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The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
N. Y. CURB MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-The re-
sumption Of trading in curb stocks
today found the market with numer.
GUS strong issues and business In
slightly larger volume, but as the
session proceeded movements became
unsettled. due to moderate pressure
against some Of the higher-priced is-
sues.
Continental Can enjoyed the usual
following and moved a little higher.
after dipping below AZ. Tobacco and
candy shares were featured by a
sharp rise in the founders shares OF
United Retail Candy. which jumped
to Z on light sales, later easing Off
as quickly as 1t advanced.
Petroleum shares generally were
steady. although weakness appeared
in some issues, such as Cities Serv-
ice and Gulf Oil Of Pennsylvania.
Low-priced metals were generally
steady, being influenced by favorable
current and future developments.
U-A..ak-f.us
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
u. S. November Exports
Make New High Record

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.-Amer-
an exports in November, valued
s3s3, ,OO0. 900, established a new
gh record for rhe year. the Com
srce Department announced yes
srday. November exports exceeded
bS S12 900, 600 the October figures
ard were 100000, ,o00 higher than
We value OF shipments overseas
in November. 1871. The depart
u, ant said that announcement OF
ports Tor November will be- made
3. Ien complete reports are received.
Gold imports IN November were
S.30S. 900 and exports were S3,43I =
100. In the eleven months ended
with November, gold imports were
1880. .0O0 and exports were S34.-
100
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Confirms Morgan's Buy
OF Austrian Bank Stock

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Reports
from Austria that j. P. Morgan
& Co. had purchased 100000 shares
of stock Of Viennese Boden.
Kreditanstalt Uand Mortgage Bank
were confirmed today at the Nor.
gan offices here.
This stock. 1t IL explained, repre-
sented new stock issued by doubling
the capital Of the investment COM
pany.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
INDIANA SOCIETY MEETS.

Indiana Forty Years Ago. was
the subject Of an address deliv.
cred last night by Judge J. w.
Thompson, of the Department of
the Interior. before the Indiana
Society of Washington at the New
Ebbitt Hotel Other speakers were
Stanton J. Peele and DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley. Musical numbers were
given, followed by dancing. NJ. w.
Lewis presided.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
DEATH NOTICES
BIRTHS.

boy.
W. Graham and Helena Cole. girl
Walter b. and Carmen L Kennedy. boy.
Shirley j. and Daisy Holiday. boy.
Jake and Sarah Stopper. girl
Cyrus A. and Lillian A Coddtngton.
boy.
Victor J. and Katherine Burger. boy,
BENJAMIN L. and Susie Sims. girl
Carleton and Ann Rutledge. boy.
Elmer c. and Florence Tolson. girl
Frank @. and Mamie L. Harris. boy
James A. and Maud Warner, boy.
Asbury and Jamie johnson. girl :
Sam and Emmie L. Davis. boy.
Eldridge and Alma White. girl.
Chas. r.. and Rosa L. Nelson. glri.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
ID. c. STOCK MARKET.

Washington Gas was higher and
decidedly stronger during yesteT-
days session on the Washington
Stock Exchange. featuring the mar
ket- After relatively long period
Of inactivity. the issue opened at
Sc. and after minor fluctuations
closed firmly AZ 567s and 81. y
total of 143 shares changed hands.
Railway preferred sold at 80. and
..ergenthaler brought 1T9 on eX-
changes amounting To thirty-five
>SareS. Gas Light - sold aJ I05.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
DEATHS.

John T. Simpson. 50 years. Prov. HosR
Harry S. Gray. ts. front yard. zoe E
St n. w.
Emily @. Lswler. g.. Prov. Hospital.
Minnie L. DtEges. IS, 81. Eliz. Hospc
Emma L. Button. 81, 3I2a sth n. y
Anna Hinkle. 4s, Geo. Wash Univ. H
Orlin Ingsls. rs. U. 8. s. X. Hospital. :.
Martha V. Bates. so. Alabama Apis.
Elman Gritz. 6. Emergency Hospital
Mary z. Burnette. IS. z2s v Ut. n. ".
Carrie Brown. IS. 24t5 SHOWS CT. y. w.
Carol Lewis. %, st. Eliz- Hospital
Elva Tinnon. 20, tuberculosis HOSP
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
D. CSF0CK MARKET
SALES.

