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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-14
Wonderful! Wonderful!

correspondent, in sympathy with Germany sadly ca
bes that grass has begun to sprout the tops of thou
sands Of freight cars idle in the Ruhr since the French
entered, last January.
Whereupon, French correspondent announces that it's
all right The French will and bale the grass when
it is ripe enough to make good hay.
All we've got to say is, "Ain't Nature Wonderful?o
Last January put 81 worth of grass seed on TOP Of our
perfectly good front yard and it sprouts chck-weed
and "pusey"
fuency Of speech in women IL owing
10 scarcity Of maer-Swft.
~Next Congress Consider Tnxpaycrs says headline Nae
but good
Todays plan universal peace Photographs
The Washington times., 1923-06-29

Gold reserves show a decline TOE
the week Of $1S,300,0O0. The gold
movement. partly through the set
Element fund, was largely away from
New York city, the local reserve
bank reporting a decrease in it's gold
reserves of $S6 100, 900. Chicago re-
ports decrease Of $5,S00,000, and
smaller decreases, totaling $500, 900,
are shown for. five other reserve
banks The largest increase in gold
reserves for the week, amounting to
50, 900, is reported by the Cleve+
land bank, st. Louis shows an in
crease of $1,000, 900, and smaller in
creases, aggregating $14,200,000, are
shown for the Philadelphia, Boston
and Richmond banks.
Holdings Of paper secured by Gov
ernment, obligations increased during
the week from $3.50, 200, 900 to $685.
300, 900. OF the total held on June
%, $243, 000, 900 or 63.4 per cent, were
secured by United States. bonds;
$121, 500, 900, or 31.7 per cent, by
Treasury notes. and $18,S00.000, or
40 per cent; by Treasury certifi-
Gates, compared with 1926, 900 900,
10000. 900 and $17,500,O00 reported
the week before.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
DISPLAY.
IRREGULAR
TONE
Market Starts off in BuIIish
Fashion, But Trading
s Soon Falls OFF,. ~,
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, June 29.-Stocks
were highly irregular in the first
two hours trading on the stock ex'
change today. The market started
off with rush of. buying both for
long and short account. The sharp
advances recorded in various issues
suggested scarcity of stocks at
current prices and for time 1t ap-
peared as If yesterdays recovery
would be continued well into to.
days" session. However, much to
the disappointment Of those bullish-
ly inclined, the demand tapered off,
and at the beginning Of the second
hour most gains were Cancelled.
The bears, flushed with success
by their recent experiments, ifnmedi.
ately sensed the gradually dwindling
buying power and once more
searched the market for weak spots
in the hope of starting the ball roll
ing again. Independent steel stocks
were singled out as their main tar
get for attack. Bears were helped
by reports of a slightly falling off
in steel plants activities, but aside
from establishing new low points In
Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel.
they failed to bring about renewed
unsettlement in the general list.
Fake kilograms received by a
large number of brokerage houses
eminating from Chicago and signed
by w. j. Stewart, predicting price
cutting by automobile manufac.
turers. and urging selling of motor
shares, testified to the bearish
propaganda, which is constantly
flooding the Wall Street district. No
selling came into the automobile
stocks except in Chandler Motor.
which declined to a new low for
the year, despite the recent denial
by an official of the company that
the present dividend is in danger.
Business in the second hour pro-
ceeded- in a slow fashion. Bearish
tactics were suspended, as no long
stock could be dislodged and the
market was allowed to drift without
getting anywhere. Railroad stocks
were steadily accumulated at frac-
tionally higher prices. Baltimore
and Ohio, which was very weak
yesterday, recovered most of it's loss
on the report that the dividend may
be resumed at the next dividend
meeting. Equipment, oil and COP
per stocks did not attract much at.
tention, but ruled steady.
Call money renewed at 6 per cent.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
POPE Plus IS SCORDED AS
GERMAN pROPAOANDIST

PARIS. June 2s.-DurinG senate
debate on Ruhr credits this after
noon Chairman Beranger. Of the
senate finance committee, accused
Pope Plus Xl OF spreading German
propa ganda. Beranger said 1t lis
questionable II there Ia need for
France to maintain an ambassador
at the Vatican any longer"
Beranger was referring to the
papal note Of Wednesday, treating
on the Ruhr problem,
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
Liberty Bonds.
by ". B. Hibbs, q CO. !

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs q Coz
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
PLANS
NEW NOTION
WARDEBT
Considers Asking France and
Belgium for Commission
of Experts.

