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Evening star., 1923-07-19
FIGHT TO DESTROY
MONUMENT IN INDIA
Vandals Clash With Police Over
BLACK Hole" a British
Memorial. Z,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CALCUTTA. July 19.-Repeated at
tempts to. mutilate and destroy the
BLACK hole" monument here have-re-
suited in numerous conflicts between
the police and nationalist volunteers.
The monument. a large pillar. was
erected in memory of III employees
of the British East India Company
who lost their lives in 1856
smothered to death in the famous
black hole room IS feet square,
I'm which 146 prisoners had been
thrust by Surajah Dowlah, a Bengali
ruler.
Three OF those who tried to damage
the monument were sent to Jail for
one year. after they admitted in
court that they were determined to
demolish the pillar. and other of
tenders are in prison awaiting trial
One of the latter, a youth of nine
teen. came all the way from Marina
Guzerat, but was intercepted.
The attempted mutilations have
been made by individuals apparently
working on their own initiative. In
each case they carried flag and a
hammer. Representatives OF both
the Calcutta Khilifat committee and
the local congress committee dis
claim any connection. a large force
of armed police now guards the
monument day and night
Evening star., 1923-07-19
OFFICIAL NON-PARTISAN
LEAGUE ORGAN SUSPENDS
National Body's Publication Un.
able to Continue Because of
Financial Troubles.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 19.-The Ma
tfonal Non-partisan League lost an
other publication when 1t announced
In the current issue Of the National
Leader, official organ of the league,
that the paper had been forced to
suspend on account of financial diff
ficulties
The Fargo Courier-News. North
Dakota, official daily paper of the
league. recently was sold to interests
not connected with the league be-
cause of similar diffic ulties.
The Leader in an editorial explain
ing the reason for its suspension says
that collection of membership fees
in the league by the state organiza- :
tions instead of the national body cut
off its funds and that there was no
money available for operating the
paper.
Post-dated checks also contributed
to it's difficulties as well as those of
the league, the explanation says. de-
clarfng that in the seven years of the
leagues history the national Office
has accumulated nearly s2.00O.000 in
unpaid post-dated checks. the greater
portion of which are now worth
less"
Evening star., 1923-07-19
crop CONDITIONS
!. GENERALLY GOOD
Department of Agriculture
Reports Labor Shortage
Still Prevalent.

Generally favorable conditions for
crops prevailed during the first half
of July, and live stock is in good con-
dition. semimonthly reports to the
Department of Agriculture indicate.
The farm labor shortage continues
general although the situation has
been satisfactorily handled in most
localities thus far.
Cotton continued to improve on the
whole, and growth made good prog
ress. although the crop is still some
what backward. Fields are clean and
well cultivated. Picking has begun
In southern Texas. The boil weevil
is active in most of the territory. be-
ing particularly bad in Florida and
southern Georgia, and causing de-
cline in the condition. The general
dry weathef has checked the boil
weevil in other sections.
Corn Crop Doing Well.
The corn crop is late. but Is growing
rapidly. with generally favorable
weather. although rain is needed in
some areas. The crop has suffered
injury in spots from excessive rains
and in some localities from great
up in condition.
The winter wheat harvest is on in
a large part of the belt and threshing
Is in full swing in southern areas.
Good yields are general, except IN a
few small areas. and the quality is
excellent as a rule. In northern areas
the crop is near the cutting stage and
harvest is. about to begin.
Winter rye is showing slightly bet
ter condition than wheat in most
a,,I I,nr N 10
Spring Wheat Filling.
Spring wheat in northern areas is
mostly in the filing stage. with
weather conditions favorable. Stem
rust damage is only nominal to date
but infection is present to a greater
extent than last year. prospects foi
the crop are fair to good in the more
southerly areas.
Oat yields appear to be light IN
many areas. Barley is being harvest
ed in southern sections, with gooo
yields, as a rule. Flax has had IA
vorable weather. Rice Is making
good growth. Early potatoes have
suffered from dry weather in many
sections. where yields have been un-
satisfactory.
Rains Improve Potatoes.
Late potatoes have made improve
ment of late in sections where rains
have obtained. Sweet potatoes have
suffered from lack of sufficient mois'
ture. Tobacco generally is doing well
although rain is needed in some sec
tions.
Meadows and pastures are short ir
eastern sections, due to drought Tht
hay crop as a whole is likely to bt
short. Ranges generally are in goot
shape. though needing rain in the
mountain states and in Texas. Sugar
cane is making good growth and su'
gar beets are in good condition in al
areas.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
BUSINESS AT GLANCE.

