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Evening star., 1923-10-25
ALLEGE SAUNDERS
WITHDREW FUNDS
Mixing of Piggly Wiggly Money
With Personal Accounts
Charged by Opponents.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssoclhteO frebs.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. October 25.-
Counsel for the Piggy Wiggly Cor
poration, resisting receivership pro-
ceedings instituted by Clarence Saun-
ders. former executive head of the
corporation, In an amended bill filed
in federal district court here yester-
day, charged that Saunders during the
period of July. 1922. to July, 1928,
withdrew s7S0,975 from the corpora
tion's funds and intermingled 1t with
his personal account and that IRON
said commingled account saunders
expended the sum of ss19.550.17 In the
acquisition of lands and improve
mcnts thereon
The amendment asked that the
Union and Planters Bank and Trust
Company and the Bank of Commerce
and Trust Company OF Memphis. as
trustees, be made parties to the cor
poration bill, demanding an account
ing OF Saunders. that each OF the
banks show the amount due under In
cumbrances on the land and that a
land, subject to the membranes.
The land Is described as within Shell
by county, Tennessee.
Saunders last year acquired an ex-
tensiye tract of land on the outskirts
of this city and partially completed a
dwelling which 1t was expected would
cost $1.o00,0oo.
Charges made in the bill filed yes
terday include an allegation that
Saunders withdrew the amount noted.
deposited 1T in his personal account.
but entered 1t on the books OF the
corporation as investment Piggly
Wiggly Stores class 4 stock"
Evening star., 1923-10-25
HUGE FRUIT CROPS
REPORTED IN WEST
California Orange and Grape
Yields Are Showing
Big Increases.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, october 25.-Cali-
fornia's fruit crops will show an enor-
nous volume, as immense increases
are being reported in most varieties.
There will be approximately 22.0oo.o0o
boxes of oranges produced. as against
20. 200, 900 boxes last year. The states
$4,000 acres of grapes will yield
70, coo carloads. as against 42,oeo car
loads in 1929. Peaches and pears
alone will show falling off in pro-
duction Farm crops also have made
big yields. Increase of u TO cents
a pound on 1928 prunes and apricots
will go into effect October 80. These
advances. announced by the Califor-
nit Prune and Apricot Growers AS
sociation, are principally on the larger
sizes
Evening star., 1923-10-25
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private wire Direct to The Star once

within less than week and was
within little more than 4 points OF Its
high of the year. The only explana-
ton youchsafed for the rise was that
the stock had been picked up by peo-
pie who had faith in the future of the
oil industry. particularly of Humble
Oil.
realizing sales were felt In Hart
man stock, but Chicago Nipple made
a new high near AZ. The latter's re-
cent rise has been partly l.reparatorS
to the listing of the A shares on the
Chicago Stock Exchange, and partly
to favorable earnings report. For the
first nine months, according to unofii-
cial calculations, net before taxes was
over 100000 or at the annual rate OF
$40 share.
The move in Park q Tilford ap-
peared to be over at least for the
time being and the stock was heavy
under profit taking. Durant Motors
went lower and Cleveland Motors
were off a fraction.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
GAINS DURING WEEK
Imports Show Slight Falling Off,
According to Latest Patro-
leum Reports.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, October 25.-The daily
average gross crude oil production of
the United States increased 13S.100
barrels for the week ended October
90, totaling 2.263.450. according to
tho weekly summary of the Amer
lean Petroleum Institute. An in
crease of 10000 barrels in the daily
average production of the Powell
field in Texas, together with the
resumption of normal producing con-
ditions In Wyoming accounts for sub
stantiafly all of the increase of 1885,
100 barrels per day. The daily aver
age production east of the Rocky
mountains was 1442,950 barrels, an
increase OF 13S.600. California pro-
duction was S.0,500 barrels. a de-
crease of 500.
Daily average imoortS Of petroleum
st principal potts were 221.571 bar
rels compared with 2?2,00O for the
previous week. Daily average re-
ceipts of California oil at Atlantic
and gulf coast ports were 1926
barrels. compared with 245,2S6 for
the previous week.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
APPLE TRADE IMPROVES.
Better Inquiry-orapes Cheaper
Today--peaches Neglected.
suec,st p,su,.ch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 25.-There
was q more active inquiry today for
fancy apples, but fruit OF this kind
was in very small proportion to the
bulk Of the offerings. Stock Of poor
to ordinary quality continued to show
very little Improvement. A few early
morning sales of "a" grade. twoiand-
per barrel; Baldwin, sa.50 and $3.50;
Jonathan, $500 ,tSas $500; sno swen'y, e0 "
$500; Greening, $3.50 to $3.50; McIn-
varieties from $3.50 to $500. I'm
classified. two and one half inch
stock sold from $3.50 to $3.50 for va
rious varieties.
. Prices for basket Concord grapes
asv'h dsW' oWins S to relatively light re-
eeipts; few snail n az nsa shipmssnss tmssHss
ouart basket, whereas the best up
state offerings sold at $1.oe.
peaches were practically neglected
and only the fanciest offerings
brought as high as s1.25 per bushei
basket. while ordinary stock sold
from soc to Toe.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

