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New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
A. H. PARKER HEADS
 G|DDINGS CHAPTER
Installed as High Priest Of Royal Arch MaSons Of City

Arthur H, Parker, who has been prominent in Masonic circles in this city since he was raised 10 the degrec Of Master Mason in Centennial lodge A. r. and A, NJ, some years ago, last evening was installed in the office oi most excellent high priest of Giddings chapter Royal Arch Masons,
 Mir. Parker Is past master of Gen. tennial lodge, is tho present recorder of Doric Council Royal and Select Masters and was made Thrice Illustri- ous Master in 1919. He was grand standard bearer Of the Most Pussiant Grand Council and is that body's pres ent inspecting officer as well as being a member of the Actual Past Masters Association.
 Other Officers
 Other officers installed were as fol- lows: Excellent king. William E, Fay; captain Of the host, Howard Y Stearns; principal soiourner August l.. Klein; Royal Arch captain, Harry F. Scheuy; grand master Of the third veil, Henry C. Dcming; grand master of the second veil, Frank T,. Fox; grand master of the first veil, J, George Andrews: treasurer-past high priest, Bliss ". Clark; pianist, James McArthur, tyler. @ years), Frank II. Dohrenwend; e yesrs), Frank S. Penfied; q years). Lewis w. Lawyer Masonic hall representatives elected were Frank g. Caldwell, three years; William w.. Pease. two years and William F.. Barker, one year.
 Following the installation ceremony which was in charge of Past Grand High Priest Horace w. Eddy and rast High Priest William W. Peasr Past High Priest Bliss ". Clark pre- sented a past high priests jewel to the rs stiring High Priest Frank II. Dohren. wend.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
S2'139,900 in Bonds in
 Loot Taken in St. Louis

St. Louis, April 6--Registered bonds of the St. Louis Federal Land bank amounting to $2,139,s00 were in the loot obtained by five bandits who last Monday morning held up a mail truck in the heart of the downtown business section here, according to information obtained this afternoon by the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
GIRL EMBEZZLER HELD
l9 Year Old Bookkecper At Grand Rapids Reported Confessing To Shortage of S12,OOO to S15,OOO.

Grand Rapids. April GA warrant has been issued here for the arrest of Miss Edith G. Birch. 19 year old bookkeeper charging embezzlement of funds Of the F. Higgins Co. book deal- CTS. Officials of the company declare q shortage of between s12,0o0 and Sl5,oo0 has been found in Miss Birch s books. Miss Birch is alleged to have confessed.
 Three automobiles, expensive cloth ing and home furnishings and unse- cured loans to friends are said by officers to have consumed most of the funds.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
Florida Assembly Votes
 For Prison Investigation

Tallahassee, Fla, April 6. - The house today concurred in the senate resolution adopted yesterday provid ing for joint legislative investigation into the death Of Martin Tabert of North Dakota who died in private convict camp from alleged brutal treatment.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
JUDGEMENT BY DEFAULT

Judgment by defaut for sa2.40 has been granted the Weiss Klan company of New York against M. D. Glazier of this city in decision handed down by Judge B. W. filling in the city court. NJ. D. Sake was representative for the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
IN MERIDEN cOuRr.

The charge against Arthur Green berg of this city who appeared in on charge of violating the motor vehicle law, was nolled. Greenberg was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with speeding.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
RIVER IS HIGH.