ATLANTA, Ga. July 19.--Building
here this year will total about $780,
noO. 900. it is predicted. Total permits
for the first half year aggregated
S17,725.337 Onefamily residences
lead in construction.
NEW ORLEANS, July s19.-This
city's right to put into effect coming
regulations has been upheld unani-
mously by the state supreme court
Real estate values are expected to be
enhanced considerably as a result.
CHARLOTTE. n. c., July 19-The
CarteX Company. which began the
manufacture of underwear about two
months ago. is seeking to double the
capacity of the plant. Daily output
now is 125 dozen suits of underwear,
which does not equal the demand.
RALEIGH. u. c.. July 19-Since
January L thes North Carolina state
highway commission has awarded
contracts totaling s2.740,000 for the
construction of 1872 miles of top soil
and hard surface highways through
out the state.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
PENNSY NOW SEEKING
GATEWAY TO ONTARIO

PHILADELPHIA. July 19.-The
pennsylvania railroad is understood
to be laying plans to enter Ontario.
probably through ali operating agree
ment with Pere Marquette which
will provide for the interchange of
freight traffic at Buffalo. That this
can be accomplished without any new
construction. but merely through a
rearrangement of the use of terminal Is
in the Buffalo district is the opinion
teld here by operating men and traf-
fic experts. F. H. Alfred, president
and general manager of the Pere
Marquette, said yesterday that a
traffic agreement would be feasible
and that by means of such a measure
the Pennsylvania would be able to
obtain a considerable volume of traf-
fic destined to points on its own line,
as well as a greatly increased volume
of coal traffic.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,. July 10
The production of coal In the ffth
and ninth districts of Illinois for the
last six months was 6.764.603 tons.
DETROIT. July ia special re-
port from the Traverse cherry dis
trict predicts higher prices because
of inability to get pickers and the
shortage of crops elsewhere. Future
prices are being advanced rapidly.
SEATTLE. July 19.-Curtailment of
lumber production is shown i'm to-
days report of the West Coast Lum-
bermen's Association for the week
ending July II and covering IS per
mills of western Washington and
western Oregon. Production was
only per cent above normal ca
pacity.
PORTLAND. Ore. July i9.-Open-
ing values on Columbia river salmon
were below the actual cost to pack
ers, it was announced today. Lead
Ing eastern buyers, however, feel
that prevailing prices are too high
for them to take on canned salmon
now. Purchases run from 16h to
90 cents a pound.
WICHITA FALLS. Tex, July "a
About $l,250.000 was involved in the
deal by which the Magnolia Petro-
leum Company has taken over the
holdings of the Kansas Gulf Oil Com
pany. The deal involves 140 produc-
ing wells in the northwest and the
Burke Burnett town site pools.
CAMDEN. y, j., July 19.-New Jer-
sey farmers are being paid Sc a crate
for their tomatoes. Shipments from
Swedesboro are running about four
thousand crates daily. Growers prob
ably will realize from $1,000 to $1,000
an acre.
TOPEKA, July l9.-Milk was ad-
yanced one cent quart here today
to cover increased cost of keeping the
product iced.
PITTSBURGH July 19.-The sum-
mer remnant sale of the largest de-
partment store established new
high record in volume of business of
this character. One hundred per cent
more shirts were sold than year
ago.
Evening star., 1923-07-19

Clinton Pollan of the United States
Army. declared the child was a whr
baby, and that its father was an Amer
icsn soldier killed in France. She testi-
fled that when ii was born she gave it
to her sister, Mrs. Shosted. with the.
understanding she was to have it back
when she was able TO care for it.
But Mrs. Shosted declared it was
agreed she should keep the baby. She
also testified her former husband, now
dead, was its father and that he and
her sister both confessed" to her. She
told of having pretended the child was
born to her to "save her sister from
disgrace" and TO protect her husbands
good name"
Evening star., 1923-07-19
RECEIVER is SOUGHT
FOR 4,5OO, 900 CONCERN
Union Coal Stripping and Mining
Company Also Sued on $2O4,-
$50 Mortgage.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July Zap
pointment of receiver for the Union
Coal Stripping and Mining Company, a
$4,000, 900 Cleveland concern. and fore
closure of s204.5S0 mortgage on the
companys property were asked in n
suit filed in Belmont county common
pleas court yesterday. according to dis
patches from st. Clairsville, Ohio.
The suit was brought by b. d. North
rop, owner of Washington (Pa.) foun-
dry, holder of the mortgage. U. r.
Wagner of Hartville, Ohio. president of
the company, said over the long-dis-
tance telephone that the deep mines OF
the company were closed on July /, but
that the strip mines still are in opera a
ton.
II was at the company's strip mines
at New Lafferty that John l. Majors
was killed by a mob of miners several
months ago.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
MARYLAND MAKES LARGE
SHIPMENTS OF APPLES

