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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
BUS|NESSTREND
IS CITED As
GOOD
Rradstreet's Review Point.
Out Optimistic Tendencies
in Current Trade.
-. a,...,,o,,nlitan Neyvs servIce.

NEw YORK, Nov. 17.-Brad
streets Weekly Review OF Dusl'
l 0.ss,rSda and industry are stiIi ir'
ras,,lar and prices of commodities
.oSl oct This in varying up and
dorT movements. Warm weather
n northern areas tends to retaro
rataiI rhIvine and influences safes
Nv iohhars. while uncertainties a.
ia, f1Iture price levels, mold PACK
trade for spring and beyond. IaKlne
INDUSTRY as a whole, there Is an
anparent quieting down, with some
more resulting unemployment.
Optimistic Tendencies.
"vvith all these short comings, i
1. ,,aiI IN hear in mind that changes
in trade currents, price uncertain
4ias cron impairmenE and cautious
h,,ving cannot disguise the fact
that trade fs fairly good, that j.
arceeds q year ago despite al
Tavvhacks. that collections are 9
shade better; THAT current buying
world have been esteemed good n
pre-war days, the mail order trade
il excellent, that after practically
six months of million week OF
better car loadings, the current
totals are still above this mark
that q new wave OF building con
struction is indicated in Brad
streets October report, that Amer1
can cotton consumption Is the
largest since June; that unemploy
ment is still really negligible, anc
that good holiday trade is prac
ticalIy assured.
Among the various lines OF In
/ -. - kaN4 II "a
petroleum production and refining
Is depressed, that shutdowns Of soft
coal mines are reported from I'LL
nois, Ohio, West Virginia and Ala
bana, with prices the lowest OF
the year; that pig iron prices have
been marked down again, that un
filled steel orders are still being ruT
off faster than new business Ii
being booked; that lumber buying
except on the Pacific coast, hal
slackened; that the leather trades
are rather quiet, and the textile
buying and production feel price
uncertainties keenly.
Railways Steady Buyers.
ION the other hand, the strength
of cotton seems to have caused &
break in the reserved buying o.
cotton goods, which are at thu
highest price level since early May
sales of pig iron have been thu
largest in many weeks at the pre-
vailing low levels OF prices, tn,
railways are steady purchasers o.
rails and material, builders ar,
taking steel and other material
| freely, some northern cotton mill,
have increased operations, Japal
has bought nearly 100000, 900 fee
OF lumber since the earthquake ant
October export trade is the larges
since February, 1921"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
STOCKS DISPLAY
! IRREGULAR
TONE
Rsactionary Trend Noted at
Outset as Market Leaders
@ Show Slight Drop.
n. j. DUIZEND.
tcopyright. 1928. by Cosmopolitan
News Service.) {


News Service)
NEW YORK, Nov. 17-Adoltlonai
Nispatches from London and Paris,
strongly indicating the possibility OF
q snaash.up. of the entente and cables
from Germany relating to spreading
revolutionary movements in that
country. caused further unsettle-
fnent in the short session on the
stock exchange today. Whereas
yesterday :. the foreign exchanges
were the most sensitive to the Eu.
fopeafl news to the exclusion OF most
other financial markets, the uneasi-
ness spread today to such important
commodities as cotton and grain and
TO material extent to listed stocks.
Apprehension over the foreign POI
litical, outlook entirely overshadowed
DEVELOPMENTS in the domestic busi-
ness situation, although some inter-
est was attached to the noncomrnit-
tai attitude of the weekend trade
reviews, Dunss Review saying, that
''tlle same Irregularities and con-
trasts that have marked the situa-
tion In recent months are still pres
ent in different quarters"
The. reactionary trend. was plain
from the Offset. Profit-taking, no
fably in stocks, which have been
prominent in the recent rise, was the
predominant factor in the decline.
At the same time, a certain amount
Of short selling made its appearance.
encouraged by the grave aspect OF
the foreign situation.
Plenty of supporting orders were
present not far below the current
levels however. Instead of q big
open break, which could have been
expected in a market which after
being bullish for two weeks was
called to face alarming news, stocks
gave way grudgingly meeting good
demand on every fraction down.
Speculative leaders like steel COM
mon, Baldwin, Studebaker and Amer
lean, dribbled off from to points.
Shipping stocks, motor accessory and
sugar shares We're subjected to profit
taking. Oils held relatively steady.
due to the announcement by impor-
tant companies that they will take
all the crude oil offered by pipe line
and producing companies.
Railroad shares were also mod
erateIy depressed in the face of bull
1sh expectations regarding the DC.
tober earning statements, to be is
sued next week The market closed
heavy
Trading in foreign. government
bonds was again unsettled. French
71z's and French municipals declined
about point. Butnthe 8 per cent
republic bonds allied nearly points
following yesterdays sharp break.
Liberty bonds were Irregular.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
PARASITES WILL COMBAT
JAPANESE GREEN BEETLE

