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The Washington times., 1923-07-27
BEARS A 7 7 ACK
Dill AND RAIL
STOCKS
Weakness in Northwestern
Rails and Oils Feature
Early Trading.
By w. p. EDWARDS
Copyright. 1928. by Cosmopolitan
News Service


NEW YORK, July 27.-Weakness
In the shares of the Northwestern
railroads and of oil companies
featured the first two hours trad
ing on the Stock Exchange today.
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern bore the brunt of the selling
In the railroad list, both issues
dropping points each to new low
levels for the year. No doubt a
large part of the offerings came
but some real liquidation was
brought out, due to the fear that
the present dividend rate may not
be maintained.
The unsettlement in the oil group
comprising practically all dividend
paying issues, was based on the
belief that many companies, facing
the necessity of carrying large
inventories, will be forced to do
new financing or cut their divi-
bends, or both. Bears found in
this section a fertile field for their
operations, but helped by extreme
ly limited buying power. Weak
ness in Standard Oil of California
was a particularly disturbing de-
velopment and soon spread through
out the entire list. Marland, Sin
clair Oil, Cosden and Producers and
Refiners and others, were heavily
sold. some of them touching new
lows for the year.
The trend in the balance of the
list was downward, although the
tone was not weak. Steel stocks re-
ceived some stimulus in the early
dealings from the declaration of the
regular dividend by the Bethlehem
Steel company and the second
quarter earnings statement, show
ing net income equal to $2.42 a
share on the outstanding common
stock. Steel common and Bethle-
hem Steel improved fractionalIy but
the advance was lost later on.
Trading, which was fairly brisk,
In the oil group was extremely dull
in other parts of the industrial list
and at a standsti1l at times. Most
losses were recorded in the first
hour, after which period most
stocks held steady at the lower
levels. Declines Of a point or more
were registered by Mack Truck,
May Department Stores, Baldwin
and Industrial Alcohol.
Call money renewed at per
cent.
The Washington times., 1923-07-27
PREDICTS SPREAD OF
CHAIN STORE GROCERY
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The chain
stores should transact 25 per cent.
of the aggregate retail grocery bus
mess within five years, an official
Of the Jones Brothers Tea Company
asserted today. At present chain
stores do about 10 per cent of the
business.
The total grocery business of the
United States is estimated at $20.-
900, O0O,0 900 annually. The estimated
number of chain stores is 10000.
The official said the trend toward
suburban home building gave re-
newed impetus to the chain stores.
The Washington times., 1923-07-27
Foreign Exchange.

NEW YORK, July 27.-Foreten
exchange opening: Sterling, de.
mand, $4.53M; cables. S4.50H.
France, demand, .0592h; cables,
.O593 Lire. demand, .O439: cables,
.0439h. Belgian, .0487%: cahlas
.0488A. Marks, demand, 8S9.56O 70
the dollar. Czechoslovak kronen.
demand, .0298; cables. .029s1A
Swiss. demand. 1873; cables, 1870,
Guilders. demand, ,8o4o; cables,
.3943. Pesetas. demand. 1929; CABLES
1881. Swedish kronen, demand,
1858; cables. .2G67. Norway, dema nd,
1870: cables, 1924. Denmark, .1779;
cables, .11S3.
The Washington times., 1923-07-27
GERMAN MILLIONAIRES
NOW ARE MADE FOR ST

NEW YORK, July 27.-For the
first time in the depreciation
process of the German currency,
the marks dropped below the mil
lion figure, selling today at 1852
$50 marks to a dollar, off 81 $50
marks from yesterday.
Thus anyone can be a German
millionaire for a dollar.
The Washington times., 1923-07-27

NEW YORK, July 27.-Cotton
futures were heavy at the opening
today with prices declining from 10
to Is points. Sentiment was gen
orally bearish due to poor Liverpool
cables and reports of favorable
weather in the belt.
October opened at 22.4O, off IS
points; December at 22:25, off IA
points; January at 22.09, off, II
points, and March at 22.1s, off 10
points.
The Washington times., 1923-07-27
'"S SssSaHHHAggBg@ Blu SINESS AND FINANCE
Local Stocks.
Lanston Nom ,ype, l0@74.
FTER CALL,

Lanston Mont, ype, 1904.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Company, 5V
100A. 5@10OA, 5@100A.
Lanston Monotype, 1O@74, SOFA
1o@74.
Washington Railway and Electric
As, $500@719s, 1,00O@1A, $1,000
TN, 1,O00@71A.
Capital Traction Company SIS, $500
@96%.
Washington Railway and Electric
COM, 1906.
Merchants Bank and Trust Com
pany, 10Q127k, 5@127h, 5@127h,
5@1271s.
Columbia Title and Insurance
Company, 50@6h
Washington Gas Light, 10@49B,
6@49h.
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
These securities not listed under
exchanges rules.
Departmental Bank, 1864, 1906.
MONEY.
Call loans 6m6 mar cent
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
IT'S TOO LATE, GIRLS,
PARSON WHO PRAYED
FOR A WIFEHAS ONE
Tilted Twice, He Said He
Was Through, bat He's
Married Now.

