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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

Chippewa Falls-A fall from small
express wagon caused Gertha, 7-year,
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Awe, Atwood, Wis, to break her arm,
She was taken to a local hospital for
treatment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

Madison-Three groups of plants
are now grown in the pharmaceutical
garden of the University of Wiscon-
sin, and during the last several years
more than It's species of plants have
been propagated, according to Prof.
w. o. Richtmann, of the pharmaceu-
teal experiment station.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

Madison-Sixteen carloads of poul-
try have been shipped comparatively
this fall by Polk, St Croix and Barron
county farmers as a result of a meet
ing held last March by managers of
the livestock shipping associations of
those counties. Farmers are not only
profting by shipping their poultry CO.
operatively, but they are getting into
the field of business, learning bust
ness methods and how to care for their
poultry to get the best results"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

Superior-The first fox bounty ever
paid in Douglas county was granted
Carl Fosberg who presented pelt
to w. J. Leader, county clerk, last
week Mr.. Leader explained that up
to July, 1928, it had been optional
with the counties whether they would
pay fox bounties. At that time the
state bounty went into effect.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

Green Bay-More than $50 in silver,
with paper money bringing the total
to $113, thirteen fountain pens, $4,000
in German marks and half dozen
keys to railway station parcel lockers
constituted part of the strange as
sortment of property found on Fred
Burns, alias Taylor, taken into Gus
tody by the sheriff's office at Green
Bay, after attempting to shoot up
a roadhouse at Preble, Wis.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
INJUNCTION AGAINST
|. C. C. ACKED BY ROAD
Railway Seeks to Prevent Enforce.
ment of Penalties Under
Transportation Act.

The Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Railway Company and the West Side
Belt Railroad Company OF Pennsyl-
vsnia today filed suit in the District
Supreme Court for an Injunction
against the Interstate Commerce
Commission and Harry NJ. Daugherty.
Attorney General. The companies
seek to prevent the enforcement Of
penalties provided under the trans
portation act of 1920. should they
carry out an agreement to consolidate
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has refused to approve the
merger and permit the issuance Of the
neces ssary securities. and the COM
panies say the commission has ex-
ceeded its powers in so doing. because
the section of the transportation act
is unconstitutional in that II attempts
to regulate not interstate commerce,
but corporate rights given under the
authority of the states.
The court is asked to enj6n the
commission from refusing it's ap-
proval of the merger and to prevent
the levying of penalties provided by
the act The companies ask also that
the Attorney General be enjoined
from arresting any of the officers Of
the corporations for carrying out the
agreement to merge the companies.
The law provides penalties of from
$1,000 to $4,000 and Imprisonment
of offending officers from one to three
years.
Attorney Frank NJ. Swacker appears
for the companies.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star ofaes.

subscribed, both stocks were offered
freely. the preferred getting down al
most 3 points before the decline was
halted. The common. after opening
at 1sA, lost more than a point.
Union Carbide continued to react,
traders paying no attention to the
report recently made public showing
earnings for the year 1922 at the rate
of $40 a share. against s3.o7 in 1921.
The new Public Service OF New
Jersey stock moved forward in sym :
pathy with advance in the old shares
on the big board. while Centrifugal
Cast Iron Pipe was another strong
spot.
Dealings in the mining group again
failed to come up to recent standards
and prices moved narrowly. United
Verde Extension again reacted and
National Tin sold off somewhat de-
spite further advances in tin quota
tions independence Lead. however,
got up slightly on reports from the
property that work on the NO 4
tunnel is progressing rapidly. Ray
Hercules was active on reports that
an important announcement VIII oe
forthcoming after the directors meet
ing, that is to take place shortly.
Durant was traded in around Mon
days closing quotations. Another
sharp run-up occurred in Peerless
Motor, the shares getting up almost
points
Evening star., 1923-03-27

