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The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Nov. 15.-Grain mar
kets showed persistent strength.
and the deferred deliveries of
wheat. all corn futures. December
and May oats and May rye sold at
new high figures for the season and
closed about the top. Wheat fin
ished with a net gain OF 1sa2lsc.
corn 7salLc. oats s.a1hc and rye
2%a2I.c.
Houses with seaboard connections
were good buyers OF December and
May wheat, which early absorbed
the surplus in the pit and later
there was persistent buying of De-
cember and selling of May. which
widened the difference 70 IS, at the
last against exc at the close the
previous day. July came to life and
advanced sharply. The highest
prices were made toward the last
with some stop-loss orders uncov-
ersd on the way up.
Persistent bidding for cash corn
for shipment to the Far West and
the Southwest in Chicago territory.
combined with the strength in
wheat. advanced corn values to the
best figures of the season.
Domestic demand for cash oats
showed Improvement. but the
greater part of the strength in that
market was derived from sympathy
with other grains.
Furnished BY W. B. Hibbs & Company.
Yst'd'y's
Omen High Low Close cIo.e
The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-The cotton
market was weak in the early trad
ing with prices going OF sharply
on scattered general selling. with
most OF It a liquidatlng hcaracter
chiefly for, Wall Street and South
ern accounts. The MAXIMUM de-
cline here ranged about so points
from yesterdays closing quotations.
There was a good deal of stop-loss
selling on this break. In fact that
kind of pressure was what made the
low prices mentioned above.
After the end of the first hour
considerable of this loss had been
recovered. mainly on traders taking
back good deal OF contracts sold
on the decline of late yesterday and
this mornings break. In the last
hour the market made a sharp up
turn, helped by the further rally in
stocks, which brought in some fresh
buying by some of the Wall Street
commission houses. Prices kept on
advancing up to the close by which
time January and March had been
carried back to about the basis Of
2s cents, with December going over
that level.
Furnished BY W. B. Hibbs 3 Company.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
N. rs CURB
7 a. ~; s.:s.: I =; s..:;:::::; s:s::.;

NEW YORK. Nov. l5.-rhe market
on the New York Curb ExchanEe
showed strong railying tendency
at frequent intervals during the day
and the action Of many stocks in
dfcated absence of the restrainins
innuence that was 30 effective a
factor In forcing liquidation and
dec ines on the New York Stock
Exchange at times during the fore
noon. There were indications in
some OF the higher-priced issues OF
resumption of accumulation by
interests concerned In the various
properties. and this accumulation
was effective In more than Offset
ting offerings of stocks for short
account by the professional eie-
The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. 1a-Butter-
Solid packing creamery, high scoring. 52a
"a; extras. 81: extra hrsts. 47a4S: frsts
3sa43; seconds. 35i2a37is. sweet creamery.
choice fancy, a2a54: fair to good. 35sa31,s
EgEs-Nearby extra hrsts. 81; hrsts. 5Ga
S.; Western extra. hrsts. 50: frsts. a3a55:
seconds. 30a40; fancy cardled. 8sas9; fair
to good 63a6S
Live Poultry-Fowls. fancy yellow skin-
ned. 2sa3O: medium, 23a36; white leghorn.
22aA
Spring Chickens-Fancy yellow skinned.
24aa6; medium. 22a23: old ROSTERS 16al7
The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
FINANcIALIf
MART RALLIES
IndustriaIs Up 1 teHAi
Points, With Rails Al
= Slightly Less. hJH

