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The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
SHORTS OVERPLAY
THEIR HANDS ON
!. GRAIN TRADING.
Squeezed in Covering
By Professionals on
Long Side.

CHICAGO. April 23.-The entire
world is interested In wheat values
and in the doings In the wheat
market in Chicago. This is attest
ed by the numerous cables from
various countries in Europe as
well as from Argentina, Australia
and North Africa received here this
week asking for explanations of
the cents advance in May wheat
last Saturday.
At the same time there were in
quiries at the seaboard for wheat
prices from numerous countries of
Europe. The inquiries reflected
the interest taken in all consum-
ing and exporting countries. as
prices here are reflected in all
parts of the world, having more OF
less influence on values every
where.
1t cannot be expected that other
markets would move in sympathy
to the full extent Of the advance
in Chicago, as the volume of busi-
ness Is nowhere as large as here,
particularly that OF a speculative
character. With the bulk Of the
surplus supplies of the world
hedged by sales of futures in the
Chicago market. all countries are
more or less affected by any sud
den rise in wheat values.
shorts Were Overextended.
The advance was the result of
an overextension of the short in
terest through spreading opera
tions between May, July and Sep
tember here. as well as sales here.
against purchases in Kansas City,
st. Louis, Minneapolis and winni-
peg. and sales between Buenos
Aires and Chicago and Liverpool
and Chicago. Foreigners have been
both long and short on Chicago fu-
lures. but particularly short. Win
nipeg traders hive been in the
same fix. The Chicago market has
been out of line with others as the
result of the immense hedging and
short selling. and the upheaval in
values resultant from an effort on
the part of local shorts TO cover as
they found that the surplus hold
ings were controlled by profess
sional operators here and in New
York. They had absorbed the OIL
ferings on the decline, and there
was little wheat to be had until
May had advanced above s1.40.
In the last few days all bulges
have met realizing sales by longs,
many of whom had good profits,
and there has been an evening up
Of the trade with the purely spec
ulative shorts we'll covered, leaving
the hedging interest to fight il out
with the large holders of May con-
tracts.
Cash Handlers Lose.
Cash handlers in Missouri River
markets with wheat sod for May
delivery here have lost money on
their cash wheat because there has
not been enough demand of late to
take the offerings at advanced cash
premiums over the May, and the
May delivery has been their best
outlet. More than 1000. 900 bushels
of cash wheat have been bought at
Missouri River markets within the
last two weeks for May delivery
in Chicago. This wheat Is arriving
and grading No. hard winter,
being inspected by the regular in
spectors and the appeal committee
at Kansas City and Omaha. Move
ment of grain from terminal mar
kets is furnishing the greater part
of the receipts. so that while there
Is no more wheat than formerly,
there Is simply a shifting of posi-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
STEEL MILLS LITTLE
AFFECTED BY STRIKE
Chief Effect of Miners Walkout Is to Check
Gain in Steel Output.

PITTSBURGH. April 3.-The
nonunion strikes in the Connells-
willie region have an important
bearing on the iron and steel sit
rial influence upon the bituminous
coal strike as whole. The strikes
have eurtailed coal production in
the general Connellsville region by
more than one-half, chiefly in the
lower Connellsville or Masontown
field. In normal operation most OF
the coal is coked in beehive. ovens
in the region. but a considerable
part is shipped to by-product ovens
located at the blast furnaces.
In the past year considerable
tonnages have been shipped for
steam purposes. on account of the
lower cost of mining as compared
with rates of the union mines. The
coke output of the ConnellsviIle
region was being employed April
! in making 20 or rs per cent OF
the total pig iron output Of thu
country.
Strike PASSES Its Climax.
In the past week the strikes in
the Connellsville region have
spread somewhat. but at some
points coal production has been in
creasing this week. and the height
OF the strikes is believed to have
been reached.
For ten days past there have
been reports in circulation that the
Fl. c. Frick Coke Company, the fuel
subsidiary Of the United States
steel Corporation. was about to
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24