mission on interracial cooperation
came into existence. Oppressed with
the ominous possibilities of the situa-
tlon. small group of southern lead
earnestly seeking some means of
averting the threatened calamity by
bringing to the front the construc-
i've Christian leadership of both
races. At the center of this group
were John J. Eagan, manufacturer
and churchman; Rev. w. w. Alex
anoer, who, as representative of
tne Y. NJ. c. A. war work council, was
In close touch with the returning
negro troops, and DR. NJ. Ashby Jones.
IT happened that these three repre-
sented three Of the strongest south
ern denominations - Presbyterian,
Methodist and Baptist.
Commisxion Formed.
Out of the thought and prayer of
tnese men and others like them the
commission on interracial co-opera-
tion was born early in 1919. It's
membership was made up of leading
educators, ministers. business and
professional men from every state in
the south. including a number of out
standing negro leaders.
Ihe situation was desperate and the
enort to cover the field with a close
and effective organization was pushed
a. kop Spceu. otdCG committees were
organized throughout the south and
mon were put in the field to set up
as quickly as possible local commit
tees in every community where the
problem was acute. 1t was a stag
gering task, and fraught with pecu-
OF DR.. Alexander, with the co-opera-
liar difficulties. but under direction
ton of the Y. NJ c. A. machinery and
financed by the war work council, 1t
was accomplished in record time.
The result fully justified the effort
A better spirit Immediately appeared.
suspicion and distrust began to give
way to understanding and conf
dence. The forces of law and order
were encouraged and strengthened
The fires of hate were checked and
the threatened confiagration was
averted. largely. without doubt,
through the agencies set in motion
by the commission.
BETTER Understanding Sought.
Having proved its efficacy in the
crisis which called 1t into being, 1t
was unanimously felt that the COM
mission should enter upon the larger
task OF permanently improving race
relations throughout the south and
putting them, as far as possible, upon
thoroughly Christian basis. A
south-wide campaign of good will
was accordingly projected. aimed at
the creation of a better spirit, the
Evening star., 1923-03-27

christisn. Chris ian, I. gets &c results. AZ no
Indeed. this method of approach to
the problem represents the major
solution. The commission does not
seek to put over a program OF race
relations. 1t does not say to any COM
munity: This must you do with re
lation to the negro" 1t insists upon
one thing only: That in every COM
issue, the best people should take the
matter seriously in hand. with the de-
termfned purpse to seek q Christian
solution OF every problem as 1t arises,
and to substitute good will and
justice for the spirit Of distrust and
suspicion that is fraught with so
great danger to both races. With a
proposition so sound there can be no
disagreement. With rare exceptions.
therefore, the commission has no
difficulty in securing the hearty CO.
operation Of the best people In the
community.
Women Take Part
An interesting recent development
in the movement is the enlistment
of the leading women Of many south
ern states, to cooperate with the
various stateA committees, and to pro-
mote the study OF this question an their
civic and religious organizations. So far
en- of Georgia, Alabama, Virginia,
South Carolina. Arkansas. Tennessee,
Texas and North Carolina In every
case the women have made strong
pronouncements against mob violence
and In favor OF handed Justice
for the negro. particularly In matters
primarily affecting the welfare of
women and children. Plans have
been adopted by a number of the de-
nominational women's organizations
by which the study of this question.
both from text books and practice.
shall become a part OF the work of
every group, with the view to such
efforts to improve local conditions as
may seem to be needed. This phase
of the movement is highly significant.
1t should not be understood from
the above that the race problem in
the south has been solved. Only a
beginning has been made. But II la
hopeful beginning. A method has
been found that works-the method
of conference and cooperation. A
road has been discovered which, II
consistently followed. will surely
lead us out-the road to the hearts of
men.
Evening star., 1923-03-27

correction of grievances, and the pro-
motion of understanding and sympa-
thy between the races.
To this end committees have been
set up in every southern state and
in 800 counties. In many commune
ties their efforts have been notably
successful. Threatened lynchings and
riots have been prevented, tnJustices
have been corrected, cooperation for
mutual welfare has been brought
about and relations Of frankness and
confidence have been established be-
tween the best elemnts of both racs.
In general, their activities have meant
the injection of the Christian spirit
into interracial relations and the
effort to solve in that spirit whatever
problems arise from time to time.
The philosophy on which the work
of these gronps rests is the belief
that every man Is entitled to hear
ing, that mutual understanding Is
the surest means of conciliatfon and
that a Christian solution OF every in
terracial problem can be found IL
mn are willing seek 1t In a Chris
tian spirit.
Better Understanding Sought.
The method of securing these ends
Is to bring together in each COM
munity representatives. of the best
white and colored people. sometimes
in separate groups, sometimes to-
gether, so that conference relations
may be set up. These committees
frankly face and discuss all points
OF friction or danger and seek to OBJ
viate them. The negro members are
encouraged to lay bare any griev-
ances or injustices from which they
feel they are suffering, or any needs
of which they are keenly sensible.
PerhaDs It is q feeling that they are
not getting justice in the courts. or
protection at the hands of the law.
Perhaps 1t is lack of sewers, side
walks or other public utilities in the
negro area of some city. Perhaps 1t
is the need OF better schools, Per-
haps It is economic exploitation of
which they complain. Whatever it
may be, the committee hears the case
with open mind. goes into 1t frankly
and sympathetically and takes such
action as the facts seem 10 demand.
The actual relief afforded means g.
great deal toward better relations.
but the opportunity for frank and
sympathetic conference means even
more
At this point the method is
grounded not only in the soundest
psychology, but in the very funda-
mentals of fairness and justice. 1t
Is as thoroughly practical as 1t is
Evening star., 1923-03-27
WASHINGTON GAS
WAS FAIRLY ACTIVE
Eased Off to 49 1-2-RaiI-
way Common, IS to Sc.
Other Financial Notes.
BY I. A. FLEMING.