NEW YORK Nov. ia strqeGf :
and unnatural rally lszsured the dsy
ON the stock exchange. Yesterday's
sharp declines on a large volume OF
trading convinced majority Of spec
ulators that a rally was IN order. and
shq1t covering. supplemented by
some good buying. was apparent from .
the start Opening prices were. N 3,
fact frequently point or two higher,
and although these gains were grsd.s
uaiiy eaten Into during the mornff & 4
they were refnstated and added 70 IN ..
the afternoon. Toward the close
rails were fractionally higher and
active industriais were able 70 show
many net gains Of from Ito > points~
Esriy rpfurn. - =
After the drastic marking down o.
prices which went on during most az
yesterdays session I'm the stock msr-ao
sket and was particularly noteworahy r.
during the last hour Of trading, it
was not surprising to ind a rather
sharp upturn during the early trading
e day. The operations Of professional
t-scers were depended upon 20 bring
about just such q hspening and 81 y
occurred -accof ding to schedule. Bu.
th sno okhhiou III most comptte1t DID,
servers the business was overdons.
The gains Of one and two poinfs
scored by many active Issues at Tie
opening were too conspicuous not TO-
invite new attacks by the bears. and
before noon the market had become
highly irregular affair with many
Of the early gains lost. new breaks
IN some Of the issues which have been
conspicuously weak recently and ion.
the other hand substantial gains an
other quarters OF the list. partiou-
larry among the Standard Oils. :, rc.
-Insider.- Are Buying. f
That section OF Wall Street which
amuses itself trying TO guess what
the big market operators and nnan-
cial interests are doing has very def
mite opinions on the subject at the
present moment. Insiders are buy
ing stocks. At least that was the
word which was flashed over the
financial district this mofning. Dust
why insiders should be buying stocks
when II appeared fairly evident from
the behavior Of yesterdays market
That the same stocks IL left TO them
selves for a few days might be OBJ
tained several points below the pres
ent level was a question that none Of
the Yiseacres seemed prepared 20
answNf. They merely pointed TO the
action Of certain issues on the tape.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
Exchange Elections.
LOCAL
"" -. Aiebs Co., Hibbs Bldg., Men,
eers Washington Stock E1ehanrs)

capital Traction 10 at IO3
Washington Railway and Electric. pfd.
10 at IS. IL at -
AFTER CALL
Washington Gss 5s. $1,000 at 95i,.
M"-genthaler Linotype. at I56.
.,AnSt"n Monotype. 10 at 1917, 1U at T9Ji.
Washington Gas Light ct 54B.
UNLISTED SECURITIES
These stocks not listed under exchange
rules 50
MHh>Sy Trust Company. 10 at In2
ptstri''t Title Insurance Co. at 10
Washington Title Insurance Co at 4
Money. call loans, and per cent.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
FINANCIAL
hAY CUT RATE!
Savings Bankers Here
Relieve Az Levy viii
Be Restored.

ND Board OF Tax Assessors for
the District of Columbia will shortly
withdraw the per cent levy on Dis
trict. savingse banks and replace
the bual 4 per cent charge. In the
opinepn OF savings banks heads here
who. are in close touch with the sit
uation-
1t was pointed out yesterday that
during the hearing last Saturday
morning before the assessors there
was nothing in the testimony Of
fereds by local bankers tha would
WARRANT an increase in the tax rate.
1t was brought out that the pro-
portion Of savings deposits is now
approximately the same as in 1904.
whsnsth per cent rate was es-
tablished. which would Indicate that
there is not the slightest cause for
the assessors to change the ruling.
which has prevailed here for the
past eighteen years.
The Districts savings bank dele
cation. which is making such a COM
mendable effort to effect the old rul-
ing. include the following: Maurice
ID. Rosenberg, of the Bank of Com
merce and Savings; George W. Of
futt, jr.. Potomac Savings Bank:
Joseph Cox. Park Savings Bank
Francis c. Addison, jr.. Security Saw
ings and Commercial Bank, and Will
bur Zepp. of the United States Saw
ings Bank. These gentlemen, how
ever. are not responsible for the
opinion stated above.
Deal Is Completed.
T~ra,.fo- Esa., -na
moR stock of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company to "a
grouR of fifteen or eighteen banker 5
in Baltimore, Philadelphia. Boston.
New York and other cities for the
sum of sl.660.OOO was effected yes
terday. according to. authoritative
inforwation received here from
New York last night.
Payment was made to the Metro
politsn Trust Company. of New
York; trustee for the Note Holders
Protective Committee. of Washing
ton. President Harper. of the Dis
trict National Bank here. announced
in New York that the deal had been
completed through Eugene ".
Thompson, of Crane. Paris and
Company. of Washington.
The first forum dinner Of the post
graduate class of the local chapter.
American Institute of Banking, will
he held at the Cafe Msdrillon on
Tuesday next at s p. M, il was an
nounced yesterday by Francis G.
Addison, jr.. chairman.
or great interest to those in at
tendance will be the address of DIR.
George w. Edwards. acting educa-
tional director of the American In
stitute Of Banking. who will discuss
the Economic Conditions of Eu-
rope" as observed by him in the past
four months as same. in his opinion.
affect our country.
Reservations for this meeting
must be made to Mr.. Addison not
later than Saturday morning
Exchange Elections.
Eugene f.. Thompson was re-
elected president of the Washington
Stock Exchange at the annual meet
ing held yesterday. Richard A.
ClauGhton was named vice presi-
dent and John 1. Edwards was
made secretary. o. H. p. johnson
was elected treasurer ". r. Hibbs
and Charles ]. Bell were reelected
to the baOrd of governors
The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
COMPLETE NJ Y. BOND SALES
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yW. . xllss 3 os.. ~

