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barrel. while native STOCK brings 60 TO
66 per As basket,
: Maryland and Virginia !watermelens
are arriving in liberal quantities and
the market rssez tower, with eaiy fair
demand noted for large stock at 20 to
Is each for selects and 6 to 10 fur
primes. Receipts Of native and nearby
cantaloupes are only fair, and with a
fair movement the market rules steady
at 26 to Is per AS basket and so to ]. 90
per crate for standards and LOO to l.5O
for jumbos. Peaches continue in liberal
receipt. but mostly common to ordinary
fruit, which are slow sale, with demand
centered on the better sort at l.5O to
Eastern shore Maryland and Virginia
peaches scitfrg 20 to 90 basket, Is to
100 box and 80 to rs c-afe
Apples also continue in liberal re-
ccipt and market shows no improve
ment. Demand only for smooth, large
fruit at 1.50 to 200 per barrel, IS to
100 per bushel and little over half
Price for No. 2s. Small. knotty ap-
pies Of uncertain value and shipments
not advisable. Native and nearby
pears in good demand at SO to rs per
4-8 basket for bartletts and rs to
LOO for sickles. Crab apples in fair
demand at 20 to 60 per 4-s basket.
Receipts OF fresh gathered native
ard nearby eggs continue light and
while there are some buyers who pre-
fer this Character of stock and are
under continued liberal offerings OF
western refrigerator car. lot. eggs
trade wants in general are being
promptly supplied and the market,
while steady at 25 a dozen for firsts
and 22 and % for average, receipts
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Nd. August 19-Spe-
cial.)-All lines of native and near
by garden truck continues in liberal
receipts, with some lines meeting
with fairly good demand while others
move slow. and values generally IN
buyers favor. String and lima beans
are plentiful at 40a60 bushel for the
former and 50a1.O0 for the latter.
Cabbage in better demand at 3-00a4.oe
hundred. while beets and carrots
are also selling better. at e.ooa2.5 50
for the former and 3.0oa4.00 for the
latter. Green corn in ample supply
and cheap. 5a10 a dozen being pre-
vailing quotations today Cucum-
bers. eggplants and squash only in
fair demand at rs. 50a60 and 26a30
per As basket, respectively. Peppers
selling mostly at 20 per As basket
while needles will bring S0a35. To-
matoes also in ample supply at 25a35
per 4-S basket. 60a65 bushel for pack
ing stock and 35a40 per AS basket
for small yellow.
In comparison with the moderate
wholesale demand prevailing for white
potatoes, the receipts from all sections
are ample for trade requirements. ana
there is no special firmness to price =,
which range 1.15 to zoo per barrel. Loo
to 1.25 per 100 pounds. LIS to 200 per
15O-pound sacks and mostly half price
for NJ. . stock. Eastern shore Vfr-
ginia and Rappahonnock and YORK. river
sweets are selling at 2.75 to 325 per
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MORE CHEERFUL TRADE TONE
AS STRIKE MENACE RECEDES
Bradstrcet's View Is Improvement In
Conditions Will Be Slow-Notes of
General Financial Interests.

While the outlook for the future,
10th in trade and industry, has chang.
ed for the better. owing to the i'm
there is slight change, except in the
matter of a more cheerful tone. to-
be noted of this in the weeks reports
as to trade and industry.
Referring to present conditions,
Rradstreets says: The. as yet. partial
character of the coal settlement and
the uncertainty that still turks in the
railroad strike is partly responsible
for an optimistic outlook. But in
many lines the improvement bids fair
TO be slow, though perhaps not so
slow as was the growth of the species
of slow business paralysis that has
made it's effects increasingly visible
since the railway strike began.
In this direction. indeed. the In
priorfties may prove hurtful' to some
leading industries. notably iron and
steel. which have suffered most from
the fuel shortage. but which are low
on the priority list, while helpful to
the railways and household consumers
of coal. whose needs are likely to be-
come urgent very shortly. Feeling as
TO winter coal supplies being adequate
is better. but an acute car shortage
is apparently looked for when crop
movement enlarges in the, fall.
While details of the coal settle
ment are proceeding and it Is still
too early to speak authoritively, it is
not impossible that events will prove
that the railway shopmen practically
won the coal miners strike, while
losing their own
Municipal Onerinss Increaae.
Municipal bond dealers have some
thing tangible to point to in substan-
tiatiou of their prediction Of brisk
market for their class of securities
in the fall, In the result Of recent
sales and the growing list of coming
offerings.
Sale last week of s630,OOO Omaha
,Eeb.) twentyyear ANS, at 1929.
was on a 4.40 per cent basis. This
issue is no longer legal for savings
banks and fduciary Institutions. be-
cause the debt limit has been exceed
ed; nevertheless, the issue is attrac-
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motives and fifteen Pacific passenger
\