LONDON. June 29.-It was report
ed in diplomatic circles this after.
noon that Great Britain is consider
Ing another note to France and Bel
GUM proposing that an international
commission of experts fix the
amount of reparations Germany
must pay and the method Of pay
ment.
A similar suggestion was made by
Secretary OF State Charles Evans
Hughes and later by the Germans
themselves in their reparations note.
To Continue Resistance,
ELBERFELD, Germany, June 90.
Germans will continue their pas
sive resistance against military oc-
cupation, Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno
said in a speech here today
"Unwavering In our calm, firm
policy, We hope passive resistance
will bring about q solution" de.
clared the chancellor. He urged all
Germans Germans to restrain their
passions, adding:
I'VE must stay within the limits
OF passive resistance and not give
way to active resistance"
In a previous speech at Barnnen,
Chancellor Cuno expressed salts.
tactic mover the Ruhr note Of Pope
Plus XII.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
D|STRICT BAN K
PROMOTES
0FFUTT
Popular Young Cashier Is Made
Vice President at Board a
/, & 49, ! Meeting.
~ HARRY GusACK.

H9aeary 4. Offutt, jr., cashier OF
the District National Bank was
elected & vice president OF that III
stitufapny at a meeting OF the board
OF directors yesterday afternoon
MrtmOffntt, who .iA recognized as
being one of the leading and Most
popular of Washington'e younger
bankers, has been with the District
National Bank for..fiva years. Pre-
vious to his connection with the
District, he was treasurer Of the
Continental Trust Company. which
position he took after resigning
from the Farmers Rank and Trust
Company. of Kensington, Md.
= Mr., Offutt's promotion. to vice
president Of the District National
Bank 4 is. fitting tribute paid him
by the board of directors for his
Aplendid services as cashier OF that
fnstitution. In addition to his serv.
ices as vice. president, Mr.. Offutt
viii continue his duties as cashier.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
Local Stocks.
SALES.


Capital Traction SIS. $1,oo0@ss'
81, O00@96.
Potomac Electric fihst SIS. $1,000
or.
Potomac Electric g. b Ref. S's of
1863, $500@102.
Wardman Park Hotel 6's, $4,000
90.
Capital Traction. 1o@1ooR. 1@1o1.
10@1007s.
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 10@66h.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred. 1o072b, 1o@72h. TO
TN.
Washington Gas Light, 1o04S.
1004S, 4@4S.
Real Estate Insurance Company,
5@120.
Lanston Monotype, 1o@75A. 100
75A, 3075A.
After CALI
Capital Traction Company. SO
1909, 2@100B.
Capital Traction SIS. $1,O00@96K
Washington Railway and Electric
common. 5@66h, 6066h.
Money-Call loans, and per
cent.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
LATEST NEWS OF
FINANCIAL WORLD
Oil Stocks.
FURNISHED BY W. y. fTibbs d Co.
Prices at noon; Bid. Asked.

Furnished by W. y. iTibss q CO..
Prices at noon: Bid. Asked.
Anglican. OH Co.. new. IzEI AS
Borne-Scrymser Co. .I12z l127
Buckeye Pipe Line Co. 4 50 "a
Cheseborough Mfg. Co. 1928 1928
Continental OH o...:..IsS6 Il 81
Crescent Pipe Line Coz i H. 10
Cumberland Pipe Line. i % I101
Eureka Pipe, Line. 49,. .t1g0 I1o2
Galena- Sig. Oil Co, COM 50 Ii so
Galena-Sig. OIL Co., pfd .f104 I106
Illinois Pipe Line Co. Hiss .I158
Indiana Pipe Line Co. :. 9S 80
National Transit Co = 2s%l 24G
NJ. Y. Transportation4C Co. % i101
Northern Pipe Line Co.. 81 98
Ohio on Co. ............ $50 so
Prairie Oil & Gas Co.. lisa l186
Prairie Pipe Line Co.. .IfOO t101
Solar Refining Co.. ,. ITO ITS
Southern Pipe Line Co.. IS 96
South Penn. Oil Co... l13S l140s
Southwest. Pa. p. l.. Co. 70 81
Standard Oil Co. tCalif.) so 50N
Standard Oil Go. stInd.l. IS 55M
Standard Oil Co. lKaD.l. 39El 4ah
Standard Oil Co. (Ky.l.. sc ST.
Standard Oil Co. lNebJ .l21O i220
Standard on Co. IN. -. 37Nf 37ts
Standard Oil Co. (Ohiob. I2?5 1880
Swan & Finch Co. IS 20
Union Tank Line Co... So %
Vacuum Oil Co.. 46 46k
Washington OH Co..... IS 81
Pa Mexican Fuel $1,000. Is Is
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
Curb Stocks.

