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The Washington times., 1923-07-20
TURKISH OIL DISPUTE
MAY GO TO WORLD COURT

LONDON, July 20.-The inter
national dispute over oil concessions
in Turkey may be taken into the
world court if the Angora govern.
ment is willing, II was stated al the
foreign office today.
IT Turkey is unwilling, the yarf.
Gus demands probably will be
threshed out in the Turkish courts
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
RURAL STRETCHES OFFER
FIELD FOR ELECTRICITY

The great rural stretches of the
country challenge the electrical In
dustry to reach out and tighten rhe
burden Of 10000, 600 farms, the
backbone Of the nation" states
Phillip Rose, editor of the Country
Gentleman.
viii the electrical industry &C
cept the challenge? I think it not
only Will but that 1t has made a
most creditabie start"
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
KEPNER LAWYER
URGES THEORY
OF SUICIDE
Counsel to Bend All Efforts to
Prove Woman Died by
Own Hand.
CONTINUED from First Page1

(COnLlnueQ IrOIn rITSL 1dSGJ
ing to reports here Kepner is spend.
ing most of his time seeking evil
dence to bear out his theory that
his wife committed suicide.
1--WE ane hoping that the grand
Jury in its investigation next week
will not lose sight OF the suicide
theory" said Wlneberg. There Is
Just as much evidence to show that
Mrs. Kepner took her own life as
to show that she was murdered"
Developments In the investigation
came slowly today after the legal
bombshell which he exploded yester-
day when he sent letter to the fore.
man of the grand jury and then re-
called it, Wineberg was less COM
rnunicative today to newspaper re-
porters than heretofore.
1t was learned, however, that on
Monday morning attorneys for KEEP
ner were seeking a private Inter
view with Judge Hammond Urner.
Of the circuit court, and asked him
to include in his charge to the grand
Jury the request that the entire In
Vestigation be thrown open.
ANXIOUS to Testify.
az feel that it Is due Mr.. Kepner
that a full and complete inquiry be
made of the death OF his wife" he
said. III feel also that the jury
should consider all evidence regard
less OF whether it supports the
theory of suicide or murder. While
I do not insist that Mr.. Keprer be
summoned before the grand jury,
Man to tell the judge that ne Is
willing to testify IL the grand jury
wants him to appear.
"Tf It were legally possible would
waive exemption and take b: Evard
Kepner to trial Immediately"
1--WE are not afraid Of trial. AS
a matter OF fact we welcome one.
It gives us an opportunity to clear
up the suspicion which centers
around our client.
Khan Fumors Heard.
Frederick last night was in
furry of excitement when word
reached here from Hagerstown that
white.robed night riders had set
out from that city and were bound
for this place to take q hand in the
Kepner death mystery.
States Attorney Aaron Anders
today declared that he considered
Miss Lulu Ricketts, az q star W.T.
ness and that he expects her to
give important testimony before
the grand jury.
He said: "I plan to. use Miss
Ricketts, to show motive for the
crime. We will probably try to
prove that she 10 the young woman
with whom Kepnef planned to
elope after the death OF his wife.
She was his sweetheart and we ex.
pect her testimony before the grand
jury to prove of great value
Plan Miscarries.
An original plan of States Attor.
ney Anders to seek the indictment
OF Kepner merely on the steno.
graphic copy Of the evidence taken
before the coroner's jury has been
frustrated, 1t became known today.
Anders, it is said, is now forced to
call witnesses before the jury in
order that that body may interro'
gate each and every one Of them.
Every Frederick lawyer is close
ly following the unusual proceed"
ings in this case. They are watch.
ing with interest the various moves
of the counsel on both sides and
express the opinion that unusual
and unprecedented moves are being
made.
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
CANADA WILL SEIZE
u. s. RACING PAPERS

OTTAWA, Ont, July 20.-The Do,
rninion collector of customs today
instructed Canadian collectors OF
customs in all ports to seize Ameri-
can newspapers and racing forms
under the new anti-racetracK sabl-
bling law.
The government will cooperate
in the stamping out of handbooks.
The Washington times., 1923-07-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Thomas Shettleworth Brown, p. and
Mary Agnes Webster, Is. The Rev c,
Otis b. Robinson. 81, and Katherin.
Herman, nineteen. both of Mt
Rainier, Nd. The Rev. ]. e. Briggs.
J. Audley Granger, 20, ana Dorothy p
Helmtck. %. The Rev. c. s. Cole,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
Berwyn-Branchville.

