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The Washington times., 1923-05-04
DELAWARE SENATOR
SEEKS DENOMINATION

MILFORD, Del, May At a re
ception given him in Milford
United States Senator L. Heisler
Ball announced his candidacy for
denomination on sthel Republican
ticket next year. Senator Ball was
accompanied by ex-Mayor Taylor,
of wilmington. the father-in-law OF
Senator Short, of Milford, at whose
home the reception was held.
In speaking of the coming cam.
paign Senator Ball said. There are
yet many Republicans in Delaware,
and am confident there are enough
to carry the State, provided they
all vote right"
The Washington times., 1923-05-04
.SPORTS|NEN IN
BRITISH
HOUSE
Statesmen UNFOLDING Finest
of Old English Traditions.
Some Are Champions.
BY DAVID Nj. CHURCH.
international News Service.


LONDON, May 4.--Fine old Eng.
fish sporting traditions and the love
of English sport are well represented
in the British House of Commons.
Every branch of sport is We'll
represented in the House, and woe
be to the House of Representatives.
of the United States If an inter.
national political sporting carnival
is ever held! The English politicians
would undoubtedly leave their Amer
lean political opponents wheeling
and suffering far in the distance.
Cricket is the great national game
in England, and therefore 1t seems
fitting that one of the best gentle
man cricketers should. be chairman
of the Conservative party. Lieut..
Col. F.. s. jackson holds this envia-.
BILE position, and his cricket record
at Harrow and Cambridge is notable.
Noted as Athlete.
Ronald McNeill, undersecretary
for foreign affairs, has been a noted
cricketer, football player and tennis
player and still maintains very
considerable amount Of athletic.
ability.
Major Cope is a .well-known Rugby
player and also has a reputation.
as an oarsman4 E. G.. Hemmerde,
K. c., won the diamond SOULS, and
Gen. H. Page Croft twice won the
Thames Challenge Cup at Henley,
while Sir Montague Barlow, minis.
ter of labor, once stroked Kings
College at Cambridge.
There are even some capable
boxers .in the House of Commons.
Lieut.. Col. James was the champion
heavyweight of the army, and
Lieut.. Commander Kenworthy was
the champion heavyweight of the
navy. Both of these men still
WELD a wicked punch.
Best of POIOists.
Capt. e. Wallace and Maj. H. r.
sCayzer are the best poloists of the
House of Commons, while Earl
Winterton, undersecretary for In
dia, and Sir, r.. A. Sanders, minis
ter of agriculture, are Well-known
hunt masters.
L. s. Amery, fist lord of the ad-
miralty, is an expert mountaineer,
while Lady Aston is one of the best
women skaters in Europe.
Lieut.. COT. j. T. G. Moore-Braha-
zon, who was the first Englishman
to fly, could represent the House
of Commons in any contest in the
air. He also is a racing motorist.
In minor sports, such as swim
ming, rifle shooting and handball,
the House of Commons has many
able players.
Bonar Law might qualify as a
sportsman through his ability at
chess.
The Washington times., 1923-05-04
w ny?

w 7HY waste time in useless shopping around "nen
wv the advertisements lay before you the choicest
wares of every progressive merchant in town!
needless effort endless store-to-store quest
enable make choice OF
the finest without leaving your home?
Why pay than ought when you can stretch your
the elastic limit by taking advantage OF the bar
gains good that daily advertised in this paper?
Why risk by buying unknown, unbranded
goods when you yourself complete satisfaction by
buying advertised product backed by the integrity of
who spends real to establish his and to
build up public goodwill?
The Washington times., 1923-05-04
PEOPLE WHO RUSHED
STADIUM SEND FEES

