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Evening star., 1922-08-01
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Many elements OF fundamental i'm
provement are reported in the
Franklin National Banks (Philadel-
phia) review of financial and busi-
However. numerous factors still
show such uncertainty in trade and
finance as clearly to indicate that
the postwar readjustment is still
far from complete accomplishment"
1t says. Such improvements as are
in evidence are sufficiently definite
to show that in general we are NOV
ually bringing order out of chaos.
Government matters are adjusting
themselves and. while income prom
ises to fall short of outgo. the latter
Is steadily, but slowly, being reduced
by eliminating unnecessary activities
and by the inauguration of the
budget system.
Lumber business continues good.
Orders are received in steady vol
ing lumber are increasing. with an
immediate demand for finishing lum-
Der for trimmings and flooring. Re-
tailers, who bought for immediate
needs only. are now experiencing
some difficulty in obtaining stock be-
cause of the rail strike. Some are
buying from competitors who bought
ahead.
An extraordinary season for straw
hats is said to be due to the large
amount, Of rainy weather. Dealers are
now cleaning out their stocks at re-
duced prices. They are buying stocks
Of lightweight felts, which are COM
ing in brown, gray and black.
worsted yarn for sweaters and
other knitted outerwear Is in steady
l.demand in limited quantities. Or
ders are expected to be received in
increased volume as the time ap.
proaches when retailers will need
! fall and winter stock. Senate action
on the wool schedule leads one
dealer to state that worsted yarn
prices will hold firm. Some dealers
, however. believe they will not &c
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RAILWAY ISSUES.
ARE AGAIN HIGHER

By Special Leased Wire to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 1.-The move
ment of bond prices today was di-
vided between q continued rise in
many of the railway issues and
steadiness in the United States and
foreign government loans, with the
exception of French securities, which
were heavy.
The activity of railroad bonds, par
ticularly the more speculative of the
group. besides rejecting the recent
favorable traffic reports, was an ex-
of the railway and coal strikes was
near at hand.
Most of the lower-priced rails
either bettered or equaled their pre-
vious high prices of the year. st.
Paul As of 1925 touched a new top,
and the convertible AVS crossed 20.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas and
justment SIS when issued. Seaboard
Airline Consolidated SIS. the Erie's.
and the st. Louis and San Francisco
issues were all active close to the
record levels established in the last
fortnight or earlier in the year. New
York Central Refunding SIS were a
time in 1922. The Northern Pacific
SIS gained fractionally. Lehigh VAL
ley, Pennsylvania Consolidated As
reached SO, Reading As and Iowa
Centra1s SIS worked upward, and
New York. Susquehannah and West
ern General SIS rose a point.
The Industrial List.
In the industrial list the sugar
bonds remained active and stood out
in the price movement Cuba Cane
Sugar SIS went to their highest and
Game oh ~,
upturn. Punta Allegro Sugar rs rose
slightly.
American Writing Paper 6's gained
a point and Saks & Co. rs con-
tinued to go into new high territory.
Third Avenue Adjustment among the
New York city fractions stood out in a
Consolidated Gas convertible rs
huctuated within the range OF point
or more. Today was the last on
which holders of the bonds could
convert them into company stock.
French Bonds Heavy.
The heaviness of French govern
ment and other bonds. including the
municipals. was due to the unsettled
conditions of French exchange and
the general uncertainty involved in
the German reparations problem.
Both the TVS and IS got to their
lowest in some time.
The department of the Seine rs
sank to around 81 and the Paris,
Lyon and Mediterranean IS broke to
Bolivia IS sold down to a new low
since their issue. City of Zurich IS
and the United Kingdom 5iks of 1887
were strong spots.
Liberty bonds kept fairly steady,
although there was no tendency to
bid up prices.
Evening star., 1922-08-01
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
SEEN ON UP GRADE
Federal Reserve Board
Notes Relatively High Rate
Greater Part of July.