SEATTLE, Nov. 17.-With ten
different species OF parasites to be
used in combating the japanese
green beetle, Curtis D. Caussen, re.
search specialist of the United
States Department OF Agriculture,
and his assistant, Joseph L. King,
has arrived here from Yokohama.
The specimens will be shipped
into the United States frozen in
sleep" in cold storage, Caussen sad,
at the rate Of 100000 a year. They
will be used in an effort to rid
the Middle West Of the green beetle
which has destroyed fruit and grain
crops for many years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
TELLS THAT GIRLS STARVE
FOR SAKE OF SHAPES

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 17.-Malnu-
triton Is the base Of the modern
girls ills, and she is starving her.
self to retain her lines. said DR..
William B. Miller, a physician who
has a large following of Hamper"
patients.
"They aren't well and they aren't
III" the doctor said. There is
nothing particularly wrong except
that they are far under weight.
When I tell them that the answer
Is. Heavens, doctor, wouldn't put
on any more weight for the world.
why, I might get hippy,' or why,
doctor, if I get fat would lose my
nice thin ankles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
POLICE WHO OPPOSED
MAYOR ARE BEING FIRED
tFurniished BY w 3. Hibbs E Co.

YORK. Pa. Nov. 17.-The official
AK is beginning to fail on police.
men who, opposed actively at the
primaries and election the can
didacy Of Mayor Hugentugler. He
has notified Patrolman Will Shen-
berger; under suspension, to bring
IN his equipment.
The same action VIII be taken
also in the case Of John, Judy and
Dram Boyer. also under suspen.
zion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
MAN STRICKEN BLIND
WHILE READING PAPER

HARRISBURG. Pa. Nov. IT,
Stricken blind while reading a news
paper In local club. George Maui
man. assistant chief engineer Of che
pennsylvania railroad. and builder Of
the famous Rockville stone arch
bridge north of Harrisburg, is I'M
der the care OF two specialists.
A clot Of blood has caused theN loss
or the sight Of the eye. Ten years
ago Nauman lost his right eye when
ne was operated upon for cataracts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
Foreign Bonds.
Baltimore Grain Marker.

Wheat-Steady No. q red winter
$t.06; No. z red winter, garlicky
s1.06. Receipts, 1894 bushels
shipments, 1882 bushels.
Corn-Steady. No. 2 yellow do
nestle. old. 1922. Receipts, 4,16;
bushels; shipments, 619 bushels.
Oats-steady. No. white, do
mestic, SIC. Receipts, 5000 bushels
shipments, 38 bushels.
= Rye-Steady. No. 2 spot, export
76c. Receipts, 1.101 bushels; ship
ments, 40 bushels.
Hay-Quiet; supply more thar
ample.
Flour Unchanged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
Bank cIearings Increase.

|, NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-BanI
clearings in the United States for
the week ending November IS. as
reported to Bradstreet's journal,
New York, aggregate $7,170, 1884, 600
against $7,077, 81 900 last week and
1883, 292 900 in this week last
year. rN
Washington clearings were 23,5AI..
600, las per cent increase.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
$50 Failures in Week.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Busi.
ness failures for the week ending
November Is, number SS9, which
compare with 383 last week "a hOai-
day week., 37S In the like week
Of 1922, 474 in 1921, 307 In 1920
and no in 1919, according to Brad.
streets,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
Says College Has Repaid Cost

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Michigan
farmers in a few seasons by FOL
lowing the advice Of the Michigan
Agricultural College to raise one
variety OF grain have made extra
profits which alone would repro
duce the entire college plant, e. B.
Hill, assistant dean Of the college,
declared
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
Local Stocks.

