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The Washington times., 1923-12-15
FOUR REPORTED
INJURED IN
TRAFFIC
Man Is Cut by Flying Glass
When Auto Upsets on
Slippery Street.

Four persons were hurt in traffic
accidents yesterday.
Skidding on the slippery tracks
at Georgia avenue and Delafield
place northwest, the machine which
Walter Thomas, -colored, 1924 Fifth
street northest, was driving. upset.
He was cut by flying fragments of
glass.
Injury to the face and side was
suffered by Nick Bruno. nineteen.
300 II street northwest, who was
struck by q Capital Traction street
car. He was taken home.
Earl Frazier, colored, driver Of q
horse and wagon which was in a
collision with an automobile at
Eleventh and w streets northwest.
sustained scalp dissertations.
After being struck by an auto.
mobile, William T. Noke, colored.
refused hospital attention. He was
bruised and his bicycle was slightly
damaged.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
Bis XMAS TREE
TO Be Sc | Up
|NELL.I.PSE
Sixty-foot Vermont Fir to Be
Center for Community
Celebrations.

A Christmas tree sixty feet long Is
being brought to Washington from
Vermont and is expected to arrive
here late today The tree, a Vermont
fir, il being sent from the forest
preserve Of Middlebury College to be
set up in the Ellipse, south of the
White House, and Washington VIII
enjoy a real outdoor community
Christmas tree. The tree is con-
signed to President Coolidge:
Arrangements for several celebra.
tons at the big tree are being made
by the community center department.
of the public schools.
The tree will be wired and at
least $500 lamps win be used for
novel illumination on holiday eve
nings.
The tree will be illuminated for
the first time on the evening Of
December "a, according to present
plans. At this celebration the
choir Of the Church Of Epiphany.
accompanied by four pieces Of the
Marine Band will sing. Those in
charge hope that the Christmas
crowds win join in the choral sing
ing.
Later the same evening the
Marine Band will play and there
will be dancing by the folk of the
community centers, including a
snow dance, a holly, dance and an
English folk dance.
The colored people OF Washington
have chosen midnight of the twenty
fourth for their celebration. at
which there viii be religious
services and singing. The program
for the rest Of the holidays has not
been completed, but the tree will be
Illuminated every evening.
The following telegram addressed
to President Coolidge was received
today from Paul d. Moody, presi-
dent Of Middlebury College:
''Middlebury College counts It q
privilege to send to you from its
forest preserve in the heart of the
Green mountains, a Christmas tree
ter Department of the public
schools Of the District of Columbia
as national community Christmas
tree. It is our hope that this Yer
mont tree, when electrically illum-
mated in Washington will con-
tribute toward the spread Of the
true Christmas spirit throughout
the nation"
The work Of planning the pro-
gram has been carried on by Mrs.
L. v. Hardy, acting director of the
community center department Of the
public schools. and Marie Moore
Forrest, pageant director Of the
department. T. Lincoln Townsend
is chairman OF the committee Of the
Electric League of the District,
which has charge Of erecting and
wiring the tree.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
BILL ENDS D. c.
1R0SS|NGSAT
GRADE
Engineer Department Drafts
Measure to Be Offered in
Congress. =

The bill providing Tor the eIimina-
tion Of grade railway crossings in
the District Of Columbia has been
drafted and win be forwarded in 4
few days to the bureau OF the budget
for approval. Two subway and
three overhead crossings are pro-
vided as q subtitute for the grade
crossings.
Roland NJ. Brennan, chief clerk OF
the engineer department. who
helped prepare the bill, said today
the total cost would be about $685.
900. The bill provides for the fol-
lowing changes:
Elimination OF grade crossings at
Blair road, Chestnut street, Bates
road, Michigan avenue and Quarles
street and Lamond station.
Erection Ofsoverhead crossing at
Michigan, avenue, to cost $50, 900;
overhead crossing at Quarles street,
KenilWorth, to cost $2O2,OO and
overhead crossing at Varnunn street,
to cost $71, 900.
Erection Of subway crossings at
Van Buren, street, Takoma Park, to
cost $50 900, and at Chestnut street,
Takoma Park, to cost 81, 900.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
AID
IS WELCOMED
FRONU. 6.
Bulgarian Public Utilities Be-
ing Developed By Aneri-
can Capital.
BY CONSTANTINE STEPHANOVIE,
Tnternataonal News service.

