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The Washington times., 1923-10-16
STOCKS DISPLAY
IRREGULAR
TONE
Forward Movement in Early
Trading Brought to Halt
by Profit Taking.
BY III. j. DUIZEND.
Copyright. 1928, Cosmopolitan News
Service.)


NEW YORK. Oct. ia squirt of
fresh buying followed by profit-tak-
ing sales caused good deal OF ir.
regularity in the first two hours
trading on the stock exchange to-
day. The initial dealings were con.
Quoted with a vigor that promised
to make the session as constructive
as its predecessor, but the forward
movement was brought to a sudden
halt by the appearance of large sell
ing orders in Western railroad
shares. Nothing of an unfavorable
nature happened overnight to which
this weakness could be attributed,
and the opinion was generally held
that the move was one of those Gus
tomary expeditions Of the bear ele-
ment with the object of testing the
sensitiveness OF the market.
With those periodical tests the
financial community has already be-
come familiarized, and, therefore.
the attack against the rails did not
create much uneasiness in the IN
dustrial list. Early gains were
neutralized in most cases, but fair
resistance was shown, when an at
tempt was made to force prices be-
low their previous finals.
Chicago and Northwestern and
Northern Pacific led the rails on
their downward move, both issues
dropping to new lows for the year
In the case of Northern Pacific, it
was rumored that the present So divi-
dend rate cannot be maintained.
Pittsburgh and West Virginia was
a weak feature among the low-priced
rails, selling being ascribed to re-
ports that no dividend payment can
be looked for this year.
Steel stocks attracted attention in
the early dealings by their strength.
Leading companies during the next
rev weeks will publish their earn
ing statements, covering the third
quarter of the year. Expectation
that the major companies will show
common dividends earned by a sub
rtantial margin, was responsible for
the buying in this group.
OIL shares tended to heaviness
following the announcement of an
other gasoline cut by the Standard
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on Page 24.)

Foreign Exchange.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Foreign
exchange opening:
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IL VIII Uc seen LnaL the North
western and the Southwestern dis
tricts have fallen far short of re-
qulrements, though both districts
contain individual roads which are
operating on profitable basis, and
have long and favorable dividend
records.
OF the prominent railroad lines
whose securities have a wide cir.
culation, probably about ten will
fail to earn their fixed charges
this year, unless they enjoy an ex-
traordinary boom in the last three
months Of the year. The list in
cludes st. Paul, Rock Island, Maine,
Central, Missouri Pacific, Ann
Arbor. New Haven and New York,
Ontario and Western. Some of these
roads have done better than last
year, while others, notably Rock
Island, have retrogressed.
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Oil of Indiana. Tire stocks on the
other hand were unaffected by the
price cuts reported by the UnlteP
States Rubber Company. Punta Az
legre Sugar did not respond any
further to the resumption OF the
dividend on these shares. Liggett
& Myers was again strong on the
proposed split up plan. Famous
Players and National Enamehng
developed weakness.
Call money renewed at Az per
cent, 4 per cent below yesterdays
renewal rate
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Liberty Bonds.
M. Y. Cotton Marker.

NEW YORK, octO. ia re.
dictionary tone was noted at the
opening OF the cotton market today.
prices declining from II to Is
points. Profit-taking appeared In
fluenced by the easier tendency in
the Liverpool market. Offerings,
however, were fairly well absorbed.
October opened at $3.50, off Is
points, December at $29.21, off IL
points. and January at $29.6S, off II
points
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cuff storn, COMING NortI1.

The gulf coast hurricane. which
reached q maximum velocity Of
seventy.four miles an hour ut sea,
has spent itself, hut storm warn.
ings are being displayed from Mis-
aissinpi to Florida. the Weather
Bureau announced this afternoon.
The gulf storm is moving north
ward, the bureau added, and viii
bring heavy rains to all States
east of the Mississippi.
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Phone Merger Approved.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today authorized the New
England Telephone & Telegraph
Company to acquire the properties
of the Automatic Telephone Com
pany of New Bedford, Mass.
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Gas" Price Cut in Indiana.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Stan
dard Oil company Of Indiana to-
day reduced the. price of gasoline
In Kansas City, Mo-, one cent q
gallon to 11.9 cents in tank wagons
and 1919 cents at filling stations.
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Oil Stocks.

