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Evening star., 1923-02-11
BUREAU MEN CLEAR,
BUT PROBE GOES ON
Federal Investigator Brewer
Continues Efforts to Prove
Sensational Charge.
HAS WORKED 10 MONTHS
Twenty-Eight Chiefs Await Rein.
statement Following Announce
ment of Their Innocence.

Charles 3. Brewer. special investi-
gator of the Department of Justice
who is said to have been instrumental
in presenting some of the alleged but
later disproved charges which led
President Harding to dismiss sum
marily twenty-eight chiefs of the
bureau OF engraving and printing
overnight. is understood still TO be
clinging to the hope of proving his
original allegations
Although official and definite state
ments have been made by both the
White House and the Treasury that
the two inNeStga aGonS by the Treas
ury committee and the Department OF
Justice disclosed no signs of graft
or conspiracy, or dishonesty. Brewer
is reported from confidential sources
10 be continuing his own efforts to
prove his original charges that the
faith and security" of the United
States was endangered.
Brewer Continues Probe.
Mr.. Brewer, it is said. has been
given freedom of access not only to
the entire records of tile bureau OF
engraving and printing. but ais" 10
the Treasury Department. wherever
he chooses to go in search OF eN
dcncc. 80 far. according TO conn-
DENTAL Information. he has failed to
convince either President Harding
or any of his advisers that the orisl-
nal charge involving the faith and
security" of the government has STOOD
up
Mr. Brewer is now alleged to have
been one of the prime movers in the
dence to the President. If Brewer
presented tie evidence. where did he
get it: Is there some one behind
Brewer" These questions arise daily
iii Washington.
One report has gone so far to
indicate that inasmuch as Brewer
has after ten months. failed to prove
his case TO the satisfaction OF either
Secretary Mellon or President Hard
ing. that his work might well be
among these close to tie adm. aistra
tion TO try to have the activities of
Brewer curbed and his solitary access
to the government files halted.
Although the duplication of bonds
was not found to be SO serious as at
first believed. and the implied sus-
picion attaching to the dismissed
chiefs has been officially denied. the
President has been represented as
feeling that under the circumstances
at the time he was justified in making
the change. even though later de-
yelopments have disproved the neces-
Sity of it.
Up to President.
The situation has not quieted down.
Developments may be expected daily.
II the President is planning to hold
off his action on the application for re
instatement of the status of the dis
missed employees until after Congress
adjourns. there may be some action
taken by friends of the dismissed
chiefs to throw the matter into the
limelight again
At IA recent conference with Secre-
tary Mellon three of the dismissed
chiefs. including former director Will
meth. again presented their case to
the administration. declaring that
the best methods of exoneration
would be to restore all the dismissed
persons to their former positions.
Secretary Mellon is understood to
have said that the whole matter was
in the hands of President Harding.
Evening star., 1923-02-11
SCHOOLS
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL.

Dr. Thomas Baker. president OF the
Carnegie Institute Of Technology, gave a
talk to the afternoon pupils of Eastern
Wednesday on the advantages of a COL
lege education. DR.. Baker emphasized
the following points:
]. The importance Of securing thor
ough knowledge Of the fundamentals in
high school.
2. The value of. thorough study of
English and spelling.
8. The Importance Of obtaining good
general education before specializing in
any certain line.
proper habits of study.
In answer to questions asked, Dr.
Baker gave some facts concerning the
Carnegie Institute of Technology.
The e. NJ. S. organization Of Eastern
High School gave dance at the Cairo
Friday night The semi-monthly meet
ing of this society was held Tuesday at
the residence of George King.
Franklin Speer. II. who is now at
tending Cornell University, and William
/, Miller, the captain Of the winning COM
pany Of 1921 and now a student at the
University of Pennsylvania, visited the
school last week.
Definite plans for moving into the new
building during the week of February &c
, have been made. The dedication eXer-
cises. under tine direction of the board
of education. probably will be held some
evening of that week.
The Friendship clubs Of the city held
their banquet Friday. with Central as
hostess The Eastern and Junior High
girls
which were appropriate to the valentine
season.
Eastern's track team was called out
last week, but so far only five men
have responded They are Roberts
tcaptain). Doerr, Brooke. Bondurant
and, Iamhreny. Hap" Hardell of
Tech Is coaching the team.
An officers club. the first Eastern
has had. was recently organized. The
election of officers resulted as follows:
! President, Capt. Leland Cheek: vice
president. Lieut.. John Dunnigan: sec
retary Lieut.. David Sandoe,
and sergeant-atarms. Lieut.. Alfred
Goodman.
The war teams have all been organ
lied and are conducting regular prac-
tices.
Company D played its first scheduled
war game Tuesday. The team lost to
| the more experienced Company A of
Central The team of Company D con-
sists Of: Capt. Leland Cheek, Lieuts.
Edmiston. Sergts. Davis, r. Cheek,
Moffatt and Lauxman.
Company G plays its war map game
February 20. Its team consists OF
Capt Hartman. Lieut.. Houser,.Sergts.
Prescott. Williams. Pierdon, Leech
and Rosson.
committee of the senior class is
n a nj jycv loh i1, 90
| be given soon after the removal TO
| the new school. A meeting was held
I this week to determine the nature Of
! the assembly.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