BRANCHVILLE. Md. August s
tSpeciaD.-The date of the laying of
the corner stone of the new Berwyn
school has been advanced to Septem-
Der S. to make possible the attend.
ance of DR. Albert S. Cook, state SUI.
perintendent of schools. who will be
the principal speaker. The program
will include addresses by Nicholas
Orem. superintendent of schools for
Prince Georges county; DR.. Albert F.
Woods. president Of Maryland Uni
versity; a representative OF the
county board of education. yet to be
announced, and DR.. A. o. Etienne.
chairman of the local board of
school trustees
The county school board has ap-
pointed the following teachers for the
Berwyn School for the fall term
Mrs. A. B. Matzen. Miss Ruth Jeffer-
son. Miss Lefty Long, Miss Juliana
Manning, Miss Hazel Wright and
Mrs. Lillian c. House. Mrs. Mary B.
Culbertson has been named for Ber-
wynn Heights School.
Grange to Meet.
Beltsville Grange will be well rep
resented at the quarterly meeting of
Pomona Grange at Chillum Thursday.
August 9. Transportation from Hy-
attsville TO the hall will be provided
in time for the morning buSine IS
meeting at 10 o'clock Dinner will
be served at noon by the ladies of
Eureka Grange, to be followed by an
open meeting at J 80, when a pro-
gram of general interest to rural and
suburban citizens will be given
The August meeting of Branchville
Citizens Associa ton will be held neyt
Wednesday, evening at o'clock at
the school.
About twenty-five members attend
ed the regular Friday meeting of Boy
Scout Troop No. ia of Berwyn.
Manus of the citizens committee
were also present Six new members
were received on probation and John
Bowie was initiated into the tender
foot" class and presented with a
badge of that rank. Members of the
troop recently returned from two
weeks visit to Camp Roosevelt re-
ported a pleasant and profitable time,
with boating. bathing and fishing. in
addition to the various lines of scout
craft. On suggestion of Judge Shep-
herd, it was decided that the Scouts
would undertake the collection Of
waste paper in the community. with
the twofold purpose of intoxicating
habits of cleanliness and orderliness
and Of raising funds for the purchase
of pictures and equipment for Scout
quarters. Each Scout will report
weekly the amount he has collected
This will be stored and later dis
posed of. This Is in emulation of the
Salvation Army, which recently erect
ed a building at cost of $4,000, all
derived from the sale of waste paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, August 6 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) .-Hogs-1
Receipts. $4,000 head; good. kind,
strong to 10 higher; others slow;
good and choice. $50 to 240 pound
averages. 7.s0a7.o5; top sorted light.
500: few desirables. $50 to 325-
pound butchers. 7.50a7.75; few pack
ing sows, 590a6.25; strong weight
pigs 6.75a725; big packers doing lit
tie; took few mixed around 10 to Is
lower; HEAVYWEIGHT hogs, 7O0a7.70;
light light. 6.75a1.I5; packing sows,
smooth, 5.75a63O; packing sows,
rough, 5.50a5.75; killing pigs, 6.25a
7.25.
Cattle-Receipts 10000 head; better
grades, mostly killing classes quality.
fair; in-between grades, steady: top,
matured steers, HIS; some held high
err; numerous loads. 10.25a11.65; best
long yearlings. l1.50; receipts include
forty loads straight westerns unsold
at this hour; vealers steady to pack
ers at l100a11.50; outsiders hand
picking upward to 1900; bulls. steady
to strong: stockers and feeders,
steady: bulk, bologna bulls. 4.00a
$50; Gamers and cutters. 2'75a5. 90.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head fat
lambs. strong to 90 higher;
others and sheep generally steady;
bulk. good and choice western lambs
l24oa1260: top, to city butchers and
shippers. 1910: most desirable ma
tives, 11.75a12.o0: culls. mostly S.50a
900; few yearling ewes. 1000: half
deck medium to good ninety-three-
pound aged ewes. $50, few medium
to good aged wethers, $50; feeding
lambs, early top, 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
SHARP TURN IN MARKET.
Comparative Scarcity of Stocks at
High Level Assigned Cause.
BY STUART y. WEST.