Springfield. Mass. April 6.---Thp Connecticut river here today reached | new high mark for the season with fl.s feet above low water | reached, a rise of i-2 feet in the last "A hours. she water is : f-2 feet on the crest Of the Holyoks dam
Evening star., 1923-06-03
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Md, June 2 (Spe-
ciaD Native and nearby spring veg
ctables are increasing in receipt, and
under a good. constant demand the
market rules firm with no surplus of
good quality in the daily receipts.
Native asparagus will bring 800 to
400 a dozen, Virginia. $50 and $50,
and culls to No. ., 1.50 to 200. Cab
bage, 1.25 to 1.50 crate. Kale. 35 to 40
bushel. Yellow onions, 800 to 400 per
Numbered pounds and zoo to $50 for
No. Is. Green peas. LIS bushel.
Rhubarb. 200 to 400 hundred and
spinach. 90 to 40 bushel. Radishes are
in good demand at $50 per hundred
for buttons to $50 for long white
No native or nearby new potatoes
have appeared on the market as yet.
hence old stock rules steady at $50
to liz per hundred pounds, 125 TO
$50 for Maryland and Virginia Nc
Ccrmicks, and 75c to 100 for No. Is.
Sweets and yams are in ample receipt
and with demand only fair for good
stock the market rules easy at $50
to $50 a barrel and rs to 100 per
hushel Strawberries continue in
heavy receipt, with prices mostly In
buyers favor at to 10 a quart for
Rappahannock, 6 to IL for eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia and Z
to IA for native.
all arrivals showing quality meet
with ready sale at $50 to $50 a bar
lel for No. l packed stock and 400 to
500 for No. Is, bushel stock selling
mostly 1.50 to 2.25. Shipment of only
choice stock advisable, as buyers are
critical now and fruit showing scald
will not bring market value.
Receipts of spring chickens have
been more liberal the past week, but
the general market rules steady with
demand good for choice fat birds.
weighing 112 pounds and over and
no oversupply of this sort, but
very desirable and on such prices
rule easy. Large springs will bring
so to 55 a pound. medium As. and
small and leghorns 35 to 40. Young
stays plentiful at 25. Under only
moderate demand. %: medium. 25 and
26, and leghorns, "a and 25. Old
roosters plentiful at 15 and 16; spring
ducks in light receipt and in little
demand at 2S to 80 pound Old
ducks being mainly in poor order are
slow sale at II to 25. and Is to 20 for
small and thin. Pigeons in fair de-
mand at 40 a pair for both young and
old
Under increasing receipts the egg
market eased off today, closing
shade lower at "a and 25 a dozen for
native and nearby firsts and % and "a
for southern. The demand is fairly
active, however and keeps pace with
daily offerings of desirable stock.
Shippers are advised to send their
stock in promptly. as the warmer
weather makes buyers more critical,
hence more careful Gambling by the
trade.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
RAILROAD
FIGHT IN CONGRESS
Watson Says 1t Will Be
Greatest Issue Before
Next Session.

The railroad question will be the
outstanding issue before Congress at
its next session, in the opinion of Sem
ator Watson of Indiana, republican
member of the interstate commerce
committee, who has just returned to
Washington from his home state.
That is, provided the league of ma
tions issue is not presented" added
Senator Watson. He said that the
people in Indiana seemed to be just
as much opposed to American par
been in the past.
"I hope to see the international
court problem solved by the adop-
tion of reservations which will en-
able us to accept ii without en-
trance into tho league" Senator
Watson said. Several weeks ago he
strongly urged President Harding
predicting that 1t would split the
republican party.
There are two questions occupy
ing the attention of our people" said
MIR. Watson. We must do some
thing for the farmer. There is a
producer and the consumer which
must be narrowed. The railroad sit
uation must be Strengthened out.
We must decide how we can
strengthen the weak roads without
giving the strong ones too much.
My remedy is consolidation.
The railroad question will he
brought up early in the next ses-
sion Of Congress and will take
months to solve. In my judgment
il will be the greatest issue before
the next Congress. provided the
league of nations issue ia not pre-
sented."
Evening star., 1923-06-03
DECLINES ON CURB.
Losses Largely to Failure of Big
Broker Firm.

NEW YORK, June 2.-The feature
of the curb market during the past
week was the acute unsettlementt that
followed the announcement of the
suspension of the largest member
firm of the exchange. This action
followed bankruptcy proceedings and
was preceded by an investigation of
the firm. There had been IRE egular
trading and movements in the marke t
prior to that announcement, but from
the time the suspension was an
nounnced many stocks were in sup
ply and the majority of issues show
ed declines.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Speakers to address District
Bankers Are Made Public
Dr.. Freeman Heads LISTS. p. Gilbert of
Treasury Also Booked--Heauy Gus
toms Rerenues--Drop in Exports.

