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The Washington herald., 1921-05-27
COTTON MARKET
ATSTANDSTILL
Incentives for Continuing Up
ward Movement Are
. Lacking.

NEW YORK. May 26.-Although
the Liverpool market made fun
response to our good advance Of so
to 40 points Of yesterday, incentives
for continuing the upward move
ment in the market were lacking
today after such a good maximum
rise as about 100 points or about
IS 90 per bale from the recent low
levels for the general contract list
Moreover il developed that most
OF the buying yesterday was of a
speculative character, mainly on
the bullish influence of the local
private poor crop report, which
made the condition as low as 65.4
per cent and claimed it indicated
a prospective total yield at present
as low as only $500. 900 bales with
out linters from a decrease Of 30I5
per cent in acreage. AS there was
little further demand today of i'm
portance the market acted some
what overbulled in yesterdays rise,
especially as the recent southern
selling continued in evidence and
there was little further trade buy
ing.
Prices went up about points for
the nesr months from yesterdays
closing shortly after the opening.
but the later months held back,
and those quotations proved to he
the high of the day with May SELL
ing at 1921. July 1874, October
14-12 and December about 1923.
The market began to ease off after
the first half hour and was down
20 points from yesterdays closing
quotations by the end of the noon
hour. May then sold at 1879, July
1880, October 1921 and December
Il cents, after which there were
irregular rallies to a maximum of
to 10 points from those quota
ttohs. The approaching holidays
together with the continuance Of
the recent very favorable weather
throughout the entire cotton belt
seemed to have a good deal of in
nuence in checking new speculative
boyfng or further covering of
shorts, in view of the good re-
covery the market has already had
the past week
The Washington herald., 1921-05-27
RAILWAY STOCKS
ENJOY ADVANCE
INCOME SENTIMENT
Professionals Believe th,
April Statements Are
Favorable.
CALL MONEY AT 71sT
Industrials in Rails Wake
With Prices Firm, / TO 2
Points Higher.
CALL MONEY AT 7kT

The feature Of the financial mar.
kets today was a general advance "
the railway stocks, rehectng an i'm.
provement in sentiment on the bash
Of favorable income statements foI
April The statements published ~
to date reveal a small increase IL
gross income and. what is more i'm
portant a lower operating ratio
Railroad stocks advanced ] to {:
points or more and their strength
promoted sympathetic buying OF in.
dustrial shares at prices ranging
from 1 TO 2 points higher. After 0
general advance during the frs
hour, the market became dull ant
embarrassing until carly Afternoon
when another wave OF bU1nE com
pleted the second phase Of the sd.
vance. Call money loaned at Pc
cent. and went to ~ toward tn,
close.
Exchange.
The exchange market today wa,
irregular with relatively little trad
ing. There was notable weakneE,
in sterling while yesterdays declin.
in francs ana lire were checked or
the other hand. there were rather
sharp declines in the rates on Hol.
land and tho newer countries o
central Europe Sterling onened a
s3s2, cents below YESTERDAY,
closing but advanced during the day
to S3S3. Francs were up points q
sA7 cents and lire ! point to a.!
cents.
EnGIand's Statement.
A decline in the Bank OF Eng,
lands ratio of reserves 70 liaOilftIe.
is shown in this weeks statement
The latest figure is I4S per cent a.
compared with lj3 last week znr
the ratio this week is due TO a gair
of f6.764.OOo in deposits other thar
public. There was a decrease n
public deposits of fss,0Oo. as com
pared with a gain OF fl.sSs.OoO las
week. Contraction Of note circuls-
tion continues the decrease for IN,
week being E3s5 600. which compsrei
with a contraction last week o.
f571.Ooo The rate Of discount re.
mains at 6lz per cent and in view
OF reports from London YESTERDAY
that the coal strike might continu,
! through June the maintenance O..
| this rate was not unexpected
The French government durint
the week reduced its borrowings:
from the Bank of France to the ex.
tent of 100. 900 600 francs, thus
bringing Is total repsyments durinr
the past three weeks TO 500. 900 aOt
francs. The bank also reduced o.:
circulation $4,000 francs. as com.
pared with a contraction OF 2S7..
100000 francs the preyious Week
There was a slight gain in deposi;i
and q slight contraction in loans ane
discounts.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-27
LOCAL SECURITIES
RETAIN FIRM TONE
In DAYS TRADING
Prices Hover Near Previ-
GUS QuOtations-Capi-
- tai Traction Gains.
,s,rus~
OTHER LOCAL NOTES
$50
Terminal Commercial & Saw
ings Elects New Directors.
d. c. Council to Meet.
OTHER LOCAL NOTES