NEW YORK Noy lswith sharp stocks
p.ss % mi hs bond msrs ns a ss
season poorer nes
Of Dutch Eas. indies Belgian bonds
a
fell 70 new low In the present Increment and then rallied
fg
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24
Who Died First the
Query To Be Decided
Probate Judge In Waterman County
Called On To Settle knotty
Point ~

st. James, November 22.-who
died first in a triple Staying and
suicide, is the point which the pro-
bate court here will have to decide,
as the result OF an objection filed to
the probation of the will of Frank
D. Klocow, who killed his wife, Ida
L. Klocow and their son Frank and
then took his own life last Septem-
Der, near Ormsby.
Peter Magpus and Jilis Magnus,
his wife, father ana mother of Mrs.
Klocow, represented by their attor-
neys, appeared IN probate court to
object to the probation of the will
which mentions John Toeds as the
only heir to the estate, valued at
$4,000. The case was continued to
December 5. ' ~
1t is the contention of the objec-
tors that the wife and one son did
not die until after the father.
Should this be proved, the other
relatives claim half of the estate.
George Seager, probate judge
says this is the only case of the
kind he has heard of. Only circum-
stantial evidence can be used, as
the crime was not. discovered until
some time after it had occurred and
all were dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24
Progress of Brett Store \
Was Related By It's Head

+ This is one of a series of talks
given by members of the Mankato
Kiwanis club relative to the various
lines of business carried on in Man
kato. J. E. Brett, president of the
Brett company dry goods and de.
partment stores, gave a few facts
in connection with the stores pro-
gress during the many years OF its
existence.
"In 1868 fifty four years ago the
9th of last May, Mr.. Brett moved
gage in the mercantile business. Al
that time .Mankato was an extreme
ly small village just breaking into
the city class. It was during this
year that Mankato received It's
city charter from the legislature.
During this year the First National
bank was started and it was also
during this year that Mankato was
connected with the outside world
by the Omaha railroad and the
Northwestern Telegraph company.
"Mr. Brett started on the first
floor of what was at that time
known as Shoemaker Hall a build
ing 22x40 located where Fred w.
Kruse store now stands. His sales
force consisted Of one clerk and
himself
Hard work, honest advertising
and real service not only to his in
dividual patrons but to the commu,
ing changes from time to time as
the occasion required and ,enlarg
ing until in 1918 the present store
was remodelled to the store as you
see 1t today, covering a floor space
of over. $4,000 square feet.
Although Mr.. Brett did not live
to see his ambitions realized 1t is
through the foundation which he
laid and the carrying out of, his
ideals that we have built up the or
ganization as it is today.
I'VE now employ in our Mankato
store about sixty five people and in
our Albert Lea store twenty two.
Weekly conferences are held by
heads of the departments and
weekly classes are conducted to in
efficiency and service of our sales
force.
"A newspaper gotten out by our
selves spreads the store news to a
territory surrounding Mankato for
about one hundred miles and as far
west as Montana.
ITO take care of the splendid mail
order business created by this me-
dunn we have big mail order de-
partment. This is under the direct
supervision of our Miss Elinor Gray
our personal shopper who sees 10
it that every order is filled the
same day as received and that ev-
cry order Is given just as careful
attention as if the shopper were
here to shop for, themselves.
But real service does not stop
with selling Of merchandise. Our
buyers are sent to the eastern mar
kets from four to six times a year
and resident buyers are constantly
in New York and Chicago taking
advantage of every price consescent
and always on the lookout for the
new styles as they are brought out.
Our store is a member of the Ma
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24
SEEK BARBERRY FUND
Minnesota Delegation Goes To Wash.
ington To Appear Before Congress.

