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Evening star., 1923-06-14
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

The Central Aguirre Sugar Com
pany today declared an extra divi-
dend of So and regular quartersly
dividend of $3.50, both payable July
2 to stockholders of record June 20.
St Maurice Paper Company stock
has been placed on a Sc annual basis,
directors voting a quarterly divi-
dend of $1.50, an increase of 81 per
share per year.
The Florida East Coast Railway
Company reports a surplus of 1891
872 after payment of taxes and
charges in 1922, as compared with
$766,705 in 1921.
Ex dividends today: American
Epress, Brooklyn Union Gas. In
spiration Copper, Lehigh Valley,
She'll Union Oil common.
The B. B. & R. knight chain of
cotton mills in Rhode Island and
Massachusetts have closed for the
remainder Of this week. This is the
third successive week that they have
run on a three-day-a-weekN schedule
New York clearings, s649,0 200, 900
New York bank balances, $4,000, 900.
New York Federal Reserve Bank cred-
its, $74,o00,0o0.
Cosden Company declared regular
quarterly dividend. of 81 on common,
payable August 1. stock record July 8.
Phelps Dodge declared regular
quarterly 81 dividend, payable July
2, stock record June 80.
Old iron and steel prices show fur
ther declines of SO cents to 81 a ton
since first of week, heavy melting
steel being offered as low as $3.50.
Secretary of Treasury announces
subscription books for current Offer
ing Of $3.50, 100000 closed Wednesday,
No figures are available. but believed
amount heavily oyersu bscribed.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
IMPORTS SHOW GAIN
IN RAW MATERIALS

Imports into the United States not
only increased greatly in April. COM
pared to the same month a year ago.
but there also was vast change in
the relative quantities Of the various
classes of commodities included in the
import total
While in April year ago manu-
factured goods made up 23 per cent of
the total, in April. 1923, such com
modities amounted to but Il per cent.
A year ago raw materials intended
for use in American manufacture
made up 80 per cent of total, while IN
April this year they constituted 80
per cent A year ago raw foodstuffs
constituted II per cent of American
imports. while this year they made up
but 9 per cent.
Figures given out by the Commerce
Department today make this com
parative analysis of imports in April
this year and in the same month last
year:
Raw materials for manufacturing.
s142.442. 900. against 69.s0000O: man
ufactured goods, S62. 400. 900. against
$50, 91S, 900; partly manufactured goods,
$6i.S21 900, against $37.203, 900; prepared
goods, s6O.62S. 600, against s32.4S7. 900;
raw foods. $50, s66. 600. against s2o, I'll 900.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
TODAY'S COTTON PRICES.

NEW YORK, June 14.-Cotton fu-
lures opened barely steady; July, 27.75
to 1855; October, 24.7o; December,
241S; January, 24.00: March, 1885. =.
Futures IL am. bids; steady. July,
1880; October. PATS; December,
2419: January. 1892; March, 23S2.
NEW ORLEANS. June 14.-Cotton
futures opened steady. July, 27.77;
October, 24.10; December, 1856; Janu-
ary. 2345; March, 1929.
Futures IL am. bids; steady. July,
27.72: October, 24.23: December. 1915;
January, 1884 asked: March, 1884.
NEW YORK, June 14.-Cotton fu-
lures closed barely steady. July.
27.15 to 2S.17; October. 24.50 to 24.54
December, 24.00; January, 1912;
March, 1852. Spot cotton, quet; mid
ding, 2S.40.
Cotton was generally weak today,
despite record aking May domes-
tic mill consumption. prices breaking
25 to II points under fairly heavy
general selling.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
SCORES AGRICULTURE
REPORT ON COTTON
Former War Finance Head Tells
Growers Industry Is Most
Hazardous.
BY the Associated Press.


