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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

SIMPSON TIRE SERVICE Core
public and F1restone tireg cords or
cabric.--2es g. Court St., Phone eSl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

FOR RENT office rooms in the
Stangier Bldg.-Phones 52s. George
Stangier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

4 WORK HORSES for sale or trade
for an autosnobite--o. A. Constant.
Rieth, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

PENDLETON RUBBER q SUPPLY
Co.-Barney Oldfield. Goodrich Sill
vertown Cord and Pennsylvania Vacu-
um Cup-S05 e. Court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

FoR SALE-slze XII dark oak vlctrola
nearly new--12 double records
500. .O0--Phone ss5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21
SECOND HAND DEALERS

". STRoBLE. dealer in new aud Sec
ond hand goods. Cash paid for
second hand goods. Cheapest passs
to buy household SoodHssls Ee Coaks
Phone 721--W.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

WHEAT HAY AND BARLEY for sale
wv. R. Roberts, Rieth, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21
USED CAR EXCHANGE

IFoR SALE Buick D.44t roadster
/ Phone sT5. tHe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

LET US DO YOUR REPAIR WoRAs--
We buy and sell household goods
Phone So, Riley s Kemp, SIS Main
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

FOR RENT-one nice front bed room
bath adjoining inr-Phone
2TS-J.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

FOR EAI.E--Wel nave > few good
! used Fords priced from s125. 10 sS75
THESE are all worth the mcney-csii
snd see them simpson Auto Co..
Water and johnson Sts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21
CATERPILLAR WORK
CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS

PARKER & BANFIELD, Designing.
Engineering, Constructing, is years
experience in concrete and brick con-
structiofE 81 Z. Third St.. North Port
land, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21
FOB SALE


FOR SALE room plastered house
north side-Phone 2Ss-W.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21
FARM LOANS


SNOW & DAYTON. III ID. CcuFt ~
Real Estate. Fire Insurance. EMrm
Loans. See us about O loan. fs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

GERTS0N & MARTY-Gates Super
Tread tires 839 Cottonwood. Vul-
car1izing and repairing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

BOARD BIZ WEEK $500. or by meal
SO cents, family styls--777 Thomp-
son st.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
MEX PETE DATA ASKED
FOR BY THE EXCHANGE
Members Must Glue Records
of TWo DGyS Deals,

In its efforts to learn the source OF
the false information published IN the
financial district Thursday about the
Mexican Petroleum Company dividend,
the committee on business conduct OF the
New York Stock Exchange has directed
all members OF the exchange to file with
tho Institution replies to a questionable
setting forth all transactions made on
Wednesday and Thursday in Mexican
Petroleum shares. This Is the fifth time
In the last two years that the exchange
has called upon It's members to furnish
information Of this character. The four
other stocks that figured were Stutz Mo-
tors at the time Of the famous Ryan
corner. Replogle Steel, Vanadium Cor
poration and Stromberg Carburetor.
The exchange questionable calls for
n full list or purchases and sales or
clearances OF common stock OF the Mex
lean Petroleum Company made by your
firm on August "a and August 20" The
order calls also for the date Of the
transactions. the prices at which they
were made. the name Of the firm with
which they were made, the name and
address OF the customer for whom the
orders were executed or the ,name OF the
Individual or firm for whom they were
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

q. J. Mayer q CO. have established offices
In ITO Nassau street for trading in listed
securities.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
WOOL.

Boston, Aug. 26.--1he Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow "The WOO
market is strengthening slightly. some
sales having been made in fine and me-
dunn woods during the week at perhaps
cent pound advance. The market
continues fairly active. The goods situ-
alton Is healthy. The foreign markets
are firm, with tendency upward on the
best fine staple wools."
The Bulletin will publish also wool
quotations as follows: Ohio and Penn
Gylvania feeces: Delaine unwashed, $50
35; fine unwashed, 2SQ29; u blood
combing, 29030; % blood combing, 25 q
26. Michigan and New York fieeces /:
Delaiue unwashed. 31Q33; fine un-
washed. 26@27; 4 blood unwashed, 2S q
20 2s blood unwashed. 25@26; 4 blood
unwashed, 22024. Wisconsin, Missouri
and average New England: Il blood.
23924; q blood. 21Q22; u blood,
21@22. Kentucky, West Virginia and
similar: q blood unwashed. 28927:
u blood unwashed. 23@25. Secured
basis, Texas: Fine IL months, 85@75 /;
fine 8 months. 6o@65. California: !:
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
NEWS AND NOTES
OF BOND MARKET
81, 100000 Georgia Railroad
and Banking Company Issue
Is Being Offered.