New York, Jan. 13.-After the Rev.
George Hermann Lawson, of prayer
bride" fame, had been Tilted twice and
declared he wouldn't wed the queen of
Sheba, a woman up and married him
today.
Lawson was married to Mrs. Ella
Weber, a widow, in the municipal build
ing here. The ceremony also upset the
parsons hard and fast rule to beware
of widows"
With his denunciation of women in
general also went the memories of being
left at the altar twice, once by a widow
that caused him to fight shy of EN-, and
once BY a pretty 1S-ycar-old girl in Fon
Du Lac, Wis. whom he selected when
he decided to marry one younger.
THE Almighty has been good" he
announced to ali who would listen fol-
lowing the ceremony today. This (Mrs.
Weber, was the answer to my prayer;
God in the end sent me the right. L
turned down all those millionaires on
my trail and married a good Christian
woman"
Lawson said he was introduced to his
bride shortly after Mrs. May Mason, MS
first fiance, Tilted him and fled TO Atian-
tic City, because of publicity attached 20
his announcement that she was sent in
answer to his prayers. o,-,
The evangelist said at the time: III
keep on praying" ooo
He prayed so hard, be said, that 200
women from all parts Of the country
wrote and offered their hearts for his
hand.
The bride until yesterday worked IN
a laundry In Orange, n. ].
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
MILLIONAIRE SUGAR
PLANTER AND 2 SONS
PERISH IN SEAPLANE
Trapped in Seats When
Plane Crunples and
Sinks.

Key West. Fla, Jan. BE. F. At
kins Jr., millionaire sugar planter, his
two sons and their governess, persisted
this afternoon when the Aeromafine
Anyways seaplane Columbus Owed into
the Gulf of Mexico twenty miles off
Havana.
Mrs. Atkins, who saw her husband
and children drown before her eyes,
was rescued by the crew of the ferry
boat Henry NJ. Flagler.. The others
aboard the seaplane, picked up by the
Flagler, were Miss Julia Hayerty, a
nurse with the Atkins family, Otto
Abrams, wealthy New York broker, and
w. L. Miller and Harold Thompson,
pilot and niechanieian of the plane.
The Flagler locked tonight with the
survivors. Pilot Miller declared engine
trouble forced him to attempt a descent
when twenty miles from Havana, his
destination. As he turned the nose of
his machine toward the water SOM
thing snapped and the plane crumpled,
diving down out of control.
The four who died were trapped in
their narrow seats and were unable 10
extricate themselves. Their bodies have
not been recovered.
The survivors chung to the wreckage.
They were unable to aid Atkins, the
two children and the governess. The
Flagler, which came in sight just-as
the seaplane fell, sent off a small
boat to the rescue. Those picked up
we're not hurt except for shock and
their drenching.
The Atkins family had just arrived
from New York, their home, and were
en- route to Cuba, where Atkins had
extensive sugar holdings.
According to the radiogram from inc
Flaglcr, the machine suddenly crumpleo
in the air and fell.
Il put the machine into a glide and
attempted a landing brought 1t down
all right, but we struck the top OF .
high wave and bounded back into the
air.
a high sea was running, which made
the landing very difficult. scared
around a few times and again attempt
ed TO land. This time l landed in the
trough of a big wave which crushed
the center passenger compartment OF
the ship. Both of the children were in
this compartment asleep. The. wave
must have Killed them instantly, as
they made no sound after the cabin
caved in"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
TAKE ALLEGED THIEVES
Three Store Owners Robbed But All
Catch Culprits Within Three Blocks.