Washington Gas Light. 1o@6s.
After call-Washington Gas 7h's.
$100@106:
Washington Gas Light, 3@5eh.
Washington Gas Light. ioo0S7.
Washington r. q E.. pfd.. 1ooQ75.
Washington Gas Light. 1o0b6h,
10@56N, 10@66h.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10017s.
10@179, 10@179, 5@179.
Money-Caii ioanss SOC per cent.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

usual.
HOUE, IN HIS "Sober truths"
~ includes this:
Spartan women only brought
forth robust children who grew
to be redoubtable warriors, be-
cause their strongest desire was
to give such heroes to their coun-
try, while Athens mothers had
intellectual children whose men,
tai qualities were a hundred
fold greater than their physical
attributes"
Interesting, but not exact.
Sparta's laws put to death chill
dren born deformed or weak,
foreseeing Darwin's artificial
selection"
Thus the good poultry farm
er kills the newly matched
chicks that seem defective and
improves the average. He does
not rely on the hens thoughts
as she sits on the eggs.
However, "some truth in all
error" What the child amounts
to is the sum total of the
mothers good thinking, feel
ing and reading, from the be-
ginning of her life-with af-
fection and respect for the
father most important of all.
Unless their mother likes and
respects the father, his chill
dren will not amount to much.
MIR. GOMPERS opposes the
V1 nomination Of Pierce But
ler as associate justice of the
Supreme Court. He says that
soon that court will be decid-
ing railroad valuation cases.
He feels that Mr.. Butler, all
his life a railroad lawyer and
enriched by the railroads,
would, as justice, automatically
take the railroad view.
Railroads will say that an
honest man, once on the bench,
would forget his recent en-
ployers and see only justice,
and that is a pleasant thought.
But suppose, for a moment,
the impossible. Suppose the
President, instead of appoint
ing a railroad lawyer, had ap-
pointed a labor union lawyer,
such a man as the late author
of the Plumb plan"
What would railroad owners
say about that? Would they
feel quite as certain of the ap-
pointee's impartiality?
p. MORGAN has bought
Js more than 100000 shares
of the Vienna Mortgage Bank.
Does that mean confidence in
the power of Central Europe
to come back-or at least make
money for those that hold The
financial string? 1t may, and
it may be simply atavistic
shopping. The late j. Pier
pont Morgan, who changed the
firm from "Drexel, Morgan e.
Company" to just plain "Mor-
gan," left a good many "cats
and dogs" in his vaults. Like
many good statesmen, he was a
credulous buyer.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
CHRISTMAS BONUSES.

Earnings OF Washington banks
VIII be dealt a severe blow this
week when Christmas bonuses will
be paid to employees. While all
District institutions do not follow
this practice, a goodly proportion
OF them choose this method of
building up bank morale.
These bonuses are either paid in
a stipulated amount to each and
every employe or "A certain per cent
award proportional with the sal
ary of the recipient.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
l.S.oPERATING COSTS
|H0W HUGE DECLINE
|,URlNG PAST MONTH
Expenditures Drop to $685..
322, 1926 as Against s411,-
| 109,750 in October.
By CHAS. p. SHAEFFER.

Cost Of operating the United
~tes Government for the month
November. 1922, amounted to only
tS6,322,325 the Treasury Depart
1ent announced yesterday, contrast
ng with $411,109,750 the previous
month.
During the month the United
5tates Veterans Bureau was operat-
81 at a saving of approximately s4,-
oVO,OOQ while expenditures to take
care OF the public debt slumped ap-
proximately S6,2Q0.O 900. Postal de-
Ilclency showed slight falling off,
while a saving of more than s23, 3,0OO;-
700 was effected in railroad reim-
(oursements. approximately S27 900,
VVO was saved during the month in
shipping board expenditures. No
loans to railroads were made during
tne period. which represented a fur
ther saving of s2.O64.S62.
FOR the five months period end
ing with November 80, 1922, Govern
ment nment costs amounted to s1.33S 1885,
ISO, as against $1.5OS, ,141. .6sI for the
corresponding period of last year.
During November the public debt
was retired to the extent of s155,-
feS,726 as against $7O1. 1.72s.3S5 the
previous month when approximately
hsf a billion of Treasury certificates
or Indebtedness matured.
The following retirements were
made during the period.
Certificates of Indebtedness, $685.
Vz0,OOO; Treasury notes, S25, 200, 900:
war savings securities. So .029, 1852. .63:
treasury savings securities, sS1I,-
1885, First Liberty bonds, s3,O4O,
300; Second Liberty bonds, s14.9IO,-
700; Third Liberty bonds, ss,sS7 800;
Fourth Liberty bonds. $500, 400.
Victory notes. s62.793,350: Old debt
Items. s2.9S0; National bank notes
and Federal Reserve bank notes.
sS,614.65O
For the five months period end.
tFg with November 80, 1922, the
Public debt has been curtailed TO
the extent of S2.OS5, 5,776,163, as
Rgainst S2,276,761 ,064 for the CORE.
spending five months of last year.
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TODAY