since January /. and the receipts for
the month, aggregating 500. 2.17.362.
were the basis for prediction by
Treasury officials that the total for
the current fiscal year would reach
approximately $3.50, 900, 900.
Customs revenues for the eleven
months ending June l total $511.906.-
352 compared with $317, 7,5S1 .561 in the
ing fiscal year. The increase was at
tributed largely to the higher duties
assessed by the administration tariff
law
Customs officials previously had es-
timated receipts of $540,006,000 for
however. indicate that the collecting
branch of the government may turn
an additional S20.000.000 into the
Treasury. increasing by that amount
recent estimates by Secretary Mellon
that the government would finish the
year July l with surplus of S125,-
100000.
B. & o. Employees Deposits.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad es-
ment and building and loan plan in
1888. During the thirty-five years
since then employees of the system
have placed on deposit more than
S35.O00,000. and at present have up
ward of $4,000 900 to their credit. In
thc Same time eIplOStS nave DOI-
rowed S30.000.00 from the department
to assist them in acquiring homes and
have paid back S23. 900, 900. leaving
S1,000.000 loans on homes outstand-
ing. The department pays per cent
interest on deposits.
In 1888 the B. & .. also established
its pension department. which. of
course, is separate from the deposit
and loan department. The company
has paid upward of s5,oo0.o00 in pen
sions and has on its pension rolls
/ ,230 former employees, whose average
age is seventy-three years.
Reserve Ratio Advances.
Combined federal reserve ratio
stands at 76.1 per cent, compared with
1916 per cent week ago and rs a
year ago
The higher ratio shown for the
week is largely a result of a decrease
in deposit account amounting to about
crease of about $7,000,000 in cash re-
serve.
For several months there have been
no changes in the federal reserve ra-
ito sufficiently large to cause either
uneasinesS or enthusiasm. Cash re-
serve is only s65. 100000 more than it
was year ago: earning assets are
about SIS, 100000 lower than a year
ago: notes in circulation are approx
mately S23,0O0.000 greater.
Loans increased about 100000. 900
and stand at s73S,995.00O A year ago
loans amounted to s471.49O.OOO. In
crease for year has therefore amount
ed to s259, 9,005.000 This has been
offset by a decrease in investments
owned, so that total loans. discounts
and investments aggregate about
SIS. 100000 less than a year ago
During week under review, the gov
ernment drew heavily on depository
banks in connection with its refinanc-
ing operations Member banks paid
government drafts out of their own
resources. thereby reducing their re-
Evening star., 1923-06-03
COTTON TRADE STILL
At VERY Low EBB
Unparalleled Depression Fails
to Improve in Britain.
High Coal Blamed.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 2.-The unparal-
leled depression in the cotton trade
shows no signs of improvement, says
the monthly summary of business
conditions issued by the American
Chamber OF Commerce in London.
The Manchester mills are ground
down between the increased costs of
production and the decreased pur-
chasing power. Of their chief eastern
markets. Wages in the cotton in
dustry have been fixed to remain at
the present level until next January.
and the manufacturers, in defense of
their own interests, have fixed mini
mum prices for cotton yarns.
The French occupation of the Ruhr.
by lessening the supplies of coal and
coke, has given British coal pro-
ducers a virtual monopoly of the fuel
trade, but the resulting high prices
iron and steel industries, which can
not compete successfully with the
low-priced continental output.
There is great activity IN the coal
fields and new pits are being opened
in South Wales. Coal is being mined
at the rate of 5S,000,000 tons per an
mum. as against an actual output of
$3.50, 900 tons for the record year of
1913. All available stocks of furnace
coke are sent to continental iron
masters.
The steady upward tendency of raw
materials is having it's effect on the
woolen trade. Cancellation Of Aneri-
can piece goods orders. as we'll as
offers of raw wool from Boston, are
causing some uneasiness.
There Is a brisk American demand
for certain linen goods despite the
tariff. The United States is also lead
ing in orders for pottery.
Unemployment is falling steadily.
The cost of living in April declined
slightly, reaching a figure 20 per cent
above that of July, 1914.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

serve account with federal reserve
bank. AS a result of these operations.
total deposits stand at 1881 ,586. 600.
compared with $1,9S6,2So,000 a week
ago.
Federal reserve notes in circula-
tion stand at s2.250.217. 900, compared
with $2.227.700,0 900 a week ago and
2,141,1S4,000 a year ago. Increasing
volume of notes is reflection Of eX-
panding business.
Sharp Drop in Exports.
Exports to Europe during April
showed a sharp falling off in COM
parison to the figures for April, 1922,
but at the same time there was an
increase for practically every other
area on the globe.
The detailed statistics as made pub
lie yesterday by the Commerce De-
partment follow:
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Southern Railway Common.

In some quarters the opinion is ex-
pressed that the common stock of
the Southern Railway may soon be
placed on dividend basis. Approx
mately $50, 900 has been reinvested
in property development by the COM
pany in the last ten years and this
reinvestment is beginning to show.
The company has appro Ximately
1000 miles of road, which is capital
lied at $4,000 d mile. compared with
the average per mile valuation of
$4,000 of all the railroads of the
United States.
With the gross from January to
May approximately "a per cent ahead
of last year. earnings on the common
are running at the rate of 50 d share.
Earnings on the common were at
the rate of $40 share in 1916.
1920 a share in 1917 and S11.30 d
share in 1918. The company made a
poor showing during Government op-
Grafton. but last year it made a sharp
recovery, earning approximately S5
a share for the common.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
DRY AGENTS SLAY TWO
RUM RUNNER SUSPECTS
By the Associated Press.