special DlspattH ~ ne ct6i.
WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
August 6.-The stock market turned
sharply upward this morning. The
rapidity with which the leaders of
the list ran up a point to points
showed the comparative scarcity of
stocks around the recently prevail
ing price level and the extent to
which bear operators had Influenced
the late decline. The general list
had gone down on Saturday. in SYM
patty with the weakness in the rails.
when this weakness ceased today
and such weak spots as Northern
Pacific regained 3 points in less
than an hour short sellers made
up their minus that it was time to
cover American Locomotive and
American Can were the leaders of
the advance. American Locomotive
made a new high above 70 and Amer
lean Can was up over points.
There was an equally quiet re-
versal in such favorites as Stude-
baker and Baldwin Locomotive.
Stocks like the United States Rub
Der and Kelly Springfield, which had
been under particular pressure. re-
bounded swiftly and so did the
sugars. In both groups the outstand-
ing short interest was large.
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BIG FREIGHT MOVEMENT
REPORTED IN MICHIGAN
Shipments Through Locks at sault
Ste. Marie in July Total
14.3ss,9os Short Tons.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. August
e.-The movement of freight through
the locks here during July aggregat-
ed 14,3SS.9oS short tons. exceeding
that of July, 1872. by 4,153.s1s short
tons. according to the monthly report
of the United States engineers Of
fee
The movement of wheat totaled 49,
62S,9SS bushels. compared with IL
20S,S42 bushels in July last year.
Grain other than wheat aggregated
S,025,2l6 bushels. against 69S7464
bushels in July, 1922. Flour tstaled
l,219,020 barrels, against 9S5,533 bar
rels In July last year. Shipments OF
iron ore eaStbound totaled 10.0s4,136
short tons, compared with S942.65a
short tons in July, 1922 Copper
shipments were 6.0S7 short tons, com
pared with 11.415 short tons in July
year ago.
\ marked increase in the movement
of coal westbound is shown. The
movement of bituminous aggregated
,to9 short tons, against l72.365
short tons during the same month lasr
year Hard coal shipments totaIed
"55.S24 short tons. against 6,052 short
tons in July last year.
Vessels locking in through mum
bered 3,f03. with net tonnage of TO-
544.S26. In July. 1922, they numbered
3,OlS. with net tonnage of s,321,2l9,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
COTTON Markets

NEW YORK. August 6.-Thorourh.
~ alarmed over the prospects of
severe reduction in the Texas cropg
because of long continued dry, hot
weather. cotton traders started a
buying movement at the opening OF
the market today. Active months
quickly were. run up 75 points above
Saturdays close. October sold al
1885 and December, 1928 in the first
which represented about $1I per baiA
advance since the government re-
port was published.
The belief was more or less gener-
ally expressed that the crop must be
suffering in Texas and after opening
firm at an advance of 40 to 81 points,
active months soon showed net adj
vance of IS to rs points. with October
selling at 1885 and January at 23o5,
Trading was active and more general
than for sometime past,
Owing to the bank holiday. the
Liverpool market was closed. but
houses with Liverpool connections
We're moderate sellers here at the,
opening. .
broken drouth over Texas and Okla
| homa put the price of cotton nearly
| S. a bale higher in the first hour OF the
SESSION today. October rising to 22.91
| cents a pound. At this level the trading
months were SIS to 81 points higher than
the close of last. A considerable vol
ume of selling orders accumulated over
Sunday in brokers hands, many OF them
from outside interests, and the filling
of these caused a higher opening. The
supply of contracts was limited from
the start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