BLOWING ROCK. N. c., June IL
The result of the report on what cot
ton growers intended to plant, issued
by United States Department Of Agri-
culture April 20, and on the world 8
unconsumed supply, issued the next
day by. the same government agency,
was disastrous" A. w. Mclean Of
Lumberton, former director of the
War Finance Corporation. declared in
an address here today. 1T now seems
clear" he added, that neither of
these reports thus issued was reliable
or entitled to serious consideration" Z"
Mr.. Mclean who was speaking be-
fore joint convention Of the Cotton
seed Crushers associations of North
and South Carolina, delivered an ex-
haustive address on the cotton situa-
tfon. At the present time, he as
serted. "the cotton industry is per-
haps the most hazardous of all
branches of agriculture"
Referring to the widely discussed
reports Of the Department Of Agri-
culture issued this spring, Mr. Mclean
declared that the report of intention
TO point was unreliable and wholly
misleading. and ought never to have
been issued"
"The department. Of course, claims
that 1t obtained this informa tion from
ers." he continued, but I have been
unable to find any Of these"
Evening star., 1923-06-14
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
GAINS DURING WEEK
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE daily
average gross crude oil production of
the United States increased 41.300 bar
rels for the week ended June 9, totaling
2.076.250, as compared with 2.034 $50
for the preceding week. according to
weekly summary of the American Pc
troleum Institute. The daily average
production east Of the Rocky noun
tains was 1.336,250 barrels. as compared
with 1.309.950, an increase of 26, 800.
California production was 100000 bar
rels. as compared with 725,000, an in
crease of $4,000.
Imports of petroleum (crude and re-
fined oils) at the principal ports for
the week ended June 9 totaled 2.115 900
barrels. a daily average of 302,143, COM
pared with 1,229,000. a daily average
of 1851, for the week ended June 2.
Receipts of California oil (crude and re-
fined oils) at Atlantic and gulf coast
ports for the week ended June 9 totaled
1.646.000 barrels. a daily average of
235,143, against 1889. 900. daily average
Of 1S4,143, for the week ended June 2.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.
PENNsY TRAFFIC HOLDS UP.
(salss are in 81, ,o00.)

PHILADELPHIA, June 14.-There
are no signs of decrease in the move
ment of loaded cars on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad system. There has
been falling off in some traffic, but
this has been more than offset by
gains in other classes. For the week
ended June 2, which was affected by
Memorial day and not by any drop
ping off in traffic, movement of load
ed cars totaled 169.639. The total for
all records for the Pennsylvania. be-
ing the largest in any one week in
any year.
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MARKET CLOSES HEAVY.
By the Associated Prass.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. June 14.-ProfessionaI
traders experienced considerable diff
Guilty in their efforts to undermine
the recognized leaders in today's
stock market. They were more sue
cessful, however, against the low
priced stocks, bringing about con-
siderable liquidation in this group.
Sales approximated 100000 shares.
The closing was heavy. New weak
spots were uncovered in the later
dealings among the low-priced rails,
also oils, sugar and chemicals Cali
fornia Petroleum, new stock. fell
nearly 4 points. and the preferred 5.
and Houston Oil, Allied Chemical and
Missouri Pacific preferred dropped .
each. Call money was advanced to 5
per cent in the last hour.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
NEW TRAINSHED PLANNED

PHILADELPHIA, June 14.-Contract
has been awarded for tearing down
ruins of the old Broad Street station
trainshed destroyed by fire Monday
Work will be started at once.
The company will replace the old
trainshed with modern umbrella
sheds. This will require a reduction
of two tracks in the station, which
is quite serious factor in view of
heavy traffic.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
BUILDING IS RENEWED.

MINNEAPoLIS. June IA (SpeciaD.-
Building operations here have recov-
cred from the recent slump and are
now moving along in greater volume
than at any time since early May.
CONSTRUCTION work in the northwest
in the first five months Of this year
was 81 per cent above the correspond
ing period of 1922. Much of this gain
was in industrial expansion.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. June 14.-Cotton-
Spot quiet, prices easier. Good mid
ling, 1893; fully middling, 1859; mid
ding, 1874: low middling. 16.49; good
ordinary, 1899; ordinary. 1859. Sales
5000 bales, including 400 American
No receipts. Futures closed steady
June. 1912; July. 1907; September,
'1417; October. 1857; December, 1913;
January. 1898; March, 1878; May, 1856.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
NEW AUSTRIAN BONDS
STRONG IN LONDON
Rr the Assaciatnd Press.