Industrial and business activity at
a relatively high rate has been the
Outstanding feature of the greater
part of the month past, the Federal
Reserve Board states in its bulletin
just made public. Treasury officials
yesterday also stated the strength of
the business of the country had kept
at high level in spite of the twin
strikes, and would have gone ahead
with surprising progress had it not
been for the strikes.
In fact" says the reserve board.
production has shown further in
creases in some lines, while in those
Which normally would be noticeably
affected by seasonal influences de-
creaseS on the whole have been rela-
lively slight.
Strikes Affect Production.
LAS the current month progressed,
the effects of the coal and railroad
strikes began to make themselves
felt" said the board. This influence
has served recently to restrain pro-
ductive activities in various lines,
noticeably iron and steel"
Improvement was shown in various
lines of manufacture as to output.
Construction activity had been well
sustained, only slight recessions oc-
curing in June, and the production
of lumber and other building ma
terials accordingly had continued at
high level.
Increase in BftuminOus.
The amount of bituminous coal"
said the report. mined in June show
ed Considerable increase. but since
the opening of the present month has
fallen off greatly. Coal stocks have
consequently been further drawn
upon. Anthracite production has
been negligible, and stocks, with the
exception of pea sizes, are practically
exhausted"
Agricultural prospects were said to
be still very satisfactory for the
country as a whole. although there
has been a considerable deterioration
in the condition of wheat and oats"
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ORDERS FOR WOODEN GOODS
MARKED BUSINESS FEATURE
Spur in Recent Opening of 1923 Lines
Decided Increase In Trade,
New York Reports.

the basis on which northwest mer-
chants are increasing their orders for
fall and winter goods. The prospect for
a settlement Of the rail and coal strikes
has had some influence. but merchants
say they are buying because an excel
lent crop is assured and the purchasing
power of the farmer Is returning.
Danger of injury from black rust to
the spring wheat crop has now passed
and yields of other agricultural prod
ucts in the main will be excellent. The
annual movement of harvest laborers Is
now in full swing. Railroads are max
ing special rates of S. to any north
western point and good wages are be-
ing paid. The labor supply is far short
of demand in every northwestern state.
Freight embargoes placed temporarily
on shipments because Of the rail strike
have been lifted and traffic Is heavy.
June shipments to and from st. Paul
were 80 per cent greater than in June,
1921. Building material shipments show
ed gains of 100 to 200 per cent.
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GAINS SEEN IN BUYING.

A marked increase in purchasing by
merchants throughout the country is
shown in the Credit Clearing Houses
weekly report of merchandising ac-
tivities by manufacturers and whole
salers. In most instances buying is
more active than year ago, and
in several cases better than two years
ago. The Pacific coast section shows
increased purchasing, accompanied
by increased indebtedness and slow
payments The middle agricultural
section has increased buying, while
payments show a slight increase. The
south agricultural region shows a
considerable increase in purchasing,
and Is the only section which shows
decreased Indebtedness. In the east
there has been a marked gain in
purchasing, with Massachusetts par
ticularly active. Pennsylvania and
West Virginia are still held back by
the coal strike.
Evening star., 1922-08-01
. RAW SUGAR QUIET.

NEW YORK. August 1.-The early
raw sugar market was quiet. There
were no sales reported, with Cubas
offered at 3% cents cost and freight,
equal to $50 for centrifugal.
There was further selling pressure
in raw sugar futures at the opening,
and prices at one time showed de-
clines OF 3 to s points. At this level
there was renewed buying for out
side account, and prices rallied and
at midday were within two to three
points of last nights closing quota
ton.
The market for refined was quiet
and prices were unchanged from $50
to 700 for fine granulated. 1t was re-
ported that secondhand sugars were
available below these quotations.
Refined futures nominal.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, August 1 (SpeciaD.-
The market for cotton cloths was al
most at a standstill until noon. Buy
ing Of sheetings and standard print
cloths became fairly brisk Immediate
ly after the government estimate
placing the yield this year at 11.499,-
900 bales. This Immediately impaired
a flrmer tone to gray goods, which
advanced in price, but buyers hesitat-
ed while trying to estimate what re-
sponse consumers might make to any
striking advances in the price of cot
ton goods.
The raw silk market was irregu-
lar, but trading was somewhat more
active than 1t has been recently.
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Washington Stock Exchange

