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Evening star., 1922-08-15
HOUSE REOPENS;;
ATTENDANCE
Members Ready to Take Up
Any Legislation Desired in
Industrial Crisis.

The House, which has been In re-
cess since June 80. reopened Ioday
with an unusually large attendance
for first day. in response to the re-
quest of President Harding that the
members should return promptly SO
as to be ready to act upon any lesls-
lation which might be found neces-
sary to meet the industr1al sltuat, IL, u.
Members who had been engaged IN
urinary campaigns were surrounded
by their colleagues Offering consrat :
lations or sympathy as the case nfsha
require. Representative Philip Camp
bell of Kansas, veteran member OF
the House and chairman Of the rules
committee. who lost out in the pri-
maries for denomination. was the cen
ter of a large group of sympathetic
friends.
Fescs Is Congratulated.
Representative Simeon H. fess
of Ohio, chairman of the commit
| tee on education and recently re-
ceived the republican nomination Tor
| limited States senator in OHIO. with
i a majority of more than Jos, 900, was
the recipient of general congratula-
| The House accepted the resigna-
ton of Representative Joseph Walsh
of Massachusetts. who resigned on
| August = TO dCttpi - -
! Judge of the superioE court OF Mas
| sachusetts.
! Resolutions of coincidence on the
death of Repre- klncaid OF
! Nebraska. Representative Lemuel t.
! Padeett of TenneS SSee and Senator
| crow Of Pennsylvania were read
! The House then adjourned out of re-
spect for the memory OF these de.
ceased members of the Senate and
I House.
study strike Situation.
Conservative members of the re-
! publican ma jority in the House back
! today were considering what leglsla-
| tive action should be taken. II any
i is found necessary. to meet the pres
ert strike situation. They feel as
! sured that there ia no doubt of the
| full authority of the Railroad Labor
! Board to consider the seniority ques-
ton, on which it is agreed the strike
| is based,
| Legislation which would forbid any
| common carrier engaged in inter
state commerce from paying pen
sion or other rewards for seniority
| of service to men who, in the face ol
a government order, went on strike
| thereby impeding interstate com
mcrce, is contemplated
| Such a bill has been drafted and
will be introduced II the leaders
among the republican majority be
l;eve that legislative action is deslr'
| able.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
FOREST GLEN Home
FIRED NBY GANG
Special pisp. teh to The star.

epeeisl Dispatch TO Tho star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 15.-Eleven
negro residents Of the vicinity OF Forest
Glen, Montgomery county. Nd. are in
Jail at Rockville and several additional
arrests are expected within the next
day or two as a result Of an attack
upon the homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cleave at Forest Glen shortly before IL
o'clock Sunday night.
While Mr.. and Mrs. C1eave and the
latter's brother were asleep in the
house. band of fifteen or more negroes.
armed with rifles and revolvers. opened
fire on the house.
The bombardment was kept up for
ten or more minutes, total OF thirty
or more shots having been fired. An
examination disclosed that fourteen
bullets had imbedded themselves in
the woodwork, walls and ceiling OF
the room in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleave slept. None. however. struck
their bed.
The following morning Chief Of Po-
lice Charles r. Cooley. Privates Guy
Jones and Earl Burdine and Deputy
Sheriff Henry Crismond began an in
vestigation, and today eleven sus-
poets were arrested and brought to
Rockville.
Evening star., 1922-08-15
washington E[KS
! HIT OF CONVENTION
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBURG, Md, August 15.-The
annual convention of the Maryland
District of Columbia and Delaware
Elks got fully started today follow
ing the arrival Of the Washington
contingent of about 400 with band.
The District Elks were brought here
from Cumberland by special train
over the Cumberland and Pennsyl-
vania railroad. the only line that
traverses Georges creek mining re-
gion.
The Washingtonians are quartered
at the Hotel Gunter with the Will
mington contingent. They Will be
highly active on the program OF en-
tertainment. The Washington band
will give a concert tomorrow after
noon at Junior Order Park in honor
of the Frostburg Elks and In the
, evening will go to Cumberland to rem
der complimentary concert to the
Cumberland herd at Riverside Park.
A large delegation of Washington
and Cumberland Elks will be escort-
ed to the park by the band.
The first business meeting was held
last night. with A. Charles Stewart,
Frostburg. district president. presid-
| ing. A session was held this morn
/ ing. but the most important one VIII
! be tomorrow, when the officers VIII
| De tlecteu ana the neat PidSc vi
meeting selected. Annapolis Is max
ing bid for the next convention
, The Washington delegates to the
convention are A. 3. Evans. Frank
Baum, William Blackman, J. T. Ryan
and F.. J. Murphy. They arrived In
| business was transacted last night
| owing to the absence of several
groups of delegates who reached here
| today
| William Airey. actor of Washing
| ton, was among the first Elks to ar
! rive. He is camping on the local au-
! tomobile camping site. District Dep
uty Edward Murphy is also Wash
| ington arrival. Many of the Elks are
! taking aeroplane flights over the
| mountains surrounding Frostburg, a
| commercial aeroplane being in use.
! Among the Elks in attendance are
State Senator William l. Norris OF
! Baltimore Lodge, candidate for the
| democratic nomination for United
! States senator. and Andrew J. Cum
i mings. Chevy Chase, member of the
| Washington Lodge, candidate for the
+. democratic nomination for Congress
| in the sixth Maryland district. Mr.
| Cummings is the second largest Elk
: at the convention. the largest being
| Benjamin r. Robinson. well known
is six feet two inches tall and weighs
$40 pounds. Mr.. Cummings measures
six feet six inches and weighs 27C
pounds. After considerable trouble
| the housing committee found beo
at one of the hotels big enough tc
| accommodate Mr.. Cummings
About 1000 people were at Junior
Order Park last night, where the
| concession stands are located anC
where the initial dance of the con
vention was held and the Aerial How.
ards gave an exhibition. Three hun
dred couples danced.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Country Merchants Busy
Buying Cotton Goods Now
BY 1. V. SHANNON,