Continued from Page 1sl
Coueism, decides the matter as
usual.
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Foreign Bonds,

Argentina U.s.. ....... .I1Oo
Berlin As. 80. .....l .25
French SIS. 1920. go. ..... 5S
King Of Neither. a8k 97h 9sh
Rus. Gov. 61a's eft. 10 9H sX
Swiss Govt. 5h's. 80. I102 u
u. S Mex 4's...I....i...l 3Sh
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
ALLIES ASTONlSHED BY CLAIM
OF AMERICA FOR PRIORITY
IN HUGE PAYMENT.
EUROPE MAY NOT CoNCEDF
Entente Leaders Place the Issue Up
to Preparations commission--Min-
listers Had Already Agreed
on the Distribution.

Paris.-After having decided to dis
tribute Germanys first billion gold
marks of reparations payments among
the allies, despite the United States
demand for nearly a billion marks
($241 ,000, ,000), due to her for expenses
Of the American forceg in Germany in
the Coblenz area, the allied finance
ministers decided not to enter the ear
lier decision in the official minutes Of
the conference until advice had been
obtained from the reparations COM
mission.
With the demand for payment of the
American claim presented by Roland
w. Boyden, American observer at the
financial conference, will be presented
the suggestion that the reparations
commission approve and define the
limits and the terms of loan to be
floated in international markets by
Germany, not only to cover the Ameri-
can claim, but reparation payments
for the immediate future.
The allied foreign msnisters express
e dastonishment at tbs suddenness of
the American move, processing that
they never had received any intima-
tion that the United States intended
to make a claim on the first billion
| marks collected from Germany. And
by referring simultaneously this claim
and the loan proposal to the commits
sion, it Is assumed the allied ministers
are opposed to the United States shar-
ing in German payments to date
Mr.. Boyden's argument convinced
theAg inistegs -tflat tie United States
was serious in demanding payment,
which decided thsGI instead of closing
the financial conference to await the
decision OK the reparations commits
sion.
According to the proposed division
of Germany's first billion, Great Brit
ain would get 500.00O,000 marks, Bel
gium 320,0O0.000, France 10000, 900,
and Italy 3O,0O0,00O.
The astonishment of the allied min
listers over the American demand for
priority is all the more pronounced
because of the fact that the United
States did not ratify the Versailles
treaty, but merely signified in sep
arate treaty with Germany that Amer.
lea reserved all rights under the Ver-
sailles covenant. Whether the United
States would have the right, even had
that country fatified the treaty, to
claim the first billion marks repara-
tions is doubted in high quarters here
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
COACH FALLS FIFTY FEET FROM
TREsTLE INTO CAMP
CREEK.
SIXTEEN OTHERS INJURED
Broken Wheel 10 Given As Cause of
ent-Approximately Thirty
Passengers Were in Car
Met instant Death.

Atlanta, Ga.-Seven persons were
killed and 16 injured when a passen-
ger coach of an Atlanta, Birmingham
& Atlantic train en- route to Fitzger-
aid was derailed Is miles from Atlanta
and sent crashing into Camp creek, so
feet below.
Approximately 80 persons were in
the coach, the last of the train, when
a wheel on the first truck burst, send
ing the car hurdling over a hundred
yards Of track before the trestle was
reached and almost crossed, when it
suddenly turned over. The coach tore
away from the preceding car as it
iunged into space and was almost COM
pletely demolished when it fell into
the shallow creek.
The seven persons killed, six men
and one woman, met instant death.
their bodies being badly mutilated.
Several of the injured are not expect
ed to live. Scores of other passen-
gers and persons from nearby towns,
spurred by the cries of the injured,
worked in the wreckage, releasing
those imprisoned and removing the
dead. Ambulances and physicians
were rushed from Atlanta, and the in
jured and dead removed to hospitals
and morgues here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
PRESIDENT HARDING INDICATES
THAT ARBITRATION MAY
BE SOUGHT.
SAYS TRAINS MUST BE RUN
Industries in This Country VIII
Not Be Permitted To Suffer
II Coal Miners Strike.

