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Evening star., 1923-07-15
PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Md. July IA (Spe

BALTIMORE, Md, July II Especially.
With the exception of peaches, can
teloupes, watermelons. native and
nearby fruits and garden truck have
entirely replaced southern varieties
and generally speaking are in good
demand, with prices holding firm on
all of the better quality of stock.
Early June apples are In fair de-
mand at LOO to 800 a barrel. % to
LOO a bushel and Is to 35 basket
Black berries, huckleberrtes and rasp-
berries are continuing in good de-
mand at 10 to 16 a quart, Is to 90 a
with black raspberries Is to Is a
quart Cherries when large and of
good quality are bringing 10 to Is
pound and large plums 8 to 10
quart. Maryland and Virginia aspara-
gus are playing out. but the pick OF
the offerings are meeting with ready
sale at $50 to 400 a dozen and 1.50 to
200 for culls to No. 2s. Green and
wax beans are more plentiful and
selling 100 to 1.25 a bushel. while
25 cents a bushel. Lima beans are in
good demand at 800 to $50 a. bushel
and native tomatoes are in limited
supply, meeting with ready sale at
800 to $50 per AS basket for ripe.
and LBS for green. Other native and
the following quotations.. with no
surplus in the daily arrivals:
Beets, 500 to 100 hundred: cabbage,
500 to 1900 hundred: carrots, 400 to
500 hundred: corn. 20 to 80 dozen for
cumbers. 80 to 1.10 basket; lettuce,
so to LOO bushel; peas. $50 to 800
bushel; peppers, It's to 200 basket
and squash, 20 to 25 basket. Mary
land and Virginia onions selling
k,,c nd
for new native and nearby potatoes
continues good at 500 to $50 a bar
rel and 200 to 800 for No. 2 stock.
Basket stock selling 200 to 400 per
100 pounds and bushel stock, LOO to
225.
The local egg. market continues firm
under light receipts Of native and
nearby freshly gathered stocks, and II
1t were not for the western eggs
brought here in car lots. the supply
of desirable stock would be tnsuh,
cient to go around. More liberal and
prompt shipments are advisable, as
buyers are critical as to quality, and
to draw top quotations the offerings
have to be strictly fresh. The mar
ket closed firm today at rs cents a
dozen, but held stock has to be SOLO
at sharp discounts.
The live poultry market continues
steady to Arm on most lines under
fairly active demand for large prime
stock, but averaging receipts are
largely made up of smaller fowls. and
such are slow sale at the lower
values. Large fat spring chickens
will bring 40 to 45 a pound, and
small to medium. 80 to 40: but Leg
horns are slow sale at 81 to 35. Old
hens are lighter receipt and firm at
"a to q, and Leghorns, % and %.
Old roosters plentiful at Is and is.
Demand for spring ducks Of desirable
size fairly good at 81 and % and 22
to 25, but old ducks are draggy at
IL to 20. while small and poor are
neglected at IA and 15. Pigeons con-
tinue easy at 25 and 80 pair.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
SUMMER DULLNESS
IN STEEL MARKET
Weekly Review of Metals
Shows Lead of IS Points
Since First of Month.
b. the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. July 1.-THE steel
market is more or less unsettled ow-
ing to the midsummer dullness and
the fact that producers are catching
up with their orders more rapidly
than had been anticipated. Produc-
tion has been reduced to some extent.
however. by hot weather and a
scarcity of labor, and prices are
showing a very steady undertone.
with but few concessions. Pig iron
is quiet and values have experienced
further losses as supplies appear to
be somewhat in excess of the present
demand.
In copper there was an improved
demand both for export and domestic
consumption and prices were gener-
ally firmer. The export business in
cluded sales for Germany. Buyers
for domestic consumption remained
conservative, however, and a further
Improvement in demand may be nee
essary to establish the market on
Tin rallied I'm response to a higher
London market. Consuming demand
remains light, but there Is no eager
ness shown to press sales at current
levels.
Lead broke to 500. or a drop of
ulating demand. as trade require
ments are steadily lessening while
stocks on hand are liberal.
Zinc was firm. with a fair demand
for July shipment. and producers well
sold up for the next three weeks.
suited in premiums for prompt deliv-
cry.
Anthony was in better demand
and firmer.
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CERTAIN CURB STOCKS
GAIN DURING WEEK
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 14.-Although
business was restricted to small VOL
ume and continued hesitation was
shown by those concerned in the va
rious corporations whose shares are
traded in on the New York curb mar
ket about adding to their holdings.
the tone generally was firm and
some stocks, especially in thu late
trading. made substantial gains Chi
cago Nipple was one Of the most
prominent features during the week,
buying Of that stock being based on
expected dividend action in connec-
tion with the paying OFF of a small
amount of accrued dividends. leaving
the ''B' stock in line for distribution.
There was a brisk movement dur
ing the first hal: Of tho week in Gill
lette Safety, Razor. whic. made a
gain of 6 points. and Armour & c..
of Illinois preferred shares moved up
s points.
There was a marked falling off IN
the trading in mining stocks, and a
number Of the better class of those
issues sold at declines. independence
Lead, however, was strong feature
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PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
NAMED FOR NEW TAKOMA BANK
L. S. Cannon and A. L. Haislip Are Sc
lected Local Firm Mails Dividend
Checks-Unhsted Security Prices.