nA Il W SnhNNONs
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. May 31.-Ceuntry
merchants are placing orders with
jobbers of dry goods here for fall de-
livery in larger quantities. than at
any time since the boom days of the
war. This Is such a radical de-
parture from recent methods that 1t
is exciting much comment. Mer-
movement to realization on the part
of the country trade that the south
will not produce enough cotton to
supply the needs of the world, and
that the merchants are trying to
protect themselves against the con-
tingency by buying cotton goods now.
The outside world apparently does
not realize yet the seriousness Of the
situation confronting the country so
far as future supplies of cotton are
concerned. The country merchants
here believe the government condi-
tions report on cotton next Friday
will show indications of supplies far
below world needs.
A similar situation prevails in the
sugar trade here. A third advance in
the price of sugar within two weeks
has brought to the refiners of this
city a flood of orders from preservers
and Gamers. who had failed to take
advantage of earlier and lower prices
AS the ref1ners are sold four to five
weeks ahead. these customers are
having difficulty in getting the sugar
they now need.
improbability of further breaks in
the levees have had the effect Of
stimulating business in the threat
ened districts,
Evening star., 1922-05-31
BUILDING TAKES A BIG SPJRT
IN SPITE OF LABOR TROUBLES
Chicago Committee Places 5000 Me-
chanics, Bringing Re-employment Total
Up to 12,OOOeMany Rent Reductions.

number. of vacant apartments IN
cases amount to about 10 per cent
On the other hand. rentals In the
retail shopping districts are going
up One, furnishing store signed a
fifteen-year lease today on fifty
for S325.000. Another big deal just
concluded involves payment Of $1,000
week rental for the largest State
street moving picture theater for a
five-year term. This lease was taken
by one of the largest moving pic
ture operators here to eliminate q
competitor.
Retail business has slumped off
Evening star., 1922-05-31
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
BONDS G0.L0WER
By Special Leased Wire to The Star