Washington Gas 5s-S5O0 Mt a5.
Capital Traction 5s-Sl 600 at 91es, $500 ~
9.A, 81. 900 at 9112.
Washington Railway and Electric 4s-Sl .OnO
at IS, 81. 900 at IS, 81, 600 at 15 81, 600 20.
81 600 at 70.
washington Railway and Electric gen. 6s-
81 600 at 99@.
Potomac Electric cons 5s-s1 900 at 95a..
Potomac Electric deb. 6s-s1 900 at $685.,
81 900 at eeA
Potomac Electric g. m. es-s1, 900 at 99s..
Capitsl Traction-3 at loo&. 5 at 1905.
S at 1OO5s. at 10Ois. at 1905.
Washington Railway and Electric com
8 at 5s. 3 at IS.
District National Bank-10 at l6s.
Lanston Monotype-20 at 79i2, at 79I.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric deb. 6s-s3. 900 at 99A.
So 900 at e9A, $4,000 at 99%
Nopey-Can loans. Sac per cent.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. Md. August / (Spe-
cfa).-Potatoes, new, bbl., 2.00a2.75;
No. 2. 1.25a1.50; bu., 75as0; No. 2. 40a
46: new sweets. bbl., 3.5oas.00: yams.
3.50al.00. Beans, bu.. S0a1.00. Lima
beans. bu.. 1.25a1.5o. Beets. hundred.
1.o0a2.09. Cabbage, hundred, 1.5oa
$50. Carrots. hundred, 2.oea3.0o. Gel
cry, doz. 5oa1.00.
Corn. doz.. 1oa2o. Cucumbers, basket
25as5. Eggplants, basket. Local Is.
75a9o. Peas, bu., 2.0oa2.60. Peppers
basket, 20a25. Squash. basket, 25a30
Tomatoes. basket, 25a4o; packing
Apples; za early EG, yarietiss. bbl' d. doSs
en SeazS at ijase easks, cantaloupes
basket. 40aS0; crate. 1.ooa1.5o. Crab
apples, basket, 50a65. Currants. qt.
10a15. Damsons, lb., 6a7. Huckle-
berries. qt.. 15a2o: Peaches. basket
crate, 250a4.50 Plums. basket. .40a65
Watermelons. each, 15a40.
Selling Prices Mt 1 O'clock.
wheat-No. 1 red winter. spot. nc
quotations.; No. 2 red winter, spot
l19X: No. 2 red winter garlicky. spot
new, LA per bushel; No. 3. no quo.
tations; July wheat, spot, new, !.05 4
per bushel; August wheat. llZh' DIG
per bushel; September. no bid.
Sales-Bag lots Of nearby, by sam m
100, 1.os, LOS, los, los per bushel.
Cargoes on grade-No., red winter
garlicky. lib per bushel; No. T. 1.o'
per bushel: No. S, IS per bushel
Corn-Cob corn quoted 3.75 per Dbl.
J asked; contract corn, spot. II pei
/ bushel; No 2. Corn, spot, 75h; No.
fo
No. 2 or better, 1871 per bushel.
oats-white: No. 2. 4sh per bushel
No. new, 46.
Rye-Nearby. bag lots. soa1.o5 pc,
bushel; No. 2. western export. spot
So per bushel; No. 8, no quotation.
Hay-Receipts, So tons: range II
1900 to 1000 for new timothy anc
mixed hay: market firm; supply or
Hand ample for trade.
Straw-No. l tangled rye. 1900; No
l wheat, 11.50a12.0o; No. 1 nominal
IL. 00a13.00.
CHICAGO. August 1.-Persisten'
hedging sales carried wheat prices
downward today in the early deal
ings hete after a little show of firm,
ness due to comparative strength OF
quotations at Liverpool. Prospect:
of settlement of the rail and coal
strikes counted more or less as bear
ism factors. There was some indica-
tions of export business. but the
amount appeared to be small. The
opening, which varied from n cent
decline to u cent advance, with Sep
tember 1.05aa1.061t and December
.07Ea1o7%, was followed by a gen.
eral rally and then setback to well
below yesterdays finish. Corn and
oats duplicated the action of wheat.
After opening " off to kaA higher,
September 6la61A. the corn market
underwent general sag.
Oats started unchanged to X high
er September 33Aa33A, and later
showed a small decline.
Provisions reflected the frmness of
the hog market.
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Iron and Steel Awaiting
Settlement of Strikes
BY II. II. LAUFMAN