(This Is the fifth Of series of twelve
stories Of wage earners and saiaried men and
women who have found the road TO financial
independence. The next one will appear In
tomorr0w's Star.)
A business woman. formerly a
school teacher, but now employed in
the offices of a large publicity utility
company. gave her experiences as a
small investort to be the fifth in this
series showing how average, everyday
folks can get ahead.
II bought liberty bonds during the
war. 500 of every ISSUE" said the
business woman Somehow thought
so much of them I couldn't bear the
idea of sacrificing them for a fur
coat or a trip to California, as some
OF the other girls in the offlce did. But
after ! had them paid for / ceased
systematically saving. / put away a
Evening star., 1923-10-25
RECEIVER APPOINTED
FOR INDIANA BANK
Gov. McCray's Financial Difficulties
Ruined Confidence in
Institution.
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KENTLAND, Ind, October 25.--wil-
liam Darroch yesterday was appoint
I'D permanent receiver for the Discount
and Deposit State Bank of this city,
which closed its doors October IS.
The appointment was made by Judge
George A. Williams of the Newton
circuit court, on application Of the
state banking department. Mr.. Dar-
roch became president of the bank
following the resignation OF Gov
Warren T. McCray several weeks ago
rary receiver.
The publicity given Gov. McCray's
financial difficulties and his connec-
tion with the institution resulted in
a lack of confidence which forced it
to close, according to a statement
made by Mr.. Darroch when the bank
first suspended business.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
Higher Cotton Prices
PuZzIing Mill Men
suecis, Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BOSTON, October 25.-The advance
in the price OF cotton has intensified
the problems of the New England
textile manufacturers. Consumers
are showing reluctance 10 pay ex
isting high prices for goods. although
the latter are quoted at prices be-
low reproduction costs based on cur
rent cotton prices. The feeling here
is that higher prices must be OBJ
tanned for goods. otherwise mills
must operate at loss or close. So
far. closings have been confined
largely to mills producing ginghams.
but n number of Fall River plants
have curtailed output. These plants
have been affected by special con-
ditions and fine goods mills, in many
instances. are still on full time. Many
of these are operating on cotton pur-
chased during the summer slump.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
SUGAR PRICES SLUMP.
Refners Reduce Charges on Fine
Granulated.

NEW YORK, October 25.-R Raw
sugar continued easy early today at yes
terday's closing price of 5 Il cost and
freight. equal to 7.:s for Cubas. duty
paid. There was a sale of 5000
bags Of Cubas, due to arrive tomor-
row.
An easier tone prevailed in raw
sugar futures. The opening was un-
changed to 2 points higher, but sub
sequent liquidation by European in
terests weakened December from
4.s0 to 4.S3. and the market at noon
was 2 to 8 points net lower Weak
ness in the spot market added to the
heaviness.
With raw sugar lower there was
a general disposition on the part Of
reduced fine granuiated to 9.10..
Evening star., 1923-10-25
New Ruling on Butter
Pleasing to Packers

Special Dispa teh TO The Star.
CHICAGO, October 25.--The large
packers here and others who make
butter or Its "alternates' or substi-
tutes for sale IN interstate commerce
are Offering strong approval Of the
ruling by the state attorney general
outlining the provisions of the new
state law prohibiting use Of the words
butter" creamery" or dairy" in the
name of concerns making butter sub
stitutes. Attorney Brundage held
that the Glldden Nut Butter Com
pany must eliminate the word but
ter" from its name as misleading.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
TOBACCO DEAL MADE.