LONDON, May Am unexpected
revelation of honesty has been
made following last Saturdays in
vasion of the Wembley stadium.
The management has received by
mail the admission fees of several
persons who scrambled over the
ratings and gained a free view of
the football match.
The letters said the senders did
not intend to avoid payment, but
were compelled by the pressure Of
the crowd to climb the fences to
escape being crushed.
The Washington times., 1923-05-04

bloc, blood
i is thicker
and more slug.
gish in Winter
than in Sum.
merit has to
be to keep you
warm. TIL e n
comes warmer
d a y s a n d
clothes.
VnuP h1nnd
The Washington times., 1923-05-04
OLIVE OIL BRINGS
SILKY SHEEN TO
DULLEST HAIR
Use PaIrnOlive Shampoo

What is the secret that Is giving
beautiful hair to thousands of
women? Simply the use of Olive
Oil in the shampoo! Hair specialists
say that hair should never be wash
ed without 1t. For it keeps hair
from dry, brittle dullness. You can
have this luxury at home now,
cheaply. Just get bottle of
PALMOLIVE SHAMPOO-at any
drug or department store. Use it
but a few times and you will marvel
at the lovely sheen it gives to your
hair. Cleanses gently. Leaves hair
cleaning and soft as finest silk.
The Washington times., 1923-05-04
Stops Daylight Saving.

HARRISBURG, Pa. May 4. -
Governor PInchot yesterday signed
the Derrick bill. which prohibits
Pennsylvania municipalities from
adopting daylight saving time BY
ordinances OF resolutions.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
MAY WHEAT FEATURE
OF WEEK IN GRAIN PIT
Prices of Crops to Be Harvested
This Summer and Fall Ease
Down Slightly.
Ey TIC As,nciatrd Prass-

CHICAGO. March 1o.--With far1L4
reserves OF wheat many million bush.
els smaller than until Of late had been
generally supposed, wheat this week
has risen in price for the May de-
livery representing wheat already on
hand. Later deliveries, however.
meaning wheat to be harvested this
summer and fall, have eased dow.
a. bit, Influenced by improvement j,
the crop outlook. Compared with q
week ago wheat prices this morninE
ranged from Is decline to 4 advance
corn was unchanged to ~ lower, oats
off 4saH to Il and provisions show
ing 80 to 81 gain.
First disclosure Of the approximate,
amount of wheat held on farms cam"
in m estimate by an expert her
among traders. In this case the un-
official estimate, which virtually
identical with the government repory
issued three days later. pointed IL
an Increased domestic consumption o.
33,o00,o00 bushels as compared with
last year.
Meanwhile. rain and snow furnished
help for soil conditions in the greater
part of the winter wheat belt, al.
though failing to give much relief II
portions of Kansas, Nebraska ana
Oklahoma.
Only a transient downturn IN whear ,
values resulted from efforts TO cor. >
strue the government report as bear
ish in regard to wheat The efforts
were based on comparison with last
years total Of farm reserves OF
wheat. an amount 100000 bushels
less than the present aggregate.
Corn and oats were weakened by
the fact that stocks OF corn in Chi
cago are double the general average.
Heavy exports of lard gave a de-
cided lift to provisions, lard touching
new high-price record for the sea-
son,
Evening star., 1923-03-10
NEW ZEALAND BUTTER
LOWERS PRICES HERE
Market 0versupplied When Cargo
Reaches New York and Drop
Results.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 10.-Butter prices
in the leading markets Of the United
States. especially New York. were
started on a downward trend that
obtained throughout the week by
the arrival Monday at New York Of
100000 pounds OF New Zealand
butter.
With tho New York market already
weak, the arrival OF the cargo of
butter. predicted for many months.
made that condition more apparent.
Declines naturally followed In other
principal markets.
When the heralded cargo arrived
domestic markets were oversupplied
and, to add to the general weakness.
the domestic production increased. A
combination OF those circumstances.
according to the report. eliminated
with an unusual happening in the
butter market. price ranges between
the different scores being confined to
an exceedingly narrow limit.
The closing quotations yesterday at
the four leading markets on s2-score
stock were: Chicago. 47h; New
York. 4s: Boston. so: Philadelphia.
4sh.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
WALL STREET NOTES.
Ford May Buy Dayton Car Works
$4,000 for Cotton Seat.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star,