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
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RAILROADS LAG
WHILE NATION
IS GROWING
New England Has Fallen Far
Behind in Returns on Roads,
Statistics Disclose.
Copyright. 1928, by Cosmopolitan
News Service.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Heads of
the big railroad systems assert their
sincerity in efforts both to give
maximum service with present ia
cllities and TO strengthen and ex-
pand those facilities to keep pace
with a growing country.
An outstanding fact in the trans
portation problem is the snail-like
growth OF the railroad systems COM
pared with American business as a
whole, 9nd its consequent made
quacy to stand up under any spe-
cial strain.
Railroad presidents interviewed
recently look forward with fear and
misg1ving to the next regular SEES
sion of Congress. 1t is hard to
whistle going through a graveyard
at midnight, they say: and It in
the fear OF what might happen that
is worrying the railroad heads to.
day.
The last year has been marked
by general Improvement in the rail-
road situation, both in net earnings
and in the replacement Of discarded
equipment. 1t is surprising. how
ever, that the New England section
has fallen far behind the rest of the
country in providing traffic income
for its railroads. Figures compiled
by the Standard Statistics Company
show the net return on net vaIua.
ton of New England roads to be
only a little over IL per cent.
Just how serious the situation in
New England is may be seen from
the following comparative statement
of net returns an v.oiI,.ooz ~,1I,..%s1-.
in the eight transportation districts.
for the wear an far.
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MAN FINED SIS FOR
FALSE FIRE ALARM

For pulling a false fire alarm
Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police
court today fined John A. Jackson,
colored, SIS. with an alternative Of
seventy-five days in Jail.
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from which the life of no one is absolute
ly immune.
Both preceding and during the term
OF courtship, Mr.. Asa G, Gambler con-
Quoted himself in such a manner as to
win my respect and esteem. His protesta-
tfons of affection were so earnest, and
ms attention SO thoughtful and so promis-
ing of future care and protection, that I
was inspired with an honest affection for
hlm' l believed that marriage with MIR.
Gambler would not only insure my own
happiness but would enable me to render
material assistance in making the remain
ing years Of his life as happy as they had
ever been, and happier than his lonely
condition of widower could be.
l, thereupon, in good faith, accepted
Mr.: Gamblers offer of marriage.
And after this more than once I was
offered financial assistance by NV fiance.
but these tenders were, in every instance.
promptly, firmly but courteously refused.
l had inherited from the estate of my
deceased parents property amply sufficient
IN value to enabl me to meet all of the
reasonable requirements of my simple
needs, and to adequately finance my public
interests and my private charities.
=, In the course of my correspondence,
Mr.. Gambler frankly informed me that
certain members Of his family, upon re-
celvlng knowledge of his engagement to
me, had manifested decided opposition to
ms purposes to marry me. Mr.. Gambler
was not based upon his plan to marry
me, but was based upon expressed opposi-
ton of the members of his family to his
purpose to marry at all.
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effort was being exerted by them to sub
ordinate him to the influence of their own
personal and selfish interests at the an.
pense of his own plans and purposes.
Members of the Gambler family visited
New Orleans, with the professed purpose
OF investigating my character. had spent
great portion Of my life and much az
my time in New Orleans, in which city !
was well known.
These investigations, regardless of their
professed purpose, were prosecuted with
the sole hope and purpose of locatina
sources of information derogatory b n,v
character, in order that my fiance nieht
be prejudiced against me. ::
That investigation extended to evarv
phase of my life, and the detectives thev
employed even went to the extent Of croas.
examining negro servants who had been
employed by me. The members ~ A..
PENDANTS family identified with the inveH
tigation reported to Mr.. Gambler the =
suit of their investigation.
Mr.. Gambler promptly acquainted ma
with the reports received by him as the
result Of the investigations. and nrc.
claimed, with expressions Of pride. That
the thorough investigations which go
been made had merely served 10 confirm
his own high estimate Of my charaefer
and to make him feel even more secure
in the promise Of happiness his anticipated
marriage to me would bring into his life..
Mr.. Gambler then urged me TO agree 70
flx GATE Tor the consumnatiOn Of our
marriage. Still having. every confidence
~ CONTINUED ON Merit Pn0el
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Mrs. De Bouchel's Sworn Story of How She Was
Wooed, Won and Jilted