NEW YORK, October 25.-The
American Tobacco Company an
nounced today it had completed plans
to take over the manufacturing prop
critics of the Tobacco Products Cor.
poration under an agreement through
which 1t would acquire its trade
marks, supplies. plants and equip
ment for a period of ninety-riine
years. The transfer involved the pay
ment to the Tobacco Products Cor
poration Of about 100000 and q
guarantee to pay the corporal
$2.600.0 GOO annually.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, October 25.-The most
active stocks on the curb exchange
today were Standard Oil of Indiana,
Park and Tilford. the new Hartman
Corporation shares and Chicago Nip
pie.
standard of Indiana fluctuated
around SO. following the big board.
There was no encouragement in
weekly production figures for opera
tion for the rise in the oil stocks.
Other oil shares were. for the most
part, lower, among them Prairie Oil,
Standard of New York, Standard of
Kentucky and International Pc
troleum.
On the other hand there was an
other remarkable advance in Humble
Oil, which at 36Ts was up points
Evening star., 1923-10-25
OIL FIRM SUSPENDS.
Argentine Prospecting Given Up by
Anglo.Perstan Company.

BUENos AIRES, October 25.-The
OIL Company has de-
cided to give UP its business in Ar
gentina after spending more than one
million pounds sterling in prospect
ing work, according to the Buenos
Aires Herald. which says that the en-
tire administration and technical
stans OF the concern have been dis
missed.
This drastic action was taken. the
newspaper asserts. by Sir John Cad :
man, chief geologist of the Anglo
Persian Company. who recently ar
rived from London to investigate
via and Plaza Huincui oil fields.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
100000 ROAD DONE.
St. Paul Extension to New Ford
Factory Ready for Use.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. PAUL, October 25.-Operation OF
trains over the new 100000 extern
sion of the St. Paul road from the
downtown district here to the new
Ford factory will begin within a
week. Shorter connections with the
main line and new through route
INTO Minneapolis will be created by a
s1.250,000 bridge over the Mississippi
Just below High dam.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
washington Gas es 'ss--s2 600 at 1905.
s., coo at 1oO1i. 81. .0V0 at 10oh, 500 at 100 \
CAPITAL Traction Coz at 100.
Washington Rwr. & Elec. pfd.--4 at I0T.
District National Bank-1o at les.
riggs National Bank at 2sSia.
AFTER CALI.
Potomac Electric &. & ref 6s 1s53-s2oo
at 100.
Capital Traction Colo at 100.
c. & p. Tel. 5s-$1. 600 at 9JE.
Money-Call losns, 3 and q per cent.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
PECAN PRICES LOWER.

NEW ORLEANS, October 25 (Spe-
ciai1.-Prices for commercial pecans
are down about 40 per cent, as COM
pared with last year. ranging from
she'll pecan crop Is probably one of
the largest ever produced. Prices for
paper shell nuts range from 80 to IS
cents a pound.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
WILL RETIRE BONDS.

NEW YORK, October 25--Directors
Of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company voted yesterday to retire
s5,00o,000 prior preference stock. re-
ducing the outstanding amount. TO
$45.ooo.ooo.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
Moriey to Loan

Prevailing interest cad eommlssson.
Joseph I. Welles e. 80 ws:s; :ss I I = ~. S
Evening star., 1923-10-25

NEW YORK, October 25.--Following
Is an official list Of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1923-10-25
TRUST COMPANY.
SAVINGS BANK.
FIRE INSURANCE
TITLE INSURANCE
MrsCELLANEOtJs.
PCBLIC UTILITY.

Columbia Title. e.......-.......' u
ReaI Estate Title. ......-- l2o
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
CHIROPRACTORS PROTEST

Madison-The Chiropractic associa-
ton Monday directed an attack at the
Bentley bill now before the legislature
to require any person in the state to
pass an examination in basic sciences
before being permitted to treat per-
sons in Wisconsin for ailments.
'The cleverest, most drastic, cum
ming and surreptitious method ever
Employed by anyone in any legisla-
tune anywhere for the purpose Of
st1angulating the practice of chiro-
p1actic and exterminating the chiro-
practcrs cf Wisconsin is in the Ben
fey BILL" the statenMnent of the as
ISOLATION says.
The bill provides for board to ex-
anime all persons intending to engage
in chiropractic. 1t is sponsored by
the state medical society. Senator
Bentley said it was aimed at faith
healers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
METRO. FORMER ASSEMBLY
MAN, DIES IN MILWAUKEE