NEW YORK. March 10.-Reports
from Dayton, Ohio, that Henry Ford
is on a business trip there today
were responsible for reviving the
rumor that he will bid for the Barney
and Smith Car Works, which will be
sold at auction Monday.
At the close OF the fiscal year end
ing December 81 last, the Lima Loco
motive Works had sl4,749,031 Of un-
allied orders on its books All were
from domestic roads With these, and
with large additional orders since re-
ceived 1t is expected 1923 will be one
Of the best years in the company's
history.
On the cotton exchange today a. bid
of $4,000 was made for q member
ship. The last sale of q seat was
for 100000.
The Great Northern railway has
ordered 120 tank cars from the Chi
cago Steel Car Company.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass and the
Philadelphia company today declared
their regular quarterly dividends.
Macarthur Concrete Pile and Foun-
dation Company declared it's regular
serni-anpual dividend.
New York bank clearings, s733,o00,-
900. New York bank balances. $685.
o00,o New York Federal Reserve
Bank credits. s69.000,000. Boston bank
clearings, s65,000,0 900.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
UTILITY ISSUES
FEATURE BONDS
Market Street Railways Lead
Today's Trading-Lib-
critics Lower.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special DisnAtch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 1o.-Utility is
sues featured the bond market today.
The most active speculation was
found in Market Street Railways IS
and 6s. which advanced sharply on
very heavy dealings. Negotiations
for the sale Of the property to the
city Of San Francisco. now taken UP
afresh, arc expected to result in the
realisation Of a sum sufficient to pay
of the securities ahead OF the COM
mon stock at par.
Outside this special feature there
WAS not much change. Favorable
earnings statements seemed ineffect-
i've I'd advance quotations for specula- :
tive railroad bonds, as they have been
ineffective in stocks.
French bonds held around Fridays
prices, but did not improve their
gains. The steadiness In French Sc
ourities has been the occasion of
much favorable comment in view of
the news from abroad.
Libertys were slightly lower and
comparatively inactive.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Bradstreet's Reports Industrial
Pace Quickening.

= NEW YORK. March 1o.--Brad-
streets Review today says:
The trade and industrial pace is
Quickening and the price situation
shows increased strength. The
week. despite severe weather along
the Atlantic seaboard, has shown
slightly more activity in buying,
both from jobbers and retailers;
marked strength with numerous ad-
vances have distinguished the tex
tile markets, practically all classes
OF iron and steel and building ma
yer1als, notably lumber, and addi-
eional measures of Industrial move
snent coming to hand point to Feb
s-uary having witnessed a surge for
ward in many lines Of industry,
equal to or in excess of January.
Weekly bank clearanoes, 1896
Evening star., 1923-03-10
NEW YORK EGG PRICES

NEW YORK, March 1o-Eggs-Un
settled; receipts, 35.362 cases; fresi,
gathered; extra firsts. S3a33ls; do.
firsts, 31l2a32H; New Jersey. hennery
whites. locally canuled extras, un-
quoted; do, uncandled extras, un-
quoted; state, nearby and nearby
western hennery, whites, first TO ex !
tras, 37I2a4l; state and nearby hen
merry, browns. extras, 36a40; Pacifir
coast, white, extras, S9a40; do, frs
to extra flrsts, 36a3S.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
MONEY FOR CREDITORS.
Select Pictures Creditors May Get
Full Amount.

NEW YORK, March 1o.-Payment In
full to all creditors Of the Select Pic
lures Corporation may be expected
within thirty days, It was announced by
a reorganization committee of the Sells
nick Corporation, which controls tho
former company. Continuance Of the
business Of that company was also in
dicated.
Federal Judge Hand granted a stay
on all judgments and Of all proceedings
against the Select Corporation for thirty
days. His action was taken in tho
course Of hearing on a bankruptcy
petition filed against the company.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Quotations furnished BY Redmond 3 Oe.l
PARIS MARKET SP0TTY.