Spencer Trask & Co. of New York and
William e. Bush & Co. of Augusta, Ga,
have purchased s1,5oO,OoO of the Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company's thirty
year per cent. refunding bonds, and
are offering them at 80 and accrued in
terest. The bonds are to be dated Oc-
tober 1, 1921, and will mature on Oc-
tober 1, 1851, without option OF earlier
redemption. They are being offered SUBJ
Jeet to the approval of its stockholders.
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Railroad Commission OF Georgia.
The issue, which ranks equally with
$1,000 900 of the companys per cent.
bonds of 1947, will provide for the re-
tirement OF 100000 OF its 6 per cent.
bonds and s1,20O,000 Of its per cent
bonds. maturing on January l, 1922. On
completion of this financing the COM
panys total funded debt will amount to
S2.500,000 There Is no mortgage on the
railroad property directly owned by the
company. which agrees that If 1t shall
make any new issue of bonds secured
by mortgage the bonds of this issue
and the company's 4 per cent. bonds OF
i947 shall be entitled to all the security
and advantages of such mortgage.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
AGWI EARNS s1,34s,o37 NET.
Company Reports on Tanker oper-
ations for First Half of 1921.

The net earnings of the Atlantic, Gulf
and West Indies Steamship line from
the operation of its tanker fleet COM
bned with the earnings OF the Clyde.
Mallory, New York and Cuba Mail, New
York and Porto Rico and the Southern
Steamship companies amounted to ST.
037 for the first half of this year af-
ter deduction of all charges, including
interest on all steamship subsidiaries but
before accruing interest on the Atlantic
Gulf collateral trust 5s and Atlantic Gulf
miscellaneous obligations. These earn
ings. as stated officially, were not af-
fected by the Atlantic Gulf OH Corpora
tion's operations.
The company's operating expenses for
the period were charged with credits to
repair funds in excess of drafts on those
funds for $439.314. In addition. spe-
cial charge OF 100000 was made for
the periods proportion of the cost OF re-
constructing the steamship San Lorenzo
The company's depreciation credits for
the six months amounted to $I.767,342.
A total OF S2,s06,656 in those three items
alone.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
COTTON MARKET
CONTINUES TO GAIN
Reaches New High Ground for
Movement Despite Heavy
Profit Taking.

Despite heavy profit taking by local
and outside long interests. yesterdays
cotton market continued 10 mako new
high ground for the movement, and at
one time was more than u cent a pound
up from the preceding closing. Although
II reacted several times. its underlying
tone was always firm and most OF the
time strong. The general situation was
without change. Crop news was as bull.
ish as ever. Three private conditions
reports indicated q percentage condition
OF 81 to 51.4 per cent, a deterioration
or about l5 points for the month
From tho start the market was called
on TO absorb heavy realizing and South
ern sales. At first the list was a bit
depressed. opening at a point to 10
points lower and receding somewhat
more directly after the call. Before the
end of the first half hour bull power
had asserted itself again. and the list
was UP more than 25 points. Favorable
to the bull side was increased business
In Fall River. In which sales for the
week were estimated at no less than
100000 pieces, the stock markets gain
and a bullish weather map. The official
weather map showed about the same
conditions in the Belt, with hot and dry
"edlHer III lSAds ana OhIdnofna. a 1eW
scattered showers fell In central States.
The days best buying was encountered
soon after midday, when October ran up
to 1854, 50 points net higher. Other
deliveries were just as strong. At times
demand came from all sources, including
Liverpool, the trade, New Orleans and
Japanese interests. Liverpool cables
were a little worse than expected, but
the English markt was better at the
finish. Spot sales OF 10000 bales were
reported. In the afternoon the market
dropped about 20 to 40 points from the
top. Near the finish prices recovered
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
FOREIGN BoNDs.