TN the year 1922, l, Mrs. Onezima de
Bouchel, of New Orleans, the plaintiff,
upon the earnest and repeated solicita-
ton Of Mr.. Asa c. Gambler, the defendant,
entered into matrimonial engagement
with Mr.. Gambler. l had previously, dur
ing the year 1910, made the acquaintance
OF Mr.. Gambler when | was attending a
Reunion Of Confederate Veterans in the
city of Atlanta.
| had been honored with the position
OF Chaperon General, the duties of this
position requiring that l should act as the
official chaperon for the daughters of the
IConfederacy, the young ladies who had
been appointed as maids of honor or
sponsors for the various State delegations
in attendance upon the reunion. And
also the young ladies who had assembled
in Atlanta as guests of the reunion or to
participate in the various functions ar
ranged to do honor to the memory of the
Confederate dead and to the survivinS
soldiers of the Lost Cause.
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In the performance of my official
duties as Chaperon General, l was as
signed to quarters in the Piedmont Hotel,
in the city Of Atlanta, along with other
ladies in attendance upon the reunion.
Mr.. Gambler promptly expressed to me
his desire to assist in the entertainment of
the ladies in attendance upon the reunion,
and courteously rendered the hospitality
of his home in that connection. at
tended a reception given by him to some
Of the ladies who attended the reunion,
and shared the courtesy of his welcome
and the generosity of his hospitality.
Subsequently, Mr.. Gambler called upon
me at my official headquarters in the
Piedmont Hotel, and cordially pressed
upon me his desire to assist in every way
IN making my. visit to Atlanta comfortable
and pleasant in every respect. From my
acquaintance with the excellent repvta-
ton enjoyed by Mr.. Gambler throughout
the country, my knowledge Of his high
standing in the community in which he
fo0a h. u,..L,. =,
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lived and his courteous protestations, I
unreservedly welcomed the frank assur-
ances of friendly interest extended by
him.
had occasion to go to Switzerland in
the year 1920, as delegate to attend an
international convention convened for the
advancement Of women's welfare through
out the world. Mr.. Gambler, the defend
ant, attended me to the dock, in New
York City, to express his wishes for a
safe and pleasant journey.
Upon my return to America after the
adjournment of the convention, Mr..
Gambler met me at the dock, in New York
City, upon the arrival of my vessel
Throughout this period of the acquaint-
ance he extended many other courtesies
and gave me many proofs of his interest
in me.
Our acquaintance ripened into friend
ship and an intimate correspondence en-
sued, which correspondence resulted in
frequent letters from defendant to
Plalntlff covering a considerable period.
During the course of this correspondence
the expressions of Mr.. Gambler were suf-
nclent to convince me that he entertained
toward me feelings of genuine and
permanent regard, interest and affection.
Ultimately, in his letters to me, after
acquainting me fully with many circum-
stances Of his private life and the vicissi-
tudes' of his public career, Mr.. Gambler
commented upon the loneliness of his
home life as 2 widower and urged me to
become his wife.
was an orphan, both of my parents
having died in the early years of INV
girlhood.
/ had neither brother, sister, nor near
blood relation.
| had suffered from the sorrows in
cldent to my situation and the sorrows
Great Britain Ri.hts Reserved
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sWYELI, the handsome divorcee Of New
IA Orleans has brought her 500, 900