WOMAN OF 80 KILLED
BY THREE-STORY FALL

Mrs. Margaret Conway, eighty years
old, was killed instantly late yester-
day when she fell from a window or
the third floor of the Little Sisters
of the Poor home, End and Fl streets
northeast. Coroner hewitt issued a
certificate Of death due to accident.
Mrs. Conway had lived at the home
subject to attacks of vertigo and it
is believed she toppled from the win
dow when seized by the affiiction
while looking out. DR. John Repetti
was summoned immediately after the
accident.
Mrs. Conway is belieyed to have
come originally from Baltimore.
Evening star., 1923-02-11
MAY BE DEADY MARCH !.
New Bell School Building Rapidly
Nearing Completion.

The new Bell School building on
I'd street. between d and E streets
southwest. is rapidly approaching
completion. and probably will be
ready for occupancy about March 1,
school officials said yesterday. Fur
niture will be installed in the school
this week
tensible building and will replace the
old building at 1st and B streets
southwest.
Evening star., 1923-02-11
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

An event of great interest, alike to
and to graduates of
Central is the alumni dance. which
it is announced. is to be held in the
library of the school Saturday. There
are to be refreshments, and Pete
Macias' Orchestra of six pieces will
furnish the music. In order to cover
expenses. tickets will be sold at S1.1i
per couple.
the cast for the spring play
Evening star., 1923-02-11
BIG, HOTEL FOR ATLANTA

ATLANTA. Ca, February 10.-A
charter was granted to the Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel Company, capitalized
at $7,00o.000 under an order signed
today by Judge w. D. Ellis in Full
ton Superior Court. William Cand-
Ter, of Atlanta; John E. McBowman,
head Of the BiItmore Corporation,
and John p. Stewart, are the petit
toners Grounds for the hotel
already has been broken.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

Continued on Twenty third Page
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their philosophers committed thor
oughly to the notion that our pres
ent private competitive operation
leaves much to be desired from the
standpoint OF efficiency and that a
remedy, must be sought through
further developments toward opera
ton Of a more unified character.
Political people here have long
since ceased to make light Of the
political power Of the elements
which La Toilette and McAdoo lead.
Those elements are capable of
exerting enormous pressureS upon
both political parties next year.
The business organizations which
throughout the country have been
agitated by the CHmmins consolida-
ton proposals are destined pres
entity, it is believed, to be agitated
by proposals even more drastic.
Beyond the kind of thing that Sena-
tor Cummins is planning there lies
the kind OF thing which would be
partial regional return to the
unified national control under which
the railroads were operated during
1918 and 1919.
More Immediately 1t becomes
clear that Senator Cummins' con-
solidation policy in the next Con-
gress, beginning next month, will
have the opposition not only of
those who think that it goes too far
but of those who think that it does
not go far enough. The city Of
Philadelphia, the city Of Kansas
City. and other great railroad
centers which would be injured ~
the Cummins policy, may be pro-
tected from It by Senators who, If
they could have their way, would
exceed the Cummins policy and
would bring the railroad systems Of
the United States down not simply
to twenty-seven or to seventeen but
perhaps to seven.
They would, moreover, in doing
so, abandon the idea OF local COM
petition for the idea Of local "joint-
use," and the chances today are
that the opponents of consolidation,
who now are fighting competitive
consolidation. may find that enemy
falling before them only to reveal
"toint-use'' consolidation as their
really strong ultimate enemy.
Copyright. 1923, Washington Press
Service.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-16
MOORE AGAIN TO HEAD
WATERWAYS GROUP

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. 16.-With
election Of officers and adoption of
resolutions which will cover the
program Of its activities for the
next year, the sixteenth annual con-
vention Of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association win close
today.
Reelection of Mayor ]. Hampton
Moore, Of Philadelphia, as president
Of the association il assured.
Among the more important prof.
ects the association will be asked
to lend its aid to the proposal to
have the Government deepen the
Hudson river to twenty-seven feet
from Albany to Troy, N. ", pur.
chase of the Cape Cod canal and
complete the inland waterways
from Beaufort to Wilmington, N. C..
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Gets TEN YEARS
FOR SHOOTING
At WOMAN
Magruder Also Took Pistol
From Policeman, It Was
Testified.