(Furnished BY w. b. Hibbs a Col
uffnaa NJ Nom. Bid. ASK.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
Condition. Of Reserve Banks.

Aggregate increases of $55sS0O, 900
in. earning asse.s, of which $4,000
900 represents an increase in dis.
counted and purchased paper and
$13,4O0,000 an increase in United
States securities, are shown in the
Federal Reserve Boards weekly con-
solidated bank statement issued as
at close of business on June q, 1928.
Deposit liabilities show an increase
for the week of $15,300,000. Federal
reserve note circulation increased by
$4,000, 900, while cash. reserves fell
off So, 500s0eO. In consequence of
these changes, the reserve ratio
shows a decline for the week from
VS. to 1873 per cent.
Holdings or discounted bills show
a further advance Of $43 900, 900. The
New York reserve bank shows an
increase of$21, 100000 in it's holdings
OF discounted paper. Chicago an in
crease of about 81 900 900. San Fran
cisco an increase Of over SIC, 00O. 900
and four other banks q combined
increase of $9,300,000. Decreases in
the holdings Of discounted paper
totaling about $4,000, 900 are shown
for, the Boston, Atlanta, st. Louis,
Minneapolis and Kansas City banks.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29
a. E shanffer. Promoted.

George e. Stauffer, WeII-known
among Washington bankers as a
former bank examiner, has been
made vice president of the Fourth
Street National Bank Of Philadel.
phia. Mr.. Stauffer will assume his
new position July 2.
The Washington times., 1923-06-29

WE BUY, SELL AND QUOTE
fUnlfstsA 9iosks, Bonds aBA 0souhities
y.ssss.s .. ~ EVse1 Description .. 4
- GAIL. WAITE Or PHONE MAIN 4s2
RIEMER co. s $780, ~ 2. :: y.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
FARM BUREAU DRIVE
MAKES GREAT PROGRESS
Old Mattaponi Ferryn,an
Crosses River Last Time

David Webb, long a familiar figure
IN Worcester county, died last Satur-
day morning about o'clock.
He had been for 80 years the ferry
man at Mattaponi, and, consequently,
known to thousands who have been
rowed across the river at that point.
Mr.. Webb had been suffering for
some years with tubercular trouble of
the lungs, but the immediate cause
Of his death was bronchial pneumonia.
He was lifelong Democrat, and
a man who stood high n the estima-
tion of his contemporaries. He is sur
vived by his wife, and three brothers:
John and Wash at Girdletree, and
George, at Salisbury. He is also the
uncle Of Mrs. A. L. Blades residing in
Pocomoke on Cedar street.
Mr.. Webb's funeral was held in the
Presbyterian Church at Snow Hill.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
GIVEN SURPRISE PARTY
ON HIS 44TH BIRTHDAY
Charles L~Mason Feted By Family
And Friends Thursday Night
Of Last Week.

On Thursday evening, March 15tf
Charles Mason was given a Surpris.!
party by his family and friends, te
honor the forty-fourth anniversary o1
his birth.
The tables were beautifully deco.
rated, the center of each being filled
with large, suitably inscribed birth
day cakes.
The rooms were decorated with
placards, while flowers Of all colors
and description added a spring-like
charm to the festivities.
Among the many presents stood e
handsome, comfortable chair present
ed to Mr.. Mason by his friends.
Harry w. Jackson and Thad Winder
provided the music for the occasion
and we'll into the wee small hours of
Friday morning most enjoyable time
was had by all.
Among the guests present We're:
Drs. Hall, Parker and Wilford; w. d.
Keim, J. Frank Wilson, J. Milton
Clogg, J. Harry Young, Orie Britting-
ham, Clarence E. Robertson, Allen p.
Schoolfield, Harry c. Mears, Hugh
McMichael, William Mason, Homer
Hughes, L. T. Parks, ]. H. Parks,
Granville Adams, Rensey Somers, r.
v. Gladding, Harry Schoolfield, Fos-
ter Davis, Norris Young, F. E. Hud-
son, John Callahan, James Dryden,
James Sexton, VI S. Maskell, w. A.
Hayman, Willial II. Robinson, Geo.
G chinn, Edwa Gray and Harold
Birmingham.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WINS
HISTORICAL ESSAY PRIZE
Governors Secretary
Accepts Ne.U Position