Business on todays session OF tAA
local exchange was confined larEaa@
to odd lot trading in washinE1@S
Gas shares. After six or seven terfN
share lots had been sold at 49M an
other bunch of stock was Iiquidated
in the same manner at 4sh, the total
sales being but $50 shares One sale
or 100 Shares Railway preferred at
73h represented all the business in
fractions. The common shares OF the
same road were held at 66. with e5
bid.
Railway 4s sold at ~ and Potomac
General IS at 100.
Illinois Traction Merger.
Stockholders of the Illinois Trac-
tlon Company have approved OF the
merger OF the company and tts sub
siolary interests with those OF the
Forth American Light and Power
Company, consolidation to embrace
nIty-fve public utilities in Illinois,
Missouri. Kansas and Iowa, and will
represent $500. 100000 capitalization.
washington is interested in this
consolidation.
Declares 4 Per Cent Dividend.
The board of directors OF the Wash
ington Mechanics Savings Bank has
declared a quarterly dividend of 4 per
cent payable April 2 to shareholders
of record March 81
I'd. q o. Earnings.
For the month of February, 1928,
the railway operating revenue of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was s1S.6s2.393, an increase, as com
pared with the same month Of 1922 of
S5'b5S,72l. Nearly all OF this large in
crease was made in freight earnings
operating expenses increased $685.
OS9. SO that the net increase from on
erations was but s773,632. while de-
auctions. tax accruals, rents etc. re-
ouced that to S451.033 increase in the
net railway operating income, which
totaled $2,552,158.
For January and February. the first
Two months of the calendar year, the
gross revenue increased S9.945.93I.
Ihis was accomplished with an in
crease in operating expenses of S6,-
fu''fo5 SO that the net increase from
operating was s3,23S,466, brought
down by deductions s2.537.422 Net
railway income for the two months.
S6,l21,652.
Gas Company Earnings.
The net earnings of the Washing
ton Gas Company for February total
eo Sl26,45S, as compared with SsOs7O
IN January. Georgetown Gas Com
pany reported net gain of s7.03s in
F'eoruary, as compared with s6,0B6
Tor the same month in 1922
Delays Commission.
1t is not probable that the Presi-
dent will sign D. r. Crissinger's
commission as chairman OF the Fed
eral Reserve Board until he fills the
vacancy as controller that the ad-
vancement would cause
The Senate did not approve OF the
McNary nomination. and the latter
declined a recess appointment
The regular semi-annual spring
conference of the Federal Reserve
Board and reserve bank governors
is on at the Treasury
It is generally believed that the
question OF increases in discount
rates will be considered. Edmund
Platt is presiding.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
WALL STREET NOTES.
Goodrich Tire Advance on Truck
Tires-Tinplate Up.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. March 27.-The tire
advance announced by the B. F. Good
rich Company Is effective immediate
ly. The advance Is 10 per cent on
solid truck tires.
Prices continue to advance on tin
plate. The independent market is
around $6. Deliveries are possible
with some makers in from six to
eight weeks.
Mining companies in Arizona Inc,
have advanced wages 10 to IL per
cent. Approximately $4,000 workmen
are affected.
American Type Foundries Company
stockholders will hold a special meet
ing April rs. to vote on an increase
in authorized capital stock from s7,-
000, 900 to S10,000,000
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad
directors have authorized payment on
April of interest for the year end
ing December 81 at the rate of s per
cent per year on the series A adjust
ment bonds.
New York bank clearings $S28. .o00,-
900. New York bank balances. $72,-
100000. New York Federal Reserve
Bank credits, 5000. 900. Boston bank
clearings, $65, 100000.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
P|GGLY STOCK 50
IN TODAYS SALES
Exchange Answers Saunders,
Who Pushes Plans for
Court Action.
Rv the Associated prosS