Ten years in the penitentiary was
the sentence imposed today On
Thomas Magruder, colored, py yus.
tice Bailey, for assault with lntelA1
to kill and assault with a dangerous
weapon. He was convicted OF slOUI.
ing at Hattie Johnson, coloreo' july
Is. 1922. 80.
Policeman Norris testified tnat
Magruder attacked him, took MS
pistol from him and ran away put
was captured later.
Howard Washington. colored VIII
spend one year in jail Tor assaul.
with q dangerous weapon. he was
charged with attacking CharieS !.
Hunter with knife. Raymond
Wood. colored, was sentenced 20
eighteen months in the penitentlary
for larceny. Harry p. L. Kennedy
colored, received a three-year penn.
Tertiary sentence for forgery and
uttering, and was put on proba ton.
George Hanratty, a young WQite
man. was put on probation one
year for non-support. Joseph Flet.
cher. Sam Pinkney and Wnbert
Newman, colored, who were charged
with forgery and uttering also were
placed on probation for q year.
Richard Charles Monty. white. was
sentenced to one year in jail for
violation OF the anti-narcotic law.
He was put on parole.
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Of EC m
silk Al. S~AANN
plaid
buff silver and blue At YO0O
made
with knitted braid These in buff and brown ST so
andw black
-scondF 1oor
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All CLIQUE Need
Nay Be Supplied n

-Womenss Imported Lambskin
and Paris point self stitched back
"A pair 1850. $500. 49,.
Women's Two-Clasp Two-Plex
sewn and Boulton cut thumbs,
mode and black a pair. .......s.
Kann's Street Floor.
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SeUeral Hundred Pairs
Misses and Children 5 Tan
Leather High Cut Laced
Boots

s'; ss;, ''.'..''.... So. 80
solid leather sizes sl to H. with spring heals
with fiat heels Widths @. and Ea new
pair Of shoes for any that do not wear well.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.
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Street Hats, Tailleur Hats, Spa
Dress Hats, Dance Hdts

-Brocades, satin, brocades trimmed
with feathers metallic hats, and Lyons
and panne velvets, in shapes, colors
and trimmings that are too numerous
to mention.
Don't miss this opportunity for a
new hat-come early.
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Toilet Goods Specials for
Saturday.

-C0ty's L'Origan or Paris 4olter WdteT'
regular $3.50 size, special, $2.1O
Combination Noxema Cream ana SOAP worth
75c special for combination. .............. 5Oc
-Anam Shampoo ..............''.'''.''''' 1Oc
-Arn,ands Vanishing or Cold Cream. .......... SOC
-pensodent Tooth Paste special. ............. S5c
-Klain's Imported Glycerine Soap, regularly
csc a cake, special, cake ........... lSc
coru,ne Balsam Pine Tar Soap, special
hars for CSC
Hughes No &c Ideal Hairbrush regularly $1.95,
special ''''''''' %A'4O
-wearever Fountain Syringe, No. 2, regu
larry $1S7, special. .$1.59
-Palnolive Shaving Cream, tube. ....Y...... Ice
Kann's-street Floor.
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Girls Raincoats and Raincapes

Guaranteed fast cOLOrs, and TafnprOof.
Bestyette Raincapes red and navy blue with plaid SO OF
silk lined attached hood Sizes s to- IL
blue; plaid silk lined
attached hoods no-rp arlnhoes suede lined col G75
3
-Bestyette Rancoats beted models
blue. Sizes ia. At. q1sOO ~ POss11
Kanns-second
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Order Personal
Greeting Cards
NosU. Time Is
Flying Fast.
Velour Rillows and Cretonne
Bar Harbor> Cushions
80 Special, Priced 90
Saturday, Choice. SIS. .00C

The velour pillows are III round shape. with tapestry
insert center metal gaIoon trimming In plain coloTs
of rose blue, brown green and taupe
The Bar Harbor Chair Cushions are covered in good
quality cretOnne in light and dark coors Well filled
and tufted; reversible styles.
Kann's-Third
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Special Table Lot Of
Travelling Bags, Overnight Cases
and Suitcases
Saturday ,SIO.33
Women's Perfect Quality Radmo
Silk Hose

