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The Washington times., 1922-01-28
.bUS|NESST.ONE
BETTER,
SURVEYS SHOW
Capital Loosening Up to Indus
try's New Needs, Reports
Federal Reserve Board.
By w. H. ATKINS.
Intcrnational News Services.

A better business tone over the
country was shown today by reports
Of new surveys Of Industries and
commercial enterprises.
Federal Reserve Board reports, and
the advices collected by Secretary
Hoover's large staff OF trade ex.
perts, offered evidence that as prices
have reached a more definitely fixed
level in most lines. capital Ia loosen.
ing up In Q remarkable degree to
finance industry's new needs.
The Government In gratified over
credit support for business. but finds
it's chief concern In larger financing
to aid agriculture. The Administra-
ton has decided that larger credit
must be given the farmers. Bankers
have shown q ready response. the re-
ports show, to demands Of industry
for q larger supply of capital. and
at lower interest charges. but the
farmers In complaints to Washing
ton still are handicapped by inability
to obtain sufficient capital at rea-
sonabie rates.
Through the Governments estab-
lished agencies, including the War
Finance Corporation and the Fed.
eral Farm Loan Board. It 10 ex.
pected that q portion Of the credit
demand from agriculture viii be met
to enable the farmers to enter the
new season and be provided with
financial means to help In the plant
Ing Of the new crops.
Bankers generally. however. are to
be urged through Government chan
nels to extend as far as possible
liberal accommodations. though 1t is
not believed specific orders of that
nature are necessary through the
Federal Reserve Board agencies.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
ACTION
IS PROMISED IN
MORSE INQUIRY
Financier's Request to Appear
Before Grand Jury Under
Amusement.
~ International News Service.


The request Of Charles w. Morse,
New York shipbuilder. that he be per-
mitted to appear before the grand jury
here. and testify regarding the charges
growing out Of his war contracts, was
communicated to the Department of
Justice today.
Attorney General Daugherty was
advised Of Morse's request by District
Attorney Gordon, to whom it was
made, and will be taken under advise
ment. officials said. The Attorney
General will confer with his advisers
before making q decision. or Of sug.
costing a course Of action to the
District Attorney.
Morse, offering to waive immunity,
wants to appear before the jury, or II
he Is not needed In Washington, he
asked that he be allowed to go to
Europe to consult q Rome specialist
about his physical condition.
Early action in the Morse case ID
anticipated by officials in view Of the
fact that the District Attorney has
made rapid progress In presenting the
mass of evidence collected by the Ship
ping Board, and also the fact that q
large percentage OF the witnesses,
who were subpoenaed, have given their
testimony.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
CRAIG REVEALS
PACT Of ULSTER
WITH SIM FE|N
Premier of Unionists Says
There Was No Surrender
Of Rights.
BY International News Service.

BELFAST, Jan. 2S.-Sir James
Craig, premier of the Unionist gov.
eminent of Ulster, explained his re-
cent agreement with Michael Collins,
Of the Irish provisional government,
at the annual meeting Of the Ulster
Unionist council here yesterday. The
meeting was secret. BY the agree
ment Dublin and Belfast will work in
harmony to attempt to solve certain
issues affecting the whole country.
Sir James defended the agreement.
In a speech to the council he said:
There was no surrender of listers
rights involved. we will continue
with our own Parliament. We wish
to live in peace and harmony with the
Irish Free State" He added, how
ever, that he would not agree to any
decision decreasing the size of Ulster.
The council approved the speech
and reelected Sir James chairman.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
IRISH ARMY To
RESTORE ORDER
BY MARTIAL LAW
Detachments Moved to Sup
press Disorders IN Dis
tricts In South.
ny International News Service.

DUBLIN, Jan. 2S.-The provisional
government is utilizing the Irish re.
publican army to restore order in dis.
tricts that have been terrorized for
weeks by highway robberies and MUIR
ders. Orders were given to picked de.
tachments Of troops to proceed to
various places to prepare for the in.
auguration Of martial law Monday.
In five parishes Of the Dundrum
area Of County Tipperary, citizens
were called to the aid Of the military
In suppressing crime.
The Irish provisional government
issued q proclamation announcing
that the extreme penalty Of the law
will be imposed upon any persons
who are caught carrying fire arms
without q permit.
A curfew Ia being established under
which all citizens must be indoors by
10 o'clock at night and all saloons
must close by . O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
DC. BACHELORS
RANKS REPULSE
P|D'SATTACKS
Only 2 Per Cent increase in
Number of Married Men In
Twelve Years.