w. Oscar Anderson, Jr., has resign
ed his post as executive secretary t,
Governor Richie, which he has helt
since shortly before the Governors
Inauguration three years ago. The
resignation was announced by the
Governor Tuesday.
Mr.. Anderson will become manager
Of the Baltimore city district for The
R. L. Dollings Company, investment
bankers, which made him an offer q
short time ago. He will continue t:
give his attention to affairs at the
Governors office until Gov. Richie
returns from a weeks vacation at The
South Carolina estate Of Bernard NJ
Baruch, where he will go Wednesday.
Mr.. Anderson became secretary to
the Governor on January 1, 1920. He
had been a newspaper political write-
for 10 years.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
Membership Campaign Being
Conducted In County
This Week
INITIAL DRIVE EXPECTED TO
NET FIVE HUNDRED MEMBERS

Notwithstanding the bad weather
and road conditions existing last week,
the Farm Bureau drive made re-
markable progress. Meetings were
held throughout the county at twenty
enc OF the twenty-three meeting plac-
es according to the schedule. The
attendance at these meetings was very
Encouraging and showed the interest
manifested in the Farm Bureau
movement. Without an exception
each meeting appointed it's quota of
drivers and solicitors to take part in
the membership campaign being con.
Quoted this week.
Even the most optimistic support
lers Of the Farm Bureau movement IN.
the country did not anticipate results
gotten by the solicitors during the
rainy days Of the first part of tia
week. Sixty members were secured
the first day, one hundred and TWEEN.
ty-seven the second day and it is be-
l;eved that during the remaining por.
ton of the drive even greater results
will be realized.
Farmers from all parts of the coun-
ty are taking an active part in this
movement and are donating at least
one day to the cause by lending their
services either as a driver or a So
licitor. One solicitor in Newark vi
cinity reports canvassing thirteen
members and receiving thirteen men,
berships. Another one in Pocomokc
district reports nineteen members oat
Of twenty-one solicited. The interest
is, therefore, very evident.
The Farm Bureau committee pre-.
diets that by Saturday night at the
completion Of the initial drive more
than five hundred farmers will have
signed as Farm Bureau members. The
cleanup drive to be conducted next
week may add several more hundred
to the total. This is no doubt one of
the greatest movements to better the
agricultural conditions of the country
that has ever been launched and Wor-
cester county is taking her place a
mong the foremost counties in the
State.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
FORD FEBRUARY SALES
BREAK FORMER RECORD
1l6,0S0 Sold With 5000 Daily Turn
over Unable To Meet Great
Demand.

Detroit, March 17.-With 10000
Ford cars sold at retail in February
new record for the shortest month
il the year has been established
February sales exceeded those o1
January by more than $1,000 anG
marked the eleventh month for which
Ford sales have topped the 100000
line.
This sales record bears out predic'
tions made at the opening Of the
year that an acute shortage in Ford
cars is certain and this shortage is
expected to be felt within the next
two months with the increased volume
Of car buying which is always attend
ant upon the spring months.
Even the high production schedule
set at the Ford Motor Company's fac
tory here, which will reach 5000 cars
and trucks day about April 1, will
be unable to meet the apparent de-
nnand for Ford products.
February sales Of 116,0s0 cars were
made in the face of unfavorable
weather conditions in many sections
Of the country, which tied up freight
traffic and prevented many deliveries.
Yet with even these unfavorable con-
ditions, the February sales topped
those of January by Is per cent. and
set new high record for mid-winter
selling.
With February the eleventh month
in which Ford car sales have gone ov-
er the 100000, the total for this per-
iod is close to 1,25O,00O cars.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
new FERRY line TO
SHORE NOW ASSURED
Route. Will Be Operated From
Queenstown To Baltimore And
To Be Started Soon.

The ferry line from Queenstown tt
Bay Shore seems now to be assured
This route will be operated by the
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Ferry
Company, now running boats between
Rock Hall, in Kent county land Bay
Shore.
The Queenstown route was former
ls managed by the Peninsula Ferry
Corporation, which ran line from
Love Point to Baltimore and subse-
quently extended it to Queenstown
This company failed, the charter was
purchased by the Baltimore and East
ern Shore organization who have di-
verted the route to Bay Shore.
The State Roads Commission will
cooperate with the new owners just as
it did with the old, and has ordered the
construction of a new slip for the
boats at the Queenstown end, the con-
tract being awarded to E. Ney Dod-
sen, of Talbot countrywide began work
this week, and the line will be in ope-
ration within the next two or three
weeks.
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Ferry Line had also as it's competitors
the M. D. & v. r. r. Company, which
desired to operate boats along the
Queenstown, Love Point, and Balti-
more route; but the Bay Shore place
seemed to be the most logical, and the
charter went to the owners.
The State Roads Commission justi-
fes itself in its cooperation on the
ground that any heavy trucks which
seriously damage the thoroughfares
will seek passage across the bay in
stead Of using the roads.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
POCOMOKE WOMAN
BURIED LAST SUNDAY
Miss Ella F. Bohm Laid To Rest In
St. Mary's Protestant Epis-
copal Cemetery

