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Evening star., 1923-08-26
BUSINESS BUREAU
PLANS new WORK
Merchandise and Financial Divi.
sions Announced by Local
Organization.

Merchants and other business in
itcrests of Washington will cooperate
in the recommendations for better
business to be adopted at the Kansas
city national better business confer
encc, September II to 20, it was an
nounced following meeting of the
board of trustees of the local Better
Business Bureau at the City Club.
Kenneth Barnard, chairman Of the
national vigilance committee. affiliat-
ed with the bureaus throughout the
country. outlined the program to be
discussed next month.
Activities for the Washington bu-
reau outlined yesterday to the board BY
Director Howard Cool, include organ
ization Of a merchandise and finan-
cial division. The merchandise activi-
ties will be directed by Louis Roths-
child, assistant director, while Mr..
cool will supervise the financial division.
Mr.. Cool probably will represent the
W Washington bureau at the national
conference.
The merchandise division, which
will be operated upon a definite pro-
gram. has for its purpose the building
of public confidence in advertising.
This program provides for the har-
monizng of retail merchants in ad-
public and advertisers alike as to the
ethics of advertising.
Standards of ethics which were
adopted through the bureau some
time ago Will be brought to the at
tention of the public. and the mer-
chants.
Mr.. Cool announced TO the board
that he was much encouraged by the
spirit of cooperation and the high
standard of advertising in Wash
| ington.
Truth in Advertising he said. lis
but part Of the work of the Bureau
Its primary purpose is to build the
confidence of the public and to advise
the public and the merchant alike
as to ethics of advertising"
The success of the recent fur meet
ing was outlined to the Board and a
program for future campaigns of a
similar kind in other fields such as
jewelry. furniture. etc, was tenta-
lively approved.
4 tentative policy for following the
Before You Invest Investigate"
campaign in the Bureaus financial
department was discussed at some
length by the Board, but is will not be
finally adopted and made public until
the completion Of the merchandise
program.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
SPANISH CABINET
DIVIDED OVER WAR
Some Ministers Favor Advance.
But Others Urge More
Caution.
BY the Associated Press.


MADRID. August 25.-Little was
accomplished at today's cabinet meet
ing owing to marked division of
opinion as to the best way of carry
ing on the Moroccan campaign. Sew
eral of the ministers insisted upon
the adrisability of an advance against
Alhucemas, the rebel stronghold.
while the others favored a more con-
servativc policy.
1t was decided to hold another meet
ing next week. by which time COM
plete data from the general staff of
the army in Africa Will be available.
1t is generally feared that the differ
ence over this point Will precipitate
a government crisis.
The official army communique to-
day states that quiet reigns in Moroc-
co. The defenders of Tifaruin arrived
at Melilla. where they were greeted
with honors by the high military
commissioner and other authorities.
Later they paraded through the
streets, receiving tumultuous trib-
ute from the population
Evening star., 1923-08-26
COTTON PRICES DROP.
Some Slight Declines During Brief
Saturday Trading.

NEW YORK. August e5.-The cot
ton market was very quiet this morn
ing and fluctuations correspondence
narrow. After selling at 24.25 at the
opening. October eased off to 24.0S
and closed at 24.11. with the general
market closing steady at net decline
of to 10 points on all months except
September which was Is points high
er.
Two more Of the private end August
crop reports were issued. one of them
making the condition. $50 and the
Indicated yield, 10.926.000 bales. The
other placed the condition at 56.4, and
the indicated yield, 1O.926.0Oo oaIes.
The other placed the condition at 56.4
and the indicated yield at 11,26o,000
bales.
New Orleans. August 25.-Cotton
f,,tures closed steady at net losses of
to IL points. Close: October. 23.4Sa
23.51: December. 23.5oa2S.52: January,
e3.45a23.46; March, 23.47; May, 23.40.
Snot, quiet, and unchanged: middling,
2425.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
new HEAD CHOSEN
| FOR p|GGLY W|GG[Y
c. D. Smith, Memphis Man.
to Succeed Clarence
Saunders.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. August 25.--C. d.
Smith, Memphis capitalist, was elected
president of the Piggly Wiggly Cor
poration at meeting today of the di-
rectors of the corporation called TO
select an executive head of the organi-
zation to succeed Clarence Saunders,
Who recently resigned after filing suit
in federal court. asking that the affairs
OF the corporation be placed in the
hands of a receiver.
Announcement also was made after
the meeting that plans were under
way for refinancing of the corpora
tion.
Mr.. Saunders. in his petition for a
receiver, declared that notes of~the cor
poration agSregating approximately a
million dollars were overdue.
Present corporation officials are con-
testing the suit seeking the appoint
ment of receiver which they declared
was unWarranted. Hearing of the suit
began In federal district court yester-
day. but was postponed today until
September IL
Evening star., 1923-08-26
baltimore Live stock,