How many men ana women In the
District are married, single. divorced
or widowed? What chance has Q
maid with Q man right here on the
home grounds?
Interesting figures submitted to
the public gaze by the Census Blu
read today tell the story:
In the District there are reported
to be:
1885, females. fifteen years old
and over.
70.s30 are single.
$500 are married.
27,761 are widowed.
1881 are divorced.
And 392 failed to say.
With the men, figures show that
there are:
over.
6o,s7s are single.
SS,698 are married.
1916 are widowed.
SS4 are divorced.
$50 didn't say.
The percentage Of married men ID
ON tne 1nCTtdbe-oo.o IOT 1oAVs aS
against SIS In 1910.
The percentage Of natives in the
District, all races combined, decreased
from AL in 1910 to 38.6 In 1890.
and the percentage born in the
States and outlying possessions In.
creased during the same period from
50.4 to 66.7.
or the 4S7,571 inhabitants of the
District, 1850 were whites, os,se6
were negroes, and the remaining 746
were Indians, Chinese, Japanese and
other non whites. OF the white pop
ulation. 113.4s6. or SAT per cent, were
natives of the District Of Columbia
s4,S26, or 58.5 per cent, were natives
of the various States of the Union
or of the outlying possessions, and
$3.50, or 81 per cent, were born In
foreign countries. OF the natives OF
the states, 34,00s were born in Vir'
ginia, 81, $40 in Maryland. 1904 In
Pennsylvania, and 1904 in New
York. Thus these four States con.
tributed l02.751, or nearly one.thlrd
of the total white residents Of the
District of Columbia in 1920.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
SOAP BOX ORATORS TO
TALK DOWN SOCIALISTS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-"Soap box''
orators will take the stump in a cam.
paign against Socialism here in the
spring, II has been announced by the
constitutional Defense League, an
organization Of war veterans formed
in Wisconsin for the same purpose in
that state and in the middle West
The Socialist orator will be met on
his own field in an attempt to keep
Socialists from being elected to any
office in the city.
A brant h OF the Soap Box" Uni.
versity 10 train anti-Socialist speak.
ers. will also be opened.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
7-HOURF|RE|N
OHIO TOWN CUTS
bUS|NESSbL0CK
Blaze In Wellston Also Leaves
Eight Families Homeless
In the. Night.
International News Service.

wELLSTON, Ohio. Jan. 2s.-Fire,
which started shortly after midnight
and ragged almost unchecked for seven
hours today. wiped out a block in the
business part Of the city, destroying
ten stores and making eight families
homeless.
Miss Josie Robbins, telephone opera
tor. was seriously injured by q falling
telephone pole.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
FLEET SUBSIDY
TO RECEIVE D. K.
FROM HARD|NC
Merchant Marine COMMITTEES
Expects Word From White
House Next Week.

ny 1mtGfm0tsO80A 1SWu oSxvb8cs
Ship subsidy recommendations
in aid Of the American merchant
marine are expected from Prssi-
dent Harding early next week, 81
cording to statements today from
members Of the House Merchant
Marine COMMITTEES.
Subsidy Il Favored.
Immediately after its receipt,
Chairman Greene win set his commit
tee together and rush action on iesis-
lation to carry into effect the recon-
mendations made. He win endsavor
to make Il q part Of the legislative
program Of the Republican party for
the present session Of Congress.
II am In favor Of subsidy to put
the merchant marine ON its feet" Do
clared Greene today. This country
must have its own shipping flsst. 1e
has the merchant ships now, and We
should Be willing to give them the
Assistance necessary 70 keep them on
the seven seas In competition with the
merchant ships Of other nations"
There fs considerable speculation
concerning the form Of subsidy 70 be
recommended by the President. N
will embrace undoubtedly special pay
for carriage Of the malls. The COM
mittee will make the subsidy Of prac-
teal advantage. Other plans for aid
ing the American ships are going fos-
ward at deliberations Of the commit
tee. They will be matured ana en-
bodied in the subsidy legislation to b
reported.
Saek Insni0r.nt Trnda.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
FINES ASSESSED
|NL|QU0R Gases.
PASS57 MILLION
20, 900 Prosecutions Made In
der Dry Law, but Collections
Total Only 5000, 900.
International News Service.