PARIS. March 10.-Prices moved
irregularly on the bourse today.
Three per cent rentes 5s francs 50
centimes.
Exchange on London, a francs IS
centimes.
Five per cent loan, IS francs 80
centimes.
The dollar was quoted at 1s francs
q onntinanA
Evening star., 1923-03-10
MERGER PASSED
Texas House Would Have Five
Lines Join Frisco System.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 1o.-The st.
Louis and San Francisco consolida-
ton bill was passed finally by the
house late yesterday by a vote Of 115
TO 3. AS passed the bill carries al
amendment requiring the consolidated
lines to maintain headquarters Of the
International Great Northern railroad
at Palestine.
The bill provides for the consolida-
ton OF five Texas railroads with the
Frisco system.
The lines included IN the consolida-
tjon plan are International Great
Northern, Fort Worth and Rio Grande,
Paris and Great Northern, Brown
wood, North and South. and Quanah,
Acme and Pacific railroads.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
TOBACCO MERGER LIKELY.
Tobacco Products After Porto
Rican-American Company.

NEW YORK, March 1o.-Negotiations
looking to the acquisition of the Porto
Tobacco Company by
Tobacco Products Corporation are un-
der way, 1t was learned today. Details
of the proposed merger will be disclosed
after the meeting OF the Porto Fdcan-
American company's directors next
Monday to consider the proposition sub
mitted by Tobacco Products.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
GOLD SENT TO INDIA.

+ NEW YORK, March 1o.-Gold with
drawals aggregating s1,s11,000 for
shipment to India were in the strong
boxes of the steamship Majestic, sail
ing today for Europe.
The gold is being forwarded to
complete obligations due merchants
n India for merchandise balances.
The largest shipment was one Of
{ 81. .aoA.o0 to Bombay by tho Yolko.
kGnA anAaSo Raak, -
Evening star., 1923-03-10
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 10.-While there
was little business done In dry goods
today there was a drmness of tone
that was noticeable. AS on Friday,
most of the business done was In
small lots Prices generally were un-
changed and hrmer. Tho raw silk
market here today followed the trend
in Japan. where prices were higher
and considerable activity was shown.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
FAILURE REPORTS DIFFER.

NEW YORK. March 10.-Brad-
streets this week reports 4o6 COM
mercial failures, against 402 last
week, $40 in the same week last year,
s23 in 1921 and 10S in 1920. r. G.
Dun G. Co., however. report . de-
crease in the number OF failures,
placing the total this week at 351.
against 389 for last week and 521 in
the like week last year.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
Foreign Exchange.
By tho Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March 1o.-Foreign ex-
changes steady. Quotations Gin United
States dollars): Great Britain, demand,
4.70%; cables, All: sixty-day bills on
banks, 468h. France, demand, 0.604;
cables, .OSO41s. Italy, demand, .0479;
cables, .04791a. Belgium. demand. .0521 !:
.ooo04s1s: cables, .oo0o4s&. Holland. de-
mand, 1859; cables, 1852. Norway. de-
Denmark, demand, 1905; Switzerland,
demand, 1857; Spain, demand, 1853;
Greece, demand, .0107; Poland, demand,
.000023; Cxschoslovakis, demand. .0297;
ArgenanAt demand. .3716;. RA6l de-
|Wanb IN kaa1HiaI -
Evening star., 1923-03-10
BUILDING VALUES UP.

NEW YORK, March 10.-Building
permit values in 14s cities of the
United States in February were 1877
per cent higher than in January and
62.9 per cent greater than in Febru-
ary, 1922, according to Bradstreet's.
The total value of permits fled in
the 14s cities last month WA a116,.
7tS 1oz
Evening star., 1923-03-10
DIVIDENDS.