BALTIMORE, Md. August 2o.-Thc
general live cattle market rules
steady. with little material change
in values. and cattle of first quality
finds ready sales. with very little OF
this sort arriving by boat
Common to ordinary stock is not
desirable and ct uncertain value
Quota tions today at Light street
wharf:
Beef Cattle-First quality. pound.
s to g: medium. pound. s to :. Bulls.
as to quality. pound. 70 s. Cows.
choice to fancy, Lound. 3 to 6: COM
mon to fair. pound, 2l2 To 4. Oxen.
as to quality, pound. ! TO .. Milk
COWS, choice 10 fancy, head. 5000 to
900: common 60 fair. head. 5000 to
5000. Calves, veal. choice, pound,
IL: ordinary to medium. pound, 9 to
1T rough, common, thin. pound, s to ).
Sheep-Choice, pound. to % old
bucks, pound. ? to 4 common. pound
to 2IG. Lambs. spring. choice.
pound. 13 to IA: fair to good. pound,
10 to IL: common, thin, pound, to =.
Hogs-Straight, pound, to s.:
Sows. pound, . to s; stays and boars,
pound, TO ).
Live pigs. az to size and quality,
pound. 10 to T.. Shouts, as 10 size
and quality, pound. s TO 10.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
JAEGER DEATH FORECAST
CHARGE is INVESTIGATED
Wisconsin Sheriff Looks Into Re-
port Jensen Predicted Next Vic
tim of Hammer Slayer.
by the Associated Press.

1.y the Associa ted Press
BARABOO. Wis, August 2o.-Sheriff
William Ode of Sauk county was en-
,leavoring to determine today IL there
is any truth in a report that Alvin
L. Jensen. held in connection with the
Jaeger murder. predicted that Jaeger
would be the next victim of the Balzer
1ammer killer.
According to the information, n man
identified as Jensen told Miss Allison.
town clerk of Bear Creek. shortly at
Ter the Balzer killings, that Jaeger
would be the next.
Three members of the Balzer fam
S1y-William, Mary and JuliuS-were
slain with hammer at their farm
near Cassel Prairie. Sauk county, Au-
gust 8. 1922. The slayer escaped. Cas-
gel Prairie is about ten miles east of
Black Hawk. the scene Of the Jaeger
murder.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
MONTGOMERY WARD & co.
PUT PRICES HIGHER

CHICAGO. ILL.,. August o5.--The first
advance in retail comtnodities for
many months is "hoWn in the new
matt order catalogue of Montgomery
Ward & Co. the prices effective Sep
t"mber l. Cotton goods and cotton
hosiery are up 10 per cent aud mems
clothing per cent. Shoes are n little
lower. Higher prices for raw ma
tcrfal are responsible for advances.
Officials are optimistic and Hntici-
pate an increase in sales The. 1925
total, II is estimated, will he in ex-
cess of 500. 900 Farmers are
buying substantially and every de-
partment OF the company is running
ahead of last year.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
LIFTS GIFT CUSTOMS,

The German government, the Post
Office Department was advised yester-
day. has revived the practice of admit
ting gift" packages free of customs
duty and has extended the weight limit
cells post to twenty-five pounds.
Shortly after the close of the world
war Germany and other nations of
Europe waived customs duty on "eift"
packages. most of. which came from
the United States and contained food
or clothing. The term gift" pack
age is interpreted to mean any parcel.
of material sent as a gift to the ad,
dressee for the personal use of him
self and his family. -
Evening star., 1923-08-26
CoTT0NSEED OIL FIRM.

NEW YORK. August 25.-Cotton-
seed oil was quiet but firm, with
closing bids 4 to 10 points net higher.
OLD crop supplies are light and some
say detachable oil is unobtainable.
Cash demand continues active both
for October and compound, while the
strength In LARD was also a factor.
Sales, 5000 barrels. Prime crude.
9.00a9.50;~ prime surnner yellow, spot,
1880 bid: September closed 1876; De-
cember, $50; March, 9.72, all bid.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
BOND TRADING DULL.
Sea board Air Line Among Issues
to Advance

NEW YORK. August 25.-Trading
in bonds in todays brief session was
without particular feature. Trans
actions were in small volume with
prices relatively firm.
Active government bonds moved ir
regularly within narrow limits. The
tax cxemp 31as and the Second Lib
erty AZ were unchanged: third and
fourth Libertys. off 1-32 of a point.
and tht first Libertys and the Treas
ury. ~ s improved 3-32 and 4-32 of a
point, respectively. Advances Of a
point each were recorded by Seaboard
Air Line adjustment 5s and Central
IF Georgia SIS. Kansas City Terminal
As declined J..
American Agricultural Chemical
LAS and Goodyear SIS Of 1941 each
advanced I. and Steel and Tube IS
moved up IL in dull trading in the
industrial group.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
PULLMAN'S NET MAY
EQUAL $12 PER SHARE