lmtGkn8tsonAA NCW1 berwSCS.
How profitable IN prohibition, from
the standpoint Of operating law-en
fOrcement organizations7
This absorbing query, asked b.
those who sometimes doubt the claiL.
that It Ia profitable-aithouSh I'D
hitting freely that prohibition pro
hIbits--is answered by prohibition
officials.
Figures that speak for Themselves.
and were obtained from the official
record Of Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes, SHOVE disappointment on
this point.
ton endorsement costs would be off,
set by tax collections Of other sources
Of revenue from violators. In truth.
the estimated amount of assessments.
taxes and penalties, imposed In 40,-
900 cases. amounted to 357, SOC. 900. OF
this sum only $4,000 900 has actually
been collected by the Government.
It In not possible for officials to es-
Innate the costs to the Government IN
prosecuting cases, hung UP in courts
all over the United States. and which
are stubbornly contested by bootleg
gers. Illicit distillers and others charg-
ed with attractions Of the voistead
law.
The cost Of this long .drawn-out ft-
cation. however. runs into. . iarEs
sum and can only be figured perhaps
In the heavier financial burdens shown
In operating the Department Of Jus
tice. its various Federal district At
tornsys offices and In the added
costs to the other ends Of the Gov
ernment's legal machinery. y
The policy Of the prohibition en-
fcrcement unit has called for the de-
struction Of most OF the $4,000 gal.
Ions Of whiskey and other spirits and
wine seized during the year, 90 this,
as possible source Of revenue to of.
set heavy operating costs. does not
enter into the calculating a. an asset.
The estimated value Of property
seized or destroyed 10 1890. zoe.
Most OF this was distillery apparatus
and liquors.. How much real effort
was made to discover among the
liquors seized good whiskey that
might have been turned into isgiti-
mate medicinal channels for use Of
hospitals or other institutions probably
never will be known. Records on this
score have either not been compiled
or II obtained In any manner have
been carefully concealed by prohibt
A against these figures Commis-
sioner Haynes estimates that the na.
tons drink bill has decreased $1,000.
000, 1000. He maintains. that the costs
Of enforcement, whatever they may
be, are justified. On this argument
he expects to spend about $4,000, o0e
more this year, his total expenditure
running about 100000.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Local Stocks.

SALES.
Potomac Electric gen. mort. SIS.
s5,000@ssk, S5.000@s9h.
Washington Railway and Electric
COM, 26@3sk, 2603SA, 2b@3sA, 250
SSH, 26@38A, 25@38h, 25938A, $50
38k, 5o03Sk, 16@3SK.
Washington Gas Light, 1949S.
National Bank OF Washington, 10
9190.
After call:
Washington Railway and Electric
CON-, 26038k, 2508SA, 25038k. 500
ssh, b0@3Sh. 25@28k, 25Q38k, ESQ
38h, 60@38A.
Washington Gas SIS, $1,000@90.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Dies Going to Spouse's Grave

EASTON, Pa, Jan. 2s.-The body
Of Mrs. Laura Brown, fifty.two years
old, widow of q former Easton real
estate dealer, who disappeared on
January 10, was found under a snow.
drift in the Easton Height Gene
terry yesterday morning. She had
apparently died of exposure while
ScinS = The grave az bar husband
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
ESCAPING GAS IS FOUND
TO CAUSE DEATH OF TREES

WESTFIELD. Mass. Jan. 2S.-Ma.
jestic elm trees In q central location
In this city are dying as a result of
q leak or leaks In gas mains.
Forestry officials have reported the
destruction Of many beautiful trees.
and the gas company has been called
upon to check the escape Of the
noinon,
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
G. N. r. R. to Issue Bonds.

The Great Northern railway was
authorized today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to issue $780,.
600, 900 OF general mortgage gold
bonds, series b, to pay Indebtedness
maturing during 1922 and to purchase
equipment. The bonds are 70 be soid
at sSh per cent Of par and accrued
.&~.fnn
The Washington times., 1922-01-28

WALL STREET GOSSIP


Bethlehem Steel directors meet this
afternoon. The regular dividend u to
be expected. No quarterly report 10
made by the corporation but either
Chairman Schwab or President Grace
usually issues o statement reviewing
operations during the three months.
II 10 quite likely that the statement
today win tell Of conditions and OBJ
erations for the past year. Consider
ing the doldrums In the steal indus
try and the difficulties that had to
be contended with, Bethlehem has
done an well and perhaps better than
most other Independent steel COM
panies. 1t IL stated that the net for
the year will show the dividend barely
earned. There are also whispers Of
change in the corporations dirsc.
torate. At least one director, now
absent. II expected to resign. How.
ever, this may not be announced until
the annual meeting In April.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Capital Traction Earnings.