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. July 10. - The New
York upstate producing districts dur
ing the first six months of 1923 sup
piled the New York city wholesale
fruit and vegetable markets with 2,26O
cars OF apples. 512 cars OF cabbage, 96
ears of celery, 490 cars of onions and
1859 cars of white potatoes.
Maryland and Delaware. as well as
New Jersey, new crop apples were in
liberal supply today. The bulk of the
fruit consisted of small sized stock
and met an exceedingly little demand
even at extremely low prices. Bushel
hampers sold as follows: Yellow
transparent. so cents to 81: Starr.
Sl.25a$3: Dutchess, so cents to SIPS.
lie Comte pears from Georgia are
steadily increasing in quantity and
offerings are. improving in quality AS
well as in size. Barrels brought most
ly S5. while bushel hampers sold from
S1.75 to S2.25.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
F0ILS LYNCHING PARTY.
Policeman Rescues Man as MOI
Looks for Hanging Place.

NEW YORK, July 19.-whjle a
mob looked yainly along 9TH
avenue near 37th street for a post on
which to lynch James Gullatte, q
negro porter, a policeman last night
battled his way to the prisoners
rescue and locked him in garage
for safe-keeping until a patrol wagon
came.
cepting
The negro was charged with at
tempting to assault an eleven-year-
old white girl, whom he had dragged
into doorway. Screaming women
and shouting men attacked him. He
was kicked and beaten and with a
clothesline tied about his neck was
being led on a search for a stringing-
up place when the patrolman charged
with gun and night stick.
Great deposits of tar sands have
been found in the northern parts of
Alberta, Canada.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
ROAD CHANGES HANDS.
Charlottesville & Albermarle
Railway Sold by Baltimore Men.

BALTIMORE. July 19.-The Char
lo.tesville and Albemarle Railway
Company, operating railway and
electric light systems in Albemarle
county and Charlottesville, Va. was
recently sold to banking interests
which control the Staunton Lighting
Company. and the latter company has
been acquired by the Virginia West
ern Power Company.
The Charlottesville and Albemarle
Railway Company was owned by
Baltimoreans. Only the common
stock. however, was sold, the price
paid being in excess of 625,000,'it is
said.
The Charlottesville and Albemarle
since it's purchase by local interests
about ten years ago, when 1t was in a
run down condition. has been re-
habilitated until 1T is said to be one
of the most profitable utilities COM
panies in the country.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
MORE SURPLUS CARS.

Despite the fact that the roads are
handling freight in record volume,
they are able to show further in
creases in the number of idle freight
cars in good order and Immediately
available to fill the demands of ship
pers. "A report by the American Rail-
way Association shows that on July
z the total of surplus cars amounted
to 1867. an increase of 431 over the
total on June 80. Surplus box cars in
good order numbered 1921. a gain of
2,745, while. surplus coal cars number
ed 1920, an increase of 724 within the
same period.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
SEAT BRINGS $500.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-The New
York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
membership of A. Schonberg has been
sold to George Fl. Finlay & Co. for
$500. which is the same price as in
the last previous sale.
B. B. Bryan has purchased the New
York Cotton Exchange membership
held by the, estate Of the ]ate Sam G.
Coleman for S26,200. a decline of 500
from the previous sale.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. July 19.-Cotton spot
limited demand; steady. Good mid
ding, 1881; fully middling. 1871;
middling. 1856; low middling, 1888;
goodt ordinary. 14.S1; ordinary, 14.51
Sales, 1000 bales, including 1000
American. Receipts. 1000 bales, in
cluding 700 American. Futures closed
quiet but steady: July, 1884: Octo-
Der. 1917; December. 1916: January
1851; March. 12.49; May, 1897.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
TEMPLE CONTRACT LET.
Masonic Fraternity Plans for So,
100000 Building.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ST. LOUIS. July 19.-The contract
for the S2,5OO.000 York Rite Masonic
Temple here will be given to the
Westlake Construction Company. In
stead of a direct or cost-plus con-
tract, however, the construction COM
pany will act in a supervising ca
pacitv on material contracts
Evening star., 1923-07-19
MOTHER DENIED BABY
SHE LOANED SISTER
Court Leaves Girl With Aunt, Who
Took Child Born Out of
Wedlock.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, July 19.-Su-
perior Judge Leslie Hewitt has award
ed the custody of ffve-year-old June
Shosted to her aunt and foster mother,
Mrs. Elsie Shosted. denying the habess
corpus petition of the childs mother,
Mrs. Lois Pollan, by which the latter
sought to recover the baby she "1oaned''
to her sister in Kansas five years ago.
Mrs. Pollan, now the wife of Capt.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
HAT FACTORIES CLOSE.