Stock Of Pay
Record. able.
AN. a. iaTs. 80 .Mch. 12 Apr .
A%; Co., a. Ilsee. .Mch. 10 Apr. ?
A11 Co. pf. a, 1A Mich. 16 Apr. .
Can. Loco. Co. O. 1eo..: Mich. 20 Mch- 81
eanssin iaM. M ~: ..' Mich. 20 Mch. 81
cept.in.teed n; IN: Prod. Corp. I'd
chn.ndier IA; S Motor Co.. q:
Federal Acceptance Corp. g.,
Fs,rb.ni. Morse Co.. 81: .Meh. 10 Meh h 81 81
Fidelity Trust Co.. q, 41a9o Meh. "A Mch. 81
Metropol. vickers, 12heo... .....-. .......
MONTGOMERY Ward Co. pf; ., :
p.seiae si Tel. & Tel. o. pf HeA' 4 apr
Pitts, Z; sl'G; S.:s. Lax. Erie iAen' 81 A'f 10
R. R.. s-a. 11aes......... Mch. IS Apr: !
Stand. Textile Prod. Co. prr,
Stan" Textile Prod. Co. pt
St. Joseph s. LEAD. a, Csc. 3 june june 20
Tenn. Elec. Power Co. 80
pf, q, s1.75. Mich. IL Mch. 81
Tenn. Elec Power 60. re
pf, q, $3.50: Mch. IL Ach- 81
Wsbasso Cotton Co.. Ltd, - A.. 9.
Washington Water Power 'l' - apr
Co, q. 2.................Nch. q Apr. u
1TSC"......s.........XsuA II ~ q ~ 81
Evening star., 1923-03-10
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

tual condition Of clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week
shows an excess In reserve OF $17,-
246.030. This is an increase OF $1S,-
1850
Evening star., 1923-03-10
BALDWIN GETS ORDER

NEW YORK, March 1O.-The Chill
can State Railways has placed an or
der for twenty-five mikado-type
steam locomotives with the Baldwin
locomotive works Construction n to
J 10 0tarted e. onoA
Evening star., 1923-03-10
NEW YORK SUGAR PRICES.

NEW YORK, March 10-Sugar fu-
lures closed steady; approximate
sales, 11,050 tons. May, $50; July,
$50. September, $50; December, 5.62.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
untitled STEEL ORDERS
TOTAL 7,283,989 TONS
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, March 10.-Tnfilied or
ders of the United States Steel Cor
poration on February %, 1923, made
public today, totaed 7,2S8,9S9 tons,
an Increase of S73.213 tons over those
at the end of the preceding month.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, March 10 Omitted States
DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture) Hogs
Is higher; bulk desirable $50 to 21O
pound averages, s.45aS.s5; top, s.65;
bulk 240 to 320 pound butchers,
s.00aS.20; packing sows, around 7.25a
100; medium to good pigs, 6.75 to
500: estimated holdover. $500: bulk
s.10as. so; light. s40aS 65: light light
S4aaS.s1; packing sows, smooth, T.30a
1.65: packing sows, rough, 7.i0a7. 80;
killing pigs. 6.75aS.35.
pared week age: beef steers and
yearlings, generally, Is to rs lower:
weeks top matured steers in load
lots, 1000, weight, 1,1G5 to 1881
pounds: few head at 1925 to 1880;
99S. pounds; butcher she stock, 25
higher; desirable beef heifers. up
more: bulls, about steady; veal calves
mostly 2o lower; better grade stock
ers and feeders. steady: lower grades,
Feet steers and yearlings, 775as.s5:
stockers and feeders. 6.35a7.75; beef
COWS and heifers, 465a6.75; Gamers
and cutters, S.25a4.25; veal calves,
S.15a9.50.
market steady. Compared with week
ago practically all classes around
steady. Weeks top fat lambs, 1895;
bulk desirable wooled lambs. 1450a
10 10; heavies, generally 1250a13. 90;
some weighty natives down to 11.00;
fresh shorn lambs, mostly 11.75a1225;
heavies, generally 9.50a10.50; best
yearlings, wethers in fleece, 1855 to
shippers; bulk. 12.25a13.25; choice
handyweight fat ewes, up to SIS;
largely s.5oa7.5o; bulk aged wethers.
9 00a9.50; some two-year-olds, up to
HOO: feeding and shearing lambs,
14.50a15.00; weeks top, 1870.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, March 10.-FollowinK is a
list OF today's highest. lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt In here:
Evening star., 1923-03-10
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY
KANSAS CITY, March lot was