BY the Associated fress.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Austrian
loan proved SO popular and applicants
got only such a comparatively snlalf
allotment of the amount they applied.
for that dealings were started on the
stock exchange this morning at a
per cent premium. Some excitement
attended the opening sales.
Applicants for large amounts re-
ceived 10, per cent of what they re-
quested, while smaller application
were filled on 25 per cent basis
Evening star., 1923-06-14
RATE BOOST DENIED.

Increases in rates on refined petro
leum products. moving from refnints
points in Kansas ard Oklahoma 20
Ell Paso, Tex, and surrounding ter
ritory, which railroads proposed "a
make effective June Is. were suspend
ed today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission until October Is. The
southwestern railroads participating
in the plan to raise the rates were
notified to appear at hearing IN
Houston. Tex, on June 81, before In
terstate Commerce Commission exam
iners. -ss~ s--~~7-~
Evening star., 1923-06-14
ANOTHER TIRE CUT.

NEW YORK. June II Especially
The Miller Rubber Company today
announced price reductions of to 10
per cent in passenger sizes of tires
and inner tubes Prices are un-
changed for heavy duty cord truck
tires OF six inches and UP.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
new BOND ISSUES
TOTAL $17O,OOO,OOO
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. June 14.-Public Of
ferlng of new bonds totaling about
s17O,o0o,000 will be made to Ameri-
can investors within the next two
weeks. One of these. s25,000,O0O Sim
clair Consolidated Oil Corporation
first lien collateral fifteen-year 6k
per cent gold bonds, series B. is be-
ing offered today at "a. to yield
about i.15 per cent. Two other large
issues will be S50,00O,00O Illinois
Bell Telephone Company bonds and
325,000,000 state of Kansas bonus
bonds. More than a score of smaller
offerings are contemplated or def
nitely announced.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
CALL MONEY FIRMER,

NEW YORK, June 14.-Call money
firmer: high, 5 per cent; low, Az; rul-
ing rate, Az; closing bid. 5; offered at
5A; last loan, 5; call loans against
accsptances, 4. Time loans steady;
mixed collateral, sixty to ninety days,
4Aa5; four to six months, 5; prime
commercial paper. :.
Evening star., 1923-06-14
FIRM PUT OFF CURB,

NEW YORK, June 14-The New
York curb today announced the ex-
pulsion of Sylvan L. Waitzfelder OF
the firm of Harris G. Co.
Evening star., 1923-06-14

TOTAL SALES (Par vaius):
IL am. S139 900 II noon. 4 929 600
p.m... 6195000 2p.m.. 73sS000
Evening star., 1923-06-14
TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, June 14.-With Liver
pool quotations showing an advance
and with crop reports less favorable
both from the southwest and the
northwest. wheat averaged higher in
price here today during the early
dealings. Dry weather reports from
the northwest acted as a special bull
ish influence. Some increase, too, in
the volume of trade was noticeable
Opening prices, which ranged from
Is to Is higher. with July, LII II to
1.11N, and September. 1.091a to 1.099s.
were followed by a moderate reaction
and then by a rise higher than be-
fore.
Corn and oats reflected wheat
strength. After opening at a shade
decline to IS gain, July s1h to S1ssa
|S1A. the corn market sagged some
what, and then scored a moderate
general upturn. Oats started un-
changed to II higher, July AIN,
weakened a little and later showed
gains all around.
Notwithstanding higher prices on
hogs, the provision market lacked
e,,
Evening star., 1923-06-14

Fish lie with their heads upstream
when resting at the bottoms
Evening star., 1923-06-14
DAIRY MARKETS.