Thieves lost every bout they staged
during three hours Saturday afternoon.
Between and Z o'clock five persons,
two of whom were youths, were cap
tured. detectives say, red-handed in the
act Of thievery.
The first case TO come under the OBJ
scrvation of the police was when ne
gro, 81, stepped into Joe Granpner's
grocery store, 1919 Burnet street, and
requested permission TO look at the tele-
phone book. While Mr.. Grammer, who
is about so years old, stepped TO the
office in the rear of the store TO obllge
the SistoE the negro is said TO have
grabbed S11 out Of the cash drawer
and fled. Despite his age, Grammer,
the police say, gave chase and over
took the negro, grabbed him by the
collar and dragged him back to his
store after race which covered three
blocks, The money was recovered.
Headquarters was notified and the ne
gro taken charge Of by Detectives Har-
ris and Lyons.
Ward III. Miller is a Splinter. He
demonstrated this when a 2O-year-old
Mexican grabbed $40 dress on display
at his store, 107 East Houston street.
at 6 80 Saturday afternoon and darted
through the crowded thoroughfare. Mr..
Miller lost little time in running down
the thief and held him until police came
TO his assistance.
4 negro, II, grabbed n sheep skin
lined coat that was on display at w.
Solomon's store, 429 East Commerce
street, but was nabbed by the owner
before he got started. he was booked
by Detectives Green and Harris few
minutes later.
Two Mexican boys, one IL and the
other II years old, were captured by
Charles L. Barbera, merchant at 02s
West Houston street, after they are
said to have stolen fifteen pocket knives
valued at $3.50 and a flashlight valued
at SO.
Detectives McCabe and Kohr stopped
n Mexican youth, carrying a bundle
when they CHANGED to meet him or
the West Side. Examination OF the
bundle disclosed it contained several
of tie fifteen shirts stolen when.
display window at Sol Saper's clothing
store, West Commerce street, was shat
tered several nights ago. The, lad was
booked on charge of burglary and
theft. Officers say the prisoner ad'
rnitted the theft.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
FORMER SHERIFF AND
THREE OTHERS FOUND
NOT GUILTY Of MURDER
Large Crowd in Courtroom Hears YER
dict Come In After jury Deliberates
81 Hours But No Demonstration Is
Staged Khan Frequently Referred
to During Trial With Mention Made
to Present Louisiana Investigation.

Laredo Tex, Jan 13-Frank G. Robinson, Joe Acebo,
Cleve Golf and Lee Peze charged jointly with the murder
of Fred Roberts at Corpus Christi last October acqu
ted by jury here in the Fornnh district court Saturday
night The verdict returned at 6:45 o'clock after the
jury had been out than 81 hours The courtroom was
crowded at the time but demonstration of kind was
staged
Indictments charging assault to murder against at least
of the defendants in connection with the alleged shoot
ing the Warren grocery store the day of the tragedy
are still pending but not probable that they will be tried
at this term of court.
Former Sheriff Robinson, Joe Acebo, Cleve Golf and
Lee Petze went to trial in the Forynnth district court
ago last Wednesday, after the case had been brought
Webb county change of Selection Of jury was
completed until Friday afternoon after the state had e
haued its 80 peremptoy challenges and the defense all out
four. .,... ... ..........
The question of the Ku Klux Khan and knights OF Co
umbus injected itself into the examination OF the taesmen
and this that OF the challenges were
spent The state later claimed that the defense had sT
brought religion the by questioning prospective
jurors regarding their affliaton with the khan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Defendant Testified That He Purposely
Shot Houston Physician.

Houston, Tex, Jan. 1S.-T. A. Good
lad. tried on an indictment charging
him with murder growing out OF the
killing of DR.. NJ. S. Kahn at the
Goodlad home in Houston Heights last
September, was acquitted at 80 Sat
urday afternoon by jury in the Grim
inal district court.
At the time the verdict Of not guilty
was returned, Mrs. Goodlad, who ap-
peared as a defense witness, was seated
by the side of her husband, while her
mother and the little child of the Good
lads occupied seats behind the railing.
The case was given to the jury at
- 40 Saturday afternoon after argu-
ments which consumed all of the MORN
ing session of the court.
The biggest surprise Of the trial was
the statement of Goodlad that he pur-
posely shot Doctor Kahn.
DIR. Kahn was killed September 20
at the apartment Of GoOdlad's wife.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
1874 CHICAGOANS ARE
CLAIMED BY "LIQUlD
DEATH" IN 3 MONTHS
Scores Blinded and Many
Permanently Injured by
"Bonded Stuff"