Luther S. Cannon, attorney in the
internal revenue department of the
Treasury has been named president
Of the Citizens Bank of Takoma
Park, and A. L. Haislip. a leading
business man of that center, has been
selected vice president. The bank is
only in process of organization, but
officials of the institution believe 1t
will be ready to start functioning in
probably a month.
James l.. Wilmeth. former director
of the bureau of printing and engrav-
ing and prime organizer of the new
institution. was originally slated for
the presidency, but it is understood
Mr. Wilmeth has embarked on a buSi-
ness career in Delaware. where he
will make his future home.
The Citizens Bank of Takoma
Park is located at the intersection
of Laurel and Carroll avenues, at the
terminus of the 14th street car line.
and is capitalized at $4,000, with a
surplus of s12.50o.
Leading citizens of the Takoma
Park vicinity yesterday expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
officers of the institution thus far
named. A cashier has also been Sc
lected. it is understood. and will be
officially named some time this week
il was said.
Dividend Checks Mailed.
Stockholders of the National Mort
gage and Investment Corporation Will
receive semi annual dividend checks
approximating $4,000 the first of
the week, they having been put into
the mails yesterday.
The corporation is maintaining an
per cent annual rate, payable halt
yearly. 1t has an authorized capital
zation of S10.000.000. s5.o00,000 Of
common and like amount of pre-
ferred, of which approximately So
100000 is paid in.
Earnings and surplus aggregate
about s250.OOO, it was said.
Phone Company's Earnings.
Earnings of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company for the
six-month period ending with June
80. 1923 totaled s6s,169, ,S7,:so, net.
ting S47.047 ,0S1.99, after deduction OF
taxes as compared with s40,619.95
for the corresponding period OF last
year. Interest deductions amounted
to $6,467.6 .664.49 during the latter per
iod. while the amount of s3O.o4s.S63.l Id
was disbursed in dividends. leaving
A balance for the period of $40 O,229, :
45434 as against a balance OF $T-
07S.2S622 for the first half or last
year.
H. B. Thayer. president of the com
pany, has forwarded the following
letter. under date of July 16. to all
stockholders.
THE change in economic conditions
brought about by the war made read
justments necessary. Wage scales
were studied and readjusted by us
without delay in anticipation of the
approval of the higher charges for
service which higher wages. higher
costs of material and higher taxes
made necessary. To obtain approvals Is
of these necessary adjustments In
charges for service the Bell Telephone
system as a whole made many ap-
plications to state commissions some
cases have involved single cltles 'l OF
even single rates, while others nave
involved all the rates charged IN
Evening star., 1923-07-15
MONEY QOTATI0NS
WITHHELD IN BERLIN
Failure to Publish Rate on Dollar
Causes Trouble for
Tourists.
By the Associated Press.

BERLIN, July 14.-For the first
time since the marks depreciation
began no official quotations of foreign
currencies were announced today.
This created confusion, not only
for spectators in dollars. but also
for business men and tourists, who
were unable to buy German currency
The banks refused to buy any for
eign banknotes or checks at yester-
days official rate, at which the dollar
stood at 1877 900. They told their pa
irons that it was impossible for them
to do so, because they could not get
mark currency themselves and were
not permitted to sell foreign moneys.
The Clearing House Association
had proposed that official quotations
be announced only three days weekly,
but the stewards of the stock ex-
change, while still considering the
proposal. decided for the present to
make the suspension apply only to
today. deferring definite action until
next week.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
WOUNDED WIFE MAY LIVE,

HIGH POINT, N. c., July 14.-The
body of Grady Taylor, twenty-five, who.
according to the coroner. committed
suicide last night after shooting and
Sc riously wounding his wife, Mrs. Jen-
ME Taylor, was being held today to
await arrival of relatives from Greer,
S. c. Mrs. Taylor reacted favorably
from an operation, it was said at the
hospital, and is expected to recover.
The double shooting at the Taylor
home here followed domestic troubles,
police said.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
STOCKS GO HIGHER
IN LIGHT TRADING
Bears Bid Up Prices in Brief
Saturday Session-Brisk
Advance in Sterling.
By the Associat ted Press.