BALTIMORE. Md, June IA Especially
Live poultry-Spring chickens, pound,
45a55; small and Leghorns, 30a40; old
hens, 23a24; Leghorns, 20a21; old roost-
erS, 13al4; ducks. l6a20; spring ducks,
27a2s; pigeons, pair. 30a35.
Eggs loss off-Native and nearby
frsts. dozen, %; southern, FL
Al; prints, 42a43: nearby creamery, 35a
80: ladies. 34a35: rolls, 30aS2: store
packed, 29a3o; dairy prints, 30a32.
Evening star., 1923-06-14

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
II am. .233 200 12m.... 351 700
1p.m..... 440 600 2p.m..... $50 700
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
SHERIFF FROST CAPTURES
BOOTLECCER

Saturday forenoon Sheriff w. N.
Frost accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
w. W. Frost, captured Emmett
Adams on the public highway with
whiskey in his possession. Sheriff
Frost and deputy were driving in
a car about miles northeast of
Coffeeville and just as they came
upon bridge Emmitt Adams drove
up on the other end of the bridge with
his car, his wife and little girl with
him. The officers searched the car
and found 2 gallon jug of white
whiskey in a sack in rear part of
the car, bringing them to Coffeeville
where Adams succeeded in making
bond. The officers are holding the
car.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
GERMAN DEAD 1,s46, ,2s3.
Soldiers Slain in War Left 1.945. .00C
Dependents.

Berlin, April 28.-Germany lost
1,S46,293 dead in the World War, ac-
cording to official statistics just
brought up to date. The number of
dependents left by those who lost
their lives is fixed at 1,945,OO0.
OF the dead 56,1ss were officers
and officials, 212,O69 noncommission-
ed and warrant officers, 1,572,52S en-
listed men, and 5.65S men whose
ranks were not reported
The dependents comprise $4,000
widows, 1,1S4,00O children who were
left partially orphaned, $4,000 or
phans. $4,000 parental couples, and
10000 parents who were already
widows or widowers. The statistics
have been submitted to the Reich
stag by the minister Of labor
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
PRACTICAL AIDS

Camphor put in drawer or closet
will drive away ants.
To prevent smoking of lamp soak
wick in vinegar. Dry well before u.s.
ing.
In making coffee, the broader the
bottom and smaller the top of the
vessel the better the coffee will be.
Equal parts of flaxseed oil and
lime water will take fire out Of q
burn.
When beets are done, drain off hot
water and plunge in cold water, skin
will remove readily,
Dip cloth stained by mildew in but
ter milk and lay in the sun.
Several folds of bath towelling
tackled on one end of ironing board
makes it ready for ironing buttons
and embroideries. a.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
500 KU KLUX STAGE
PARADE AT GREENWOOD
AND HEAR SKIPWITH

Greenwood, May 1.-The Ku Klux
Klan staged very impressive parade
here tonight with line of march
that included 500 members of the
order. The big feature of the oc-
casion was the address of Col. Skip
with, of Mer Rouge fame, and so
great was the crowd that went to
hear him that only those who could
present cards of invitation were per-
mitted TO enter the building.
Many people of the city were not
aware of the fact that a branch Of
the order was located here, and the
sidewalks were lined with spectators
who stood in open-mouthed awe of
the spectacle.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
EVANS And SKIPWITH
ADDRESS KLAN MEET
Morehouse Cyclops Declares
Klan Hopes to Expose
Mer Rouge Scandal

Little Rock, Ark, April 9TH. w.
Evans, imperial wizard, and ]. K.
Skipwith, leader of the Morehouse
Parish, Louisiana, khan, addressed a
throng of klansmen estimated at 12,-
600 assembled few miles from Lit
tie Rock tonight. The OCCASION was
a ceremonial at which new members
were initiated.
1t was reported that every khan in
Arkansas and others from neighbor-
ing states were represented
Captain Skipwith in his address,
declared practically everything that
has been printed about "the khan
scandal down in Louisiana" was
false. The bodies of two men taken
from lake in Morehouse Parish, de-
clared by the state to be those Of
Watt Daniel and T. F. Richards, kid
naped and killed by a hooded band,
were not those of the missing men,
but were shipped in and planted" !"
he said, and the Louisiana khan
hopes eventually to expose the al
legged fake.
DR.. Evans spoke of the principles
of the khan, declared it the largest
and fastest growing fraternal organi-
cation in the world, and predicted
that it would continue to grow "by
leaps and bounds"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
]. BARLEYCORN
WILL WALK The
PLANK JUNE 10
Can't Enter u. S. as Stowaway
After That Date-Mean-
while Coast Gard Cutters
Are Ordered to Keep Eagle
Eyes on Rum Fleet, Day and
night, to Prevent Smuggling.