BY the Associat ted Press.
NEW YORK. March 2T.-Clarence
Saunders, president OF Piggly Wig
gly. Inc, todav has the answer of the
New York Stock Exchange to the
charge he made that 1t was yellow"
and "welcher" in the transactions
company. The exchanges formal re-
ply was issued last night.
The exchange asserted that il
lived up to all its laws and to itH
contracts with Mr.. Saunders and
charged that the president OF the
grocery company had dealt unfairly
with it. In addition, it declared the
removal OF Ptggly Wiggly stock from
the trading list and suspension of the
exchange rules had averted demo-
ralzatlon of the whole stock market.
All short members OF the exchange
cleared their last share through
the exchange before 2:15 yesterday.
the dead line set, the statement said.
al the time suggested by Mr.. Saun-
ders' attorney.
Instead OF the existence of $4,000
snort shares. as Mr.. Saunders as
serted when he called for delivery
OF his stock. there were only about
1000 shares, added the exchange
statement, making no attempt to ac-
count for the discrepancy
Mr.. Saunders it was added, was
forewarned that the exchange was
contemplating removal Of his stock
from the trading list when 1t learn
ed that he was advertising the same
stock for sale at $55 a share when
It was selling for more on the ex-
chanse roor The stock finally was
suspended with the consent or Mr
saunders attorney, the statement also
said
Some odd lots OF Piggly wiggly
were covered in early trading over
the counter today at So
"FIGHT HAS 0NT,v prcrxr,
Evening star., 1923-03-27
Better Feeling Between Races
Being Promoted Through South
Inter-RaciaI Commissions Efforts Rap.
idly Killing Out Distrust and Suspicion
Which F0lI0,Ued in Wake of Var.

prejudice and injustice, a fuller guar
antee of his constitutional right Of
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness." Race antagonism was for
gotten for the time in devotion to a
common cause. 1t looked as If the
problem had at last been solved.
Dfstrust FIourfshes.
A week after the armistice one
might have observed a subtle but
ominous change. Distrust was be-
ginning to get abroad. What would
be the attitude of the negro troops
when they returned from France?
Incendiary rumors filled the air, and
by the time the negro soldiers began
to return grave and deplorable
situation had arisen. Suspicion and
fear had taken deep hold upon both
races. Mob violence. which had great
ly declined during the war, burst out
afresh. In city after city race riots
famed up, with casualties on both
sides. The tension frightened every
where, and the nation awaited the
outcome with dread suspense.
1t was in this crisis that the COM
Evening star., 1923-03-27
BY ROBERT Ii. ELEAZER.

A week before the armistice,
which ended the great war, a traveller
through the south would have been
struck with the wonderful solidarity
OF the population, white and colored.
In the support of the war they were
united as never before. Two hundred
thousand negro youth were fighting
for the flag in France and many more
preparing to go over. The millions
back at home were responding
heartily to every wartime appeal, and
in proportion to their means quite as
generously as any other group.
The white people were unstinted in
their praise of the negro's loyalty,
while the negro. encouraged by the
stirring utterances of President Will
son and the democratic ideals of the
war, felt that In the future things
would not be quite the same. He
looked for more of sympathy, less of
Evening star., 1923-03-27
eight HAS ONLY BEGUN
Saunders Plans for Taking pigely
Case Into Courts.
By the Associated Press.

FfEES.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. March 27.-clar-
ence Saunders, president OF PiggIy
Wiggly Stores. Inc. whose stocr Sas
been the center of New York Stock
Exchange sensation since its fuctua-
tion last Tuesday terminating in catch
ing short sellers shy what he claims
day was engaged IN checking on the
time the shares delivered IN settlement
were acquired by brokers making the
deliveries.
No time has been announced by Mr..
saunders as to when he shall begin
court action in suits which he pro
poses to bring against each of the
brokers who was at default" and
against the New York exchange.
The Piggy Wiggly president again de-
nounced the stock exchange and .sWan
street for what he termed "trickery
and unethical methods" and declared:
The fight has just begun"
Evening star., 1923-03-27
PLAN INDUSTRIAL COURT.