take radical action with the strik-
ers at its plants. and the independ-
ent operators in the Connellsville
region were disposed to let the
F'rick interest deal with the sItua-
ton. The reports of drastic action
contemplated prove entirely un-
founded. The policy of the. Frick
company is to allow the strikes to
wear themselves out, and this they
are likely to begin doing by the
end Of this month.
steel Corporation Wen Stocked.
In general the Steel Corporation
is producing substantially as much
steam coal as 1t is consuming and
has little IL any occasion to draw
upon its stocks. while as to coke,
the corporation promptly banked or
blew out a few blast furnaces and
countermanded orders that had
been issued for the blowing in of
certain stacks, while II has Sc
cured slightly increased supplies
from other quarters. The corpora
tion's total production is curtailed
somewhat. but its rate OF produc-
ton is not set back as far as to
its rate of March ]. The chief cur
tailment lies in there not having
been the Increase in production
since April l that was expected.
AS to the iron and steel indus
try as a whole. production in April
and May is likely to average above
the rate of March, when produc-
tion was much heavier than at the
beginning of the year. In some
quarters it is held that the coal
strike. with its tempering effect,
is really a blessing in disguise to
the steel industry, in that some
thing was needed to Gampen the
rapidly increasing rate of produc-
ton. which might otherwise have
gone too far. AS it Is. a steady
and firm steel situation is expected
up to the summer.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
HONOR cERVANTES
AND SHAKESPEARE

Cervantes and Shakespeare were
jointly honored by the National
Spanish Association at Carroll Hall
last night on the anniversary OF
both their deaths.
''Cervantes" was the subject OF a
speech by Representative Nestor
Montoya. Prof. Jose Llorens. of
the United States Naval Academy.
addressed the gathering on shake
speare." Prof +. ]. Hernandez, of
the Pan American Schools of Span
ish. spoke on the relations of this
country and the Spanish-American
nations.
Louis A. MacMahon presided.
Others on the program were Rich
ard c. Hunt, D. Donovan, y. Reyes.
Miss C. NJ. Flanagan, Raymond
Acton. the Groome brothers, Z.
Kramer. W. A. Falk and Mrs. Faik.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
JUDGE E. S. TURNER
p DIES IN RICHMOND

WARRENTON. Va, April ga
Edward S. Turner. one Of the leading
lawyers of Warrenton and former
circuit judge, died last night in
Tucker Sanitarium. Richmond, Of
Brights disease, aged So.
He was n son OF the late John r.
Turner, for many years clerk OF the
circuit judge, died Friday night in
law a the University OF Virginia.
and admitted to the bar here. In 1907
he succeeded C.. Z. Nicol. Of Alex
andria. as Judge of the Circuit Court
OF Fauquier. Loudoun. and Kappa
hammock counties, and held the office
until December, 1916. when he re-
aigned and became a member Of the
law firm of Turner, Richards and
Glascock
In 1896 he married Miss Mela Bos-
ton, OF Warrenton. who survives him.
with three daughters, Misses Anne.
Ellie and Mary Mela Turner; also a
brother. Hugh Turner, Newport
News. and two sisters. Mrs. Anderson.
Charleston. s. c.. and Mrs. w. H.
Lewis. Rectortown. Va. The fu-
neral will be at the Warrenton Bap-
tist Church, OF which he was an off,
Ger.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
Dairy Products Off One-Fifth

According to a statement issued
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture. the value of dairy
products on farms in 1891 was s2,-
10000. 900. a drop of 20 per. cent
from 1920. The 1890 value was So
oas, ,00o, 900. as compared with sz,-
79o,ooo.ooo in 1919. during which
period the value of animals raised
on farms declined sharply.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
SUBSCRIBE $4,000
TO MISSION FUND
Campaign for 100000 to Re.
build Central Union Home
Starts Today.

Gifts amounting to $4,000 have
been made in advance of the cam
paign for a 100000 fund which
commences today for the rebuild
ing of Central Union Mission. 622
Louisiana avenue. II was announced
at mass meeting in the First
congregational Church yesterday
DIR. James +. Freeman. rector of
the Church of the Epiphany. pre-
sided. Senator Selden p. Spen-
Ger. of Missouri. and f. II. DE
Groot, jr., were the speakers.
4 message from the President
expressing interest in the cause and
hope for its success was read. In
vocation and benediction were pro-
nounced by DIR. Henry Allen Tup-
per. of the First Baptist Church.
At the government hotels last
night. Mrs. Selden =. Spencer. wife
of Sepator Spencer. made a plea
for the Mission. II has served the
needy of the city for thirty-seven
years. without asking any help, she
explained. and has recently given
aid to many former service men.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
THE HERALD'S WEEKLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS AND TRADE
Washington Stock Exchange Transactions


close business April 21 fIgss ]
Fur.i.h.a by ". b. aaa Compa.y,
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QIRTHS ANDDEATHS
ID REPORTED DIND.C.
White.