NEW YORK, July 14.-Todays
stock market was an unusually dull
session with continuation Of yes
terday's upward movement. There
was evidence of an Improvement in
speculative opinion and bear traders
who sought to cover were forced to
bid up prices. Absence of many trad
ers for the week end contributed to
the extremely small volume of the
transactions.
Prices opened somewhat higher and
held up fairly well until near the
close, when there was some reaction
on profit-taking. Speculative indus
trials were the strongest, and some
relatively inactive stocks enjoyed
moderate advance No interest at
all was displayed In the rail group.
Demand sterling moved up briskly
to 4.60A gain of 1 and lie cents.
French francs and German marks
also improved moderately.
The weekly clearing house state
ment showed decreases of $57,0S7, 900
In loans, discounts and Investments s
and an increase of $22 500, 900 in the
reserve of member banks in the fed
eral reserve bank. Net demand de-
posits increased $9.506. 900. but time
deposits declined s2.670,000 Aggre-
gate reserve totaled $530,765.000.
leaving excess reserve Of $26,792, ,4s0,
an increase Of s20,99S,250.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
SATURDAY BOND PRICES
FIRM IN LIGHT TRADING

BY the ASsOcfat ted Press.
NEW YORK, July 14.-Today's bond
market was a dull and listless af-
fair. Net changes were unimportant
but generally upward.
United States government bonds
after moving up slightly, reacted at
the close for a net loss of from one
thirty-second to two-thirty-seconds
of joint to -thirty-seconds
bonds were steady, with few transac-
tions.
Little or no interest was shown in
railroad mortgages, but the small
number of trades were recorded at
slightly higher prices. Interborough
Rapid Transit Is gained l " points.
An advance of h by Manati Sugar
71hs and a drop of IN by Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine 6s were the
only outstanding changes in the in
dustrial group.
Total sales (par value) were $4.-
ASS. 1000.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
DRY GOODS STEADIER.

NEW YORK, July 14.-Cotto1 goods
were steadier but quiet throughout
the day. news of widespread curtail-
ment among mills affecting buying
Yarns were quiet. Prices named on
union suits were lower for next
spring season. Raw silk was un-
changed. Wool goods openings for
spring will occur Monday. July 90.
Burlaps were quiet.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
UNIVERSITY TO CONTINUE
THOUGH 1T LOSES PLANT
Valparaiso, Ind, Institutions Head
Comments on Revoked Lease.
Enrolment Once Large.
Nv the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July IA
Lease of the building and land occu-
pied by Valparaiso University at VAL
paraiso, Ind, to the Cook Labora-
tories Company of Chicago Will not
result in the closing of the institution.
according to its president, DR.. H. M:
Evans
announcement that the university's
lease on the buildings and grounds
had been revoked for failure to meet
rental payments was made here last
night.
Dr. Evans did not specify the future
plans of the institution, but declared
that the university will continue on
as in the past" Several years ago
Valparaiso was credited with having
the largest enrolment of any univer-
sity in the world. It's attendance
/ dwindled during the world war.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
DR.. C. A. BROWNE ACCEPTS
New Chief Of Chemistry Bureau to
Begin Duties October 1.

NEW YORK, July f4.-Dr, Charles
A. Browne, chairman Of the New York
section OF the American Chemical So
cfety, has accepted an appointment to
become chief Of the bureau Of chemis
try, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1t was announced today.
DR.. Browne will take up his new
duties October 1. His resignation
from the New York Sugar Trade
Laboratory, which he headed, win be
ofncially announced lafer.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
COPPER PRICES STEADY.

NEW YORK, July 14.-There has
been q steadier tone in the copper
market during the past week on an
improved demand both for domestic
consumption and export. Buyers have
seemed unwilling to follow advances
above the IAN cent level, although
some of the producers are asking Is
cents for electrolytic delivered. Iron
easy.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
BIG CURTAILMENT
IN TEXTILE MILLS
Fall River Plants Make so to rs
Per Cent Cut in Present
Output.
Rv the Associated Press.