Tx
SOFIA. Dec. 15.--American CO.
operation ia the development Of
Bulgaria's industrial and natural re-
sources win be warmly welcomed
by the Bulgarian government, &C
cording to NJ. Ka1foff. foreign min
sitter in the Tsankoff cabinet.
Kalfoffs declaration was made
during q conference he held with
Thomas Shepperd and Addison
Ruan, officials Of the Ulen Com
pany. Of New York. This company
Is negotiating with officials OF Sofia
and other Bulgarian cities for con-
cessions to modernize and develop
the public utilities OF the leading
municipalities.
After welcoming Shepperd and
Ruan In the name Of the govern
ment, Kalfoff said:
The relations between America
and Bulgaria have always been
arnicable and sincere In the past.
We owe very much to the moral
support given by America to the
legitimate interests OF this country.
Bulgaria Is glad to sec the estab-
Iishmenr Of closer economic and In
dustrial contact between the two
countries.
This Is why you are doubly well
come as pioneers IN the effort to
develop our public utilities. prom
Use you my cooperation for the sue
cessfuls fulfillment Of your mission.
we need American capital and
Americas guidance in the develop
ment Of this country's rich re-
sources
KaIfoff told Shepperd ana Ruan
that q few minutes before he re-
.ceived them he had held q confer
eTice with Wilson, the American
Minister to Bulgaria, at which an
agreement regulating naturalization
was signed.
This agreement. in principle. as
sumes that a wife acquires her hus-
basd's citizenship upon marriage,
but that wives of naturalized citi-
zens Of both countries do not ac.
quire the husbands citizenship. An
agreement to facilitate the handling
OF postal money orders between the
United States and Bulgaria also was
recently signed.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
COOLIDGE SENDS
NOMINATION.
To SENATE
Earl ]. Davis Chosen as New
Assistant Attorney
General.
By international News Service.

lnCGImAH1Ona1A
President Coolidge today sent the
following nominations to the Senate
for confirmation:
Assistant Attorney General, Earl
J. Davis, of Michigan, succeeding
John w. H. Grim. resigned.
Solicitor for the Department Of
Interior, John H. Edwards, Of In
diana.
United States district judges: Err
nest F.. Cochran, eastern district OF
South Carolina; ]. Stanley Webster,
eastern district Of Washington; Rob
#ert A. Inch, eastern district of
New York; William A. Camp, dis,
trict of Minnesota, and William T.
Rawlins, district Of Honolulu.
United States attorneys: Joseph
A. Tolbert, western district Of South
Carolina; Harry B. Amey, district
of Vermont. and Roy Z. Morse,
eastern district of Wisconsin.
United States marshals: Roy B.
Gault. Southern district OF Iowa;
Robert Kirksey, Western district Of
South Carolina; George w. Collier,
district Of Maryland; Theodore w.
Hukriede, Eastern district of Mis-
souri,: George A.. MauI, district Of
Arizona; Rolla Duncan, district Of
Montana; J. M. s. Whiting ton,
Western district of Louisiana, and
John Rocks, district Of South Da-
kota.
To be chief signal officer of the
army, with rank of major general:
Col. Charles Mckinley Saultzman.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
Love ARGUMENT
ENDS WITH GUN
AND KNIFE
He Slabs Her, She Shoots
Him-Mayor and Police
Help Them Make Up.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-Dur-
ing an argument, Alexander J. Miller,
who until a few weeks ago was q
barber and who now processes to be
employed with the prohibition forces,
was shot in the right shoulder by
his wife. Mary. and she was stabbed
in the abdomen with BARRIERS shears.
Miller fled from the house just as
a second bullet tore the right sleeve
of his coat, passed through a win
dow and lodged in the door OF the
home Of John Riley, acrss the street.
Miller ran the City Hall, six squares
away, and appealed to Mayor Nc
Nally to call a doctor. The wife
also rushed out to the office OF DR..
C. 8. Peeler, who dressed her
wound. which was an inch deep, but
not serious.
A crowd gathered in front Of the
Miller house, and until q police Of
ficer Investigated they thought that
the man and wife were dead, as no
one saw them leave the house. DR..
George AQdIIlS IOuEQ that EAAA-A .
wound was superficial.
Miller told the mayor that he and
his wife had a little argument and
that she ran into the shears md
cut herself, then seized the revolver
and fired two shots at him.
The mayor summoned the wife to
his office, and she declared that
there was big argument. that her
husband stabbed her and that she
fired twice at him. After talking TO
them for an hour the mayor made
them kiss and make up, and they
went home arm-in-arm.
However, to see that hostilities
were not resumed PatroEman Ford
accompanied them and required the
wife to surrender the revolver.
The couple expect to leave for
California In few days.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
Special Notices.