$4,000 Berlin 4s... iok lola 1oh ).
1000 French Vic IS. elis eih ctts
5000 Rus CT Int 0tss
y g A, '26...
s2ooa Swiss Ct 5As., ssts ss $50 = u
100000 vienna 5s..... 1.G5 1875 1.65 :.
sOdd lots. tsells cents a share.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Average Bond Prices
August 20. 1921.
Bond Market Broadens.

There was broader market for bonds
Yesterday. but price changes were un-
important Trading in United States
war bonds was smaller, although sew
eral Liberty and Victory issues were
slightly higher.
In the foreign government bond group
French and Belgian issues were the most
active, but showed small changes In
prices. A feature Of the railroad de-
partment was the strength of st. Louis
and San Francisco income 6s. which
opened at 57A and sold up TO 5SA. In
the Industrial list Cuba Cane debenture
is were active at prices ranging be-
tween 54A and 55ta. Sinclair OIL 7has
were also unusually active, ranging be-
tween 90h and 81. Hudson and Man
haitian income 5s and 1as were strong
and gained large fractions. while inter
horough refunding SIS eased off slightly.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
ItIRKLAND LAKE.

kirkland. 35li 81, lTeck H.. IS II
Lake Shr. 1.i8 123
MISCELLANEOUS.
Atlas Gold i4ia - Wasaplka. 3H 8
- LlrE
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
what I. . Collateral Trust Bond

collateral trust bond Is n bond se-
cured by collateral held in trust. A cor
poration may issue collateral trust bonds
and place In trust as security for them
stocks of other concerns which 1t owns
When interest rates arc high. corpora
tions sometimes take advantage OF the
situation by pledging their long term
bonds as security for the issuance OF
short term notes. thus avoiding the pay
ment of a high interest rate for long
period. In the case of q company with
several subsidiaries, the credits OF which
are not as good as those OF their parent
company, collateral trust bonds some
times are issued in the name OF tho con-
trolling company with the securities OF
the subsidiary as collateral for the loan.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

Lawrence Lockwood & Co.. 81 Broadwa'
have issued special report on the Mlssou
Pacific Railroad.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
SUGAR.

The raw sugar market was quiet yes
terday, with demand limited. The only
sales reported up 10 a late hour were
san Domngos, in port, at 2.75 cents,
c. l. f., and Porto Ricos, clearing Au-
gust 81, at 450 cents, c. !. f., both to
local refiners.
Refined sugar was unchanged as to
list prices. but second hand sugars un-
dersold the inside price. The list ranGre
from $50 to 6 cents, less 2 per cent
for cash.
The range of prices in yesterdays
sugar futures market was as follows:
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
BELL PHONE TO BUY
RIVAL IN PITTSBURGH
p. S. c. viii Pass on Merger
fnUolUi1g So, 500, 900.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YosK HERALD.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. ga s2,500,0 600
merger which will mark the passing Of
the Independent In the telephone field In
this district will go before the State
Public Service Commission at hear
ing here September 8, upon the appli-
cation of the Bell Telephone Company
for permission to acquire by purchase
the assets and good will of the Pitts
burgh and Allegheny Telephone Com
pany.
The figure s2,5oo,O0o as the extent of
the merger Is approximate. it is said.
The p. and A., 1t is understood, has out
standing about S1.500,000 in bonds
which the Bell Company is believed to
be willing to take over, and to pay In
addition S1,o00,000 more. The Pitts
burgh and Allegheny Telephone Com
pany, Incorporated in Pennsylvania. is
capitalized at s5.000,000. Cyrus Huling
OF Columbus, Ohio, is president. Be-
sides its numerous subscribers, 1t occu-
pies its own building and central ex-
change.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
DROPS DURING JULY
Months Production in U. s. Is
40,228,000 Barrels-Gain
Shown for Year.