By Special Leased Wire to The Star.
NEW YORK, May S1.-Southern Pa
cific collateral As were the main point
of interest again in the bond market
today. They had risen 10 points in
the last half hour Monday, following
the Supreme Court decision ordering
divorce of the Central Pacific from
the Southern Pacific
Over the holiday. however, there
had been time to give more thought
to the matter. and it began to be felt
that the new transportation act had
SO softened the old Sherman law re-
garding railway combinations that it
would be possible to keep the two
properties together by simply alter
ing their form.
Rejecting this opinion, the per
cents. which are secured by the de-
abruptly points.
The theory that they would have
to be retired at par was abandoned.
for the time being at least.
The railway list generally. as well
as the rest of the market. was ir-
regular.
Small Net Changes.
Most of the speculative issues like
the Eries, Missouri. Kansas and
Texas adjustments and ST. Pauls
were little changed from Mondays
closing prices. Reading As reached
new high for the year, and SO did
the great Northern >5hs and the
Carolina, Clinchfieid and Ohio IS,
around 92. Central Pacific Short
Line IS advanced. and there were
gains in Chicago and Eastern Illinois
SIS. Pennsylvania general As and
Southern Railway SIS. New York
West Chester and Boston 4hs were
soft, and slight losses occurred in
group, the Interborough SIS selling
below 20.
Lfbertys at High.
Liberty bonds sold at their highest
for the year. and foreign government
external loans were active at mixed
prices. French government securities
were higher. Gains were made also in
Argentine 5s. Belgian TVS and Neither
lands IS, the last named at a new top
for 1922. Mexican IS and SIS fell off
point or more.
In the Industrial section, Marine SIS.
Cerro de Pasco IS, Central Leather SIS
and Distillers Securities 5s were
strong, while Realty and Improvement
5s and Wilson & Company ms were
among the weak spots.
A considerable amount of new Offer
ings was sold today. The New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railway
Company sold through banking syndi-
cate 1851, 900 6 per cent equipment
gold notes at prices yielding from S to
$40 per cent The province of Mani
toba has sold $3,S34 900 three-year S
per cent gold bonds at 80 and interest
to yield about u per cent.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
BY c. G. MARSHALL.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, May 31.-Building has
not been so brisk here in years as at
the present time. despite labor trou-
bIes growing out of the Lands award.
The citizens committee reports 1t
has placed 5000 building trades me-
chanics this month. bringing the
total up to 10000 Lands award work.
ers. Construction now being done
entirely under the terms of that
award totals $63.000,000.
Many apartment house owners vol
unfairly are reducing rentals as the
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Hand-to-Mouth Buying Quits
for Future Delivery Orders
BY FRANK d. MeLAIN.

BIZ FRANK II. McLAAN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Finan-
cial and business reports just issued
here Indicate a marked change for
the better. This change is especially
apparent in the increase in the num-
Der of buying orders for future de-
livery. This trend has finally taken
the place Of the hand-to- mouth buy
ing policy so long in evidence in this
section. Industries which did little
business the first four months OF the
year now have a satisfactory volume
of orders on their books, and those
which did fairly we'll in the early
months of the year are working at
capacity now.
The revival Of construction activity
has stimulated steelmaking, and the
factor of the miners strike has tend
ed to increase buying. as steel con-;
sumers have placed orders In ad-
vance, fearing that they might not
be able to obtain the material they
wanted IL they delayed.
The reduction in freight rates July
is expected to act as a price stabil-
izer for steel. and as consumers after
that time will realize there Is little
of further price reductions,
demand probably will be stimulated.
AS capacity was increased about 80
per cent during the war, steel plants
now running at 70 per cent have a
present output equal to 100 per cent
production in prewar days.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
RAILS ARE ACTIVE,
MARKET IS Firm
Supreme Court Decisions and
Their Effect-T0bacco
Products Are Higher.
BY STUART p. WEST.