locomotives. y
franklin Bank Renovated.
The Franklin National Bank has
beer thoroughly oyerhauled and re-
decorated, the entire exterior being
renewed with new colors. while q
huge clock and electric moving signs
soon will be In place, which will lend
It the appearance of one of the most
John B. Corcoran. president of the
institution. has just returned from a
visit Of two weeks at Bar HarbOr
and In New York city.
Protecting the "Morris Plan
Judge w. L. Estes. Of the United
States District Court Dor the eastern
district OF Texas. has ISSUED a sweep
ing injunction restraining the Com
munfty Finance Company Of that
state from using in any way the
terms Morris Plan, Morris Bank or
Morris Plan of Industrial Banking.
or similar words or phrases indicat-
ing that 1t is organizing an industrial
bank on the Morris Plan.
So many attempts have been made.
it is said. by unauthorized individ-
uals, firms and corporations to meet
the demand for Norris Plan service
in other than the 100 American cities
in which it already is in operation
that the Industrial Finance Corpora
ton proprietor OF the pioneer plan
of industrial banking has at last
been compelled to take action to pro-
tect itself and the borrowing and
investing public from misleading in
fringements of it's rights.
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, WALL STREET GOSSIP.

Those who have maintained right
along that there was no justification
for the gap between Bethlehem Steel
find their contention borne out by
the terms of the recapitalization
plan. These two classes are to be
merged into one without any distinc-
tion between them
Negotiations between Maxwell
Motor and q committee, representing
Chalmers note holders contemplate
an understanding whereby, title to all
Chalmers properties will be vested in
Maxwell corporation, says report.
Negotiations have practically been
completed, by which there will BE is
sued for each $1,000 Chalmers note
ten shares OF Maxwell A stock, ten
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tive. and the premium price a test of
the market.
August Financing Small.
The total of new financing for Au-
gust will be small, but already suf-
Accent new offerings for September
are in the wind to indicate that the
edge has been restored to O. somewhat
blunted market. September's total. It
is predicted. will be large, in antici-
tude of money at low rates.
One factor that will be great help
in disposal Of municipal offerings iss
the growing scarcity Of good utilities
Underlying bonds Of light and power
companies have been practically re-
institutional and other demands dur
ing the past two months. and a scar
city in any one class would cause in
stitutions to turn to the municipal
market. Already, 1t Is said. this effect
Is apparent.
There will be three fairly large is
sues disposed Of before September On
August 1S. Minneapolis awarded ST.
10000 fifteen.year average An per
cent city bonds: on the 2Sth. Oregon
win award sl.5oo.ooo ~ per cent
Omaha, $1.5O0.000 AN per cent school
district eleven-month notes. and
Houston, Tex, $s50.000 IS and 5000. 900
u per cent and 5 per cent Improve
nIent bonds.
September 1. $4,000. 900 Missouri
state AZ per cent four-and-a-harf-
year bonds will come through. and on
September bids will be closed for
81, 100000 Oregon eighteen.year aver
age veterans state aid bonds not to
exceed per cent.
b. 4 o. Equipment Authorized.
The Baltimore and Ohio. has been
granted authority by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to assume
obligation and liability in respect Of
s6,750,000 of equipment trust certifi-
Gates. to be issued by the Girard
Trust Company Of Philadelphia and
sold at not less than s6.40 per cent
of par in connection with purchase Of
six steel dining cars. forty passenger
coaches. thirty passenger train ex-
press and combination express cars.
three steel combination baggage and
postal cars, five steel postal cars.
1000 steel gondola cars. 1000 box
cars. thirty-five mikado freight loco
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hcw no tendency at the moment to