Trading in District of Columbia
securities retained its steady tone
during yesterdays session, with
prices lowering around previous
closes. Money ruled on the local
exchange at bid and per cent
exchange at 6h per cent bid and 7
per cent asked for call funds, the
latter being \ per cent lower than
the closing rate on the New YORK
stock exchange. No transactions
were made.
Capital Traction stock showed
rising tendency, opening at s7ls and
closing at s7B. Eleven shares were
traded in. The per cent bonds OF
the company remained steady at
sT4, $500 being disposed OF.
Washington Gas 5s figured IN s0OO
sale at 10.
Ianston Monotype declined half
aspoint during the day, opening at
rs and receding on the next sale TO
7kl. Sales agGregating 20 shares
r,ere made. Washington Railway
and Electric preferred suffered
slight slump from their recent hlgh
m 63Z while small lots of Mergen-
thaler were traded in at l2lS ana
121k.
TermInars New Director.
Al a recent meeting Of directors
the Terminal Saving and CONNER
eial hank, the names of J. J. Clay
ton and Thomas ]. Williams were
voted to the directorate.
A report of the banks condltoh
was read at the meeting. showing
a healthy state with deposits stead
lily increasing
Cite. Service shares.
The distribution to be made June
1 on Cities Service bankers shares
of ISL. cents a share will be made
To 2O.229 stockholders of record
compared with the distribution
made on May 1. to 19,46O share
holders of record, or an increase in
the month of $50 holders of record
Of shares.
ID. c. Council to Meet.
The administrative council of the
District of Columbia Bankers asso-
citation will hold their regular
meeting in the Ofice Of their pres
ident. Col. Robert y. Harper this
afternoon at 400 o'clock.
Nothing but routine business is
scheduled to come up
The Washington herald., 1921-05-27

Total sales 52s 900 900
week 5a5 7s6 and 1427ooo two years az
From January date 741Is3oo, against iSs<Sl ISL re
and 107. 7o3 ago.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-27
lily RECORD OF STOCK AND BOND TRANSACTIONS
LOCAL

CIV. ID. Hfbbs a Co. Hlbhs Bilg-
Aesbsrr wsshisEtes stock
Exehssee.D
sAi-k1.
AFTER CALL
t.pital Traction. l at sly. 10 at sIt.
Ws.hinGton Gas %. $500 az 70.
capital Traction 20. $1,000 At SIN. 500
Lnnston Monotype. 10 at 7e
Washington ny pfd 10 at So.
MertenthAkt Linotype, 5 at l2lA, ) al
LAnston Nonotype. 10 at T5h.
honey. call loan. sh and psr cent
The Washington herald., 1921-05-27
COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES
tw n Hibb. a Co. Bldg. N

26Total sales
1s2 and two From
security and the high low. and closing prices given
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
A Simple Inauguration of
The President-EIect
By BILL PRICE.

WARREN G. HARDING will hang his hat in the
executive offices of the White House the afternoon of
March and get right down to business There will be
marching of thousands Of soldiers and civans thrilling
music by military and other bands review OF picturesque
bodies of enthusiastic Americans; cheering grand stands
The godspeed of his will be less
silent but just as deeply sincere and earnest.
Washington people will greatly regret that custom Is
not to be followed but they will recognize that the position
taken by the Presdenteect will be appauded throughout
the country not wholly in regard to the inaugural cere
monies but forceul example of Mr. Hardngs desire
begin his Administration with economy and simplicity
Mr.. HARDING states that "the impression of extrava
CANT expenditures and excessive cost would make
unhappy participant" He REFERS Of course, to the cost
to the Government and naturally make objection
to expenditures by the people of Washington.
The speeches Of certain Senators have carried to the
country impressions of extravaganza that
tons of the facts and placed Mr. Harding position where
he could not do otherwise that he did His determination
has been expected for some time
Nothing, however will prevent thousands of patriotic
Americans coming to Washington the occasion Of the
inauguration if they denied direct participation
in the making of President And for the entertain
men of these muttudes Washington will make suitable
preparations unoficay celebrate occasion which
will be of worldw interest simple though 1t may be-
Mr. MCLEAN is the proper leader for notable example
of what Washington is able to do strictly its own
count to suitably honor the occupant OF the White
House.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
Once-Overs
Copyright. 1920, by international Featur
nv l. L MINDN.