The net income Of the Capital Trac-
ton Street Railway Company for the
year 1921 amounted to $1,411, 703.2S,
according to reports received late yes.
terday by the Public Utilities Commits
sion. This sum Is SS5,681.22 In excess
of the earnings for 1920, the report
shows.
The total railway operating revenues
for the period amounted to IS, sol zoo. IS,
leaving q net operating revenue of
$3.50. 1896.
Taxes assignable to railway opera
ton during the period amounted to
$573,619.6S. which Is $31, 7S2. 02 in ex-
cess Of the previous year. This amount
is listed as follows: $25,3S6.76 on real
estate; $12,337 on capital stock; $217,-
54s.79 on earnings; S288,151.18 on Fed
eral income, and $S5,097.88 on crossing
policemen.
The incorporating income for the
year amounted to $18,411.50, which
exceeds the previous year by $s,412.50
and leaves a gross income Of Sites
s51.37.
Deductions from the gross income
amounted to $313,64S.09, accounted
for, as follows: Rent for leased roads,
$12,04S.46; miscellaneous rents, 81
s29.31; interest on funded debt, $780,
10000: interest on unfunded debt, $15,-
20s.33, and S4.468 for miscellaneous
debts. These deductions exceed the
previous year by S7.992.31.
The report further shows that a
total of s,756,116 miles were ira
versed; that total Of 73,474,s29 regu-
Liar fare passengers were carried to-
gether with 2,438,628 revenue transfer
passengers, making a total of 75,912,-
957 total revenue passengers carried.
Free transfer passenger carried total.
ed 18,256,8S0. Passenger revenues
for the year amounted to $5,472, 924.4O.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Germans Buy British Warships.

BERLIN, Jan. 2s.--A big Gsrmas
firm, according to the Acht Uhr
Abendblatt, has purchased about
thirty British warships for demolition.
Its object In to provide raw material
for German Industries. The price 10
reported as about 100000 sterling
$4,000, 00o).
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Farmers Want Banking
LalUs More Flexible,
Conference Adopts Report Of Committee Rec
!. ommending intermediate Credits for
Farmers Through Commodity
F Financing.
By HARRY CUSACK.

Believing that the permanent banking machinery OF the
country not adequately adapted to meet the farmers
requirements operative and marketing conditions such
temporarily available through the War Finance
Corporation recommendations contained in the report OF
the committee on agricultural credit urging that Congress
take steps aid the farmer adopted at the national
Agricultural conference last night.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
ENGLAND READY
T0PAY INTEREST
0NU,S, WAR DEBT
viii Turn Over $17o, 900, 900
as lnstallment to Treasury
In October.
By International News Service.

LONDON. Jan. as.--Great Britain
Ia preparing to pay the United States
fs5.ooo.0oo NORMALLY sl7o,1oo.ooo) a.
an installment on war loans. on %
tober I. 1922. It was learned today
from an official of the treasury.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Standard Savings Admitted.

At q recent meeting Of the WASH
ington Clearing House Association,
the Standard Savings Bank was ad-
mitted to associate membership, to
clear through the District National
Bank.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28

Despite the rumors that Jesse Liver
patch up their differences In regard to
the contract that existed between
them, It IL learned from the best possi-
BILE authority that the deal II of. AZ
least. information at hand tends to the
opinion that Mr.. Livermore II finish.
cd. Any Of his friends win tell you
that when Jesse arrives at q con.
clusion. either in the stock market or
otherwise. he goes the limit on II"
That's what has happened in regard
to Seneca. Jesse feels that his part.
-ners In the Seneca contract have not
treated him right. and while not say
ing anything regarding Seneca az q
copper company. a. q stock market
proposition he u known TO be through
with 1t.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Martin Parry Pool.

There are whispers that the Martin
Parry pool il about ready to get under
way once more. The stock has en-
joyed q satisfactory advance and was
held around its present level for the
last few days in order to strengthen tts
position. However. the report regard.
ing the dividend has leaked out and
the pool Ia not ready to let stock get
away from II. It IL stated that, due TO
the better business enjoyed and the
prospect for further improvement. di.
rectors are likely to increase the pay.
ment to shareholders to q u annual
basis.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28

A recent list Of American Sumatra
preferred shareholders shows SIS
names. This is an average holding Of
less than 80 shares Of the 1855 shares
Of preferred outstanding. This natu-
rally has given rise to optimistic ex-
pressions on the company because
''the stock Ia in the hands Of investors. a"
However. q little thought win some
what dampen this optimism. The
ing preferred, Of course, makes the
dividend easier to pay. But how often
Ia a stock scattered out among small
holders when the company 10 promis-
ing big earnings? Very. very seldom,
except. perhaps, in the case Of United
States Steel and one or two very large
corporations.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Pools and Hsppenings.