Tho production OF crude oil in the
United States during July amounted TO
40.22S.000 barrels. which represented a
decline of $4,000 barrels from that OF
Juno. but a gain Of moro than 1000, 900
barrels compared with the figures for
July. 1920. California maintained its
position as the largest oil producing
State. having a total for the month OF
10,247,000 barrels. In contrast to 10,12O.-
900 in June and S.5S3.000 in July, 1920.
The following table. compiled by Dow,
Jones g. Co. compares the oil outputs
Of oil producing States in June and July.
1A2n
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
"MoDERN MILLER,sv OUTLOOK.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YoHK HEsAtp.
CHICAGO. Aug. 26.-The Modern Miller
says winter wheat ploughing has
made excellent progress in most States,
particularly in the soft wheat territory.
Dry. hard ground has checked opera
tons in Oklahoma and parts Of Ne
braska. Condition Of the soil in most
Of the belt is satisfactory. Reports in
dieate an area equal TO last years. Less
winter wheat Is moving from the interior
and several soft wheat sections have
been cleaned out. Considerable stacking
OF wheat has occurred in the Northwest,
where yields are proving under expeota-
tions. The Canadian harvest IS progress
ing we'll"
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

Total obligations $40. .2ls 600 s24 .s9s o54
That the company is continuing 10
strengthen It's financial position is lndi-
Gated by the fact that the total Of loans
payable, including bank loans secured
and unsecured, bank acceptances dis
counted. trade acceptances, bills receiv-
able discounted and demand loans. was
reduced from s2t.153.0O0 on November
%, 1920. to approximately $4,000. 600
on June 80 and s11.537. 900 on
August 90
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
AMER. INTERNATIONAL GAINS.
Reports Improvement I'm First six
Months of 1921.

An improvement in the financial posi-
ton OF the American International Cor
poration IS revealed In the steady reduc-
ton OF obligations TO the corporation
from it's customers and Of its obliga-
tions 10 banks. with the result that It's
current assets on June 30 were $3s,91s.-
600, against s49,536,654 ct the end or
1920, and current liabilities In the six
months period were reduced from SEA-
89S,952 10 S15,453. 900.
The following table compares the cor
poration's current assets and liabilities
on June 80 with those or December
81, 1920:
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

Northern, 7oQ75; middle county, s5a
6s; southern. 5O055 Oregon; Eastern
No. l staple. 7SQSO: eastern clothing,
600 65; valley No. 1, e507O. Territory !:
Fine staple choice, SO@S5; X blood
combing. 6S@72; 3s blood combing,
50Q55; Il blood combing. 35@3S: fine
and fine medium clothing, 6O@62; fine
and fine medium French combing. 65@
10. Pulled Delaine, 4, s5 AA, 75DS0
4 supers 6O07o. Mohairs: Best comb
ing, 27G30; best carding, 22925.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Total. ...... 4o. o.22e 800 40, ,4l2 900 ss POS ,ooo

A sharp decline in exports OF oil in
July Is shown. OIL shipments in that
month were 1s3,000.000 gallons. a de-
cline OF 20 per cent, compared with
those of July, 1921, but a gain of a
little less than per cent. compared with
the average oil export figures for 1913.
Fuel oil exports In July were larger
than their monthly average in 1920, but
the shipments of tho other three products
are considerably smaller. gasolene show
ing q decline Of As per cent, kerosene
OF 80 per cent. and lubricants Of AZ per
cent
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
MINING.

5000 a p Metelst 81 % 90 i So
1000 Becher Di...t 20
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

cleared. Members are asked to notify
the committee as to how many shares
Of Mexican Petroleum they were long OF
and how many short OF at the close OF
business on each of the two days, and
for whom these short and long accounts
were held
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
COFFEE.
CABLES.