Chicago, Jan. IS. - Prohibition
agents massed their forces here to-
night for another battle in the war
against '.liquid death" Sudng into re-
newed activity by the coroner's report
that poison liquor claimed 1874 lives in
Chicago during the last three months,
John Z. Early, new chief Of the prohi-
bition agents, announced be would
make clean sweep OF the bootleggers in
Chicago.
At the same time, five additional dis
trict attorneys were appointed for the
district of Chicago to aid in clearing
the docket of liquor cases.
More than 100 cases involving viola.
ton of the prohibition laws are on the
docket and an effort will be made 10
clear them off rapidly in order that
new cases will not face a long delay
before coming to trial.
The coroner's report declared that
besides the 1874 fatalities, scores Of men
and women were blinded and hundreds
more or less permanently injured by the
liquid death"
Hospitals report more cases Of alcO-
holism than at any time since prohi-
bition went into effect.
Intoxication has nearly doubled, the
police say.
The liquor supply, nearly exhausted
during the holidays, is being rapidly re-
plenished. Hundreds of stills are man.
ufaCturing poor grades of whiskey in
the beort of Chicago and nightly the
fleet of "booze" trucks from the border
elude the prohibition agents, with their
loads of bonded stuff"
Within an hour after the latest at
tack on the bOotleggers was launched,
squad of agents swOoped down on
the Chicago Steel Club, a "lock and
key" JOINT. The two men were ar
rested and a quantity of liquor seized
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
HAS NO FUN AS SON
OF MILLIONAIRE, so
HE BECOMES BURGLAR
Grew Tired of Being a Gen
leman, Youth Tells
Judge.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Thomas Lansing,
II, millionaire's son, turned burglar
for the adventure that was in it, he
told police.
Lansing and his pal, Elmer Schnei-
der, 20, were arrested by police for
breaking into North Side drug store
and taking $50 from the cash regis
ter.
Lansing's father, r. U. Lansing, for
mer president of the National City
Bank here, rushed from New York and
after intervening in behalf of his son,
the youth was re-booked on technical
charge of disorderly conduct.
Il grew tired of being a gentleman
and it was no fun being a mililOnaire's
son." the youth told Judge Soyer, when
arraigned in court.
Il didn't care about the money, but
/ like the adventure, and | like TO do
as other boys do" he said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago: Temperature, IS; showing; 20
mile wind from the southeast; lowest tenn
perature in the last "a hours 20; highest,
IS.
kansas City; Temperature, 81; partly
cloudy; 14-mile wind frsm the south; low
est temperature in the last 20 hours. 20;
highest. 81.
New York; Temperature, IS; clear; "a
mile wind from the northwest; lowest tenn
peraturs IN the last 20 hours %; highest,
IS.
st. Louis: Temperature, 81; partly
cloudy; s4-mile wind from the south
lowest temperature in the last "a hours,
IS; highest, SO.
Washington; Temperature. 40; clear;
less than io-mils wind from the southwest;
lowest temperature In the last - hours.
50; highest 40.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
CLAMP ON THE LID
Beaumont VIII Be True Blue on Sun.
day II Campaign Succeeds.

Beaumont, Tex, Jan. 13.-The cam
paign against love making in public,
even though at night and in secluded
places, on February 4, will be merged
with enforcement of the state blue laws.
which were resurrected by Justice of
the Peace Thomas Browns court and
las attaches.
Announcement has been made that the
city is to be made so tight on the Sab
bath that restaurants will be permitted
to serve meals only six hours on that
day, two hours for each meal. After
that, except in hotels, according to the
announcement, those who do not live in
their own homes, will be compelled to
go hungry. Lunches will be barred
from drug stores, which also will be
closed, as well as theaters, filling sta
tons, groceries and cOnfeetioneriss.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
EXPECT ARREST
# SIX MORE IN
hob CASE soon
hink That Mer Rouge
Murder Mystery Will Be
Cleared Up.
LANS NOT DISCLOSED
late Is Ready to Present
Evidence on Actual
Staying.
LANS NOT DISCLOSED