Highlands, N. j., May "A gen.
eral exodus of the rum fleet that has
been off the New Jersey coast for
several months began today when
the British tanker Warszawa and
the yatch Istar got up steam and
sailed out to sea. Both were out of
sight by dark.
Washington, May 2.-The state
department today advised foreign
governments that on and after June
10 their ships must not come within
American water with any liquor
aboard.
1t was made clear at the same time
that there is no treaty in existence
which gives to any foreign power the
right to question the decision of the
supreme court, which prohibits liquor
on all vessels when in territorial wa
ters of the United States.
The sweeping ruling carried with
it the declaration that the law will be
strictly enforced until such time as
Congress sees fit to make changes
in the Volstead act.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04

state offices.
Tenth-The establishment of hos.
pital for north Mississippi.
The speaker severely critized the
legislators of 1920 and 1922, stating
that these two sessions appropriated
$42, 100000 more than twice the
amount of any other administration
that this legislature created a per-
manent bond commission to issue
notes of credit to pay off appropria-
tions authorized by the legislature.
He also paid his respects to certain
newspapers, saying "some of them
say, good and some bad things about
me-" He referred to a so-called de-
velopment board which he charged
with buying. string of newspapers
for questionable purposes.
One of the surprises to the audience
was his failure to critisize Governor
RUSSELL very severely, he men,
toned Governor Russell's name only
once and that was to say "why, my
good friend Russell used to want the
people to vote against delta man
for governor, now he wants you to
vote for Franklin from the delta, if
Russell don't mind he'll meet himself
coming back"
He recommended that his opponents
write some textbooks, suggesting
that Professor Whitfield write a
primer and spelling book, that
Franklin who owns three delta farms,
write text book on agriculture that
Bell write text on social etiquette
and Mike Conner a history of the
World War and his experiences in
Flanders field.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
WILLIAMSON SCHOOL TO.
OBSERVE MOTHERS DAY

We are to have Mothers Day
program at Williamson School build
ing near Fords Well second Sunday
afternoon in May beginning at 2 P.
M. We are expecting singers from
Water Valley to be with US.
Every body invited.
CARLINE WILLIAMSON
MAUDE SANDERS
NETTTE SANDERS.
Committee.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04

New York Hospital Report Shows
Steady Increase Since 1920.

Albany, N. Y, April So.-While
admissions to state hospitals of per-
sons suffering from mental diseases
due to alcohol decreased from. 583 in
1910 to 226 last year, according to
the report of the state hospital COM
mission made public today there has
been steady increase in alcoholic
cases from the low mark of 122 in
1920. Drugs are not prominent cause
of mental diseases, the report states,
only 26 drug cases being listed
among the 7,O16 patients admitted
last year. Venereal disease, response
Bile for 12 per cent of all admissions
in 1922, is the greatest single cause
of mental abnormality, according to
the commissioners.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
MRS. &c. GILL DEAD
HUSBAND in JAIL
Dying Statement Denies the
Wounding Accidental.

Winona, Miss, May 2.-Mrs. J. c..
Gill of Ruleville, who was shot by her
husband about the first of April, died
at 10 o'clock this morning at the home
of her father, E. V. Lishman, near this
city. Her dying statement contradict
ed Mr.. Gill's assertion that the shoot
ing was accidental.
Burial will be tomorrow afternoon
in the new Liberty Cemetery.
Mr.. Gill is being held at the In
dianola Jail.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-05-04
SINNER DANCED 365 DAYS
1000 YRS. AGO AS PENANCE

Paris, April 29.-The present
American dance records were broken
1000 years ago, according to man
uscripts discovered in Mount st. Mi
hiel monastery. A Benedictine mok
in the year 721 received German
pilgrim named Rathbert who re-
counted the history of a miracle in
which a sinner danced for 365 days
without stopping as penance.