ASSOCIATED Press DiSpa tch.
Minneapolis, November 22.-Presi-
dent J. E. Reed of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation, DR.. e. C.
Stakman. plant pathologist at the
University of Minnesota, and Harri-
son Fuller, director of the confer
ence for the prevention or grain
rust, will leave tomorrow for Wash
ington where they will appear on
Monday before the sub committee of
the house committee on appropria-
tons in support of an appropriation
for barberry eradication which soon
is to be considered by congress.
At Washington the Minnesota del
egation will be re- enforced by DIR.
w. G. Coons, pathologist, at the
Michigan College of Agriculture,
President C. w. Hunt of the Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation, and Presis
dent w. S. Hill of the South Dako
ia Farm Bureau.
They will unite in urging an ap-
of 100000 for next
year, that being the figure unani-
favored by seventy FIVE dele
gates from thirteen spring wheat
states who recently attended the
second annual meeting of the con-
ference for prevention Of grain rust
here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24
Texas Rangers On
Guard Duty In Waco
Trouble Expected Over Attack
White Girl BY Negro
Still At Large
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl


Waco Texas, November IL
Twenty Texas rangers were sent
ECre today as precautionary
measure in the event there should
be an arrest as the result of the
killing of Grady Shipworth, nineteen
and an attack on his young woman
Thu young woman, who
was not seriously injured when her
lo6y struck a tree after her as
sGllant threw her over a fifty. foot
cliff, accused an unidentified negro.
Feeling was intense here last
night after Skipworth's body was
found yesterday morning. He was
robbed first and then shot, the
young woman said, after which the
negro turned his attention to her. s.
No arrest was made here, but it
was reported from Fort Worth that
a negro had been arrested there in
connection with the case.
The local national guard company
was called out by the mayor, but
Governor Pat M. Neff announced
the situation did not warrant use OF
state troops, and his order directing
the rangers to take charge super
seeded the mayors act in placing
the guardsmen on duty. .#.-.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24

| tional Retail Dry Goods association
The National Chamber of Com
MERGE, The Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World and the Mime
sofa Retail Dry Goods Association
giving US by this membership inside
information on all important sub.
jects pertaining to the business.
Our equipment is equal to any
store in the state regardless OF size
The arrangement of our Arcade
windows give us the window space
OF about three quarters of a block.
Nearly all the merchandise on the
main floor is displayed under glass
and in such way that nearly the
entire stock can be seen at a
! glance. .-
THE merchandise is measured
on measuring machines which COM
pute the price at the same time.
The cash Is sent to the cashier by
Newmatic tube system which is al
most instantaneous. The cnange is
made by a change making machine
eliminating mistakes almost imper-
alive. Our charge accounts are en-
tered on the ledger by billing ma
chine and our invoices are all figur-
ed on a calculating machine. Our
newspaper is addressed by an ad
dressograph which enables us to
send them out at the rate of about
twenty thousand day. We have
for the convenience Of our custom
ers three checking rooms, three To-
| cal telephone service a rest room
where periodicals and papers togeth
er with free stationary always at
their disposal.
I'm fact our store has gained such
reputation outside of Mankato
that the trade papers all over the
country have written us for pic
lures of the store and the interior
requesting a descrition of the store
and our store methods.
81 have on hand papers which
have been issued within the last
month-"The Inland Merchant" de.
tvoting two pages and the CONNER
cial Bulletin devoting five pages in
GLIDING the front cover entirely to
a write-up Of our store and its av-
tivity.
There is hardly a day but what
some merchant who is contemplal-
ing remodeling or building is shown
through our store with the idea OF
getting pointers as to equipment,
store fixtures and store methods.
Some of the latest additions are
Ln0 Sduuy DCpdI IHCul III "iItSu al q
always found the most delicious
. candies, the Toy Department which
carries full stock of toys the year
around and tie Infants Department
devoted exclusively to infants and
their comfort. We have recently
secured in our Drapery Department
the sevices of an artist who is cap
able of planning and contracting for
draperies and hangings for the en-
tire house.
81 want to extend to you all eth
! err collectively or individually a
special invitation to visit our store.
This week a visit will be interest
ing as we have there blanket loom
running in full operation demon
strating weaving and finishing of
blankets all this week. We hope to
have the pleasure of entertaining
you some time during the week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24
MUST HELP FARMERS
Business World Now Taking TeIlers
In as Their Trade Partners
Associated Press Disnafch