show no tendency at the moment to
advance.
On choice large spring chickens the
market is firm at 30 to 80 a pound,
ssmaal to medium, IS TO 30, and white
te9saosns, % to 26. The market for
old hens han q firmer tendency, due to
the approaching Jewish holidays but
the demand is centered on heavy fat
fowls rather than small to medium.
Large old hens are bringing % to "a,
with small to medium and white leg
horns selling 10 to 81. Ducks con-
tinue dull with ample supplies at 10
to 81, and sMall and poor and old
ducks very draggy at Is and IS.
White ducks in best demand. Guinea
fowl and pigeons in light supply, but
no snap to the demand at SO to SO
each for the former and 2J q pair for
the latter.
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sh. res oft th4 b stock, and for each
ten shares of Chalmers common one
share Of Maxwell B.
More than 5000 subscribers. seek
have applied for more than $500 ,0oo
Alnr rican Telephone and Telegraph
stock under offer OF that stock to
applicants for New York Telephone
preferred who did not get allot-
ments.
Although Republic Rubber has not
followed the recent reduction of
prices made by other tire makers, it
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reports no shrinkaG in demand .or
tires. 1t is producir g from 1900. to
1,S00 castings daily at Canton, o hio.
while production of inner tubes
ranges from $4,000 to 100000 a mo nth
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millions dsbursed in salaries army of hgh-cass en-
poyed personnel the great sabzerfor Washington de-
pends not upon farm or factory prosperity.
The certain stability of realty values here has caused millions
to be invested in Washington by large insurance
companies in real estate loans.
During recent years Washington has grown tremendously
u Census records show population of $1,000 but
these records do not include great section of official Wash
ngton and the thousands who live in the Maryland and Vr
gina territory contiguous to this city, whose business activities
are in Washinpton
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Magnificent Hotel Walker Now This
SOME SALIENT FACTS ABOUT WASHINGTON
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Careful study of Washington for period Of 25 years
is the basis for very sound conclusions.
During that period several disastrous business depressons
were experienced throughout the nation
Yet in Washington the depression least noticeable of
ALL Values stood adamant Property readily saleabe
little recession in prices
Business always good the National Capital though
remainder Of the country in the throes of panic and de-
preston.
The business of government grows greater every year. The
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
Boiler Explosion
BlolOs Up Tag;
FiUe Meet Death
Sinking of Tiny Craft
Blamed on Boats
NelD Fireman.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Misplaced
confidence In a new fireman. Jose
Gumptano, of Monticello, N. r, Is
believed to have been responsible for
the complete demolition Of the tug
Edward. of the East River TOWNS
Corporation, and the death OF the
tugs captain. Thomas McCafery. and
all four members of his crew. shortly
before ten o'clock this morning.
The tugs boilers exploded with a
thats was heard for miles just
as the small vessel was picking up
a tow of three coal barges in slip
at the foot Of Gold street, Brooklyn.
The tiny craft was blown asunder
and sank before the cloud
of steam from the bursted boilers
lifted. Half of the pilot house was
blown through the roof OF a covered
pier nearby Nand five dock laborers
were injured by falling debris. A
half-ton section Of a boiler was blown
ffty feet
The body Of Capt McCaffery was
picked up 400 feet from the point at
which the explosion occurred soon
after harbor craft reached the scene.
A diver failed to recover the
bodies of the missing members Of the
crew: Theodore Hedenverg, engineer:
Thomas Bowling. deck hand: Michael
Nadley. cook, and Gumptano.
The theory was advanced that the
engineer. Hedenverg, probably had
trusted the new fireman to watch the
pressure gauges and that Gumptano
had failed to give warning when the
steam pressure reached the danger
point
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
Pennsylvania Labor
Leaders Protest Troops

HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. 2.-Or-
ganized labor of Pennsylvania fired
the opening shot Of its projected cam
paign of direct political action in a
conference protesting against the use
of troops in Pennsylvania coal fields
held here today under the auspices of
the Pennsylvania Federation Of La
bor. Labor officials representing
more than 100000 workmen were
present and Samuel Gompers attended
in an advisory capacity.
A committee. representing the con-
ference. was directed to protest to
Gov. Sproul In person against the use
of troops in the present coal strike.
Arrangements were made for the
summoning of a special convention Of
the Federation Of Labor to consider
Industrial and political action.
1t was said unofficially by labor
leaders attending the conference that
plans were under way to carry the
point of view of labor into the coming
political campaign. All proposals
looking toward the invitation of a
third party" were frowned upon in
the conference. but II was decided to
take a position for or against various
candidates of either party according
- -ssir c:tstu6= toward aims of or
ganized labor. ossicials said.
An Official statement issued follow
ing the conference contained a bitter
indictment against what was called
sending troops az a means of in
timidating the men on strike" In
this statement many instances were
alleged Of abuses and intimidation OF
strikers and their families.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
FRAMING ANSWEB
Strikers Chiefs Point Out|
Violations of Boards
Decisions.
ROADS PREPARING
FOR FINISH FIGHT
Carriers Now Believe
They Are Masters
Of Situation.