FALL RIVER, Mass, July IA
general curtailment of from so to "a
per cent in production, affecting princi-
pally plain goods mills. has been agreed
upon by manufacturers here as a re-
suit, it is said. of the present depres-
sion in the industry. The production
weekly in this city is estimated at 275.-
900 pieces. and under the curtailment
plans it will be reduced to between
100, 900 and 125, 600 pieces. Weekly sales
in the print cloth market have reached
over $4,000 pieces but twice in a num-
Der of months, and there were occa-
sions when the total was as low as
10000
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were to s points net higher. Sales,
$500 barrels. Prime crude and prime
summer yellow spot, botn nominal;
July closed 1000: September, 1913;
December. $50, all bid.
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FLOUR rs UNCHANGED.
BONDS.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, July IT,
Flour unchanged. shipments, 51.22s
barrels. Bran, 1000. Wheat. No. 1
northern, 1929 a1.09%; July, 1.02:
September. 1.02A: December. ,.041s.
Corn. No. 8 yellow. 1914 kaS0. Oats. No
3. white. 365s assn. Flax. No. 1, 2.69a
271.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, July 14.-Spot cot
ton quiet and unchanged. Sales on the
spot, 900 bales; to arrive none. Low
middling, 1853; middling, 1853; good
middling, 2s.13. Receipts, 230 bales;
stock, 5S,39S.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
COTTON PRICES DROP.

NEW YORK. July 14.-Yesterday's
sharp advances were followed by de-
clines in the cotton market today
owing to hope of a break in the
southwestern drought. October con-
tracts sold off to 24.16 making a net
decline of "a points. while January
broke to 23.44, or 46 points net lower
There was very little pressure against
July. which held relatively steady
during the entire day and closed at a
net advance of points, while October
and later deliveries were 33 to 49
points net lower, with the tone barely
steady.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
OPTIMISTIC ON WHEAT.

Eugene Meyer. jr., managing di-
rector of War Finance Corporation,
states predictions as to excessive
stocks OF wheat are more pessimistic
4 han warranted.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
COTToNSEED OIL HIGHER.

NEW YORK, July 14.-Covering for
over the week end, coupled with
steadiness In lard and light pit offer
ings, effected a moderate upturn in
Evening star., 1923-07-15

LYNCHBURG. Va. July 1.-THE
Old Dominion Garment Company has
awarded contract to c. w. Hancock
& Sons for remodeling construction
of its building at a cost of 100000,
providing for $4,000 additional feet
with machinery to cost $4,000
Evening star., 1923-07-15

state. In over 80 per cent of these
cases We have been able to accept the
decisions of the commissions. Where
we have had to appeal to the courts
they have generally supported our con-
tentions. During the past three
months two decisions involving very
important principles have been decided
In our favor by the Supreme Court of
the United States.
"On July ] the Bell system. after
having provided for payment of the
mortgage bonds of the Illinois Bell
Telephone Company which mature in
December. had on hand cash and
temporary cash investments amount
ing to over 0.000.000 to provide for
the continuing growth of the business.
The percentage earned on the capi-
tai stock of this company, including It's
equity in the. undistributed earnings
of the associated companies for the
half year past, will be somewhat bet
ire than that of the corresponding
half year of 1922"
Unlisted Security Prices.
The following latest bid and asked
prices for unlisted securities on the
Washington Stock Exchange are printed
for the guidance of holders of these
issues:
BONDS.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
Bank Expansion I'm China.


Hew Fan Un. New York agent for
the Bank of Canton. Ltd OF hong
kong, China, has just received ad-
vices regarding the opening OF a
branch of that institution :, IN IN
Hankow, China. This new branch is
SITUATED in a strategic business city
100 miles up the Yangtze river an, and
will handle large volume or ousl-
ness from the hinterland.
Hank9w is an ,.7s ocean 6sIn port nelhs Ing
ncesn-eoing boats. Notwithstanding
its great distance up the river. being
relatively as far up the Yangtze as
ST. Louis is up the Mississippi.
1t was the center of pass;a an enormous rnfors
the war and is popularity known as
the Chicago of China. Mr.. Un re-
ports a healthy condition of trade
between China and the United States
and is of the opinion that the polit-
ical and bandit disturbances have
had no appreciable effect on business
in China, which generally pursues a
healthy course under conditions
which. to foreigners, are often over
emphasized in Importance.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
BUSINESS AT GLANCE.