SALES.
Washington Gas Sc, '33, 100000, 1000
100, 1000 100, 1000 100. 100000, 100@
100, 100000. 100000. 100000, 100 g
100. a00010O, 10000 800 100. 2eO@
Riggs National Bank, 1O@2so.
10@127h.
After call
Washington Gas Light, 1o@47N, 40
471s, 6@47H, 1O@47N, 10@47T.
Lanston Monotype, 10@72&.
Potomac Electric cons. IS, $1,000
Capital Traction. 10@s7R.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-17
Oil Stocks

FURNISHED by W. B. Hibbs { Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
40 PER CENT GAIN IN
NEW CAPITAL PROVES
PROSPERITY OF CITY
Additional Money Invested Here In First Five Months
Of 1923 More Than Doubles Same Period Last Year.
Each -Four Weeks Exceeded Million Mark-May
Leads With S3,676,5OO

Following is list of firms incor-
porated and Increases of capital
stock during the month of May, 1928:
Break bulk in Birmingham Bonded
Warehouse Corporation, Inc. 5000
coo; Birmingham Motion Picture cor
poration S200,000 birmingham Tire
and Rubber company, increases their
eipital stock from $4,000 to 100000;
Goldring Womens Wear Company,
Inc. $50, 1000; Saunders Company At
lanta system, $4,000 Smallman
Price Construction company, in
creases from $4,000 to $4,000; Bor-
riss construction company, $4,000;
Auntie Chatter Motor Oil company,
increase from $4,000 to $4,000
Edgewood Amusement Co., Inc,
SIS, 000; Hooper Cafe, Inc, $4,000,
Birmingham Apartment company
100000; Dixie Laundry company, S10,-
600; Alabama Sales Company, Inc,
$4,000; Lyrick Jewelry Co. Inc.
$4,000. Woodlawn infrmary, 10000;
Scholder Tire and Accessories COM
pany. increases from $1,000 to Sl2,-
600 Drive a Buick company $4,000;
Lilly Flag Feed company $4,000;
Partisan Dry Cleaning Co. Inc.
$1,000, Moses Land company, $4,000;
Van Smith Sales company $4,000.
Birmingham Purchasing company,
$4,000; y. C. Legg Packing Co, Inc,
50 600, National Credit Mercantile
company. $4,000; b. V. Devil Sales
Co. Inc. $4,000; Irondale Water com
pany. $4,000; Alexander Tours Co.,
Inc. $4,000; Ratliff Building and
Trading company. $4,000; Norwood
Floral company, $1,000 Highland
Apartment company, S2000; Supreme
Lodge and Union Relief and Benevo-
NJ SariPtN. no Capitai stock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
ROCKEFELLER'S GIFT
IS ACCEPTED BY KING
Oil Magnate Gives College Hospital
To London

LONDON. May 31.-tBy Associated
Press.)-King George and Queen
Mary, surrounded by British medical
scientists in their picturesque aca-
demic robes. today laid the corner
stones of the hospital buildings be-
ing added to the University College
hospital and London university
groups as a result of the f1,250.000
gift from the Rock efeller foundation.
The Improvements are expected to
make the London hospitals among the
finest equipped in the world and al
low the Inauguration of an important
experiment in the unit" system of
medical education which by the diff
ferent wards are assigned to direc-
tors who are not allowed to private
practices, but must devote their
whole time to their students.
The magnificent generosity"
which makes this possible was
warmly commended by the King in
his speech today.
After the ceremonies the American
charge daffaires. Post Wheeler,
wearing his Princeton gown, pre-
scented to their majesties" the men,
bers of the embassy. Consul General
Robert p. Skinner and Prof. George
T.. MacLean, director of the British
division of the American University
union.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
CONGRESSMAN KITCHIN,
PARTY LEADER UNDER
WAR PRESIDENT, DEAD
Democratic Cheftan Dies Peacefully In North Carolina
Home, Surrounded By Members Of Family, After
Long Iness-Succeeded Senator Underwood When
Latter Retired AS Democratic House Head

WILSON, n. c., May Shy AS
ISOLATED Press, )-Represen
Claude Kithchin, former democratic
leader of the lower house of Con-
at hospita. here. surrounded by
members of his family.
The North Carolinian, termed in a
tribute by Governor Morris, one
of the worlds greatest parliament
tary leaders, had been in i'll health
since he suffered slight strooke of
paralysis after an imprisoned adj
dress in Congress in 1920. and for
the last several days his end had
been expected hourly 1t came at
6:1i this morning and followed a
brief rally yesterday afternoon
which his loved ones had hoped
might be a sign Of another winning
fight for life.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow in the family plot in the
little Baptist cemetery near Scot
land Neck. the home of the Kitch-
ms, who have served North Carolina
in both the state and national capt.
the Baptist church of which Repre-
sentative Kitchin was member,
will conduct the services at the
Kitchin home at o'clock in the
afternoon and many prominent men
of state and nation are expected t.
be present.
O o O
Schools Arc Closed.
The public schols of Scotland Neck
will remain closed until after the
funeral.
The active pallbears will be
Louis B. Suffer, Robert Josey, James
s. A. Dunn. c. H England.
L. H. Kitchin, Stuart Smith and
Leverton. A list of honor
rary palibearers was being compiled
today.
Americans generally associate the
name of Claude Kitchin with the
democratic leadership of the ma
tional Congress from the Inaugural
ton of Woodrow Wilson as president
until the republicans won the cleo
ton of 1918, and organized both
branches of Congress.
Mr.. kitchn went to Congress
from the second North Carolina dis
trict in 1901 and had served in every
Congress from the fifty to
the sixty-ei ghth.
Mr.. Kitchin became majority
leader OF the House in the sixty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
5000 TOTS ASSAH
PRESIDENT WITH
FLOWER BARRAGEI
Marines Who Stopped Ger
mans Unable To Check
Eager. Children