Reported poor earnings of st. Paul
railroad is causing weakness in stock.
Interstate Commerce Commission
has held as justified proposal of the
st. Paul and Chicago Northwestern
railways to increase rates on grain and
grain products from points in South
Dakota. North Dakota. Minnesota
and Iowa, certain Mississippi and
Ohio river crossings and points in the
Mississippi valley.
United States steers untitled tom
mage statement for July will proba-
bly, show decrease approximating
100000 tons in business on hand. COM
pared with decrease OF $4,000 in
June.
Lanston Monotype Company has de-
clared regular quarterly $50 divi-
dend.
sante Fe crop reports say rain
needed all over southwest for corn
doing well. Cotton damaged in Texas
and Oklahoma by weevil. Movement
of wheat to the gulf in July, 100 per
cent larger than last year, when it
was light. Farmers holding wheat
Business will be suspended on the
New York Stock Exchange floor
during the hours of the Harding
funeral, which will be announced
later. The exchange will be closed
Friday. Floor brokers are now re-
porting a scarcity of stocks, making
1T more difficult for any large line
of shorts to be covered without bid
ding up prices.
There is no important fresh news
or gossip on stocks. except the gen.
eral comment that the markets specu-
lative position looks well, liquidated
from its actions today
There is as a consequence more dis
position to favor purchases of Sc
lected assured dividend paying stocks
especially In the event of any renewed
weak periods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO. August 6.-With offer
ings limited and demand fairly ac-
tive. wheat showed an upward tend
ency in price today during the early
dealings. It was generally con-
coded that to a considerable extent.
low prices had discounted bearish
factors Some attention also was
given 10 statements that wheat sup
plies east of the Rockies are virtu-
ally on a domestic basis. The OPEN
ing. which varied from unchanged
figures to half cent higher, with Sep
TENDER 96s4 to 974 and December
1.001s to 1.006s. was followed by
moderate general advance.
Rains which seemed TO assure a
good crop of corn this year unless
damage by frost took place brought
about something of a decline in the
value of corn. After opening at /
cent off TO Is cent gain. September
1865 TO 16Is, the corn market stead
led about half cent general setback
Oats were firm in sympathy with
wheat. opening Is 10 Ii cent up, Sep
TENDER 1855. and later holding near
to the initial range.
Provisions reflected an upturn in
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WHEELING AUTO CLUB
TO OPEN PICNIC GROVE


WHEELING, W. Va, August g.
The new picnic grove of twenty
acres. with every modern improve
ment for outing and recreation. will
soon be opened by the Wheeling Au-
tomobile club. The grove is located
five miles up the Middle Wheeling
Creek valley, and is being opened in
connection with the clubs campaign
for 800 new members.
II is one of the real beauty spots
of the Ohio valley. 1t has pure
water supply. outdoor kitchens, ia
DleS, Chairs, benches, pavilions and
other improvements. and for recrea-
tion.- lawn tennis courts. horseshoe
megs. wading pools. swings and
base ball grounds. Here, on August
IS. the closing day of the big mem
bership drive. a basket picnic will
be given at which the club directors
hope 10 greet thousands of new
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
TRADING IN BONDS
DISTINCTLY FIRM
Dizziness Prevails in Market, But
Attention Paid to Gilt
Edges.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. August 6.-While
trading was dull. today's bond mar
ket was distinctly firm and espe-
cially in the high grade securities.
Much attention is being paid just
now to the action Of the so-called
gilt-edged bonds. The theory is that
in the event of business reaction In
tho fall. capital would flow into these
bonds and cause an advance IN the
price. Any cheapening Of money
would have the same effect. But
brisk business and augmented de-
mand for funds would react unfavor-
ably upon the quotations for the
highest grade of securities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
STEEL OUTPUT AT PEAK.
q. S. Corporation and Independ
ents in Shenango Kept Busy.

SHARON, Pa. August 5.-Peak pro-
duction is being maintained by the
United States Steel Corporation mills
and virtually all of the independents in
the Shenango valley. There has been a
slight curtailment of orders but dnless
there are unexpected cancellations, mills
can run through to the end of the year
Pig iron productions has been consid-
eraby reduced by the closing of sew
eralstackS
F'abricating plants. with the excep-
ton of the Sharon Pressed Steel Conn
pany, are working at 100 per cent The
Pennsylvania Tank Car plants are busy
making tank cars and repairing rail
road cars. The Petroleum Iron Works
Company has booked some huge orders
for tanks for some of the IJrCer oil
companies in the midcontinent field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
SUGAR MARKET QUIET.