CHICAGO. Aug. z.-RaIlway shop
crafts strike leaders. headed by n.
NJ Jewell, tonight voted TO accept
President Hardings peace pro-
posals, which railroad executives.
meeting In New York yesterday. re-
Jected.
The acceptance. however, is con-
ditioned on recognition Of the union
Interpretation Of the settlement
suggested. Under this interpreter
tion. for instance. the PennsyIvanIa
would be required to abandon its
open shop>fight-
Approval of the Harding program.
as understood by the unions.
marked the close Of a meeting OF
more than 100 shopcrafts leaders.
who had been in session at the
Sheridan Plaza Hotel here since
yesterday morning.
VIII Obey Beard.
The acceptance was made known
through lengthy telegram to
President Harding. The telegram
recited the three stipulations pro-
posed by Mr.. Harding.
l. That both carriers and en-
ployes abide by decisions Of the
United States Railroad Labor Board.
?. That the carriers, ~isasa.aw all
lawsuits growing out of the strike.
and that Labor Board rehearings
should be granted on issues in
volved in the strike
8. That full seniority rights be
restored to strikers who return 20
their Jobs.
Pending q rehearins. the men
would accept the wages and work
ing conditions prescribed BY the
Labor Board and against which
they struck July l.
The Labor Board today granted
the applications Of President Graz
bic. of the maintenance of way men
for hearings for Increases IN wages
and set August IS as the date. Grs-
BILE filed and cocketed forty-threc
cases asking Increases in wages
over the scales set July 1. which
caused the strike Of shopmen. He
viii have 10e cases filed by August
2s. IL was stated at the board Of
hces. meaning that he will be ask
ing increases for 35o.oOe trackmen.
on practically every road in the
country.
II was stated by a board oriciai
that no concession had been mad.
TO the maintenance of way men.
but that President Cradle had
merely exercised his legal right .
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
MAINTENANCE MEN
THREATEN TO JOIN
STRIKING SHOPMEN
Chairman Predicts Action
Unless Harding Defies
Executives.
MEN FIRM, HE SAYS
All Unions Will Go Out IL
Strike Last 80 Days, Says
Brotherhood Official.

NEW YORK. Aug. f.-Mainte-
nance Of way empioyes viii walk
out next week unless President
Harding "defes the railroad presi-
dents and insists on seniority for
the returning strikers" william
Parker. chairman of the mainte-
nance of way employees Of the New
York Central lines. predicted He
has gone to Syracuse. where the
men are reported to be threatening
to begin a sympathy strike with
out awaiting orders from their in
ternational officers.
David Williams, secretary OF the
Western strike committee. denied
the assertions Of railroad officials
that men have started returning to
work on the strength Of the refusal
of the executives to restore senior
ity rights to the strikers.
Reports coming to US are that
the men are even firmer In their
opposition than before" williams
said.
Clerks of the New Haven Rail
road are taking a strike vote.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
FORD HITS 43-MILE
CLIP, is ARRESTED

LEROY. n. Y. Aug. "A big Lin-
coin motor car raced through this
town at a rate Of speed which Ofhcer
Dampier. motorcycle cop. figured was
forty-three miles an hour.
At the edge OF the town. Dampier
stopped the car and was engaged in
conversation by a man who said he
was Henry Ford. hurrying to Buffalo
In an effort to catch the boat to De-
troit.
Ford explained the situation to the
officer and was permitted to go.
The chauffeur. who gave the name
OF George Burns. was fined $50. how
ever.
Leroy Ia noted throughout Western
N'w York as a speed trap" Oficers
receive commissions for arrests and
stiff fines are imposed.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
GAMBLING RAMPANT, ADMITS
PROSECUTOR OF COUNTY

1T would be foolish for me to deny
that gambling is rampant in the dis
trict named"
j. Wilson Ryon. States attorney for
Prince Georges County. admitted this
candidiy- last night, when asked con-
cerning the gambling dens uncovered
by The Washington Herald in his
county as well as Montgomery County
and in Virginia W
Ryon declared that an investigation
Of the gambling places had been
going on since last April. but that In
dictments could not be obtained at
that time because the State could
gather no evidence but hearsay.
Revelations of the existence Of
these places in Washington papers re-
moved q great hindrance to the proper
and effective work OF the county
authorities. he declared. He backed
up Gov. Ritchie's declaration that the
police Of the county should handle
the situation.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
BeautyEntrants
Flock to Turn In
Pictures Early
Three Weeks Remain ir
Which to Submit
Photographs.