BIG STONE GAP. Va. July IA
Coal land in this section will be de-
veloped by the Sandy Ridge Coal
Corporation. which has been organ
lied with James W. Gerow, president.
and r. T. Irvine, secretary. The cap
ital stock is S350,000.
Evening star., 1923-07-15

RALEIGH, N. c., July 1.-THE
state will require s15.000,000 for
financing its road and bridge con-
struction during the coming twelve
months, and has borrowed $1,000, 900,
with s10,000,000 under negotiation.
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Money to Loan

Secured by FIRST deed Of trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission.
Toceoh I Wei1ar 40 Wash. L. & Trust
JooSp'i A' ''SiASi bldg, 9th FEW
Evening star., 1923-07-15

In the Kongo the natives use ivor,
kitchen utensils and chopping block.
of ivory.
Evening star., 1923-07-15

A SEASONED INVESTMENT,
we'll secured. returning 8 per
cont, Is offered to careful In
vestors. II you are looking for
safety of principle and fair re-
turn, with prospect Of enhance
ment of principle, We will supply
full information without oblga-
tion to you. Best of local bank
ing references. Address Box 322-
Y. Star ONCE.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-09-20
FLORENCE HIGH
OPENS; BIDS FAIR
TO BE GOOD YEAR
Interesting Program Rendered at
School Building Thursday. Re-
ceptiOn by P. T. A. Friday Night.
Real Work Started Monday Morn
ing.

The 1923-24 session of the Flor
ence High School was begun Thurs
day, September the 13, with most
tattering prospects. A large crowd
of patrons had gathered to witness
this formal opening and to enjoy the
interesting program which had been
planned. The address by DR.. ID. M.
Nelson, of Clinton, was wull of
sound advice to both pupils and
patrons.
Friday was reserved for special
examinations, preparing of sched-
ules and faculty meeting. Regular
school begun Monday, September II.
On Friday night, September IA,
the members of the parent teacher
association gave a reception in honor
of the teachers who are to direct
the minds of the immense crowd of
children who are to attend school at
this historic Oldcs.o | is, 4lnsa
this historic old school.
This proved to be most enjoy
able affair when teachers, patrons
and pupils celebrated in a most
pleasing manner the opening of an
other session of the Florence High
School hich bids fair to be one of
the best years in the history of the
school.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-09-20
SPIRIT OF UNITY
EXISTENT IN A. I'll. S.;
PROSPEROUS YEAR
Second Week of Term Opens With
Enthusiasm. Bids Fair to Become
Most Prosperous Year in History
of Institution. Good Enrolment.

This is the second week since the
auspicious opening of the Agricul-
tural High School.
Pupils are coming in every day
and everything bids fair for this
to be the most prosperous year the
school has had in it's history. 1t is
a common expression to hear peo-
pie of the community say there has
never been a session of the school
where there was more unity, coop
Grafton, and earnest effort on the
part of both the student body and
the faculty than in the beginning
of the present session.
No school has ever had a more
loyal group of young men nor a
more earnest, hard working bunch
of Christian young ladies than the
school has at the present time. The
boys and girls there are the repre-
sentatives of the best homes in
Rankin County.
Among the many good things of
the school this SESSION is the fine
spirit manifested by the faculty.
They are working SO harmoniously
together that good results are sure
to follow.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-09-20
SOUTH RANKIN
FARMERS PLAN TO
ENTER TRUCKING
To Investigate Trucking Business in
Crystal Springs Vicinity. Rankin
County Lands Equal in Fertility
to That of Copiah County.

a number of prominent citizens
from South Rankin passed through
this city Monday enroute to Crys-
tai Springs to investigate the truck
buSineS.
Owing to the scarcity of labor
and the uncertainty of a cotton crop
they are planning to turn their at
tention to trucking.
They stated that they would pos
sibly rent land near Crystal Springs
and move there. Others stated that
the soil was just as good in this
county as around Crystal Springs
and they belived that truck could be
grown here as profitable as in other
counties.
The Rankin county farmers
are at last waking up to the
fact that raising cotton is not the
only means Of livelihood, but those
who own homes should not sacrifice
them 10 move to a proven trucking
section. This land is just as good,
and only needs a few years of in
tensive and intelligent cultivation to
equal, i fnOt surpass that of COpiah
County.