Miss Ella F.. Bohm, one of POGO
moke's most respected and nearly
lifelong citizens, died last Friday
morning, week ago, at $50, never
having rallied from a stroke of pa
ralysis. Funeral services were con
Quoted in the Protestant Episcopa
Church, last Sunday, and interment II
the adjoining cemetery, Rev. Mr.. Will
Jams, a former rector, officiating.
Miss Bohm was born in Norfolk
Va, nearly sixty-eight years ago
on April s, 1855. She was a daugh
ter Of DR.. Henry Bohm, long a dentist
Of the old school residing in POGO
moke City, and well-remembered by
the older generations.
For eleven years she has been ir
the millinery business in this city
and served a large trade.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs
Clara Duer, of Pocomoke, and 6
brother, Lee Bohm, of Bridgeville
Del. also by Mrs. Harry c. Mears ane
Miss Ruby Duer, of this city; Mrs
Eena Hare and Mrs. Philip c. Hay
ward, of Baltimore-all nieces; Chas
Rev, Of Parksley, Va; Henry Bohm
Of Laurel, Del; Bernie Duer, o.
Philadelphia; and Harry Dryden, o.
Crisfield,-all nephews.
The pallbearers were: J. w. Sing
Teton, George w. Richardson, J. w
Ennis, William H. Dryden Ira T
Stevenson, and Willard J. Stevenson
Stevenson & Bro, funeral director
had charge Of the funeral.
Miss Bohm will be remembered a.
most pleasing and lovable character
The large attendance at the last sal
rites was ample proof of the high es
innate placed upon her, and Pocomok
il once more called upon to note tn
passing of one of it's most familia
and valuable personages.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-24
RETURNS HOME FROM
ROTARY CONVENTION
Delegate Clarke Reports A Bene.
ficial And Inspiring SESSION
AT Frederick

E. J.. Clarke, delegate to the annua
Convention of Rotary Clubs, held al
Frederick, Nd, last week, returned
en- Saturday last, after almost 9
weeks absence from home.
He reports most enjoyable ano
inspiring trip. The entire distance
from Pocomoke City to Frederick was
covered by auto, excep; the passage
from Claiborne to Annapolis, made by
steamboat.
To an Easternshoreman the ride
through the hills Of Western Mary.
land was novel and delightful ex-
perience. At times, Mr.. Clarke re.
ports, the highway resembled q
gravity road, it being a succession Of
steep hills for miles and miles. AS
the way progressed, the distant Blue
Ridge came into view, and the noun
tain streams dashing down the val.
Tvs.
Entering the city, one saw it lavish
ly decorated with flags and streamers
ol the National colors, all greeting the
arrival Of the expected Rotarians.
Frederick can be justly proud of its
new hotel-the Francis Scott Key
just thrown open to the public, and
not yet complete in it's construction.
T. is entirely up-to-date in every de-
tail; beautiful in its architecture and
adomment; monument to commu-
nifty enterprise, connected with which
the Rotarians are very conspicuous.
Frederick, historically, contains
many places of interest. Washington,
Lafayette, Braddock, and others of
Revolutionary fame make the city a
talking point in American annals. Not
tc be omitted is Barbara Frietchie,
champion of the nations flag, whose
loyalty was respected by the Confed-
crate hero, Stonewall Jackson-a
story tenaciously held on to by Fred
erick's citizenry, who are ready to
COIlUdL Will OH CllC CdAACoCuCoo az
their command, any attempt to rel
legate the incident to the ranks of
traditional literature.
The Rotary convention, Mr.. Clarke
tells us, was an inspiration to all who,
as Rotarians, are ready to subscribe
to the Rotary motto: "He profits
most who serves best;" not, as was
pointed out by several speakers, en-
deavor for the sake of profit, but for
the pleasure of aiding.
The Convention held the key of
Frederick in it's hands and the doors
were wide open-not necessitating a
key. The entertainment was royal,
and the great body Of Representative
men in all walks of life, will long re-
member their visit to the quaint little
city.