L. II. Palmer, 68, former assembly
man from the Sixth district and the
only negro who ever served in the
Wisconsin legislature, died Saturday
night at his home in Milwaukee.
Palmer was sent to the legislature
in 1907 on the Republican ticket. His
district comprised the Third, Fourth
and Seventh wards in Milwaukee,
said to be the richest district in the
state. He was born in Huntsville,
Ala, March -, 1855, his parents be-
ing former slaves. He was educat-
ed in his native state.
Coming to Milwaukee in 1876 he
obtained employment at the old Plank
inton house. The last eight years
he has been a steward at the Milwau-
lee Watch club.
Ialmer was a member Of Widows
Sons lodge, F. and A. M. and the
African Methodist church. Two
brothers, H. C. Palmer, Milwaukee,
and J. w. Palmer, Los Angeles, are
the survivors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22

an exemption Of $1,000. If he was
married on December 81 he is grant
ed the exemption allowed married
person for the full year, $1,000 if his
net income was $4,000 or less, and ST.
900 if his net income exceeded 3d.
000 The brides income, however,
must be considered with that Of her
husband, the larger exemptions being
allowed married couples living to-
gether. A widow or widower whose
spouse died before the end Of the
year is classed as a single person.
Divorces and persons separated by
mutual consent also are classed as
single persons.
Similar conditions exist with rec
spect to the head Of a family. If, dur
ing the year, his support Of relatives
ceased he is entitled only to the ST.
900 exemption. A man who has de-
pendent child, not mentally or physi-
cally defective, that attains the age
of Is years just before the close Of
the taxable year, can not claim the
$500 credit for dependent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
NO WATER SUPPLY:
BUSINESS SECTION BURNS

Antigo-With almost every well IN
town frozen solid, the citizens of Ell
cho, 25 miles north of here, Sunday
were forced to stand by and watch
practically the entire business district
burn to the ground.
A fire which started in the heating
plant of a drug store spread until the
flames had destroyed the drug store,
general store, warehouse, bank, tele-
phone Office, hotel and railroad sta
ton.
The buildings, all frame structures,
burned like finder and when it be-
came apparent that the business dis
trict was doomed, the citizens turned
their attention to rescuing the con-
tents of the stores, bank and hotel be-
fore the flames could spread
The only water works in the town
was small pressure system in the
hotel. The town had been forced to
use melted snow and ice and depend
on few wells that had been kept
open for their water supply Elcho
is a town of about 600 inhabitants
The damage is estimated at $125,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
SPRING HAS CAME!

I'd like to live in the Valley OF
Springs
Or the bountiful City of Plums,
Where Olive "et," so I've heard Mar
tell;
Like news from out of Exile comes.
Do you think the names of these lit
| tie burgs
Rock Eimwood puzzle call?
Ono, but on the Range Line road
What did the old Grange Hall?
| They say that Hager Isabelle
But this thing puzzles me
How does the stately Maiden Rock
BY Mrs. Sippy's sea?
At Melville do the people NOV?
You'll say I've said enough;
But have we a mountain of precious
stones,
Or is that Diamond Bluff.
FIG, G.
Ellsworth Record.
f. G., it's raw;
You forgot Cher ma.
Is not Ellis worth
A line of mirth?
And tell o. Halls
Where River Falls;
For Hart land sake
Get up and shake,
Arise, sleep not
On soft Press colt
Or Judge P. X.
Win find way
TO Frank you, bard
IN Exile hard.
FL Pas o.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
FIGHT 0LEO SALES

Madison-Farmers Of Dane county
are planning to boycott grocery stores
which continue to sell oleomargarine.
it was indicated here Tuesday. Farm
ers visited several West Side grocery
stores, proprietors reported, and adj.
vised them to discontinue handling
the product. The farmers argued that
the cleo business is detriment to the
dairying industry and said that they
were preparing to organize to fight
the sale of it in this county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
G. A. r. RAP COMINGS