Bastrop. La, Jan. 13.-The ground
rk for the fight of the state of
yuisiana against the hooded terrorists
Morehouse parish has been laid.
Conditions under which the distressed
irish labored for months, have been
Etrayed through the medium of a
pre- of witnesses at the open hearing
Re.
The state is now expected to turn
attention to the murderers, to bring
It'll testimony that will quickly cause
arrest of some six or seven citi-
nee its legal representatives hope
hs connected with the killings.
The first full week of the open hear
before Judge Fred NJ. Odom in the
strop courthouse has ended, and to-
hit the parish was saturated with
hsations which came thick and fast,
the state, working along carefully
d lines, has not revealed the evil
hce its legal representatives hape
Il clear up the mystery of the muir
and torture of aDniel and Richards.
Testimony today was not so sensa-
nal as that of previous days. At
ney General A. V. Coco and his
5ff claimed the evidence brought out
hded to clinch their claim that the
Klux Khan dominated the parish to
th an extent that peace officers and
courts failed to function properly
Round Table Is Clue. !
{The "round table," mentioned by sew
kzxltnesses as being the table arounf
Itch an attempted plot to assassinate
B. NJ. McKoin was Matched, doomed
hight as one of the big angles OF
murder case proper.
Walter Campbell, marshal of Mer
huge, home of the two murdered men,
d on the witness stand of threatening
ties received By Mayor r. l.. Dade, Of
fr Rouge, in which the charge was
tde that the writer or writers knew
] identity Of those who sat at the
|bund table" and plotted the alleged
tempted assassination of DR.. McKo fn
e reported attempt on McKoin's Pie
said by many to have Leen the spark
bt kindled the terrorizing fire which
minated in murder of Daniel and
Ichards. a.
Evidence has brought out the fact
BIT many of the men of Mer ROUGE
Il at the home of ]. J.. Daniel, IGS-
|lr-old planter, and father of ond of
i murdered men, to play cards Hnd
BIT such games were held regular
night.
Murdered by Torture.
Thus the state has indicated thu 1t
! attempt to connect the alleged at
Tx on DIR. McKoin with the mi rder
n prove that Daniel and Ric ards
ire murdered by torture. becauseN they
re believed guilty of the ALLEGED at
|k.
|It has been upon the subject Of kan
|mination of officials, of, the kan
fding the reins of a "super g yern-
mt" that the states legal repre4 cnta-
les have dealt. They have gOn into
|ny kidnapings and whippings 4 as
I abduction of Miss Addie May Ham
bn, 16-year-old CARL who W s de
|rted to Little Rock, Ark, by 1oded
In, and the beating of farme and
|ynspeople.
The so-called "black list" of II klan
S been mentioned and witnesses have
orn that the khan members wi re the
<s-Sort of black hoods behindI which
4 murderers of the two men h their
;es on the night of August . when
, two men were tortured to death.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
WASHINGTON CANNOT
SEEM TO GET THIS
MAYFIELD BUSINESS
Allison Has a Hard Time
Proving He's Not
Earle.

Washington, ID. C., Jan. 13.-Texans
in Washington are telling with consider
able merriment the difficulties encount-
cred by Chairman Allison Mayfield, Of
the Texas railroad commission, in prov
ing he is not Senator-elect Earle May
field, for whose appearance Washington
has been more or less on the qui vive.
As most Texans know, there is no
love lost between the two Mayfields, al
though both are on the railroad commits
sion.
Allison Mayfield, "the chief" arrived
in Washington and registered at the
Raleigh Hotel. The ever present re-
porter Immediately sought an interview,
meanwhile calling up his office for the
staff photographer. He wouldn't believe
it at first when the big tall Texan, who
admitted he was on the railroad commits
sion. denied. in the same breath, and
possibly with some heat, that he was
not the senator-elect.
The newshounds of Washington were
sure this was a trick and that the
chief was trying in some mysterious
way 10 preserve an incOgnito status.
One reporter, camped in front of the
hotel. opined that this is part of the
Ku Klux policy.
Meanwhile, 1.-THE chief was being
bombarded in his room by rapid fire
of telephone calls. 1t is true there was
not much conversation in each case, but
it was snappy, and very much TO the
point, until Chairman Mayfield decided
he would answer no more calls, and so
advised the hotel central"
The situation finally was cleared, so
far as the newspaper men were con-
cerned. when the Washington CORE
spondent for a Texas newspaper ex-
planned the presence of two MayfieldS
on the Texas commission and revealed
the whereabouts Of the senatOr-elect,
rrhn meanwhile had arrived here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
WOUNDED in FIGHT
Five Shots Are Fired, All Taking
Effect.

Houston, Tex, Jan. 13-Two men
were wounded. one probably fatally, and
another is held by police, as the out
come of shooting affray near fle
business section here late today.
Max Wenograd, "a, shoe desler, Is
one of the men wounded. HIS clerk
NJ. Bolezman, was shot three, times in
the stomach, and little hope il held for
his recovery.
G. W. Emerson, 90 years old, is be-
ing held by police.
He told officers She shooting was
the outgrowth Of quarrel he had
with the men and that he shot them
when they refused te let him alone.
Emerson has no relatives here. He
saps he has two children at MERIDIAN,
Miss.
Five shots were fired by Emerson,
all Of them taking effect, two striking
Wenograd and three entering the body
Of policeman.