Special Dispatch to The Star
PITTSBURGH, August Prospects
of a speedy settlement of the mine and
rail strikes have given rise to hopes
here that industrial production in this
district can be maintained. But unless
the strikes are settled in the immediate
future iron and steel production prob
ably will drop at least Is to 25 per
cent in addition to the decline already
noted in July. In the immediate Pitts
burgh district operating schedules have
been maintained practically without re-
duction. There was Il free flow Of coal
from Kentucky and West Virginia until
the shipments strike. but at present
deep inroads are being made on reserve
stock fuel piles.
Steel buying usually falls off in July
and August and that precedent is hold
ing good this year, furthered by the un-
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VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN.

NEW YORK, August THE visible
supply of American grain shows the
Following changes: Wheat increased
4.19S,000 bushels. Corn, decreased
ii $4,000 bushels. Oats, decreased
2.i7e,000 bushels Rye, increased 342,-
600 bushels. Barley decreased $1,000
bushels.
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LONDON WOOL AUCTION.
PUBLIC UTILITY

LONDON. August There were
IL 400 bales Offered at the wool auc-
tion sales. 1t was a good selection;
and trading was animated. with ala
quarters buying freely at full current
rates. American buyers secured ssr-
eral lots of West Australian greas!
combings up to 2s 2hd-
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DAIRY MARKETS

BALTIMORE, Md. August 1 (Spe-
cial) Live poultry-Spring chickens.
pound, 2Oa25; white leghorns. 1sa20;
old hens. 22a24; old roosters. "A;
ducks. 16a20; spring ducks, 20a24;
pigeons, pair, 25.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
firsts dozen. %; southern, 81.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, pound.
81: prints, 37a39; nearby creamery,
"a: ladies. 2Sa27; rolls, 24a2S; store
packed, "a; dairy prints, 24a26; proc
ess butter, 31a32.
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Reports on Commodities
From Business Centers

Grain.
LONDON, August / Especially Re-
liable estimates of the 1922 harvest
100000 tons, an increase Of 49,
100000 tons over 1921.
|. Shoes.
FORT WORTH, August 1 Especially.
Eastern and northern shoe manu-
facturers who formerly were accus-
toned to recall their statesmen from
Texas during June and July kept
them continuously at work this sum-
mer and a decidedly satisfactory
number of orders has resulted.
NEW YORK, August / Especially
One of the largest shipments OF lum-
Der in the history Of the coastwise
trade will be completed this week
with the arrival Of 100000 feet OF
Louisiana pine by the steamer Castle
Lodge. This will complete an order
of 100000 feet for the Coney Island
board walk, and it is expected that
100000 additional feet will be or
dered from Florida.
Clothing.
ST. LOUIS, August I Especially -
Clothing manufacture in this section
has manifested a decided gain in the
last ten days and again is on steady
basis
Leather.
BOSTON, August 1 (SpeciaD.-Rep-
resentative tanners expect a gradu-
ally rising market for leather until
this commodity can be produced at a
fair profit The market is slowly
growing stronger and sales are
steadily increasing. but prices have
not yet reached the point where the
tanners are out of the red ink.
Cotton.
PROVIDENCE, R l., August 1
(Special).-The Royal Mills of the B.
c. and r. Knight Company at River
point, R. l.. the largest single unit in
the Pawtucket valley affected by the
long-continued textile strike. has re-
sumed operations. Nearly all of the
Rhode Island mills reported gains in
the number of employees at work this
week.
Hosiery.
PHILADELPHIA. August 1 (Spe-
ciaD.-The hosiery market is quiet
compared with former months in this
year, but a fair volume of business is
expected for next fall and winter.
Machinery.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, August !
(SpeciaD.-The Hendee Manufacturing
Company, makers of the Indian motor
cycle, is now figuring on an order for
Evening star., 1922-08-01
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS,