NEW YORK. August 6-The early
sugar market was quiet and in the
absence of business prices were un-
changed at AZ for CubaS cost and
freight. equal to COS for centrifugal
The raw sugar futures market
opened tirmer and advanced to II
points on covering and buying for
wall street and western account
Toward midday, however. offerings
Increased and prices reacted under
reallzlnE. with noon values unchang-
ed to points net higher
There was no Improvement in the
demand for refined sugar and prices
were unchanged at 100 to 500 for
fine granulated.
Refined futures were nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
NEW YORK DRY GOODS FIRM

Special Dlspatch 10 ne S'si-
NEW YORK, August 6.-The cot
ton cloth market opened new week
today rather optimistically. Prices
we're Arm. Mills were quick to de-
cline offers at less than the current
market levels. The government re-
port on raw cotton last week.. fore
casting a smaller crop than expect
ed. bolstered up the trading. Print
cloths held to Saturdays levels. the
81 by 60 being quoted at SIS cents
and the 6s by ~ at 10k cents.
Sateens remained dull, but interest
quickened in sheetings. pajama
checks and drills.
Oriental raw silk continued to
climb and trading here was active.
Yokohama reported good business
. with 1000 bales sold. Quotations
here were XXA 1915 denier, 7.S5:
xXB, 7.75; extra, $50; best No. TX,
7.40; best No. 1. 1855; Kansai No. /,
100; xxA 20-22 denier. 40: Canton
.14-1S. T.1o. and Canton 20-22. $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
BOSTON WOOL DROPS
sneciaI nisna tch 10 M star.

BOSTON. August 6.--At prices
somewhat lower than those several
DAYS ago the wool market today was
more active. Quotations in fine
woods were shaded to attract buy
ers Some sales were made OF Ohio
delaines at SIS cents. Australian 64s
brought Sill instead of s1.16, the
price ten days ago. Wool receipts
here in July totaled 33.S42,S0o
pounds against 71,351,S00 year
ago. Shipments were 11.Sss,00
pounds. against $4,000 pounds a
year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
No One to Suspect.
From the Popular Magazine

The town council of a little German
community out in Indiana had assem-
bled in a chapel PREPARATORY to in
speeding a proposed site for a new
cemetery AS the weather was op-
pressively warm, they took off their
coats.
can stay behind and watch these
coats"
whats the use?" demanded the
mayor. IF we are all going out to-
gether, what's the need of anybody
to watch these clothes?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. August S.-Foreign
exchanges easy; quotations lin United
States money!: Great Britain. de-
mand ass ZIG; cables. 4.56 11-16;
sixty-day bills on banks, 4.53%
France demand, .0577; cables, .057712
Italy. demand, .0433h; cables, .0434.
Belgium demand, .045e; cables,
.04591a Germany, demand, .o000052;
cables, .o0o0o54. Holland. demand.
1880; cables, 1898 Norway, demand
1920. Sweden, demand, $3.50. Den
mark. demand. 1910. Switzerland, de-
mand 1877. Spain. demand, .1412.
Greece, demand, .o177. Poland, de-
mand, .000004A. Czechoslovakia, de-
mand, 1924. Austria, demand,
.000014k, Rumania, demand, .0050K
Argentina, demand. 1876. Brazil, de-
mand, t.1o35. Montreal. .s7S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN.

NEW YORK, August 6.-The visible
supply of American grain shows the
following changes: Wheat increased
1884. 900 bushels. corn increased 4e3.-
600 bushels, oats decreased 235,OOO
bushels, rye decreased 356,000 bushels
barley increased 81, 900 bushels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
EXCHANGES TO CLOSE FRIDAY

NEW YORK. August 6.-The New
York stock, cotton and other finan-
cial commodity exchanges in this
city announced today that they.
would be closed next Friday, the day
OF President Harding's funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
a Free Translation.
m the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript.
A missionary home from the Kongo
has been relating some amusing blum
ders in the translation of popular
hymns into the native languages.
Lord, dismiss US with Thy blessing"
was rendered by the translator, Lord,
kick US out softly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
WEEKS AVERAGE PRICES.
1853 Per Cent of Pre-War Level.
Dollars Buying Power.
spAc;s, p,sna.ch to The Star

NEW HAVEN, Conn, August g.
Last weeks prices averaged 153 per
cent of pre-war level. The purchas-
ing power of the dollar was 65.4 pre-
war cents Average for July. 1873 per
cent and $50 pre-war cents.