white,
Ernest r. and Andrea W. Binnir, boy.
John F. and Rose VI. Williams. girl,
Louis and Eva Stein, girl
Elmer and Violet Clark, boy.
81. John u. and Clara b. LitschEi, girl
Leon and Dora Feldman. girl.
Claybourne and Mary Estes. boy.
Ihomas A. and Alice NJ. Flynn, boy.
Iorin A. and Pearl Marks, boy,
Percy ]. and Mayne Relish, boy.
colorsd.
Thomas A. and Julia L. Dyson. girl.
Benjam min and Hattie N. Newman. girl.
Samuel J. and Lauretta Pruner. boy.
David ~ and Mary weathers, boy.
White.
Richard c. Gill. 50 years, 924 street
northwest
Margaret Cooper. ]. Childrens Hospt.
Clinton L. Baldridge. SO. st. Eliz. Hospt.
Mary G. Ia Sale. 81, fs4I r. Cap. ST.
sarah Connor. so. sibley Hospt.
Virginia Cooper. ]. 841 Elliott st. ne
Mary =. Stout. SO. 141O II st. NV.
James Macarthur, 73. $40 9Th st: ne.
Marx Twain Sanders. jr.. 8, 4115 Fes.
Emily E. Babeock. 20. Dewey Hotel. 14th
and l. sts
Robert Clements, 90, Wash. Asylum Hospt.
Margaret ". Sheridan. II. II and 3rd SITS ne.
Angelus Chipowis. 10. George. Univ. Hospt.
Joseph Haszard, :, 1-2 hours. Georgetown
Univ. Hospt.
Infant Of James and Alice Fitsmaurice,
9 hours. Columbia Hospt
!Colorsd.
Edward II. Citizens. %. tuberculosis Hospt.
Murray Baker. 4S, Tuberculosis Hospt.
Geina Tibbs. So. 1239 1-2 ct. NV.
Lena Carter, 30, Freedmen's Hoept.
Thomas Davis. IS. Wash. Asylm. Hospt.
Rose Smith. So. 922 = st. sw.
Robert II. Hood, IL months. 10 Gessford
Court Sc.
Virginia Jones. . days, zoos stanton I'd. SC.
Infsnt OF Thomas II. and Julia L. Tyson,
otA -
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WILL SING TO AID
WELLESLEY FUND

Mime. Margarete Matzenauer. Metro
politan Opera Company star. will
present a program OF some of her
most popular songs at a recital given
for the benefit of the Wellesley Coll
lege Endowment Fund at Polls The
ater Wednesday at 4:30 O'Clock.
The patrons and patronesses for
the concert are Mrs. Calvin Coolidge,
Mrs Frederick II. Gillett, Mrs.
Charles f Hughes. Mrs. John w.
Weeks. Mrs. Henry C. Wallace. Mrs.
Herbert Hoover. Mrs. Mary Roberts
Rinehart. Mrs. Hennen Jennings.
Mrs. Hope Slater. Mrs. Charles
Floule, Gen. John ]. Pershing and
Bishop Alfred Harding.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-24
Local Kretol Company
Enlarge Their Lines

The Kretol Company. with lab
oratory and offices at 22o b street
southeast, besides constantly in
creasinS their regular output of
kretol sanitation products. are now
distributors of public service folded
paper towels and cabinets. spray
ers and unique liquid soap dis
penser.
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Unmarried women are permitted
TO act as ministers in the Protes-
tant Church in Switzerland
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d. G.. POSTAL CLERKS
CONSIDER CHANGES

Clerks and carriers OF the WASH
ington City Postoffice and stations
met jointly yesterday afternoon at
Dunbar High School. First and N
streets northwest, and discussed
methods of effecting a more efficient
pos-al service throughout the city.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of Local No. 14s, National
Federation Postoffice Clerks, and was
called for the purpose Of assisting
the Postoffice Department in its ef-
forts to bring the service to the
highest point Of efficiency. E. W.
Harrison presided.
Evening star., 1922-02-21
PATR|0T|CEVENTS
TO MARK HOLIDAY
Many Celebrations Will Hon.
or Anniversary Of Birth Of
George Washington.