MADISON. Ga. June Federal
prohibition agents shot and killed
two men here last night, when, suspect
ing liquor running, the officers mounted
the running board of the automobile
the men were driving and were met
with a hail of bullets. Ninety-six
gallons of intoxicants were found In
the motor car. Efforts to identify
the men failed.
Efforts of officers TO identify the
two men who were shot and killed
continued today. The shooting oc-
Cured when the officers ordered the
driver to halt. Henry Gastley. one
OF the officers. opened fire and killed
the driver and his companion.
Word was received from J. T. Rose
of Athens that first descriptions of
the men resembled those of two
Smith brothers of that city. The men
were described as being rough look
ing" One was in the early twenties
and the other was probably forty or
forty-five years of age.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Names of the five speakers who
will address the annual convention
of the District Bankers Association
at Hot Springs this month and the
subjects they will talk on were made
public by the program committee yes
ierday. They are Rev. DIR. James Il.
Freeman. Bishop of Washington, who
will take as his theme "A Broader
outlook for Washington; 5. Parker
Gilbert. undersecretary of the Treas
ury, Government Finance; J. j.
Cornwell, Ex-Governor off West Vir-
ginia, now general counsel for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Rail
road Situation; Frank p. Bennett, jr..
publisher and editor of the United
States Investor. Finance Companies
and Their Relations With Banks.
and Oscar Cooligan, president of the
F. w. Motors. local representative of
the Packard car. The Automotive
Industry and Its Problems"
Those in charge of the convention
feel highly gratitied that these speak
erS have been secured. and especially
pleased are they that the newly elect
ed Bishop of Washington Will be able
to attend the conference. DIR. Free
man Will also open the convention
with an Invocation.
Much elation was expressed over
a later announcement that Fred. NJ.
Shepherd, the popular executive man
ager of the American Bankers Asso-
citation. had wired his acceptance of
an invitation to attend the conven-
tion, and that an important paper
would be read from President Pull
cher of the national organization.
The latter will be unable to be pres
ent. but has sent letter wishing
the local financial men every success
in the world.
Branch banking Special Topic.
One of the features of the meeting
will be the reading of papers for and
against the establishment of branch
banking institutions. written by MEM
bers of the Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking.
The following itinerary has bean ar
ranged for the trip: Leave Union
station 9 o'clock Wednesday night,
June 20. reaching Hot Springs Thurs
day morning at o'clock, where
breakfast will be served. Returning,
the party will leave the springs
Sunday night, June "a. at 1890 o'clock
and arrive in Washington Monday
morning al o'clock. A special train
of Pullmans has been arranged for
and will be in charge of James B. Ed
munds, general agent, Chesapeake
and Ohio lines
The business sessions are scheduled
for Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
from $3.50 am. to l pm. and during
the interim the usual sports featured
at such resorts will be INDUCED in to
the fullest. a large family dinner"
will be served Saturday evening.
Fernand Petit of the Citizens Saw
ings Bank is chairman of the trans
portation committee. and all applica-
tionS for reservations should be sent
in writing, care of him.
Customs revenues in May main
tained the high levels established
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Army work are conducted in Wash
ington. and it is for the needs of this
work that the committee of WASH
lngton citizens have kindly under
taken the task of raising the 100000
budget fund
Contributions continue to come in
to Salvation Army headquarters at
60i f street northwest from persons
wishing to help in the work and to
contribute to the $4,000 campaign
fund
Evening star., 1923-06-03
FOREIGN BONDS ACTIVE.
Lead Saturday Trading-Sales
Total S5,e72, 900.

NEW YORK, June 2.-The contin
ued strength of foreign government
bonds, which, however, recorded only
moderate gains, featured today's com
paratively dull trading in bonds. Ac-
tive United States government bonds
were firm, with little change in
prices. They were bid up slightly in
the early dealings, but sold off near
the close.
The major part of the trading cen
tered in railroad mortgages, but fiuc-
tuations were confined to very mar
row limits and were about evenly
divided between advances and losses
$4,000.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
SALVATION ARMY'S
TASKS ARE VARIED
More Thorough knowledge of
Work Is General Need,
Says Commander.