Copyright 1920, by International Feature Service, Inc
ny J. ,. MUNDY.
Going through hfo without making enemies is
bound to rob you of individuality and progress.
No real go-ahead person who does things and
makes things move can keep things moving
without making enemies.
II always you must think of who Is likely TO
be hurt II you do thus and in matters which
are perfectly right for you to do. then you rob
yourself Of much benent which is legitimately
yours
Every successful man has enemies, often many
Of them, and they are sure to be stanch and true.
You know men who have outdlstanced others
more capable because they were aggressive and
progressive, but II they had disliked to hurt
someone's feelings and to the extent OF not
making definite moves at the psychological
moment II might have been different
Tho man not censured often in later years
scores the man who should have been severe
and cxacting with him and wasn't
lie knows later that he should have been told
emphatcally how to do things right and nat
urally when he comes TO realize his mistakes he
Is displcaSd at the one who should have been
perhaps brutally frank.
First be fair to yourself, then to others
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
An Opium,
Monopoly

4 N innocent looking bill has
n crept into Congress, purporting
to aim at the suppression Of traf-
fc in habit-forming drugs. 1t pro-
poses to prohibit the export from
the United States into China of
opium and morphia-
But when the facts are under
stood, the innocence of the bill
vanishes.
Tho United States raises no
opium, hence has none to export.
All the opium in this country is i'm
ported from either India or Japan
for manufacture into morphia for
domestic medical use. All the
morphia so manufactured in the
United States from imported opium
is not sufficient to satisfy our do
nestle medical needs. We have been
obliged to import morphia as well.
Practically the only morphia that
leaves the United States for China
goes in small quantities to American
mission hospitals in China, which
prefer its high purity to the inferior
product manufactured in Japan.
Through their control Of the post
al system in parts of China and
their collision with corrupt Chinese
officials, the japanese have sue
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
FIGHTS WITH HIS WIFE. SHE OBJECTS.

was a married man up tc a month ago. when
through a hasty step which l lookout, strange
enough, on the advice of my wife, left home,
wife and a darling little boy In order to give my
wife the freedom which she so long desired. We
were married-sorry to admit-without knowing
each other long enough to find out II our love
was of a lasting nature. We lived unhappy
for the last two years My wife was good
housewife as you can find; clean, saving and
a good mother to our boy. Still she lacked sym
made close to $3.50 a month. Besides worked
in the evenings, and made some extra money
that way
On the other hand, / am quick tempered. al
some hot arguments, which happened quite FREE
auently / felt sorry Immediately afterward,
and begged her forgiveness. Some times she
wouldn't talk to me for two or three days.
November I. decided to separate, as we
didn't think that 1t was proper for us to con-
GUS round Of fights and arguments We signed
an agreement that we nre willing to separate
under the existing circumstances and that, in
order to make IL possible for my wife to get
SO l left all the money, property, etc, with her
and also gave her the custody OF our two-year-
old boy.
Now I re-enlisted in the service again. trying
to forget, but i can't. Everything seems to be
like a dream, but alas l still love her, more
err and makes good money, have made out an
allotment to her.
Is there any way can win her back, or shall
I try to find happiness by turning to another
girl? c. H. f.
You made your wife's life miserable by fire.
auent auarrels with her Even " you should
win her back. you would be miserable again
soon unless you mended your ways. Unless you
can change your nature, quickly, better stay
single until you can treat woman deccntly.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
~ GIVES
-ADVICE--
PLATTER HIM.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l eighteen years of age, considered very
pretty by my friends. and a good dancer. Now,
I want you to give me your advice of what to
do. have been going with boy for about
eight months and in the last few months he has
not been to often. l like this boy very
much. but l very Independent. When go
places. and he Is there l do not talk and rave
over him other girls do j wanted to know
how | could win this boy back again as nave
said I think the world OF him. HELEN c.
Forget the fact that you are pretty. and that
you are a good dancer. and think more about
the man. Flatter him.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
Is it possible to Connect-a-cut pie ?
JAZZ.
II is is is and was was was.
Is is was or was was is; or is
was is or was is was?
EDMUND NJ. O'SULLIVAN.
RARE ONES.

What is so rare as a day in June?" cried
J. r. Lowell, bard.
Gosh. we can name a dozen things without
even tryin hard.
What is so rare as an empty car the
w. r e. Z. line perchance?
And what is so rare as ton O. coal or
dime in Cakies pants?
what Is so rare as empty nat or an all
wool suit of clothes?
And what is so rare as an street Nsmp
without her furbelows?
What is so rare as a tinless Ford or a
Jobless G. o. p?
And what is so rare as a real ball team in
Washington, d. e.
or a good Xmas cigar?
And what Is so rare Peaceful League
and a living Russian Gear?
These are but few of the things so rare
as a day in June.
And II Mr.. Lowell were living now, he'd
find many others soon. OHIO.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
BETTER NOT TO.

young fellow wrote nice friendly letter TO
a girl, and she answered the letter, tipping it.
My girl friend said 1t was proper to type 1t,
but told her 1t was the height OF unpoiteness.
Please settle the argument as soon as possible.
c. a. X.
Typewriter letters are acceptable between old
friends However, some persons object to them
as signifying lack of interest by the writer. and
therefore a typewriter should not be used in so
cial correspondence until 1T is known that the
recipient will not object to 1t.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
- FAD here two letters about Mr..