Professionals control the market
and news has little influence" That
Ia the erroneous opinion uttered and
written by many. 1t 10 truc that pro-
fessionals are strongly In tho saddle nj
present. It u not true, however, that
happenings have little influence.
Coming actions and events are meat
and drink to the pools that have stocks
in hand. The pools do the discountins
which Wall Street likes to talk about
These groups accumulate their stocks
and when the expected happens, pass
them along to the traders and Others
who pile in to buy.
The Washington times., 1922-01-28
Associated Dry Goods.

nDoOSAnsOo ~ SO~e
Another pool that 10 apparently
firmly in the saddle and not inclined
to pass out stock IN Associated Dry
Goods. Those who work In this issue
have in the past contributed several
exciting periods to stock market his
tory. In the parlance Of the custom.
ers' room they play for either n gold
watch or . wooden leg" Sometimes
they miss and find themselves with the
latter but several times have been sue
cessful. Due to the increased buy
ing by the public and the payment OF
the Lord q Taylor back dividends
those known a. INSIDERS" are look
ing CHEEKY nowadays.
Corn Products Shorts.
Steady advance In Corn Products
has aroused more than the usual
amount Of interest. The belief Ii
growing that there 10 moro behind 1t
than the satisfactory earnings and the
expectation for favorable developments
for stockbrokers. There have been q
few traders that have been consistently
bear,sh on this stock ever since 1t sold
above 60. In many instances they
have backed their contention with cash
and now are facing q considerable loss.
One of those, understood to be heavily
short In a retired" business man and
broker, formerly we'll known on the
floor. While the gentleman who 10
the principal influence in Corn Prod
ucts' price movements IL Of very
ioyial disposition, he is not likely to
show mercy to those who tried to slam
his pet.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

ACCOUNTANTS wanted; seniors. capable OF
taking full charge of audits. examinations
and tax matters (both original filing and ap-
peal cases.. aud preparing reports thereon; !;
do not apply unless you have had consider
able experience with other large firms OF
public accountants; we have no openings for
juniors. Townsend. Dix & Pogson, 2S0
Broadway. Ask for Mr.. Grisewood.
ACCOUNTANT wanted. experienced iron and
steel business preferred: to receive atten-
tion state fully age. experience, salary ex-
pected. 20s0 Herald $50 Broadway.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
HELP WANTED-MALE.

ACCOUNTANT with a knowledge OF the
theory and practice of accounting to in
terview prospective clients for an estab-
lished firm public accountant; salary
and commissions an exceptional opportunity
for a qualified man. Call in person, 1880
Marbridge Bldg.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
EXECUTIVES.

Think OF the biggest corporation
on earth-and YOU will know the cor
poration that | once worked for. They
were paying me a salary OF $4,000
year as office manager. threw
up the job. left because Il looked
like ! would never be anything else
but an Office Manager, and the "fu-
ture" meant more TO me than the
mere $4,000 salary. I wanted a
chance to demonstrate that I was
worth considerably more and ] wanted
10 get into CORPORATION that would
recognize my ability and promote me
as rapidly az I demonstrated Il. AZ
ter investigating n score or more OPP
portunities 7 found TIE one. The
corporation where am now has given
me my one big chance. ] have earned
one promoii ion on top OF another.
am nov A s ST s. ANT GENERAL
SALES MANAGER-the second high
est position In the selling cepa rtment
OF the corporation. ] do not have 10
do any more personal selling myself
now interview and develop men just
as I was once interviewed and de-
veloped. This corporation offers the
greatest opportunity In America to-
day 90 men who are ambitious aud
honest enough 10 give TO their busi-
ness the best that is n them. Such
men are bound to make big money
and earn hig promotions just as
did. I'm order that there may he no
limit to what can he earned In the
Securities depa rtment this corpora
tion Is willing 20 pay liberal COM
rnission-and there are always vacan-
cies In either the commercial depart
ment of the parent corporation or one
OF it, subsidiary companies. These
promotions are given TO the men In
the selling ranks. You can write me
In confidence. and I will tell You
whether or not you can qualify.
Should YOU be fortunate enough 20 be
accepted. you can count on big earn
ines and an absolutely permanent fu-
ture.
Write me to-day"
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
HELP WANTED--MALE.
ACCOUNTANTS.

In these columns you will find
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