BALTIMORE. Md, July 19.-Several
of the big straw hat factories here
have closed for the usual summer
recess and others will follow during
the month. More than 100000 dozen
straw hats were produced here for
the present season. and the 1850 op-
eratives employed received about
100000 in wages.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
BARTLETT PEAR PRICES
REDUCED IN CALIFORNIA
Eastern Jobbers Refuse to Do Busi-
ness on Basis of Original
Charges.
By the .AssOcis ted Press.

BY the AssOcia ted Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, July 19.-
The price of Bartlett pears to can
ners in California has been reduced
from $50 to S35 a ton for the No.
| grade and from $50 to s25 ton
for the No. grade, it was an
nounced today by the California
Pear Growers Association. The can
ners said that eastern jobbers re-
fused to do business with them on
the basis of prices first quoted.
The crop is approximately 175.000
tons, the same as last year, the as
sociation announced. The No. l
grade last year sold for S71 a ton.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
LABOR NOW AT PEAK.

NEW ORLEANS. July 10 Especially.
"A survey of the labor situation in
this city and state shows greater en-
ployment for all classes, including
common labor, than at any time since
carpenters in this city has affected
building operations little, as many
non-union men are employed.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
IMPROVING PLANT.

The Bethlehem Steel Corporation Is
completing another open hearth steel
furnace and is expected to blow II
in soon. It's equipment will include
a 0.000-kilowatt steam turbine and
accompanying steam boilers, which
are now being installed.
Evening star., 1923-07-19

Measures to increase the number of
woman pastors and to give them a
more satisfactory standing in the
denomination are expected to come
before the biennial meeting of the
National Council of Congregational
Churches, to be held at Springfield,
Mass. in October
Evening star., 1923-07-19
BUTTER PRICES STEADY.

CHICAGO. July 19.-Butter steady;
receipts. 7,40S tubs; creamery extras
3T1R: standards. 81; extra firsts, 35 5k
a36; firsts. Sass: seconds. 33a331a.
Eggs lower; receipts. 12.503 cases:
firsts. 22A a221a: ordinary firsts. 20h
AL; storage pack. extras, 24ha2412 !;
storage pack, firsts, 231a.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
POWER CONTRACT SIGNED.

DANvILLE. Va, July 19.-The APP
palachian Power Company has signed
a coptract with the town council of
Martinsville under the terms Of which
IL will deliver hydro ele ctric power
aon- Biuefield. w. Va.,s for term OF
S2D6 years.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
OLIVE OIL BRINGS
SILKY SHEEN TO
DULLEST HAIR

What is the secret that is CIV
ing beautiful hair to thousands of
women? Simply the use of Olive
Oil in the shampoo. Hair special
lists say that hair should never
be washed without it. For it keeps
hair from dry, brittle dullness.
You can have this luxury at home
now cheaply. Just get bottle of
PALMOLIVE SHAMPOO-at any
drug or department store. Use il
but few times and you will mar
vel at the lovely sheen it gives to
your hair. Cleanses gently. Leaves
hair cIeaming and soft as finest
silk.-EGvertiseme
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-17
CIVIC PRIDE.

w banquet of the Denver Coored Civic Association
unseish organization to
will
in right
already accomplished
farther solely its limited
victim of
grumbles things
pitfalls will certain strength and nfu
Denver Civic
reliance be placed this
American white constituted vastly
Lincoln banquet
Colored Civic
president Monday
Negroes had enrolled members
right brand of civic pride should enable him
number
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-17