WASHINGTON. May 31.-(By As
ISOLATED s)-Eieht thousand
school children gathered in Amer
lean League park today to serenade
President and Mrs. Harding as a
feature of WashnGtons music week,
broke away from their teachers and
through a marine guard before the
program was concluded and, rushing
good naturally but wildly across the
field. laid down barraee of flowers
on the presidential party.
What was started as a quiet sere-
made was turned into a wild rush of
eager children when each. anxious to
present either to the President or
Mrs. Harding a bouquet, took the
short course of hurting the flowers
a. Mr.. and Mrs Harding. The Presi-
dent and his wife withstood the bar
rage bravely at first. but soon the
bouquets began coming SO fast and
thick they were compelled to ward
off the rain Of blossoms.
They Pass Marines.
Marines from the barracks here
had been stationed before the stands
and, although they stopped the Ger
mans at Belleau Wood they found
themselves helpless when charged by
thousands of rushing children. They
attempted to hold the boys and girls
back but the Youngsters slipped
through their legs. ducking under
their outstretched arms, dodeed
around them and left them standing
guard over empty bleachers'
Lets Loose Bouquet.
Then boy in the rear, concluding
that it was hopeless for him 10 try
to hand his flowers to the President
let go with a big bunch of daisies
which sailed over the crowd and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
POLICEMAN ADMITS
HIGHWAY R0BERIES
Seek To Connect Officer With Sem
satiOnal Murders In Suburbs

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May S1.-Ques-
tioning of Ernest NJ. Johnson. former
member of the Memphis police force,
was continued tonight by w. T. Grit
fin. inspector of detectives. who an
nounced today that johnson had ad
mitted having been responsible for 10
robberies of persons in automobiles
in the eastern suburbs of Memphis.
Local officers are seeking to connect
Johnson with the shooting to death
last week of w. o. Spencer and the
serious wounding /of his companion,
Miss Lahra Wheaton Johnson, in the
eastern Suburbs, and the killing under
similar circumstances of Duncan Wal
Ter, Mayfield. KY, youth. and Mrs.
Ruth McElwayne Tucker, last Jan
uary.
johnson was dismissed from the
police department three weeks ago,
when the authorities received reports
which caused them to suspect him of
irregular conduct. His method, Grif-
fin announced today. in carrying out
his robberies. was to scout along the
lonely road with revolver in hand
until he discovered a couple seated in
a parked automobile. He then would
display his badge and demand the
payment of sum of money to escape
arrest, the former officer told Griffin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
INVESTIGATION Of CITY'S RIGHT TO
SARTAIN'S AGENTS RESTRICT UTNEYS
SPREADS STATE UPHELD BY COURT
Men Will Make Thorough
Probe Of All Of
fees

Investigation into the office of
Judge Charles NJ. Sartain. federal
prohibition director for Alabama, in
progress since April 10, under the
direction of special agents from the
internal revenue department at
" ashington, has shifted from the
Birmingham office and a thorough
investi CATION into the entire federal
prohibition department of Alabama
is being made, it was learned Thurs
day morning at the federal building.
Names of agents under surveillance
are being withheld.
As result of the investigation to
date, w. b. Ford, assistant prohibi-
ton director; Miss Leila lucy, ste
nographer; Byron Avant. clerk. and
Agents j. y. Wilson and W. b. Scale
have been suspended. Agent Lee
Moody has been discharged.
X. b. Doe. chief clerk, and Mrs.
Margaret Moore, stenographer, were
the only members of the Birming-
ham force not under Investigation.
However both Mrs. Moore and Doe
have been called before the investi-
gators. Mr.. Doe has since resigned.
Just how long it will take to COM
plete the investigation could not be
learned but it is thought that a de-
tailed report of conditions in the Ala
bama department will be made
NortlY to Roy y. Haynes, federal
u-ohibition commissioner
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
Decision as Minutes After
Getting Case Causes Out
burst OF Applause In Court,
Stirring Judges Indignation
BUT ONE MAN CONFESSES
HE AIDED DEMONSTRATION
l'If You Have Any Manhood
You Will Come To The
Front" Says Judge Steele
In Effort To Find ApplauderS