KANSAS CITY. March lot was
officially announced today that work
OF laying the s0o-mile pipe line from
the Teapot Dome field. in wyoming.
to Kansas City would start as soon as
the frost was out Of the ground. The
Lcontract, which involves 330.00o.ooo.
has been let to Boothe & Flynn Of
Pittsburgh, and part Of the materials
have already been delivered along the
right Of way.
ATLANTA. March 1o.-Soft drink
manufacturers gathered here today
predict the largest business In the
history Of the industry this year. and
practically all OF them are overhaul
ing their plants and enlarging them.
DETROIT, March 1o.-Stee1 sales
men who were scurrying around the
local automobile factories a year ago
today are having their inning. with
manufacturers beseeching them for
deliveries. They are taking care of
those who took care Of them in 1922.
so far as capacity OF steel plants will
permit
HOUSTON. Tex, March 1o.-Clay-
ION & Co., large exporters Of cotton.
have purchased a site and will erect a
million-dollar compress on the Houston
ship channel, 1t was announced today.
Other cotton concerns are planning ex-
tension Of their export handling facili-
ties, and q considerable portion of the
81, 900 appropriated by the Houston
navigation board will be spent for sheds
to store cotton for export.
SEATTLE, March 1o.-Production Of
the western Washington and Oregon
lumber mills has increased almost 49,
100000 feet q week since the first Of
March. In the first eight weeks Of the
year the barometer mills produced 770,-
97S,343 board feet, or 207, ,251, 1888 feet
less than new business booked fcr the
period, which amounted to e7s,22s, ,2s6
feet.
Evening star., 1923-03-10
ToDAY,s CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, March 10.-With COM
mission house buying rather general
and with Liverpool quotations show
ing an advance, the wheat market
here lad an upward tendency today
during the early dealings. Bulls
put emphasis. too, on the ascent in
value of the commodity list as a
whole and on possibilities Of crop
scares in the near future. Selling
on price bulges was less in evidence
than has been the rule of late. The
opening, which ranged from = to IS
higher, with May 1.2O to 1909 and
July 115A to 1.15ss. was follow cd
by slight further gains and then n
little reaction.
Corn developed independent strength,
influenced moro or less by bullish
views expressed by a leading trader.
After opening d TO as higher, Gay
74is to 74sa, the market continued to
rise.
oats sympathizetl with other ce-
reals. starting unchanged to 4 high
er, May 447s to 45. and later scoring
a slight advance all round.
Provisions lacked support, despit @
higher quotations on hogs
Evening star., 1923-03-10
DAIRY PRODUCTS,

BALTIMORE. Md, March 10 (Spe-
ctaIl Live poultry-Turkeys, pound
3oa=0; old toms. 25; poor and crooked d
breasts. 20; young chickens, 30a3S;
poor stays and Leghorns, 24a2S; old
hens, 2.a2S; small and Leghorns, 25
a26; old ROSTERS. IS; pigeons, pair
25a40: guinea fowl. each, 40a60
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound, 30a
breasts, 20; young chickens, 30a32;
old and mixed. 27a2s: old roosters, IL
all: ducks. o7a32; geese, 20a25; ca
pons. pound. 39a4O; medium, S7a3S:
small slips. 30a32.
firsts. dozen, 32a33; southern, 21a32.
Butter-Creamery fancy, pound. AGA
80; prints. 5oa52; nearby creamery
Hats; ladies. 39a40; rolls, 37a38
storepacked, 81: dairy prints, 37a3S;
process butter tSa44
Evening star., 1923-03-10

PHILADELPHIA, March 1o.-Sales
Of radio equipment are extremely heavy
and all kinds Of electrical equipment
are In excellent demand.