sXWYELl, the handsome divOrcee Of New
Orleans has brought her $5OO, 900
damage suit against the aged
smult-millionaire Coca-cola king, Of At
lant1 In 4,OOO-word statement fled
with her damage suit, In Atlantis, In the
United States Court; the other day, Mrs.
Onezima de Bouchel narrates the rad story
of how the multi-millionaire's family
stacked the cards against her.
ME-. de BOuChel had been married and
divorced, and in the course Of her matri-
ennoniol and other experiences had 90
CURED quite little knowledge Of the
world and little property. She had quite
- fame in the Southern States as
Southern Beauty" and enough social
position and property acquired from her
venture with Cupid to be very comfort
able and good deal Of belle-although
mot 20 very young any more.
4 But when the great Summer Beverage
King of Atlanta proposed marriage
ito her-what vista of future wealth,
comfort, luxury, travel in Europe, social
prestige, automobiles, gowns, jewels, ETC.,
etc., opened before herl
But il the divorced Southern beauty
was happy in the dream castles of her
great catch and Respondent future-the
brothers and children of the rich old
Enulti-millionaire were beside themselves
with chagrin at the thought of the old
mans taking new wife at the age of
seventy-One. and splitting up the fortune
with this outsider.
-. And then the old-fashioned, time-hon-
Ored squabble was started to freeze her
out Of the aged mans affections, she says.
The Gambler family began to ask ques-
tions about this woman who was coming
into the family and was to share in the
old mans millions. They hired detectives
and they ran around and asked friends,
acquaintance, tradesmen, neighbors and
negro servants, and they reported all sorts
Of things to old Mr.. Gambler.
"a, But, according to Mrs. de Bouchels
sworn statement, they did not succeed in
getting the goods" on her unblemished
character-and the old tiance stood Arm
ast the rock of Gibraltar.
=, She was q Catholic--well, that was
no crime, and Mr.. Gambler said religion
didn't matter TO him.
She was divorced woman-well, that
didn't prove anything to her disparage-
ment Dir. Gambler replied; many a good
woman had been tied up to husbands they
couldn't stand.
The Gambler family were a little dis
couraged, but kept right on with the lob.
and at last the detectives brought II,
something that looked like the real thing.
Ha! It was right in Atlanta where Mrs.
de Bouchel was holding cou-. as the
o big Southern Confederate reunion.
So they ran TO the old man, and thew
were none too soon about it. The dav Of
the wedding had been fixed and the would
be bridegroom was almost ready to stem
on the train and 60 out to his hancefS
home and pull OF the marriage.
But this last alleged thing which thew
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absolutely refused to give any clue as to
who were the two men who had told him
the horrid things about the woman he
thought he wanted to marry.
So Mrs. de Bouchel has done what
everybody expected she would do. She
has brought suit in the Federal courts
to get damages, and 100000 is the
amount she says her feelings and reputa-
ton have been ruptured.
Here is the complete verbatim story Of
the torpedoed romance, as it has been
filed in the Atlanta Court, except for
some of the tiresome verbiage Of the law
yers:
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'1llllllOllduc OOCd.NOI0
Own Words the Sad
Romance and Why
to Heal Her Heart