HARRISBURG. Pa, March 2T.-A
court of Industrial relations Is pro-
vided for in bill introduced In the
house of representatives today by
judges and have Jurisdiction over
mining industries and those engaged
in the manufacture or transportation
Of clothing or food products or
articles entering into their manufac-
ture. Industries not specifically pro-
yided for would be permitted to sub
NIT by mutual agreement contro-
versies arising between, employers
and workers.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
BY WILLIAM IF. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, March 27-Buying OF
Schultz Retail Stores was the fea-
ture on the curb exchange today. In
view Of the showing made in tho con-
solidated report recently issued, the
street Is still sure that q substantial
stock dividend is not far of. After O.
resting period in the market Monday
Schultz was bid up sharply today
across SO before the rise was checked.
The report showed earnings at the
rate of s8.41 a share on the 100000
shares Of common stock outstanding.
Changes in the oil group were small
and unimportant. If anything their
tendency most of the time was down.
ward, but the reaction was slight.
Speculative interest was attracted
to the two new oil issues admitted to
trading. One was the Derby OIL and
Refining Corporation preferred and
common. the other the IS par shares
of the Lafayette Oil Corporation. the
opening on which was 81. Trading
started after midday in the Derby
stocks. initial sales in the preferred
taking place at AK, against the sub
scription price of 49h. Despite the
announcement by bankers handling
the issues that they had been over
Evening star., 1923-03-27
STEEL DEMAND HOLDS UP,

PITTSBURGH, March 81 Especially D.
There Is no reduction in steel demand
in this section. although steel price
levels continue to rise. Some building
plans in various sections have been
postponed on account of present costs,
but these are very few in comparison
to the great volume of building plan
ned or under way. Mills and fur
naces are being pushed to meet de-
mands of buyers and ara in receipt
Of inquiries for q larger tonnage
than they are willing to quote on.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
WANT DAYLIGHT SAVING,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Spe-
ciaD.-Business concerns here have
come to the support of a movement
to secure the adoption of daylight
saving here, beginning April 20 and
lasting until October %. They point
out that many eastern cities are
adopting this time schedule, that it
offers opportunity for power conserv-
alton and has other advantages The
sanctioning its adoption
now is awaiting action by the board
of SUPERVISORS
Evening star., 1923-03-27
CUBAN SUGAR ESTIMATE.

HAVANA, Cuba, March 27.-Accord-
ing to a tabulation of reports from
a majority Of the sugar mills in
Cuba, published this morning, this
years crop Is estimated at 3,735,300
long tons. Other estimates, published
recently, place the crop at from 10o,-
900 tons lower than today's report to
a maximum Of 4,121,000 tons.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
BUTTER PRICES LOWER

CHICAGO. March 27.-Butter lower;
creamery extras, so; standards, 40;
extra firsts, 4sa4sA; firsts,. 4Sa48k; !;
seconds, 47a47h.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 25.ss7 cases;
firsts, 23a23h; ordinary firsts, 21ka
%; miscellaneous, 22a221k.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
BIG STOCK INCREASE.

NEW YORK, March 27.-Stock-
holders of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company today ap-
proved an increase in the authorized
common stock from $3.50, 1000. 900 to
$1,000, 600. 900.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
NEW YORK EGG PRICES

NEW YORK, March 27.-Eggs-Un-
settled; receipts, 66,5o6 cases; fresh
gathered extra firsts, 26h2sh; do,
firsts, 24a2S; Pacific coast whites, ex-
tras, 3S; do. frsts to extra ffrsts, 1914
aS7A.
Evening star., 1923-03-27
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

LONDON, March 27.-Bar silver.
san pence per ounce. Money, IN per
cent. Discount rates short and
NEW YORK, March 27.-Foreign
bar silver. 65N; Mexican dollars,
So 3ss
Evening star., 1923-03-27
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
AFTER CALL
Washington Gas Lght-I0 at 4pA, 10 at
4sss. 10 at 4sS, 10 at 4sts, 10 at 4S4s. 10 at
Washington Rwy. gen 6s-$5, 600 at 100,
s.. 600 at 100
Washington Rvy & EIec ISL 600 at t.
Washington Gas Lght-I0 at 4eh, 10 at
49ls, 10 a. 4aIs 10 at 49h. 10 at 4eh, 10 at
49la. 10 at 49le
Washington Rwy & Elec pfd-1oo at 73a.
Money-CaH loans, and per cent.