THE annual meeting ok stockholders OF
the Peoples Commercial and Savings
Bank, Washington, .. c. viii be held
s on the End Tuesday Of January 1924,
st the main office, e12 Eaat Capitol
ST, e p. M. Tor the purpose q elect
as may come to their attention. r.
NJ b. WHTTEHURST President.
NOTICE Beginning January 1874.
no b0ok-accounts viii be kept ~ me-
All NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at my office or
IN advance Of visit or treatment after
All balances due me have been paid up
There will be no exception to this rule.
JOHN y. KEENAN,, ~. D. brentwood,
Nd.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
D. c. INSURANCE BILL
BEFORE SENATE MONDAY

The District insurance bill, pre-.
pared by District Insurance Com.
missioner Burt L. Miller, will be
placed before the Senate District
Committee Monday.
Favorable action at this session
of Congress is looked for. Hearings
on the bill were held last January
bv the Senate District Committee.
and II is not probable that the
committee will think It necessary
TO hold additional hearings at this
time.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
U. S. PATENT RECORDS
TO BE FURNISHED JAPAN

Arrangements were completed TO-
day whereby the United states
Government will furnish the Jap
anese patent office a complete get
of oil patents ISSUED in the United
States to replace those records de-
stroved In the earthduake several
months ago, 1t was announced at
the Interior Department today.
A new Japanese patent office IL
to be constructed and all foreign
governments have been requested
by the Japanese government to re-
place the records destroyed In the
quake.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
PRISON OFFICER DIES or
FUGITIVE coNVICT'S SHOTS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Dec. 15.-Dayid
w. Burns, forty-four, parole officer
Of the penitentiary at Lansing, Kan.
died here early today of wounds re.
ceived when shot by Ben Casey, con.
Wet, when he was returning "a
prison. along with Charles O'Keith.
following their escape December 81
The shooting took place on a train
near Alicia, Ark, and both convicts
got away.
Burns was rushed Co a hospital
here following the shooting, accom-.
panied by DIR. r. L., Gibson, OF
Alicia. Burns was shot twice In the
breast, once In the left arm and once
in the back.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. la. March 3.-Bsins in
the western belt, threats Of more rain
over the belt for Sunday, highly favor
able trade accounts from this country
and better accounts from Manchester
and r private bureau report on final
ginning for tn eseason Of but 9.IOe.OOo
bales combined to put the price OF cot
ton to new high levels for the season
today. In the first half-hour March rose
to 3O44 and May TO 3o.cS. all old crop
positions making new high records. DC
tober rose to the new high for the
present movement Of 5000 cents pound.
At these prices the market was at sd-
Nanccs of-I6 to - points. October was
the strongest month.
The advance continued. with OCTOBER
making almost spectacular rise. trad
ing at 1888 cents at its best. or within
tNslve points OF the season. made some
time ago. Old crops made further high
records May selling at 1925.
At the best OF the day prices were
- to II Doints up. The close was -
to 60 up. MAY closing at 1921 and oc-
tober at 26.S2.
Cable messages from Liverpool stat
ing that market expected TO get 10000
bales from the New York stock OF cot
ton helped strengthen the old crop
months. Spots here were raised eleven
points to tho new high for the season
Of 1880 for middlng. Covering by fright;
cned shorts furnished hte best demand
for the new crop months
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
OCTOBER-DECENBER
COTTON RISES AS
NEAR MONTHS LAG
Wide Spread in Net Gains,
IS to Sc Points,
Noted.

Conyrieht. by The san Antonio Light.
New York. March S.-Extreme ex-
cit ment developed in new crop months
on the cotton exchange today. While
old crop positions stood almost sta
tionary around so "a cents for May.
October rushed above % 81. new
high record for the year. under an
enormous volume of business. The
whole market closed ut the top. with
May at BOTS TO 30.S2. July 29.76 TO
29.S2. and October 26.7S and 26.S1.
March. May and July were II TO u
points up. while October and Deem
Der closed 81 to 6S points net higher.
For weeks the upward increment in
actual cotton has been in progress
while late months have continued I'M
der heavy selling pressure. With no
sign of any radical change in the
course of spot cotton and as n direct
result of sensationally high prices pre-
vailing. operations in fall months have
increased.
Shortly before the close yesterday
buying developed in October. aud this
movement grew in volume this morn
ing. Not only did May sell over 80 81
cents but October rose above 90 L..
compared with % - cents earlier in
the week.
The reports that spot cotton was
selling at 81 cents at towns in the At
lantic coast region served 10 continue
trade and speculative buying at rising
prices. Realizing sales were encount-
cred above 80 81 cents.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
Buying in Cotton Centers in Wild Advance Two Distant Position
BOND PRICES HEAVY
Libertys Irregular; Reports Say New
Financing VIII Total $500, 0O0,0
Copyright. by The San Antonio Light
Nam Nnril March z -DntSil of