NEW YORK, May 31.-Trading on
the stock exchange was resumed after
the holiday with a number of cross
influences at work. The decision in
the Reading segregation case had not
been handed down until after the
close on Monday. The decree direct
Ing the separation of Central Pacific
from Southern Pacific. had been pub
iished too late in the Monday session
for 1t to become generally known.
Tnese were developments. therefore,
remaining to be measured in the mar
kets today. and at the same time there
was the merger of United Retail
stores with Tobacco Products, which.
although forecasted for some time.
was news SO far as the actual terms
were concerned.
Important Decisions.
The Reading first and second pre-
ferred shareholders had won their
contention that they were entitled to
equai rights with the common share
noioers In the distribution of coal
company assets. The common share
holders: who had won in the lower
court, mad lost in the upper. Con-
DAY came rapid upturn in Reading
preferred stocks and an equally rapid
oeciine In Reading common
southern Pacific stocks went some
What lower for while, but the more
sign1ncant incident was a break In
the Southern Pacific per cent bonds
securd by Central Pacific's stock as
coilateral-a break almost as violent
as Was their jump in the last half
Monday.
May Get Around Decision.
This undoubtedly reflected the
sober judgment in banking circles
as against the first impulsive view
OF the speculative community. that
the new transportation act has 50
far nullified the old Sherman laS
that a rearrangement of the Southerr;
Pacific and Central Pacific properties
can be effected. which will keep. them
under the same head, and still be
within the law.
Railroad Stocks.
1t could not have been said thar
the threat of a railway strike in pro-
test against the wage reductions was
much Of an influence in the market
OF the day. 1t may have had some
enect in lessening the desire to
speculate in railroad shares for the
time being. but even in the latter it
did not cause any selling. There
were only two weak spots in the
railway group, and these were both
the result of Mondays Supreme Court
decisions.
Tobacco Stocks.
Wall streets judgment of the to-
bacco merger was that. on the basis
OF current selling prices. the terms
were decidedly more favorable for
Tobacco Products than for Retail
Stores. Consequently Tobacco Prod
ucts had sharp jump at the open
ing, whereas heavy selling at once
set in in Retail Stores. carrying it
down points before the decline was
checked at all.
Mack Trucks.
The improvement in the earnings
of Mack trucks has been responsible
for the recent strength in the com
mon stock. 1t is noteworthy that
for April Mack's earnings after all
charges and applicable to the COM
mon were at the annual rate of over
$S a share. For that month net in
come was 33 per cent larger than for
the preceding month of March, when
the figure was approximately $500, 900.
1t is estimated, too, that the results
for May will be at the rate of about
$40 a share on the common stock
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Washington Stock Exchange

City and euburban 5s-Sl 900 at %, 3t.oo0
y sSx. $1,000 At s2h, 1900 at s2A. $1,000
Capital Traction--25 At e7x las Of May ~.
Washington Railway com.-l00 at 40K.
Washington Gas IA8ht-6 ct 66H.
Mersenthalef LAnotype-8 at 1853.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Railway CONS at 40x.
Money-Can loans, 0a6 per cent.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Automobiles.

BOSTON, May 81 Especially Auto
sales have been very heavy. espe-
cially those of medium priced cars.
Nash distributors have had to turn
down orders, as the factory cannot
supply cars as rapidly as they have
been selling. Studebaker agents in
New England also have been expert
encing a prosperous season.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
FirrnrooAnr MateriaI,

PITTSBURGH, May 81 (SpeciaD.-
National Freproofing Is operating it's
East Palestine, Ohio. plant on a 100
per cent basis. Local plants are on
Is to 80 per cent basis. Company
has sufficient orders to operate on
this scale for two months at least.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 31-Foreign ex-
change Irregular Great Britain. de-
mand. 444T; cables, 4.45h; sixty
day bills on banks, 4.42 1916. France,
demand, 9.12h;.r cables. s.13. Italy.
demand, 5.23; cables, 5.23h. Belgium,
demand. s:!4: cables. s.4ah; Germany.
demand, $3.50 cables. 1885. Norway.
demand, 1900. Sweden. demand, 25S7.
Denmark, demand, Pisa. Switzerland.
demand, 1915. Spain, demand, 1880.
Greece, demand. 4.20. Poland, demand,
.02k. Czechoslovakia, demand, 100.
mand, 1915. Montreal, 80 1-32.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Cement.

BOSTON, May 81 tspeciaD.-Warren
Brothers, one of the largest road
building companies in the country.
has orders on Its books for 6,2S3,O0O
square yards of paving work. The
area laid by company in 1921 was
8.556,000 square yards.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Commodity Reports
From Various Sections
Wool.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 81 Especially.
Many large sales of wool have been
made in California in last few days at
prices ranging around 80 to 40. Clip
is reported pretty we'll cleaned up in
northern counties.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Lumb ber.

NEW ORLEANS. May 81 (SpeciaD
General Box of Chicago has absorb
edl three local box manufacturing
companies and will now supply Gus
toners in this field from local fac
tories. Reduced prices are expected
because of saving in freight and over
head.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Machlnery.

MINNEAPOLIS. May 81 (SpeciaD.-
Sales Of farm machinery and con-
struction machinery have been excep-
tionally good this week. Road-mak-
ing machinery also is in fair demand.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Glass.