Few persons realize the extent of
the work of the Salvation Army in
this country. according to Brigadier
David Stitt, local commander. who
last night expressed the belief that a
more thorough knowledge of what the
army is doing would forward the cause
greatly in the District.
There are hundreds of necessary
enterprises developed in forty years
of experience in handling those who
are down but not out" said tthe COM
mander. I'VE have highly specialized
officers of the army to give practi-
cable advice and willing service for
relief of almost every conceivable
form of social and moral distress.
"The field or evangelistic, work is
the most familiar phase of the army S
work, because that is the more pub
lie. 1t is the poor mans church, and
it accomplishes the spiritual and
moral regeneration of those who
could not be reached in any other
way.
Give Necessities.
Our relief work comprises the dis
tribution of free ice. milk, coal and
other necessities to those who really
need them. Christmas dinners are
served to poor families in need. In
habilitated through the performance
of useful tasks until permanent en-
ployment can be provided.
Workingmen's hotels provide poor
men with clean beds and clean sur
roundings at q nominal price, which
relieves them of any stigma of char
ity. The young women's boarding
homes for self-supporting girls away
from home. where they find suitable
lodging and homelike surroundings at
a cost within their means. Fresh air
camps. conducted in the summer,
benefit the poor women and children
of the cities.
"The work among service men is
extended to the present forces of the
government and will remain a per-
manent policy toward the Army and
Navy in the future. Our free employ
ment bureau struggles with the PROB
lem of the temporarily or chronical-
ly unemployed.
Aid Depressed.
"Anti-suicide work is a department
of every Salvation Army Corps, and
has practically demonstrated its
value in the reduction of self-mur-
der through spiritual and physical
encouragement to the depressed.
"All these phases of Salvation
Evening star., 1923-06-03
NEW ORLEANS COTTON,

NEW ORLEANS. June 2.-Cottor
futures closed steady 12 points down
to IL points up net. Close: July
26.14a16; October. 22.5Sa60: December
22.30a32: January, 22.25: March, 221E
bid.
Spot quiet, 100 points lower. Mid
ding 27.50
Evening star., 1923-06-03
CoTTONSEED OIL DROPS.

NEW YORK. June 2.-Selling by
cotton houses and locals on the heavi-
ness displayed in the staple and in
Wall street put cottonseed oil lower.
Western interests bought a little on
the bullish position in lard. English
oil was cheaper. The local market
closed TO 10 points net lower. Sales.
Z 500 barrels; prime crude, 1000, nomi-
nal: prime summer yellow spot. 11.50 !;
July, 11.45: September, lilo; Decem-
Der, SOL; all bid.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
D. C. ATTORNEY RELEASED
ON BAIL IN LIQUOR CASE
John w. Clifton Pleads Not Guilty
to Charge of Gotham Rum
Conspiracy.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June John W.
Clifton. Washington attorney, who
was indicted by the federal grand
jury Tuesday with seven others in
an alleged $1.000,00o liquor conspir-
acy. pleaded not guilty before federal
Judge A. N. Hand yesterday. He was
released in $1,000 bail. Clifton was
said to have been a co-partner with
Thomas c. Craven in the alleged rum
ring.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
PROBE FRAUD CHARGE.
Paris Authorities Investigate
Claim Statue Is Bogus.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June "A magistrate was
instructed today to investigate the
allegation that the statute of the vir-
gin and Child in the Church of ST.
Sauveur-sur- Ecole is not the original,
but a substitution.
NJ. Malgorotto,. a restorer Of statu-
ary. made a deposition to the police
in which he asserted that the statue
was brought to him by an antique
dealer who paid 1000 francs for the
making of a copy. Then the dealer
took both original and copy.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
COPPER PRICES SHADED

NEW YORK. June 2.-No improve
ment has been reported in the de-
mand for copper, and there has beer
further shading of prices. Producers
generally speaking. are holding elec.
trolytic for the lucent level. how
ever. and the tone seemed a litti.
steadier toward the end of the week
Iron was steady.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. June Cotton goods
and yarns were quiet today, follow
ing an easing in the raw material
and Indifference on the part of buy
ers. Silks ruled quiet. Burlaps We're
irregular and quiet. Wool goods con-
tinued slow. Domestic linens were
quiet, while dress linens continued
"a
Evening star., 1923-06-03
HEAVY BARGE TRAFFIC.

The Mississippi Warrior Barge Line
handled we'll over $4,000 tons of
freight this month. That amount is
5000 tons more than the best pre-
vious record. About 35.000N tons of
this was northbound. while the re-
mainder came to this port.