III beuoSi, Cici Sy man VI 'hS
AZ Dutch Church, who admits that
he ran away with young woman,
twenty-six years old, leaving a wife
and many children behind him.
% The clergyman came back, wept
in church, announced that he had
thoroughly reformed and apparently
thought that ended it. That doesn u
quite end it. The girl is suing him
for $4,000, the girls father and
mother are suing him for $4,000,
and what probably will be more
serious, the Government is arrest
ing and indicting him under the
Mann White Slave Act
The church of this clergyman,
strangely enough, allowed the
clergyman to come back and weep
and tell how much he had improved,
and at the same time expelled from
the church the father and mother Of
the girl, saying they should have
known, and probably did know, what
was going to happen, and ought to
have warned the "elders-"
So much for the preliminaries,
now for two letters concerning this
instance. Here is the first letter:
Editor of The Times:
Dear Sir-I wonder II you or some
other reader could give me the follow
ing information:
Miss Trina Hannenberg is suing the
promise, stating clearly that it is merely
suit to re-establish her good name.
What does she mean by her good
name? Wasn't she equally guilty when
she went upon her so-called honeymoon"
with Rev. Densel, knowing we'll that he
was a married man and father Of a
family?
Even though she would eventually
marry him, wasn't she guilty Of improper
relations with . man while still a single
woman!
Could not some Of your readers tell
me why practically all women seek to
re-establish their good name every time
they make a misstep?
They all try to impress upon the
public that they were so heavenly inno-
cent that they fell for the sweet moth
ings whispered into their ear by the vul-
ture, Man. n. L. H.
There you have the Unborn ten
dency of what this writer calls "The
Vulture Man," to sympathize with
his kind and discover that the wom-
an is in the wrong.
Any fool, even "a Vulture Man,"
knows that a girl, clipping with a
clergyman under whose teachings
the girl has probably sat nearly all
of her life, could not be equally or
one tenth as much in the wrong as
the clergyman. The man who ran
away with her, knowing that he
was running her chances for happy
life, possessed in his mental as
tendency over her an argument that
would persuade her to go.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11

ceeded in gaining highly profitable
and rapidly growing market for
these narcotic drugs. 1t is one of
the motives for their steady en-
croachment upon Chinese territory
and sovereignty.
No American manufacturer of
honest drugs could compete against
this Japanese traffic in low-grade
products, but the presence in small
quantities of good morphia in Amer
lean mission hospitals in China is an
embarrassment to Japanese drug
vendors, because it establishes a
standard of comparison.
This bill to put an embargo on
American morphia intended for
China is not, therefore, a measure
of morality, but step that would
aid the japanese in establishing an
absolute monopoly for low grade,
impure products.
The money value of this Ameri-
can export trade in high-grade
morphia is unimportant.
But it is important that the Con-
gress Of the United States should
not be hoodwinked.
If an act Of our Congress could
prevent all opium and opium prod
ucts from entering China, save
such as are needed in the honest
practice of medicine, it would be a
statute worth passing.
The present bill is in effect gift
Of monopoly to the least scrupulous
exploiters of human frailty, now
threatening the welfare of the
Chinese people.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
ss11EARlsnS5Eflf<51

HE'S GETTING SORE.
She's Just a little girl,
And every day
We meet
Each other some where on the street;
nut never had no Introduction, see.
Tho she knows l know her. and she
knows me.
So when
We pa IS each other every now and then
II she
Sees
Dogrone she hurries by
And never even looks. and so do !.
I've never been In jail
or done "A crime
Before.
nut this fool custom makes me sore,
A. passin' that way. so I'm going 10 snlle'
And say hello. then maybe afterawhile
You'll read
need
some one to go my bail.
'o ''''' ~ w c. Z.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
HE HAS A TEMPER
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

I am a girl OF seventeen, and am in love with
a very nice fellow. Tho only thing l find fault
with is his temper. Now my mother thinks that
I should humor him or IN others words to Keep
him in good temper. This is impossible because
I have tried He also is very jealous.
Do you think that l could even get along with
him. He loves me because in several ways he
has proved 1t. He is nineteen. BLONDE.
If you have a difficult time with him because
Of his temper, perhaps IT might cure him to show
him your own Try It.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
A PUZZLE IN RELATION.