Business World Now Taking TeIIers
In as Their Trade Partners
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, D. C. November o.
The day when American farm pro-
ducts will be extensively advertised
throughout the country as the auto
and other manufactured articles
soon arrive, DIR. w. NJ. Jardine, pres
ident Of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college, declared today before
the Washington AID club. .
THE American farmer has been
acquainted with only one side of the
advertising business" he said. In
the main, he thinks of advertising
as more or less tricky device EN-
ployed by middlemen to separate
him from his money. He probably
has somewhat the same opinion of
advertising as a target has of rifle
practice. ..s- -.,..."..
THE signs of the times, however,
are pointing in another direction.
Bankers and members of chambers
Of commerce have begun to take the
farmer in as a business partner.
They are seeing that they must help
him earn more money, and they are
beginning to see that he needs help
principally with his marketing and
selling problems. 20 " E
The selling end of the farmers
business has been badly and most
unfortunately neglected. Circum-
stances are to blame in part, he is to
blame in part and business men are
to blame in part. In certain sense,
advertising men are much to blame.
Problems in marketing, advertising
and selling that need solution much
more than many which have been
solved, have been neglected.
Agricultural men of America
have begun to concern themselves
with the. selling end of their busi-
ness. They have begun to learn to
sell comparatively, to organize and to
respect their organization. The next
generation of farmers is going to
grow up already sold to the idea
of organization.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24
NEWS FROM KERNs
Social Events and Other Happen
ing In That Heiahborhood

Social Events and Other Happen
Ing In That Heishborhood
kerns, November z1.-Mrs. r. e.
Jefferson and mother Mrs. Helen
Eldred went to Mitchell, D., last
week Monday and visited at the
home of DIR. Loring and wife. Mrs.
Jefferson returned to Mankato Sat
urday evening. She said there were
several inches ! of snow at Mitchell.
Mrs. Eldred expects to spend sew
eral months with her daughter Mrs.
Loring.
Jay Davis spent the week end
with his father, who was sick in
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sharp and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grice
attended a dance at George Smiths
Saturday EVENING" Dancing was
nice picnic supper was served.
Louis Johnson went to Tracy
Sunday to attend the funeral of his
sister in law, Mrs. Walter Burrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Trask attended
the Methodist chuch services in
Mankato Sunday morning and later
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Rist.
Mrs. L. B. Steel of North Manka-
to entertained her birthday club
Monday afternoon. The time was
pleasantly spent and nice refresh :
ments were served.
Ray Rist returned Monday from
his hunting trip in the northern
part of the state. He saw several
deer. but did not get any.
Tom Waterbury and H. A. Han
son attended lodge in Mankato Mon
day evening.
Y One of the pleasantest social ey-
ents held in North Mankato this
fall took place Monday evening,
when Miss Edna Sharp entertained
thieeen young lady friends, Who
were formerly members of her Sun
school class. The young ladies all
went in costume and the suits were
very pretty or funny. After spend
ing the evening visiting and doing
fancy work, nice refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole enter
tanned some of their relatives at a
duck dinner Sunday. Those present
were their son Howard and family
from beyond Mankato, SON Clifford
and wife of Mankato and daughter,
Mrs. Chester Steel and little daugh-
ter of Kerns. <g
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In the neighborhood who made
nightly visits TO the camp to hear
the wonders Oh. the air.
At the close OF the program Mayor
Davis presented Mr.. Baker, in be-
half OF the firemen with a box of
cigars. Candy, cigars and apples,
the latter given by the Lily Cream
cry company, were passed to every
one. The remainder of the evening
was taken up with dancing and
cards.
All present heartily appreciate
the kindly spirit in which Mr.. Bak-
er gave this banquet also the ladies
who so willingly helped to make the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-24
SEEKS FATHER s ADDRESS
Pearl Blake Of West Philadelphia Is
Seeking Information

. The Free Press was handed let
ter which was written to Postmaster
c. e Wise by Pearl Blake, 1905
Conestoga street, West Philadelphia,
Pa, asking as to the whereabouts OF
Alfonso Charles Blake, a Baptist
minister, who would not be about
seventy years of age. Pearl Blake
states that, this man was her father.
Her mother and father separated
when Pearl Blake was three years
old. Her mothers maiden name WIS
Miss Norma Eastman. Pearl Blake is
anxious to correspond with her faith
er if he is alive or his relatives.