t4 - J
Upon receiving this information
promptly informed Mf. Gambler that
was unwilling % marry him IN the face
Of cpposition BY members Of his family
and earnestly and sincerely endeay6red
70 impress him with the advisabiIity Of .
mutual abandonment Of the engagement
But my lance, with equal promptness
and apparent sincerity, expressed To ne
bis utter unwillingness to release me from
the engagement, and his sincere and mn
alterable desire to consummate the en-
gagement BY marriage Just % soon % I
would consent 70 AZ date for the mar
riage to occur. he prOfessed to feel
deeply wounded BY my suggestion that the
engagement should b terminated under
the circumstances
Mr.. Candlsr specifically reminded me
Of the great sacrifice he had made for
members Of bin family throughout kis
life, impressed me- with recited evidence
Of the genuineness q his lifelong devotion
70 them, and mentioned the financial obj
cations under which he had placed them
BY voluntary gifts ef . large portion q
his great fortune.
He earnestly assured ne that he would
Be able TO. convince - members Of hin
family that his only hone FOR lasting peaee,
comfort and happiness was bassd men
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marriage wan ne, and
repeatedly assured NO
that whatever opbosl-
ton they had nsanife-
ed would be removed
by his marriage, and
thst ! would, upon the
contamination Of my
marriage with defend
ant, BE cordially ! ~
eeivsd DO D welcome
member o. hi family
circle. Having run
confidence in the great
influence which Mr..
Gambler had always
been able to exercise N
every phase Of life, and
having no reason %
doubt his statements
that the kindness, benz.
fits and bounties ho
had heaped upon the
members Of his family
would cause them %
accede to the plans ho
had devised for tie
happiness Of his do
nestle life, / accepted
his protestations and
assurances, and again
agreed to become HE
wife.
It was not long afte5
/ had so acquiesced IN
Mr.. Candler's entreaties
that I found new cause
to doubt the extent Of
his influence over the
members Of his family,
and to genuinely sus.
pect that q determined
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The Attractive Family
Making Awful Fuss About Taking
Would Man Splitting Up His Fortune She Says She Offered
Release Him from the Engagement But Mr. Gambler ConsoIed
Her. Told Her She Was the Only Woman Whole World
Wouidnt Give Her Up \
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81 am . pure, chaste
and virtuous woman,
and, 80 such, my
character 10 worthy
% entitle me TO be-
come the wife Of any.
man who might seek
my hand In mar
rage, Mrs. de Bou-
chel swears in her
statement in her
damage suit.
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got on the hand
some New Orleans
divOrcee did the
trick. Mr.. Cand-
Ter wavered, hest.
tated, weakened
and finally sat
down and wrote .
letter to his fiancee
tn at completely
upset her.
Til e marriage
was all off
In spite Of his
tan ding firm
again s t all the
other things he had
heard, here at last
had come some
thing which COM
pletely shattered
his resolution and
! faith in the woman
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Continued on Nect PGgeJ
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&C. 1928. by American Weekly. Inc
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-02

ton journal, which he proposed to
have printed Immediately. Washing
ton begged hard that his eXcellency
would spare him the modification OF
seeing his journal sent out in the
world in so mean a dress. He urged,
that having written in wintry VIII
derness, by a traveller, young, litter
ate, and often cold, wet, and weary,
it needed a thousand amendments
"Hoot, wa, Major" replied his excel
lencv, "hoot ava. mon, what tauk ye
"about amendments; ! am sure the
pamphlet need nae blush to be seen
"by his majesty himsef--and IN GOOD
"troth | mean to send him copy OF
'twa of it. And besides our Assembly
"will rise tomorrow or TeXt day, ana
81 wish each of the members to take
"a few copies home with them: 80 we
"must cen strait-way print the jour
"nal off hand as it is.
The journal, of course, was lmhle-
diately printed, and every to lgue was
loud in its praise. Indeed il was not
easv to err on the side of e, cess, Tor
whoever with candor reads the jour
nal, will readily pronounce 1t an
unique in the history of juvenile pro,
ductions. 1t discovers that vlgof' ana
variety of talents, which take up, as
it were, intuitively, the views belong
ing to any new subject that presents
itself. 1t is the hasty production OF
a young man, born in the retreats OF
deepest solitude, in time 2t pro
foundest peace, and brought up to
the simple harmless employment OF a
surveyor, an employment which more ne?
than any other, tends to trahqu!lllzee
the mind. The vendure and music OF
the love-breathing spring; the bright
fields and harvests of joy-insplrlng
summer, the faded leaves and mourn
full silence of autumn, with winter.
solemn grandeur, were the scenes IN
which the youth of Washington was
passed. In these he hears the roar
of distant war-from these be IS sent
forth to mark the gathering storm.
Instantly he breathes the whole spirit
of his new engagement-"old things
are done away, all things ere become
new" The chain and the theodollt:e
are forgotten-the SURVEY r IS lost IN