Rio futures unchanged 70 20 reis higher
December. 1878: dollar rate 20 lower nj
$4,000; exchange 1-32d. lower ut 90 -32d
Receipts $1,000 bags and stock .432 900 bags
Santos futures 30 higher to 25 lower with
December AZ i4sG2J. Receipts 81 ,0O0 bags
and stock 3ol0oo0 bags Receipts AZ the
ports were 10000 bags, against $4,000 last
wear and $4,000 two years nEo. Sac Pauln
haA $1,000. against ~ 900 and 80 600 and
Jundiahy 10000, against 81 600 and % Oo0
bags. respectively. Fine weather was re-
ported IN Sac Paulo, with temperatures rang.
Ing from ~ 90 GO degrees Cleared from
Victoria 500 bags for New York
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
STATISTICS.
LIVERPOOL

Spot cotton, fair business doirs at SO
points advance; middling g.6ld Sales H.
600. American 5000. Imports nil. Futures
opened steady at "A to 80 points advance.
Der, 1o.o4d.: December. f0.o6d January,
9.g0d.; March, 997d. May, 991d. Man
ehester-Yarns more doing; cloths quiet and
unchanged
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
o p Gas Ret IS. 13& 73Sl 73A
D swift lst Js... SiA S4ss s43s
TORONTO.
COBALT.
Bld. Ask. Bid.
TORONTO.
COBALT.
PORCUpTNE

Apex ..... IL ~. Newrny . Az
Davidson so j Crown. II 1876
Dome Ext go q. = Imp. - II
Dome L.. 3 r Tlsdale.. !
pomo ~ 1T.Je 1880 Pres = y. ~ -
Gold Reef ~ - Schumach. - Il.
HcIlnger. 200 T.fo Pore WIT. i6!s j.
IIcora - So Thomp Kst 3ia 81.
MrIut por 80 zoo West y Q =.
Monpta . e..
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Foreign Bond

City OF Bor- Japanes,
deaux Ga 49,.
g.. ST. SO q.
City OF Paris 90 Tokyo
s.. 80 1919 I.....
L.. 100 L..
q. 90 1916 -.
g.. 90 Isl iS-lei NY City
!, ynissS sss, kInsdm i5si ny y osfsy
~. $500. .99aS b.
b1Ss 1929 .
so.;;. .,a:S :SoiS AdarnsE
18. 80
10. .S9ls Am A6r'
DJxs 1887 2.....
IS. .87aa 1.....
1.:.....s 1878 Am Agr
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Grand Trunk Bonds Listed.

The New York Stock Exchange has
substituted on its list the Grand Trunk
Railway Company Of Canada's S25,OoO
900 twenty year per cent. sinking rInd
rold debenture bonds. due on October J.,
1s40. in lieu of William A. Read & Ca
interfn certificates for those securities.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
AssETs.

Total current assets. $50 Oh. 900 s4o, ,5a6. 50
IIApIT TTTIrg
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Oregon Calls for Bids.

The state of Oregon is asking for bids
on s2,50Q.0 highway serial bonds, the
bidder to name the rate. The bids VIII
be received until August 30.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
-nrnV-
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26.-Cotton closed
steady AZ net advance OF "a to 2s points
Closing bid: October, l4.93; Dec, 1915; Jan,
1925: March, 1885: May. 1881 spot
steadY. middlinc LILO
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

1..... .677s
NY & Long B As
2. So . so
n Y N II & Fl
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

from the bottom, the market closing
strong at 35 10 A points advance. The
local spot market was up 80 points, 10
1890 cents.
of Prev
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK.
Exports from New York yesterday
Barley, 30,441 bushels; -four, 11,42a
sacks; grass seed. 1.01s bags bacons
1850 poundsi lard. 4.951.645 pounds.
and lubricating oil. 2.25o gallons.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Jansen Noyes and Charles p. Gardner or
Hemphili Noyes 4 Co., have been elected
directors OF the United Electric Coal Com
panies.
Albert r. Marsh formerly with Bond 4
Goodwin, has been appointed manager Of
the bank acceptance department OF Metzler
CO.. Inc,
Lawrence Lockwood Co.. 30 Broadway,
have issued special report on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad.
Pell 9 White. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange, have opened an unlisted
securities department.
c. J. Mayer q Co. have established offices
in i1o Nassau street for trading in listed
securities.
The Bankers Trust Company Is prepared
TO deliver defnitive bonds In exchange for
outstanding ten year per cent. sinking fund
temporary gold bonds OF the Sun Company,
due on April |, 1881
The uaranty Trust Company OF New York
Is prepared to exchange outstanding tempo
rary ten year per cent. sinking fund par
ticipating gold bonds, series A, OF the Mar
land OH Company. due on April 1. 1891. for
defintivo bonds with coupon No. i, duo on
October 4, 1921, and subsequently attached.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

Pell & White. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange, have opened an unlisted
securities department.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
BONDS.
CHICAGO.