NEW YORK. August 1.-Foreign
bar silver, 50 u Mexican dollars, 53hs
LONDON, August Bar silver.
35A pence per ounce; money, " per
cent. Discount rates-Short bills,
/ 1916 per cent; three months bills,
u ner cent,
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Billion Dollar Crop Yield
Is Estimate for Northwest
BY EARL ID. JENCKES.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ST. PAUL. August IA biilion-dol
lar crop yield for the northwest is esti-
mated by agricultural experts here.
This is the dominant influence in the
business situation here and represents
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Grain, Produce and Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.

LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.
Eggs--strIctly fresh. selected. can
oied' per dozen. 24a25: average receipts
~; southern. 70.
Lave poultry-Roosters. per h.. 10
ems, per lb., ssa2s: keats. young. each
&c: fowls. 23a24.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens, per h., 27a30; hens. per 10.
26; roosters, per lb., 10; turkeys pei
lb:, s5a4o: keats. young. each %. II
9; medium. per lb., sk; thin, per 10. 10.
Sat. Lambs. choice, per h., Salt; Hss
pigs, 3.00aS.00 each; live hogs per ip'
Green fruits-Apples. new per bb, la.
a.6oa5.00; per bu. basket, nearos, s,rate
soU ~ California oranges. per soa 90
e%aas 2oaae Fer PpsacSss Ssz s5ass
1;0Oa2;6o. Cherries. per basket -'A'
egetables-Uotatoes, new, per po,
NO. i, 2.5oa3.00; No. 2. 1.O0ai ~. ner
tuce, per crate. 50a75; New YORK pS, so
crate: l.ooal.75. Romains Lettuce, 1n,ans ooS
per basket. 75a1.75. Cabbage. new
per bbl.. 1.00a125 Cucumbers, per be4 e4
15a1.50. Elephants. per crate, 2 25oa3.oo
Tomatoes. per box. nearby, 50al; ~
Beans, S.00a4.00 per Dbl. PeaS, o.oud
500 per Dbl. Peppers, per crate, 40a5o
Kale, 50a1.00. Spinach, per bbl, l.ooa
200.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, August 1 Omitted States
bureau OF agricultural economics).-
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; marke'
slow; beef steers and butcher she stock
steady to strong; early top matured
OF vaorlfnDG 10 IN. milk Dee1
steers. S.6oa10.15: Gamers, bulls and
stockers, steady; veal calves, oo
higher; bulk bologna bulls, ASA 4.4O
veal calves, mostly 9.75a10.25; bulk
beef cows and heifers, 5.15a1.25: can
ners and cutters, largely, 3.o0a3,s5..
Hogs-Receipts, 21,000 head; light
and butchers, steady to 5 higher: top
1875; one load early. bulk, s.10a
1855; mixed and packing grades,
steady to weaker than Mondays av-
erage; pigs. steady, mostly 9.I5a1O25
heavy, 9.S0a10.30: medium. 10.20a1O 0. So
light, 10.50a10.70; light light 10.25a
1855; packing sows, smooth, s.ooa
Sos: packing sows. rough, 7.25aS.0V;
killing pigs, 9.75a10.40.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head: best
native lambs, steady to city butchers;
top. 1915; packer buying weak to 25
lower at 1926 down: culls, mostly
S.ooas.50; no fat western lambs sold
early; best bid, 1850; western feeding
lambs, strong to higher; best, 300;
sheep around steady; two decks
light dry fed yearlings, HOO.
Evening star., 1922-08-01