PITTSBURGH. May 81 (SpeciaD.-
The demand for building glass Is
growing in conformity with the ac-
tivity in building operations Con-
,,Sctors are buying glass in carload
lots.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
(Reported BY Redmond & Col
pste-M.+nr,tv
BAR sfLvHR QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 31.-Foreisn bar
silver, 74.z; Mexican dollars. s5A.
LONDON, May S1.-Bar silver, s6k
pence per ounce; money, az per cent.
Discount rates: Short and th,oe-
months bills; 6-1s per cent
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Steel.

PITTSBURGH. May 81 (SpeciaD.-
Higher prices for steel products are
generally anticipated in view of ris-
ing costs resulting from advancing
quotations on coal and coke. While
mills are comparatively we'll supplied
with coal. advance in price has large
ly increased steel production costs.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 81 Especially.
Directors of Atlas Crucible Steel of
Dunkirk, N. Y. and OF Electric Alloy
Steel OF Youngstown are expected to
approve terms of merger between
companies within next day or two.
Consolidation will give new corpora
ttion second largest production Of
high-speed steel in the country.
ST. LOUIS, May 81 (Special).-Or-
ders for railroad equipment supplies
and materials are multiplying at all
the steel mills and equipment plants
in this district
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Live Stock.

ST. PAUL, May 81 Especially
Northwest farmers realized approx.
mately $4,500, 900 this month from sale
,f hogs at South St. Paul market, ac-
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Notes.

ST PAUL. May 81 (SpeciaD.-St.
Paul attorneys representing larger
part of iron-mining companies doing
business in the state announce that
an appeal will be taken from the de-
cision Of the United States district
court upholding the state occupational
or tonnage tax, which closely affects
the iron mines. The appeal will be
based on the grounds that the state
law is unconstitutional.
PHILADELPHIA, May 81 Especially.
The gift show recently held here
gave indication that merchants all
over the country have decided con-
fidence in the trend OF business
throughout 1922. There was very ex-
tensive buying from all parts of the
country Of gifts to supply the holiday
demand next winter.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Fruit.

DALLAS. Tex, May 81 (SpeciaD.-
The berry movement now is on in
earnest. and blackberries. strawber-
ries and dewberries are being shipped
north in carload lots.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Fish.

SEATTLE, May 81 (SpeciaD. a
Alaska red salmon and 100000 cases
of chums and pinks from last year
has depressed market for this product.
Lower prices for 1921 pack now In
hand seem certain when new pack
Is brought to market this fall.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
PFune0.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 81 Especially.
In the face Of lower prices for Ore
gons. California packers show little
disposition to make sales.
Evening star., 1922-05-31

somewhat this week, although there
was q good volume of preholiday
buying Monday. The formal opening
Of the country clubs Memorial day
had the effect Of stimulating demand
for sports wear by both men ana
women.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Shoes.

ATLANTA. May 81 (SpeciaD.-J. K.
Orr Shoe Company Is running full
time and ORDERS for shoes for fall are
coming in faster than they have In
recent years.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
BOND AND CURB MARKETS
BONDS.

On New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1922-05-31

cording to state oniclals. Sales m
money value are running about SO
per cent above those Of last year.
FORT WORTH. May II Especially.
The only complaint about range con-
ditioEs southwest comes from around
Roswell. n. NJ. In other sections
grass and water are plentiful and
cattle are fattening satisfactorily.
WATERBURY,. Conn. May 81 (Spe-
ciaD Big brass factories Of this
state are working at capacity and
there is decidedly improved demand
in evidence. Copper is being bought
by manufacturers in. fair quantities.
Tohaeeo.
NEW YORK, May 81 (speciaD.-.
Consolidation Of. the United Retail
Stores and Tobacco Products 10 ex-
pected to permit expansion Of bpth
the retailing and producing ends OF
the business, according to ohicials OF
the merged companies. Additional
United Cigar Stores are expected to
be opened, providing outlet for In
creased production of smoking to-
bacco. cigarettes and paper made by
Tobacco Products.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
Corn.

ST. PAUL. May 81 SpeciaD.-Min-
nesota farmers have begun to plow
corn. which in some sections Is up
four inches. Condition of crop Is ex-
cellent and an increased acreage is
forecast in state agricultural reports.
Evening star., 1922-05-31

Total sales Of bonds today were 81, ,8Se, 600
O6S, coo year ago.
Evening star., 1922-05-31
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