live. that honor and
steadfasinoss stand AZ last. above
the petty or sordid gains for
which we may strive in our ordi.
nary levels.
We have days Of honor many
of them yei none comes closer 90
us thau Memorial Day COR brings
out more fully ihe best that is
ln us
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30
INDOOR eASEBALL LEAGUE
ELEcTS COOK PRESIDENT

80 meeting of tho Indoor baseball
league Saturday uiFht H. o. Cook was
elected prcaidgnt 40 succeed n IT,
Coley who has gone tu sun Antoulo.
W y. rmeblood was elected vico pros
idcnt The schedule of games Tor thf
sra 0n was changed so us tn ft with
Tho schedule of the Uulf Cunst League.
Beginning with the coming wcrk an
Famcs scf fw Friday VIII be- played
Thursday and soy,u Tuesday games
ril hr pnsod 900 Wednesdays The
Tuesday games 90 this week between
;hc MeihodlstH and rteshyt,rlhus VIII
ho paved pu Wednesday a nsnniato
schedule will be announced soon.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30
CONVICT MENAcEs

Governor Ncff has shown hiu.
self much oi siin-backcd man
aud when hc makes announce
ment upon the prison escape
matter $50 fcrl confidence that
BE- means 10 make his word. good.
There can ho no question th"t
there bias been q great outflow Of
escaped c0Hyicis from the Texas
psiieuiinry W. are informed
that guards have been chary OF
shooting go prevent escapes, fear
ing the loss ~ their Jobs II they
should cause grave injury 10 mem
making breaks For liberty The
governor says be stands back ot
the guards. for the simple reason
that the pcnitentiarics were made
10 retain conyicts. not 10 SGT them
al liberty
II This attitude 0f Che governor
Is transmitted 20 the men cm-
ployed 20 prevent escape of piis-
oncrs IL should work q reform of
which there Is great need The
number of men who have escaped
from confinement Is far beyond
reasonable limit There is ev
dencc that there has been failure
10 use rigor in preventing such
departures. Besides this the
men who make these prison
breaks are as rule. hose whose
offonscs were grave and who he
come a menace 80 public safciy
when al liberty
The governor is entirely within
his rights in demanding moro 81
1icient guarding Of tie men aud
women in confinement. lie
brings out a strong point ia the
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30
NORMAL FACULTY 10 MEET

in % iottor lust lseuod to the farul,
OF che south Texas summer Normal
in W Grissom iha, body ls called
in meet in Corpus CHRISTI ON aatur-
n1f' Inno q ui O'Clock ln the after
noon while ne purposes ~ the meet
inF d. NOT stated IN the communication,
r De- nfnhanio O. tentative schedule for
ioiiy worl, on TOO normal win bee pre-
purpH
ln fhr l'ftrr lo thu faculty The CON D.
ductor Fini's fha' ho expects tn ho ln
'orpnr christi Juno = The mUeilng
CALLED iH to meet tf thr office of super
iufuuduu Sat Hnniuu
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30

hui twelve hlfa calling fDf seven runs
1he same toanis plsy heft i0mDff00
Score bt Innings
FORT Worth COS 10i fii
San Antonio N1i 900 010 d
batteries Pate and Moore ueaaon
and Brock
Summary Two hnfr hiu itwra.
Henry. SEQ. CnoUhf phallu fhrfe
haae hH Nrf hYue r1n Kun aatrl
fioe hifa ii4lcf. Hears Kraft Taylor
aif.ct out. Pate 8 bases ou hfils Pate
q batter hi hy Pate fiirurfl dnuii'
playa. CONNOLLY 49, Gross io hrurf i'hn.
bu io uoifman iD Kraft Hoffman %
Kraft raan. Tayiof rnnfHiF rfHre
Kraft l'helnu. iienrF ouf iiooH
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30
AMERICAS TENNIS CRACKS WIN

iv rhe Asa, inted Press.
ST. CLOUD. France. MAY 2a.-All
ihe Americana VIM competed in tho
World's championehin hard court tcn-
nils tournament here today won. out
standing features mum tho American
standpoint here were the victories of
Vim. ridden OF Philadelphia over Ed
ugrdo Flsuer Of Spain aud OF Tiiden
and Arnold Jones over the French
pair samaxuiih and nlanohy, In the
mems doubiea.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-30

HOUSTON. Mas ss mscha was
Wild ln Tho first inning here today and
filled ihs hAaes. BLADES and pntls h-t
Blades gcitine triple scoring thrive
runs and noylc's single scorins another
run. Fletcher who succeruvd RuHchU
allowed three mora runs. Robertson
for Houstan pitched alr-tlght bail
throughout
score by innings
Houston f0l 200 00N-l
Shreveport ono 600 NNl~-N
nnttegira. Robertson and efffiths
Busch. Fletcher and Nanu.
SUMMARY Two hasr hits Griffith,
Huliohan .thrcc hasr ne. iiindcf sac
rliicu hits. watt Railsy double pinNs.
Blad, 90 parrinser To- nouoms, Hart
ford go Houohan tn Eihci tasea on
halls Robertson d iuRschn 3 flc'rhoi
q struck cut Robertson y innings
pitched 10y Buscha s-s 3 hits . runs by
Fletcher Ia inninEs with Niis ani
runs, runs naggen ?. Mhiuman,
Botiomly. Duyic pcfrlugcr Robertson,
error. Hartford.
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49, THO NAsHffHiNl i-rtaHi
SAN ANTONIO. May as.--Thc ran-
ih,rf ma0e d two straight sruia the
ilcar- hcre to.lay Ia iho second same %
the present series. Pate nitehing FOR
the visitors. yielded eight hits. for a
total az one run, while peason yielded