Use Of gunpowder for firearms was
discovered by German monk. ber-
thold Schwartz, about 1890 AID.
Evening star., 1922-08-01

certainties which the strikes have in
jected into the situation. On July I
the mills had about three months busi-
ness on their books and with production
curtailed, bookings would spread over
q long period. Industries using steel as
raw material have been little affected in
this vicinity.
One clay plant in the Steubenville
district has resumed after a shutdown
caused by a strike, the men receiving a
per cent increase. Six other similar
plants are expected to resume immedi-
ately.
The New York herald., 1922-07-01

the symbolism of the appearance of
these figures in their Oriental robes
that suggested to him the three wise
men appearing before the Madonna,
who came after all these centuries be-
fore the statue of the Virgin in the
Cloisters. He said that 1t typified the
manner in which East was drawing
closer to West through the realization
that the mother. the father and the
child form the only important fact in
life. and that human nature. because
of this universal feature. was coming
to be recognized as the same in all
lands.
Das Gupta appeared as Death in bis
own play. in which he handled with
surprising feeling the rhythmic and
riming forms OF an alien tongue.
Bathsheba Askowith was forcefully ap-
pealing as Savitri, expressing with
powerful feeling the appreciation of
the helplessness of the human will in
the hands of fate that Is one of the
cornerstones of Hindu philosophy
Isabel Lamon as Prologue and Inter
lude was charming TO look upon and
delivered her lines with clear elocu-
tionary effect.
The New York herald., 1922-07-01
Notes of the Stage

Dolly Connolly will Join Raymond Hitch
cocks PIN Wheel Revel'' at the Earl Car
roll Theater on Monday evening. bringing
n new group Of songs responsive to her
The cast of THE Inevitable" will takc to
the water at Asbury PARK on Monday, July
10. William Gilmore has begun rehearslng
them in the plunge.
Good Morning Dearie" begins the ninth
month OF Its stay at the Globe Theater with
the sliding roof still working superbly.
Barney Gerard engaged by cable yesterday
means OF keeping in Lond,n. to direct the
dancing numbers of two shows In which
Jimmy Hussey and Johnny Dooley will next
season show their heels to the other per-
formers on the Shubeit vaudeville circuit.
Ed Wynn just prior to closing in '"rhe Per-
feet Fool.' at the George NJ Cohan lheater:
engaged Marion Royce Froclk, Cleveland
miss. who was with the Ziegfeld "Follies
last season, just 10 show that summer
layoff can't keep him quiet.
Marjorie Rambeau has received an auto
graphed copy OF O'Bren's white Shaeows
in the South Seas" In note fro mthe au-
thor expressing his pleasure at seeing her In
THE Goldfish and also indicating that he
would waive any possible royalties from the
mention OF his book In the comedy at tho
Astor Theater.
When Constance Binnsy reports back to
America In July, after lending her person
ality to the English screen In "A Bill Of
tote back the manuscript of new play
written especially for her ny Clomence Dane.
all will be pus to work in 4 next seosn.
Though S. l.. Rothsfel left for Chicago
on the. Twentieth Century yesterday he Will
conduct staging and lighting rcnearsals for
next weeks program at the Capitol over
the long distance telephone. which marks
worlds RECORD for the telephone
The New York herald., 1922-07-01
Midland Pal Wins New Honors and the Misses Rega1
Take Ribbons.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
BABYLON, N. Y, June 30.-KeeQ COM
petition In many of the classes exhibited
at the Babylon Horse Show to-day car
ried the performances beyond the sched-
uled time, which Is so generally adhered
to at such events. The judging of the
last class was forty minutes behind
time, and throughout the whole day
there was great enthusiasm evident by
the exceptionally large attendance. which
applauded the results as announced by
the judges.
John P. Bermlngham's Midland Pal.
flve-year-old Kentucky chestnut geld
ing. carried of the honors in several Of
the classes. repeating his performances
at the Huntington Horse Show last week.
Midland Pal was unknown until he de-
feated Mortimer B. Fullers Amber Crest,
champion Of the Brooklyn Horse Show
and reserve champion at the Devon
Horse Exhibition recently. He was ex-
hibited by the Midland Farm, Midland
Farm. Pa. capturing four blue ribbons
and the prize given by Z. c. Ochs In the
class Of saddle horses exceeding 15.2
hands. in which there were fifteen en-
trants, several of these champions. Miss
Becky Lanier rode beautifully In sew