The anniversary of the birth of
George Washington will be fittingly
celebrated tomorrow in the city
which is named after him. The day
will be holiday for government en-
ployes and school children, and most
of Washington's business houses will
close at 1 o'clock.
The principal celebrations here to-
morrow. in honor of the memory of
Washington will be as follows:
am, flag raising around the base
of the Washington Monument, under
auspices of the Office of public build
ings and grounds, participated in by
all patriotic societies. The public also
is invited to be present
1880 am, joint celebration in the
auditorium of the Central High School
by the District societies of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. Sons
of the American Revolution and Sons
of the Revolution.
II am, community celebration at
Takoma Park parish hall under aus
pices of the Takoma Park Citizens
IL noon, patriotic exercises by the
Association of the Oldest Inhabitants
of the District at the old engine
house, 18th and H streets. A business
meeting will be held at II am.
Twelve noon, eighty-ninth annual
meeting of the Washington National
Monument Society at the home of
Charles C. Glover. 1903 K street, fol-
lowed by luncheon and reception.
Forty-Eight Flags to Be Raised.
Forty-eight flags. one for each state
lContinued on Page 2, Column 3D.
Evening star., 1922-02-21
France Can Never Pay a Sou
OfUS. Debt, Says Loucheur

had agreed to cancel Frances debt to
Great Britain on condition the United
States .annul Great Britain's debt of
10000, 100000 francs.
Referring to the question Of repara-
tions, NJ Loucheur said France was
determined to make Germany pay to
the utmost.
But what can Germany pay2" M
Loucheur asked. Germany must ex-
port in order to obtain gold, and the
real problem is to determine how far
Germany can export without flooding
our markets.
Exchange Rates Factor.
II thought the goods which might
be imported here to the least detr1-
ment to our country was the goods
that might be employed in the devas-
tated regions. Hence the Wiesbaden
agreement,
The collapse of the exchange rates
and the vagaries in the values of cur
rencies, in the view of NJ. Loucheur,
were the basic causes of the economic
crisis. THE collapse of exchange has
caused the financial chaos in the CEN
trail European nations. which is the
cause of the existing economic, disor-
der" the speaker declared.
Evening star., 1922-02-21
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 21.-Plans for
the wedding of Princess Mary and
Viscount Lascelles are nearing COM
pletion, and early frequenters Of Lon
don's streets will see some morning
this week empty carriages drawn
along the route, escorted by cavalry.
in rehearsal of the procession from
the palace to Westminster Abbey, SO
that nothing may go awry on the
all-important day.
In reality, there will be two pro-
cessions on February %, the day of
Mother Alexandra, with their escort
and attendants will form the first.
the king following shortly afterward
with the bride and an escort.
Two Triumphal Arches.
The route through the Mall, White
Hall and Parliament street will not
be decorated throughout, but there
will be two triumphal arches and
near the abbey the roadway will be
adorned with festoons of flowers
supported by pillars, with inter-
mediate ornamental devices bearing
portraits of the bride and bridegroom.
The wedding coach will be drawn by
bay horses, instead of the traditional
grays.
Every new detail of the ceremony
is displayed by the newspapers and
avidly seized upon by the public,
which thus learns today that the hat
in which the bride will start her
honeymoon is of mole and larkspur
blue georgette," the mole to match
Evening star., 1922-02-21
ROXAL WEDDING PLANS
READY FOR REHEARSAL

the moleskin wrap which the prin-
cess will wear, and the blue geor-
gette to match her dress.
Further details are that the mar
riage knot will be tied by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, the Archbis-
hop of York. the Bishop Of London:
the Bishop of oxford. the dean OF
Westminster, and Canon Lascelles,
the bridegroom'S uncle.
"Brishter London Week."
A new fag-the abbey f1ag-wil
be flown from one of the abbey's tow
ers the morning Of the wedding. 1t
had been especially designed by her
aldic experts and embodies histori-
cal symbols from the time Of Edward
the Confessor onwards. This flag
will be lowered when King George
enters the abbey. and the royal
standard substituted: after the cere-
mony the abbey flag will again be
hoisted.
Preparations also are under way for
popular celebrations Of the wedding
activities. The Brighter London
Society,"" an organization composed
mainly Of business and theatrical men,
H. G. Selfridge being one Of its lead
ers. aims at making the week Of the
wedding brighter London week." in
honor of the princess. The society
hopes to make the city more attrac-
tive for American tourists and other
transients who recently have shown
an inclination to avoid stop-over5
here. preferring Paris or other con-
tinental cities, with their greater
greater variety of amusements.
The shadow of the defense of the
realm act still hangs over London to
some extent, but, within the limits of
1Continued on Page 2, Column II
Evening star., 1922-02-21
Theater Arrangements
Have Cleanup Periods
While Places Are Closed