Obviously child denied play and forbidden school refused that phys
cal development and opportunity learning important its c
renhp democracy Certainly the nation has interest the
citizenship Child labor injuries only the individual cd
but also it Injuries society at large
appears that the only formidable opponents Of action by congress
ably hold that
forbid child labor and fuer that under federal ought
by constitutional amendment be vested with such powers But it
will be remembered that the Supreme courts decisions have been by
The handed by majority of to
the majority holding that the federal act of 1916 invaded the rights Of
The states
Since the liberation of child labor group of states establishes
which
lively the labor of little Children know that such ompe
ton tends delay thwart advanced legislation by the states
The has become economic unit production state
affected by and conditions of production in another state The
country becoming increasingly social political unit Its citizens
everywhere must suffer from continuing injury its citizens
part of the union.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-17
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE.
No 227q

Whereas, Louis Grives. by deed Of
trust dated the 22nd day of June. 1922,
which is recorded in book 3505. page
1872, of the records in the office of the
Clerk and Recorder of the City and
County of Denver, Colorado, duly con-
veyed to the Public Trustee in and for
the City and County of Denver. Colora-
do. the following described real estate
in the City and County of Denver. Colo
rado. to-wit: All of Lots numbered
thirty-one t3D, and the south one-half
of thirty-two tSh 32) in Block num-
bered fifteen G5), Arlington Park, fur
ther known as 445 Washington ST., which
deed of trust was made to secure the
payment of one promissory note of
even date with said deed of trust for
the sum of Two Thousand (s2.00000)
dollars, payable to the order of Amanda
V. Macleod. $4,000 per month or more
after the date thereof, with interest
thereon at six per cent per annum un-
til paid, interest payable monthly. as Is
more particularly set forth in said deed
of trust reference to which is hereby
made for greater certainty; and,
Whereas, The said Louis Grives and
all persons claiming by. through or un-
der him, having defaulted in the pay
ment of all installments on principal
terest thereon and the legal holder of
said note having elected on account of
said default to declare said note un-
Now. Therefore, At the written re-
quest of The Pioneer State Bank. the le-
gal holder of said note. pursuant to
L,
in and for the City and County of DEN
yer. Colorado, do hereby give notice
that 1 will at the hour of 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of
TUESDAY. MARCH 9TH, 1923.
at the fremont street front door of the
Court House, in the City and County of
Denver, Colorado, sell a public auction,
to the highest and best bidder for cash,
the said described premises. and all the
right, title and interest of the said
Louis Grives, his heirs and assigns
therein. for the purpose of paying the
indebtedness secured by said deed of
trust, and the cost and expenses of eX-
ecuting this trust, and will deliver to
the purchaser a certificate of sale as
provided by law.
Dated at Denver, Colorado, February
1st, 1928.
EDWARD NJ SABIN,
Public Trustee in and for the City and
County of Denver, Colorado.
First publication. February 3rd. 1923.
Last publication, March Bird, 1928.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-17
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas. William Anderson, by deed
of trust, dated the 4th day OF Octoper'
1921, which is recorded in book 3495,
page 1856, of the records in the office
of the Clerk and Recorder of the City
and County of Denver. Colorado. duly
conveyed to the Public Trustee in and
for the City and County of Denver,
Colorado. the following described real
estate in the City and County of Dem
yer. Colorado, to-wit: Lot IL. block b,
Hunts Addition: which deed of trust
was made to secure the payment OF
one promissory note of even date with
said deed of trust. for the sum OF
able to the order of L. j.. De Bar. six
months after the date thereof. with
interest thereon at 10 per cent per an
mum until paid, interest payable
forth in said deed of trust. reference
to which is hereby made for greater
certainty: and.
and all persons claiming by, through
or under him. having defaulted in the
payment of the principal of said note
also in payment of S17.S4 premium on
fire insurance policy. and $4,000 inter.
est paid on prior lien. and the legal
holder of said note, having elected on
account of said default to declare said
Now, Therefore, At the written re-
quest of L. ]. De Bar. the legal holder
Of said note pursuant to law. I, the
undersigned, Public Trustee in and for
the City and County of Denver, Colo
rado. do hereby give notice that viii.
at the hour of 10 o'clock in the fore
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1928.
at the fremont street front door of
the Court House. in the City and
County of Denver. Colorado, sell at
public auction, to the highest and best
bidder for cash, the said described
premises and all the right. title and
interest of the said William Anderson.
his heirs and assigns therein. for the
purpose of paying the Indebtedness Sc
cured by said deed of trust, and the
cost and expenses of executing this
trust, and will deliver to the pur-
chaser a certificate of sale as provided
Dated at Denver ColoradoS January
IS, 1928.
Public Trustee in and for the City and
County of Denver, Colorado.
First publication, January 20, 1923.
Last publication. February II. 1928.