Ear. Claire--From the Eagle post
CT the G. A. R. has gone letter of
protest stating views of the members
to Lieut.. Gov. George F. Co9nings in
regard to his remarks on the national
guard before the state affairs commit
tee in the senate. The Civil war vet
Grams decry statements that the ma
tional guard is sink of immortality
and military training "brutalizing.
They hold the lieutenant governors
remarks insulting and suggest Rus
sia as a better country for him to
live in. Mr.. Comings is an Eau Claire
man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
State News
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NEW LAME DUCK LEGISLATION
THREATENS r. & q. CLUB
IDEALS

Conservation organizations, such as
the Ro4 & Cnn Club, are warned to
set busy in protest against legisla-
tion which threatens to include the
conservation commission in the adj
ministration's lame duck hospital list.
In order to perfect the administra-
ton political machine in the state
through RICH" appointments Of
agents, foresters, wardens, experts,
superintendent and other employees,
Speaker Dahl has drawn up a bill
making the conservation commission
a one man affair, and Blaine is to
make f. S. Hall, defeated La Toilette
senatorial candidate, that man, Halls
stipend will be thus raised from 49,
500 to $4,000 per year. the bill has
already been introduced, by Assem-
bly1man A. f. Smith.
This is a purely political NARROWER,
similar to those which other commits
sions of the state have been subject
ed to by the present administration,
and carries no idea of economy or of
advancing the commissions useful
ness.
1t is now question of whether
the commission should be preserved
as useful instrument IN construc
tive conservation work, or be turned
over to the cultivation and distlibu-
ton Of ripe, lucious political plums
by the enactment of this BILL
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22

en- raised on the farm or purchased
and resold. A farmer who rents his
farm on the crop sharing basis must
report such income for the years in
which the crops are sold. Profit OBJ
tanned from the sale or rental of farm
lands also must be reported.
In order that they may obtain full
advantage of the deductions from
gross income to which they are en-
titled, taxpayers are advised by coll
lectors of internal revenue to study
carefully the instructions on the
forms for making returns under the
head Income from Business or Pro-
fessiop.
No. 5
Liability to file an income tax re-
turn for the year 1922 is determined
by a persons status on the last day
OF the taxable year, December 81, if
the return is made on the calender
year basis, as most are. If on that
date he was single he must file re-
turn if his net income for 1922 was
$1,000 or more, and he is allowed only
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
NEW NORMAL REGENTS

A. w. Zeratsky, La Crosse, and
Peter ]. Smith, Eau Claire, were APP
pointed Tuesday by Gov. Blaine to the
state board of normal regents. Ze-
1atsky succeeds Charles S. Van AUX
en- as the member from the La Cros-
Sc district for six-year term. Smith
succeeds w. X. Coffin as the member
from the Eau Claire district, also for
six years. The position carries no
salary
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22

the country is becoming so severe and
the price of the finished product Is
getting so low, that the only way still
owners can make money is by guam
tity. production As evidence Of this,
Sheriff Joseph Volant, Iron county,
Monday found two large stills operat-
ing at full blast in the home of Barto
Martini, who lives near the Scott &
Howe timber mills, just outside of
town.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
SCHOLARSHIPS CLUB ELECTS

Eau Claire-W. G. Ballentine, Me
nomonie, was elected president of the
Northwestern Wisconsin Schoolmas-
ters' club at its annual convention
here, G. l.. Dodge of Mondovi, vice
president, and Miss Anna Johnson,
county superintendent of Chippewa
county, secretaly-treasurer. More
than so members of the association
from northern Wisconsin attended
the convention here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
REGENTS SPEECH STARTS SUIT

Prof. M. A. Bussewitz, head of the
department of science and mathemat-
les at Milwaukee Normal School, ang.
cred at criticism in a speech made by
Miss Lutte Stearns, regent of the
school, announces that he has con-
suited Attorney Albert M. Kelley to
take action in the matter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
HEADS W.. LUMHERMEN

Fl. c. Beckwith, Chetek, Wis, was
reelected president of the Wisconsin
Retail Lumbermens' association, at
the closing session of the annual con-
vention of the organization in Mil
waukee Thursday This will be Mr..
Beckwith's second tel as head of
the association.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
CLARK PERRY NAMED

The appointment of Clark NJ. Perry,
Oshkosh, as prohibition director for
Wisconsin, was formally announced
Tuesday in Washington. He has been
acting director since December.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-02-22
SMOKE OR BAKE

Anton Satk, Milwaukee baker,
was fined $40 by Judge Page for vio-
lating the health laws by making
bread while smoking a cigarette