Cleanup" week is being carried on
in practically all of the Washington
theaters closed Saturday night by the
Commissioners. A general clearing up
of all rubbish and other useless trash
that was found in the cellars and be-
hind the stages Of some Of the thea
ters is under way today, particularly
at Polls, New National, Columbia and
the Cosmos.
A feeling of sincere effort to carry
out the slightest suggestion of the
committee that reported to the Com
missioners is prevalent among the
various managements. Officials of
in a soldierlike fashion with a will
ing spirit to meet every demand.
At Polls a great deal Of accumulated
junk, such as parts Of disused scene
sets and broken furniture and other
discarded paraphernalia, has been re-
to the present time no structural changes
have taken place, but the management
is ready to meet any suggestions from
the building inspectors, although they
believe there is nothing needed to make
the building perfectly safe.
The management at the New National
has been on the alert to meet the few
suggestions that have been sent, but the
work so far has been limited to clean
ing up. Further instructions are be-
ing awaited, and these will be fully
met as soon as a clear understanding
Of just what is wanted is obtained.
Many wagonloads of trash, odd bits
of wood and accumulated debris have
been removed from the Columbia The
ater, and the Cosmos Theater is car
rying on similar campaign. The
Cosmos is making use of the time
the building iS closed to put in new
seats, but this change had been ar
ranged for many months previous.
The Crandall Metropolitan is the
only one of those closed which is
not a hive Of industry. The manage
ment there, 1t Is said, has always in
sisted that no debris should be al
lowed to collect, and there is no need
to clean up. it was stated.
In no case was the manager of
any of the theaters ready today to
give any forecast as to when his
theater will open its doors again.
Each Of them believes that the work
that is to be done can be accom-
plished in a fairly short time. There
Is the qeustfon, however, Of the final
inspection on each of the theaters.
and none of the managers had any
idea as to how soon the INSPECTION
would take place after the finishing
of the alterations.
They understood that the building
inspectors Office was overburdened
with work, and difficulties will be
involved as to which theater would
have the preference ras to the first
inspection. Nevertheless, each man.
ager is going at his task in willing
spirit
Evening star., 1922-02-21
PRESIDENT SELECTS
DEBT FUNDING BOARD

Nominations of Secretary Mellon,
Secretary Hughes, Secretary Hoover,
Senator Smoot and Representative
Burton to be members of the allied
debt funding commission will be sent
to the Senate today. it was announced
at the White House.
Upon confirmation of the nomina-
tions, it is expected that foreign
debtor nations will be Informed that
this country is prepared to begin ne
gotiations for funding the eleven
billion-dollar allied debt.
According to high officials, nego-
tiations probably will be begun first
with Great Britain looking to the
funding of the five billion dollar debt
owed by the nation and with the
other foreign governments in the
order of the size of their debts. Under
the congressional authority creating
the debt commission the amounts due
from the foreign nations may not be
funded for longer than twenty five
years or at interest of less than 4A
per cent.
Evening star., 1922-02-21
Fourteen Men Leap From Airship
- A Few of Them In Parachutes
resent at the

fairs committees were present at the
ceremonies.
The Roma arrived here early in the
afternoon after bucking head winds
motors were silent when she finally
1oated over the field and difficulty
was experienced in mooring the ship
on account of the high winds.
The Roma was probably the first
of the United States airships to be
was in a bottle which Miss VAIN
wright broke across it's nose.
1t is a semi-rigid dirigible airship
four hundred feet dong and was
purchased from Italy for the use OF
the United States army. She left
northwest wind.
1t had been planned while the Roma
was here to take army and navy
officials as well as Italian delegation
officials on sightseeing trip over
Washington but it was postponed on
account of the high winds.
The Roma, it was said at the War
Department, was engaged in trial
flights after recent installation OF
Liberty Motors to replace the Italian
engines with which the ship origi-
nally was equipped.
The Roma originally was built for
a passenger ship and carried several
when she was brought from Italy on
shipboard and reassembled at Lang
ley Field SO that she had but one
passenger cabin.
Tentative plans were made re-
Gently by the air service for opera
tion of the ship this spring and sum-
mer on a commercial test run be-
tween New York and Chicago and
later for a trans-continental flight
On her trip from Langley Field to
Washington, the Roma carried more
| than fsty people including crew and
4 passengers. Her capacity was fixed
at approximately sixty persons.