With slightly more than three
weeks in which to submit photo
graphs for the competition that
will decide who Is to be Miss
Washington" representative Of the
District of Columbia at a three
day pageant turning every pleas
ure device of Atlantic City into
one vast carnival for the beauties
of seventy American cities. the
prudent young women who always
do their Christmas shopping early
are planning to bring their photo
graphs to The Herald Immediately.
Those who submit camera por-
traits at once will have a better
opportunity to have them repro
duced in the columns of The Her
aid during the remainder of the
period up to August 26 when the
last will be accepted. They will
also be more likely to be photo
graphed by the National Pictorial
News, the moving picture produc-
ing company that Is sitting the
most beautiful women OF the Cap
ital in search of future movie
stars.
The printing OF photographs or
the filming of those seeking to
become Miss Washington" will
have nothing to do with her Sc
lection by the judges. however. In
this stage of the preparations for
the pageant everyone who submits
a likeness will have an equal op-
portunity.
Miss Washington" may meet
many friends in A atlantic City
athletic persons who are entered
in the countless swimming meets,
golf tournaments. trap shoots, or
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The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
SHOPMEN ACCEPT PRESIDENTS TERMS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY INVITES STRIKERS
TO CONFER ON BASIS OF HARDING PLAN
HARDING PLAYS
ii WAITING GAME
Will Give Roads Time to
Prove They Can
Move Trains.

President Harding. according
to administration Senatorial
spokesmen. has decided on
"substantially" the same course
toward the rail strike as TO-
ward the mine strike. namely:
Let the rail executives work
out their own solution OF the
difficulty and keep trains
moving IL they can and as they
assert they can.
The length of this trial. as in
the case Of that OF the coal op-
orators who wished the oppor-
tunity to attempt reopening Of
their mines. will depend. IL was
said. entirely upon circum-
stances"
Senator Watson. Indiana.
conferred with the President on
the strike situation late yester-
day. No legislation affecting
either the rail or mine situa-
ton. he said. upon leaving the
White House. is contemplated
Immediately.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03

Immediate and permanent sup
preston of the gambling dens In
Maryland, just over District line is
now theSoal of the women in Prince
Georges County.
Responding to the statement Of
Governor rRttchfe. Of Maryland, IN
which he declared that he would
take action II the existence Of the
gambling dens was called to his at
tention. Mrs. Gordon Bailey, of the
Prince Georges County Federation
of Women's Clubs. last night dis
patched letter to the governor sp-
pealing him to take action In the
gambling situation.
Residents Of Prince GEORGES
County intimate that couny offi-
GERS are lax In coping with the situ-
alton.
The situation has frequently heen
called to their attention, 1t As said
but the authorities sidestep the
issue BIZ pigenholing their letters a.
extending numerous promises which
ConffNW~6 m p0ne Tsco
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
FILM OPERATORS
VOTE TO STRIKE

NEW YORK, Aug. "A strike
of motion-picture machine opera
tors throughout Greater New York
was voted today in refusal OF a
10 per cent wage cut. The strike
viii begin September 1. Seven hum
dred movie houses will be affected.
Strike action was based on a
telegram to Its members by the
theater owners Chamber of Com
merce declaring. wage negotiations
with the operators to be at end.
The action of the New York local
union 10 usually taken as an ex-
ample by other film machine hands
throughout the country.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
AUSTRALIA PASSES
WASHINGTON PACTS

4. MELBOURNE. Aug. THE Aus
tralian parliament. on Price Minis
ter Hughes motion. tonight passed
resolutions ratifying the Washing
ton treaties without division. DR..
Page. leader OF the country party,
raised the question as to whether
the status Of the dominions At the
Washington Conference differed
from that of the Paris peace confer
ence. Premier Hughes replied that
in each case the British empire was
one unit. the dominions forming
part Of the British delegation-
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
FILIPINOS URGE
GHANDI TACTICS

MANILA. p. L.. Aug. a.--Plans for
nonco operation movement in the
Philippine Islands such as Ghsndi
led In India were launched here to-
days by Vincent Llanes. member OF
the Philippine independence mis-
sion
Llanes had just arrived from the
United States. where he was q
member of the mission which
pleaded unsuccessfuily for island
Independence at Washington.