ShosUn II black and many splendid shades that
UeTy smart
Full fashioned double knees, mercezed Rein co M
soles, Sizes 81 TO- A pair PzdsOU
Wool Fiber, Wool and Silk Hose with
pretty clocks. In brown and heather mix Q7
lures very good value, pair. Y1'A0
Kanns-street Floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Good Roads and Retail Stores Have Connect
By RICHARD F. JOHNSTON
pc from the law of neighborliness.

of neighborn the
 prince of liars for having denied beng his brothers keeper II one that his brother the position relationship that the responsibility was not recproca It mutual ana that why it S just.
 The whole business reciprocal Birmingham independent independent Birmnghan immediately affected by conditions should because the end affects and the jobber bears retail interests with equal force.
 Birmingham mills produce rolls for the merchant It is the Birmingham that brings the individual here These outsiders do not shop day. but when establishment has most pleasant of the visit in the amount expended
 Good destroying only burden travel 50 60 to 100 miles hardrfaeed pike to the metropolitan city to procure they they will have varied assortment from hundreds within 50 miles Birmingham daily Think that by year. month by month
 route highway thousands people Birmingham than they before It
  great artery
 of glimpse the continuity of the that the within Brningham trading territory making should
 
 their will all be poured home, because portion will and does Brmingham wholesalers and retailers
 Atlanta has spring of opera retail mercantile establishments Birmingham the around neigh older Columbana Athens Consv familiar with what Birmingham of mnutey ouey smaller than the large tes where plentiful
 
 department establish check traded there the of goods purchased by them and the dollars and vov than likely that his vision of what the nonresident tributes his total of business would be enlarged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
l GREAT STRENGTH IS SEEN IN OIL
 ON CURB MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb. 1e.-Marked strength of most of the oil and motor shares and decided irregularity in the rest of the list characterized to- days trading in the New York curb market. New specialties, which have been traded on when issued" basis. moved lower AS the time for pay ment approached
 New high records for the year were established by Prairie oil and Gas at 273. Standard oil of Ken lucky at 109h, Indiana at 6714, Kan sas at 57 and Vacuum oil, new stock, at 51A.
 Heavy profit taking resulted in some material recessions toward the close Prairie dropping to CT, where is was up 2 points on the day. Cities Service, up 2, and Federal up $. were the conspicuous strong spots in the independent oil group.
 Durant Motors of Delaware climbed 2A points on publication of a report that the January produc ton Of the Star car was the largest of any month of record. Other motors showed moderate gains.
 Copper issues again were the fea ture of the mining list, moving to higher ground in sympathy with the higher prices for the metal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

Members New York Stock Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro- duce Exchange, Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders so- licited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery Special attention and liberal terms given for consignment of spot cotton for de livery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
--------------------'- '------------------ CHICAGO VEGETABLES

CHICAGO Feb. I9.-SWeet potatoes firm; Tennessee Nancy Halls, s1.1o01.25; Florida crates. golden solf- blanching, 4-6 dozen. s2.7593: 8 dozen. s292.25; 10 dozen, siG1.25. Tomatoes steady; Florida fancy. mostly s5: choice. ss.5oG4. spin ach steady; bushels broad leaf, sl.b0; curly, s161.25; Louisiana. barrels. s4.5o @ 5. Strawberries. Florida freezers quart, best. 30 a 35c; poorer, 25q 30c; Louisiana, 24-pint crates best, s2.5o; poorer, s1.5o @ 2. Cabbage steady; Alabama Louisiana, barrel crates. flat. medium to small s3 Q 3,5o; large, s2,75@S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
FOREIGN BONDS
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORh, FPD, Iy.-FOTeTgn tN- changes irregular. Quotations Gin cents): Great Britain. demand, s4.69 II -16; cables. s4.69 15-l6; 60-day bills on banks S4.67A France demand. 6,03: cables 6.04; Italy, 4.7sh and 4.90; Belgium, 5.3o and 5.S1: Germany .0o47n and .0047ia; Holland 3a54 and 3s.5T; Norway, 1855; sweden, 2e.5s; Denmark. 1916; Switzerland, 1885; Spain, 15,65t Greece 1.15; Poland. .0o24 Czechosiovakia. 2.9G; Argentine S7.2O; Brazil. 11.5o: Montreal, ss e5-32.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
COFFEE MARKEr