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, March 3.--Outside of a
few special issues bond prices were
heavy today. There were traces of
liquidation, but not on large scale.
There is still much speculation as
to the intentions of the government.
Today's report from Washington was
that the new financing will amount
to S3G0.000,000 to meet March Il
maturities. Opinion as TO the coupon
rate varied widely. Meanwhile Lib
erty bonds were irregular with trad
ing quiet.
Among today's features was the
strength in United Railways Invest
ment collateral IS. which had sharp
advance on reports that either the
bonds might be called or that the
security would Be strengthened by an
increase in the dividend rate by the
Philadelphia company, stock of which
is collateral security for the bonds.
The redemption price of the bonds is
los.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
ALL BRANCHES OF
LIVESTOCK TRADE
UNEVEN FOR WEEK
Choice Steers Hold Steady
bit Other Grades
Lower.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
Chicago, March 3.-All branches of
of tn clivestock trade were uneven dur
ing the present week. Choice steers
held fairly weel, but other grades were
lower for the period. Choice steers
held fairly well, but other grades were
lower for the period. Best heavy lots
reached $1,000. against $10.25 last
week. Small runs were reported here
and at other markets today. Sellers
had less than 5000 stale hogs on hand
today. while nearly 1000 of the esti-
mated run were received by big killers
from other trading points. Values
were strong. Weighty butchers showed
up well, with improved values COM
pared with a week ago
Receipts were 100 cattle. 1900
hogs, 1000 sheep and 800 calves.
A small supply of cattle was picked
up at unchanged price levels today.
No choice steers were on hand, and the
trade was of little account. Com
pared with a week ago, good steers
held about steady. but medium and
palmer lots showed a decline of -
cents in man yspots. Butcher stock
had an uneven market during the
week, some of the palmer grades of
hcifcrs closing as much as % cents
lower. with good cows - to 40 cents
off. Gamers and bulls dropped 10 to
- cents whik calves suffered n de-
cline of about 81, bringing good veal
crS down to S11.
Hog supply was light, but trading
was slow during the day. Good butch
crs sold mostly a dime higher. while
light hogs were strong compared with
the day before. Some good medium
weight hogs went at SS.25 TO $3.50
while good lig.. lots made $50. Few
rough packing hogs sold below 81. A
week ago today best hogs went at
SS.25. Best hogs sold at ssh today
About 300 were unsold at the close.
Practically all of the estimated 1000
sheep and lambs for the local yards to-
day were received by big killers from
other trading points and the market
was only a nominal one here. Com
pared with n week ago. lambs showed
little change. but prices closed some
what below the weeks best point when
top lambs made Sl5.50. learlingS
and aged muttons held about steady
during the week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
RAIL STOCKS GAIN
WHILE ADVANCE IN :,
MDUSTRIALS STOPS
Price Movements Confused
in Most Groups on
Market.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, March 3.-With rail-
road stocks coming to the fore in the
market this morning, the price move
ment. became much more irregular.
When they saw the rails start for
ward. many traders FASTENED to put
into these the profits they had made
during the week in the industrial
section.
Stocks like California Petroleum
and American Can, in which the
advance had been particularly wild,
broke for awhile pretty sharply.
Studebaker came down a Doint. and
50 did Baldwin Locomotive. while
Steel common. which had opened at
los rs, lost half point.
In the industrial section the reac-
| non was not important. Special
orders appeared when weakness was
threatened. and these orders were
large enough to prevent even the
very heavy selling of the two. hours
to make much impression on prices.
A few specialties like Stromberg
Carburetor. International Cement and
Owens Bottle were bid up while other
lndustrials were coming down.
The market closed with the buying
movement still in full swing in the
railway section but with a tendency
elsewhere very much mixed. There
was no weakness even among the in
dustrialS. which were most freely sold
all morning. But it was clear that
in this quarter the rise in most in
stances had for the time being been
checked.
The practical reason for taking up
railway stocks today was simply that