Earnest G. Jacks, Ketona dairy
man, was acquitted of charges of
kidnapping in connection with the alb
duction and flogging of DR.. J. D.
Bowling, city and county health Of
ficer, by jury verdict returned at
500 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
jury was absent As minutes.
Jacks has yet to- stand trial on
charges of assault with intent to
murder in connection with the same
offense. Solicitor Jim Davis offered
to have both charges against Jacks.
as we'll as similar charges against
William NJ. VERIFY, Mount Pinson
dairyman. and Porter N Newman
Acipco plumber, tried at once last
Monday, but attorneys for the three
men refused.
Solicitor Davis Thursday afternoon,
after the verdict, stated that the re-
naming charge against Jacks and
charges against the eight other men
under indictment for the floggng of
Doctor Bowling would be prosecuted
to the full extent of his power, re-
CARELESS of the first verdict. The
cases will probably not come up next
Monday, but will be continued for
couple of weeks.
A wild demonstration by spectators
in the court room burst out as the
verdict was read. A storm of ap
plause, consisting of handclapping
shouts and stamping Of feet drowned
cut the voice of the clerk as he pro-
nounced the final words.
Judge o. A. Steele raped for or
der.
O O O
Calls For Guilty
CLOSE that door sheriff" he COM
manded. Il want those who made
that demonstration to come to the
front. l hope you will have manhood
enough to admit taking part"
No one moved.
Two persons in the rear of the
court room were ordered to the front
by Judge Steele. They were sworn
in. but were unable to identify any
Ct the offenders. Judge Steele told
them he had remarked they took no
part and thought he might get in
formation from them as to who did.
"If you have any manhood in YOU"
CONTINUED On Pnge Four
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
PICTURE GOTHAM
BOOTLEGGERS DEN
IF BILL is SIGNED
Opponents OF Repeal Appeal
To Governor Not To Sc
Cede From Union

ALBANY, n. y May 31=(By As
ISOLATED Press).-Governor Smith to-
day listened, inserutable of feature
but attentive. to flood of oratory
for and against his signing of the
legislative repeal of the Mullan-
Gage prohibition enforcement act.
For four hours and thirtY-four min
utes, with one five minute inter
lude, speakers and turn presented
their arguments.
When both sides had talked their
fill and weighted him down with
hreifs, the governor walked silently
from the room without having be-
trayed by single gesture or a word
the answer to the momentous ques-
ton: will he sign or veto?" His
decision will be announced some
time between tonight and midnight
Sunday at which hour the repeal
bill if governor does not act, will
automatically die.
The great Importance of the de-
cision hh is to make was driven
home by speakers for both sides
with all the fervor and earnestness
at their command.
Prohibition Arguments.
The principal arguments of the
enemies of the repeal who numbered
in all about 80 speakers. were that
to sign the measure would be to
turn loose on the state a rapacious
gang of bootleggers, bandits and
crooks of every description; to
"nulligy'' the eighteenth amend
ment; to "secede" from the union
and to deprive the federal govern
ment of the most powerful instru
ment now being used to enforce pro-
hibition.
The principal arguments of the
proponents of repeal whose speak
ing strength about matched that OF
the opponents, were that the Null
lan-Gage act ought to be repealed
because it subjected persons accused
of violating the dry law to double
jeopardy" in the courts; that it was
exclusively the governments func-
ton to enforce and that shouldering
part of the burden of the state en-
tailed as unnecessary and useless eX-
penSe.
Denounced volstead Act.
Several of the pro-repeal speakers
even denounced the Nolstead Act
and the 18th Amendment as iniqut-
tous and subversive of state rights,
urging the governor to approve the
repeal as the first step in cam
paign to wipe the federal enforce
men law and the amendment off the
book.
The hearing throughout was or
derby for the most part, only an oe-
casional and quickly suppressed
hiss and a few jeers, cropping out
Supporters of the opposing factions
were loud in their applause of their
own respective speakers, however
each apparently trying to impress
the governor by the volume of their
cheers.
James w. Holland, president of the
New York State Federation of Labor,
who also represented Samuel Com
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