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.--Coffee futures opened 10 points higher to ( points lower wit hnear months relatively firm.
 clcSing prices were the lowest of the llstinsted sales. 1S,25O bags Closing. March. 12.23c; May. li.67c; July ii.o4c: September. 1o.i9o; December, 9S5c.
 Spot coffee, quiet and more or less nominal at lSc for Rio Is and 16%c to i6c for Santos 4s. Cost and freight offers included Santos Ss and bs at 15.1Oc to for August and September shipment Rio Is were quoted at 12,45c in the cost. and freight market.
 The carly cables from Barzi showed decline of 10 reis. in the dollar buying rate. with Santos unchanged to 75 refs lower, and Rio unchanged to 100 reis higher. Later special cable from Rio showed an advance of 50 reis in the dol lar buying rate with the Rio market 50 to 100 reis higher. Brazilian port receipts 42.000; Jundiahy receipts, e2,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
BITTER MARKET

CHICAGO; Feb. 1s,-Supplies of butter were well cleaned up on the street today and the butter market was firm Some so score brought a lalf cent premium
 whereas 90 score centralized could he ssonred at discount of half a cent Cars or centrahzed were in demand for de- iNery on February contracts, on which she so-score sold up to 5SAc and ss score Closing prices, fresh butter: SC score
 4ec; SI score, 4Ic; SS score, lsc: Se score
 4se: go score. 6oe; 91 score 51c: s2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
HORSE AND MILE ,,prpr

FAST ST. LOUIS. Ill.. Feb. is.-Horse, and mules Receipts about 1000: ans proximately 75 per cent of which vapa on commission; trading was slow.
 Horses: Good to choice drafts s150m l1b; medium to good drafts, ss5@15S. good to choice chunks. ss5@I2o; medium to good chunks. $500 sSo; choice south srn' Sto@55; fair to good southern s15@4e. S'HS'ei hs'
 Mules; Drafts, 16 to r hands s17o@ go; sugar. i6 to 16.2 hands s17o9 200: mine. l5.4 to 16.2 hands, si25Gi75; top cotton. l5.9 to l6 hands $50 Gso: cotton sss to l5,2 hands. Sl15@150; cotton, small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
FLAX SEED

DULUTH Minn. Feb. 1o.-Closing
 Flax seed, on track. s3@S.O5; to arrive, se.9s; February ss, bid March, SPAS. asked; May. $279h, bid; July s2.71 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20

NEW YORK, Feb. l9.--The interstate commerce commission, under the trans portation act of 1920. can make division of joint freight rates by groups, the su- preme court held today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20

Heauy Profit Taking and Operations of Bulls Feature NeU York
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Following are today's sales high, low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.--Foilowing are today's high, low and closing prices ot bonds on the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond;
 Rall11.anr nr,d MiacnllanRnns
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SrEIcI.

NEW YORK, Feb 19.-Stesl prices f. O. b. Pittsburg, per 100 pounds: Blue an healed sheets, s2.60@2.75; galvanized sheets S4.35@4.75; black sheets s3.35Q S.6O: steel bars, $2.2002.e6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20

WASHINGTON, b. C., Feb. 19.-Grain exports from the United states last week totalled 3.65O. coo bushels as compared to t 66f9, 900 bushels for the week previous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb. 1e.-Raw sugar was firm early end prices advanced 1-16c with Cubas now quoted al 5Ac, cost and freight equal to rose for centrifugal. There were sales ot 5000 bags of Cubss for March shipment sno at the close there were further offerings at the same level without being taken.
 Raw sugar futures were active and prices were irregular. Opening to l2 points higher on scattered trade and com . mission house buying, prices broke cred on the decline and final prices were IF to 16 points net lower. Closing March. 5.1Sc: May sale; July. 5.44c: September, b.57c.
 Refined sugar was unchanged, but a better inquiry was reported. One local refiner re-entered the market at s25c for fine grsnulated while others quote from S.25c to S.30c.
 Refined futures nominal.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 19.--Copper strong: .electrolytic. spot and futures, 15N G. Tin strong: spot and nearby. 4s.26c flu tures 43c. Iron steady; No. I northern $2s Q s1c; No. ? northern. $27 @csc; No. 2 southern, S24@26c. Lead steady; spot, SO s25e. Zinc firm; East St. Louis. spot and nearby delivery, 7.soc. Antimony. spot 712e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20
NEW YORK CURB
IndustriaIs

NEW YORK, Feb. ls.-Transections on the New York Curb Market today were as fnllnNra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-20

FINDLAY. Ohio. Feb. 19.-The Ohio oil company today increased the prices Of all grades of central west crude oil 10 cents barrel