New Symrna, Fla.-The administra,
tion has decided that the railroads and
essential industries shall be kept go
ing, strike or no strike, on April 1.
President Harding and his cabinet,
according to members of the presi
dents party here, have evolved def
mite programme of executive action in
event the threatened walkout occurs.
In the first place, it is the hope OF
the administration that the strike may
be averted. If 1t occurs, however, it
now may be regarded as certain that
fuel will be provided, even if govern
ment supervision of mines is neces-
sary.
The president is accompanied on his
trip here by Attorney General Daugh.
erty, who will be an active figure in
the strike emergency. In addition,
Secretary Of War Weeks already has
been in consultation with the presi-
an important position in whatever &C
tion the government decided to take.
According to those who are in po-
sition to know what is in the admin.
istration mind, there appears to be lit.
tie hope of preliminary wage con-
ference. The mine workers are eager
to hold such a conference, but opera.
tors in the bituminous fields are so di.
vided on the question that it would
seem there would be little likelihood
of operators uniting on general wage
programme. The government. White
urging the conference, does not hass
any means of enforcing such a confer
ence.
If the conference plan collapses, as
seems probable. the government is pre-.
pared to propose arbitration through
commission which the president win
appoint. This commission will be
made up of one or more operators to
be nominated by the producing inter
ests and one or more miners to be
named by the union. The chairman is
to be named by the president.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED ON
THE RAND BECAUSE OF IN
TERNAL DlssENsIoN.
MINERS FIGHT THE POLICE
Ministers at johannesburg Attempt to
QueIl Disorders After Numerous
Persons Are Shot Down.
Policemen Captured.

London Smuts of the
Union of South Africa, told the legis-
iative assembly, which is engaged in a
shat the people were face to face with
Zone of the gravest situations that has
&yet arisen in the country. The Labor
4 ite members and ministerialists are
accusing each other of responsibility
for thA disturbances.
johannesburg, Union of South AT
rica.-Bold moves by the striking mi
ners, accompanied by fierce fighting
between strikers and police, made the
day one OF terror in the Rand. The
martial law eventually was proclaimed
Manager Brodigan of the Brakpan
Hmine, the center OF much of the fight
ing, and two special constables were
captured and taken out on the Veldt
and shot. Seven special constables.
protecting the mine, were killed The
strikers also captured 81 policemen at
Newlands, west of johannesburg,
where spirited fighting occurred,
threatening to shoot them all if other
police came to the rescue. At Fords-
burg. commando was killed and 13
commandos and four policemen were
wounded. The sound OF artillery fir
ing in Fordsburg was audible here.
With the proclamation of martial
law and the seizure of the strikers,
where all documents we're confiscated,
The populace felt sense of relief.
THE ministers of justice and defense
have issued a statement denying re-
ports of contemplated native upris-
ing in the land. They assert there is
no disposition on the part of the ma
tives to give trouble.
Meanwhile, military units are en-
rolling with remarkable speed and a
citizens protection league is being
formed to run public services.
Firing started at Benoni Street
fighting followed, both sides suffering
casualties. Many pedestrians were hit.
For two hours the ground between the
Benoni market square and the work.
ers' hall was battle area, then the
police formed with the object of sur.
rounding the hall There was contin-
uous sniping and three persons fell
dead, one of them a policeman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
KING GEORGE NAMES
PRESIDENT HARDING IN SUIT
Failure of Railroad to Deliver Ship
ment of Corned Beef Is Charge.

Failure of Railroad to Deliver Snip
ment of Corned Beef Is Charge.
Dallas, Tex.-Corned beef. much
abused by humorists, has reached the
plane of royalty. Cabbage may come
next.
This became known when King
George filed suit against Warren G.
Harding, president of the United
States, in a Fort Worth court, for an
alleged failure of a railroad in the
United States to deliver to the agents
of the English sovereign at Hoboken
$1,709 worth of corned beef, bought
from a Fort Worth concern.
The suit is styled George Windsor.
called George v, his majesty by the
grace of God, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and Of
the British dominions over the sea.
king, defender of the faith, emperor
of India, VS.. Warren G. Harding, presi-
dent of the United States
The only reason why Harding Is
brought into the legal spat over the
corned beef is because the Rock Island
railway was under government control
when the corned beef was purchased
and delivery promised.
The petition alleges the beef was
timed by Fort Worth house and was
to be delivered at Hoboken, that it has
not yet been delivered, to the kings
damage in the amount stated and in.
terest at 6 per cent. The suit for the
corned beef was filed the day the king
gave his only daughter to viscount
Lascelles.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
T. M. HENRYs MONEY REJECTED.
Told BY Treasurer To Pay over Ten
Thousand Dollars To Court.