This is a true fact. aud IL any
lodv can solve the puzzle let 1t be
done:
A man had son Uho married.
After three children Uere born ne
died. The father then married hts
Misunderstanding, tcho also had chil-
drcu bp him. Please tell me the
relationships involved.
A Pepper.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11

Mrs. Frog--win you always love
me, dearie?
Mr.. Frog-Of course. dear. I'll love
you TIL both OF us "croak.'
BACK.
Come out OF tho Kitchen, Mary Ann"
THE Sunshine Of Your SMILE"
There's n Quaker Down In Quaker Town
Got Broadway Beat a Mile"
AS I was Sailing Chesapeake Bay"
ION the Old Fall River Line"
II Walked The Trail OF the Lonesoms
Pine"
MARGIE.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
Look before you lip.

Anything seems to be a
drink now that will Four
out of n bottle. Put car
bolic acid into The lumber
alcohol and tho customer
will accuse you OF dllutiny
It. Cyanide Ia only n
chaser. After n drink in
1910 the old man would
wipe his mouth on the
back OF his hand. One
drink in 1921 and yoI can
wipe your mouth on the
back OF your head.
This winter has been
mild n you mean the
weather. Thlests Gre somc-
thing else som, more.
Since 1918, the average
citizen wants a drink that
will make him Feel as IL
he went to sleep on the
tracks,
Great stun. One swig OF
Il would make q rabbit
grow horns.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11

Things must be tough Tor the
lizards, for I've seen lots OF
monkey-back suits hanging up
in front of secondhand stores
on ID street. GOLDEN ROD.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
TELLING ON ADAM.

Adam, in the Garden of Eden. con-
stantly sang, in mournful tunes,
There's Only One Girl in this World
for Me-"
Adam bit the apple Eve gave him
because he had no knife. l.. NJ O's.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
ANOTHER EpITAPH.

tnterned here lies one Samuel Gordon
Frame almighty--mouth accordin'-
So step lightly stranger. Ger this mighty
wonder,
II you get near his mouth. you're ronA ~
thunder - -
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
CURE FOR JAY-wALKING.

suggest that boys be privileged
to kiss the girls they eaten jay
todlking in the streets.
This suggestion is submitted to the
fans, and to the Commissioners. Would
it increase or decrease jay-walking
Typewriter to the pencil said:
Nov will you tell me, please,
why, when | have no doors, nor locks,
have 50 many keys"
1--WE do not know" the pencils said.
ITS queer as qusdrupeds;
But can you tell us why we wear
our rubbers on our heads"
NIAGARA FALLS.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
Read this in words:
Harding T.
Coolidge Is.
Cor OIL.
Roosevelt 0ff..

At the Thomson School commun-
ity center, the presiding officer in
troduced DR.. BALLOU as The
Works" When DR.. Abram SIMON
spoke he said: "Now you know
why the Board Of Education believes
in Justification of Works."
l. WILLIAMS.
Answering Herb Gs query as
to why "old Man Time" totes a
sickle, would say that IL is for
the purpose OF effecting a FOR
LAWN" appearance.
HARPERS FERRY.
She--Will you walt for me In
heaven IL die?
He-Sure. I've had to wait for you
avery place else.
], RAY LUSkEY.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
Mary had Thomas cat
Which sang Ike Caruso;
Father hit him 1Oith bat
And nolO he doesn't do so.
FUZZY.

H and S has certainly got 'em all
going. 'Tis full of the sort OF stuff
that ordinary mortals like. Here's
hoping the greatest continued sue
cess. One-legged folks and fat folks
are the jolliest who giggle over the
good stuff in the column.
MONOPED.
The Washington times., 1921-01-11
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered u. g. Patent ONCE.
BY K. c. B.

JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
SECRETARY OF the
Navy.
WASHINGTON. D. C.
MY DEAR Josephus.
so FAR as I'm con-
cerned.
THIS HERE balloon
trip.
UP TO James Bay.
CAN BE the last.
FOR ALL Of me.
FOR HERE I am.
STRUGGLING
ALONG.
TO MAKE a living.
AND EVERY three
months.
SENDING MONEY.
TO LARGE Will Ed
wards.
FOR INCOME taxes.
AND PAYING my
share.
OF ALL the expense.
OF RUNNING the
country.
AND FIRST thing I
know.
l READ in the paper.
THAT THREE of the
men.
WE'RE PAYING
wages to.
HAVE BEEN sent
away.
IN A good balloon.
THAT COST a lot of
money.
AND THEY don't
know.