they had lain idle all week and, ac-
cordlng 10 the speculation program. it
was time for them to have their
turn. The advance in the rail group
was quite general, but it favored the
standard dividend payers rather more
than the low-priced speculative issues.
As has been the case all through
the latter half of the week. foreign
exchange rates were virtually at
standstill. Approval of the $4,000
600 loan by the heads of the German
banking system was to be accented
as confirmation that measure. for
stabilizing the mark have already
been put into effect. So far they
have been successful despite the addi-
tlon of nearly trillion mGrks to
the outstanding paper currency dis
closed in the last few statements of
the Reichsbank. The main thing from
the German standpoint is to get the
public TO take these huge increases on
faith that the sterilization program
viii be success. and as far as things
have gone, it looks as if the govern
ment had succeeded in doing this.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
EAST ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, March 3.-Catue:
Receipts. 500: compared with week ago:
Gamers steady: bologna bulls Csc low
or: light vealers, ss.O0Gs.50 lower:
other classes CSC loder; weeks top
steers. ss.75: bulks for week. steers
s7s5Ge. 90; yearlings. $3.50 500: cows.
s5Gs; Gamers. se.S5G2so; bologna
bulls. s4.50d 500.
Hogs: Receipts $500: active: 10 70 eoc
higher: top, $3.50; bulks tollow' - 10
ioO-nound averages. ss.50GS.55; 1870 TO
go pounds. 1895 $50; no heavies on
sale; desirable pigs, $1,000 $50; few
higher; packer sows strong bulk' S6'SO
$3.50: few at 81.
Sheep: Receipts none: compared with
week ago: fat wool lambs. Csc higher;
clipped steady TO 25c lower; yearlings.
fat ewes and aged wool wethers steady;
shorn wethers. csc higher; top. siS.e5;
bullSs follow: wool lambs. s1t.15 n 1i.s5;
handyweight CLIPPED. sl2.2o y ESQ:
heavies s1l.506l2.00: aged wool weth-
ers. sS50G9.oo; fresh shorn. s1.5S; fat
light ewes, sS.O0ds.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
WHEAT GOES DOWN
q CENTS AS LONG
DROUGHT is BROKEN
Good Soaking Removes
Chances for a Short
49,, Crop Scare.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
Chicago, March Sit was a field
day for wheat bears today. The re-
naming prop under the bull structure
was pulled out by nature, beneficial
rains being shown over many parts OF
the dry sections of the West and
South. Longs, realizing that the crop
scare became more remote because OF
the precipitation. unioaded. The only
buying was by shorts, who took prof
its on the dip. Even a cent advance
in Buenos Aires failed to stimulate
buying power. The profit-taking by
shorts is all that held the decline in
check. Armour Grain Company sta
tistician figures that. il worlds ex-
ports continue of the same volume
they have up TO March /. the world
will carry over 274,OO0,OOO bushels
next June 1. compared with 10000
600 bushels year ago. Winnipeg
advises that there is 40,000.OO0 BUSH
els of Capadian wheat at the lower
lokes on the United States side which
cannot be moved to tidewater because
of tn eshortagc of motive power on
American railways. The market closed
IS TO . cents lower
Corn was affected by the break in
wheat. Bulls made an effort to sup
port prices. but their efforts were half
hearted. The market closed 3-4 to L
cent lower.
Oats followed other grains. with the
pressure largely on the July. which
was affected by wet weather REPORTS
Receipts are moderate in demand and
spot offerings were in good demand on
firm business. Oats closed L. to
81 cents lower.
Lard closed IL to cents lower
and ribs unchanged.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
NEW YORK SUGAR.

New York, March 3.-The raw sugar
market was steady and unchanged TO-DAY
with Cuba quoted at 5hc cost ana
freight. equal TO 7.2S for centrifugal NO
sales were reported.
Raw sugar futures were easier under
scattered commission house selllnS'
brought about by more favorable crop
advices from Cuba, and growing beliet
that the present crop VIII be at Ieast
1000, 900 tons Prices at ono the
showed declines OF 10 to IS points on ac-
tive positions. but they rallied tater on
covering and trade buying and were IL
nally Is to 10 points net lower.
The market for refined sugar wac I'M
changed to IS points net lower. with fine
crauulated now quoted from s.55 TO
91S. but only a moderate inquiry was re-
ported.
The market for refined sugar futures
closed unchanged to 25 points lower
with sales of two lots for June delivery
at SIS.