Jackson. - Insurance Commissioner
T. M. Henry rendered to State Treas
urer Murray s10,2SS in cash, in settle
ment of what he claims the balance
due on the claim of the revenue agent
for $4,000 premium taxes due and un-
paid. Treasurer Murray refused to ac-
cept the cash and advised the insur-
ance commissioner to pay same into
court, on account of the litigation
pending by the revenue agent for this
amount rendered. together with some
$4,000 or $4,000 additional items, not
including about $4,000 of additional
funds claimed by the revenue agent.
No suit has aeen filed for the latter
amount pending an audit to check the
same.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
Indicts Two State officials.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The Cole coun-
ty grand jury returned indictments
against a member of the state legisla-
ture and deputy inspector in the
state beverage department. The grand
jury, in a report made public, declared
that 'hotel records failed to check
with expense accounts of some mem
bers of the state beverage inspection
department and "in numerous instan-
ces" it was apparent when the names
of the parties were not shown on the
hotel register"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
officials See Conditions improve

Officials See Conditions Improve.
Memphis-Conditions are rapidly i'm
proving in trade, commerce and indus
try, according to Memphis railroad Of
ficials. They report country merchants
are ordering heavily from wholesalers
and manufacturers. Industries are buy.
ing heavier of raw materials while
wholesalers are laying in heavier stocks
The threatening coal miners strike
has increased the tonnage of coal.
Leading officials of the /. c. predicted
that September would find business
conditions approaching normal stage,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
cuineas Exterminate weevIIs.

Yazoo City.-A new use has been
found for guineas in Yazoo county, ac-
cording to l.. S. King, a farmer living
near here. Mr.. King says that he has
large flock of guineas that roam
about his place. He says that when he
went to gather his cotton crop he no
ticed that patch near his barn, where
the fowls had run, was clear Of boil
weevil and that other fields where the
guineas were not allowed, were infest-
ed with the insects.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
Asks eIa War Finance Loan.

Chattanooga. - Applications aggre-
eating $s,4s6,O00 have been received
to date by the Tennessee Agricultural
Loan agency Of the war finance cor
poration. with headquarters in this
city. OF this amount, $2.767,560 has
been approved by the officers of the
corporation in Washington. The local
office has forwarded TO the capital
city applications aggregating 1920.
$50 approved by the Tennessee board.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
sHERIFF's AUTO STOLEN.

Taken While official Is Viewing Pie
ture Show.
. Greenwood. Sheriff w. ]. Ruscoe
of Carroll county lost his Ford tour
ing car in Greenwood. The car was
stolen near the Greenwood theater.
where the sheriff was attending &
show. No trace of the missing car has
been found.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
INTEREST IN POULTRY.

Clarksdale.-In addition to indors
ing two hospital aid bills at their reg
ular monthly session the board Of di
rectors of the chamber of commerce
created new department which will
give every possible aid 10 the poultry
raisers of this country.
Martin Smith was appointed chair
man Of the department, and the an
nouncement was made that Mr.. Sipes
state poultry specialist of the A. & M
college, would be in Clarksdale from
time to time and would aid the local
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
Two. Victim Of peptuy,s Pistol

Fort Smith. Ark.--A single bullet
from the gun of Deputy Sheriff Ray
Mcclure killed Roy Price and fatally
wounded Fred Evans at dance at
Panama, Is miles from here. Nc
Clure claims the two men had been
drinking, and after he had placed
them under arrest they had refuse
10 go to Jail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
U. s. viii Insist On share.

Washington.-Action OF the allied
finance ministers in refusing to in
clude the United States in the first al
1otment Of payments from Germany
reparations for the occupation armies
on the Rhine. has brought an Official
statement from high department au
thority that the United States would
continue to insist most strongly on its
share.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
FAIR ASSOCIATION EXPANDS.
ssissippi-Louisiana Exposition In
creases Official Family.

Vicksburg-At very largely attend
ed meeting of the Mississippi-Louis
of trade rooms, the charter of the or
ganization was accepted and the by
laws amended go as to provide for the
election of two vice-presidents. This
amendment was made in order that
Harry Biedenharn, vice-president OF
the board of trade, could be elected to
the same office on the roster of the
fair association. All the officers and
directors serving the temporary organ
ization, were reelected, three new
names being added to the list of dl-
rectors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-17
BIames BIackmaiIers.

Oakland, Cal.-Lawrence Gorgenson,
81 years old, wealthy bachelor, was
found dead in gas-filled room in his
apartment here. A note pinned to the
door. apparently written by Gorgenson,
said he had been murdered by black
mailers and asked the police to prose
cute two men.