Sales Opon. High. Low, Close
jos Armour pt.... 20 eo7s 90 oob
$50 Beaver Board. 10 20
2l Booth Fish pf. 20 20 20 20
100 c city d c pf. 81, - 90 81
g cudahy .... 55 .553. ,633,. 53 ,5oS5,
600 Cont Motors. - 5is ~ 3H
o5 crane n. ....Iol fol 1ol iol
- piam'd Match as as gs -
800 Libby ..s..t.. 50 So Ht4 sA
900 Nat Leather. ~ ~ tlN
- Orghcum ..... 1873 ANfI lN'F lAA
81 Quaker q pf, IS - 50 ~
500 sears Roch@ek 81 Ga G0h biA
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
M A r K Z is
OUT OF TOWN
PHILADELPHIA.
BONDS
BALTIMORE.

Sales open. High. Low. Last.
d5 Bonossh g.. 9s 99s,, g. SS8u Is Ssr Ss Ss,l
81 con PowSr.. sos. s0ss soss sos.
10 Con coal. 80. sf4 s4,l siA si4
763 Dawson Chem. - 40 - tAl4
10 Fide Il Dep. 100 100 100 100
20 Mcr Bank. ~ - IS IS
IA Wat Pow. atk SAh Sti2 S4iz
% w p G. A.. 1873 12n 12la l242
$1,000 Con Pow fiss. TG'a T6is Tsia 76iA
1000 re wat r 81 Sli3 Slla S5il s5M
1000 Un Ry fdg 5s. GlA 6l& 6lS4 SIS
The Washington times., 1921-12-16
COMMITTEES NAMED FOR
BOARD OF TRADE DINNER

Appointment Of a special committee,
headed by william Clabaugh. to plan
for the annual midwinter dinner Of the
Washington Board of Trade. was an.
nounced today by President Thomas
Bradley. The dinner will be held In
February.
Members Of the committee are r. L.
Conner, secretary; and the following
subcommittee members: +. J. Murphy
and George Pitt. hotel and dinner;
Charles r. Crane. printing; John r..
Casper and Lee Combs, tickets and
seating; Thomas Bradley and e. z.
Brandenburg, guests and reception:
Fred ]. White. chairman; ]. Harry
Cunningham, George Pitt. George
Macdonald. John H. Small, o. r.
Evans, Arthur Carr, and r. l.. Conner.
entertainment. The full committee
viii meet at the City Club At noon to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1921-12-16
ARMSTRONG IS
. ELECTED HEAD I.
Of PREssCLUb
Record vots Isscast by News
paper Writers Carter Field
Honored.

Robert Armstrong, washington
representative of the Los Angeles
Times. Portland Telegraph. Railway
Review and Toronto Telegram. was
last night elected president Of tue
National Press Club at the annual
election of officers.
Other officers chosen for the com.
Ing year were:
Vice president. Carter Field, Nov
York Tribune; secretary, Stewart Goa.
win, Of the Frederick j. Hasktn Syn
dicate; treasurer. Homer Dodge. u
the Federal Trade Information Serv.
Ice; financial secretary, Henry
Sweetheart. of the La Prensa, BuenoN
Aires.
Avery C. Marks. retiring president
Of the club, and Stephen +. Early, II
the Associated Press, were elected
members of the board Of governors
tc serve for three years.
The vote polled yesterday was one
Of the heaviest In the history Of the
club.
Installation Of new officers and an.
nual meeting of the club win b. held
on January 5.