CHICAGO. Ill. August 25.-The
heavy passenger travel of the last
year will result in the Pullman Com
pany's forthcoming annual report
making the best showing in several
years. The fiscal year ended June 80
and the directors met yesterday to
consider the figures. which will be
made public around October l.
1t is understood, however, that net
earnings will be equivalent to around
s12 a share on stock, or considerably
above the annual dividend rate of So.
In the preceding year the company
incurred deficit after paying divi-
dends.
Practically all the company's prof
it's have been derived from the oper-
alton of sleeping cars,
Evening star., 1923-08-26
ACREAGE CUT PLANNED.
Oklahoma May Raise 40 Per Cent
Less Wheat Next Year.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. August
Ca 80 per cent reduction In Ok la
Hoina acreage sown TO wheat this
fall was predicted In a report issued
by the state board of agriculture.
here today following a special sur
Ney in all parts OF the state
The report said that only 30 per
cent of the land to he ploWed for
fall seeding had been broken.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
LABOR LEADER FREED.
Court Holds Insanity Charge Is
Vnsubstantiated.

- OAKLAND, cafif., August 25.-The
superior court today dismissed a
era rye OF insanity against James
department Of the American Federa-
aion of. Labor, after Lord had been
arrested on his wife's complaint. The
court held that the evidence was in
DR.. Jaudon Ball, alienist at the Uni
Norsity Of California. and Mrs. Lord
testified ior the prosecution.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. August 25.-Cattle-
Receipts. 46I head: no trading
Calveg-R"ceipts. $50 head steady.
Neals. 1l.00a15.J0; fed calves. 6.o0a
$50
sheep and lambs-Receipts. $685.
bead; steady. Sheep, common 10
choice, 3.00a6.50; lambs. choice south
ern spring, 15.00a16.2J: common TO
prime state. spring. 1i.00alJ.00; culls
7.00aS.00.
Hogs-Recs ipts, 2.07J head; steady.
Workers, 9.20a?.6o: heavy, S.15a9O0
roughs, 6.25a6.15
Evening star., 1923-08-26
B. & O. TO EXPAND TRACKS.

ST. LOUIS. August 25.-The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad has purchased
large tract of land. between 225 and
ESQ acres. bordeting its tracks in ST.
Clair county, ILL.,, almost opposite st.
Louis, where it will construct a large
engine terminal. classification, inter-
change and dispatch yards and other
amplifications of present facilities.
eventually involving an expenditure
of between 100000 and $2,000,000.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. August 25.-Cotton
goods market was steady today. with
trade lighter. Plain shades of shirt
ings will be advanced on Monday:
Some traders have asked basis Of
II cents for A. $3.50 bleached cot
tons, II cent up. Yarns were firm
Raw silk was unchanged. Burlap
markets were firmer. Wool goods
were steady with q fair volume of
business on soft-fnish fabrics.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
FLOUR GOES HIGHER.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. August %.
Flour 10 to 80 cents higher. family
patents, 635a6.60 a barrel. Shipments,
1854 barrels. Bran. 26.00a26.5O.
Wheat No. northern. 111a1.21; !;
September, III: December. 1.19A !;
May. 1915: Corn. No. yellow, 76
cents. Oats, No. 3 white, So 512a36A
Flax, No. l. 243a2.35.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
MGR. WlNDHORST DEAD.
Was Nephew of Famous Deputy
' Who Served Bismarck.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Angus 25.-
Mgr. Ernst Windhorst nephew OF DR..
ludwig Windhorst. famous deputy
ilnder Bismarck of Germany, and for
bnore than fifty years a member OF
1he Cincinnati diocese. died of apo
l'icxy At hospital here last night.
-ie was seventy eight years of age.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
NEW C. g. O. OFFICIAL.

NEW YORK. August 2J.-At a
meeting of Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road directors Herbert Fitzpatrick of
Huntington. ". Va. was elected vice
president and general counsel, sue
Ceeding Henry t. Wichkham. Mr..
Fitzpatrick was formerly the road 8
Nest NirRinia counsel
Evening star., 1923-08-26
COPPER AT IA CENTS.

NEW YORK, August 25.--A stead
ier tone has developed in the copper
markets. Demand has not been par
ticularly active or general. but offer
ings at the 14-cent level for electro
lytic.appear to have, been pretty we'll
abspTbed. and quotations now range
from Ii to IA Il. iron is unchanged.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
MONEY RATES STIFFEN.

NEW YORK. August 25.--Money
rates were somewhat sitter during
the week. The call rate ruled around
) per cent while time funds were
offered at 5 Il with brokers generally
willing to bid only 5A.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
EARL MOTORS CUT PRICES.

DETROIT. August 25.-The Earl
Motor Company has announced reduc-
tions of $500 to $500 in the price on
all. models, effective immediately. =.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
DRY GOODS ACTIVE.

CHICAGO. August 25.-The Mar
shall Field Company says current
wholesale distribution of dry goods
was considerably in excess OF last
weeks volume and was greater than
n year ago during the same week.
Evening star., 1923-08-26

Those working in soap factories
are said to be practically immune
from cancer.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
Mortgage Issue Offered,

HUrtEHRe IhNue OHerfd.
5. w. StrauS & co. have purchased
and are Offering AN issue of $1,000, 0OO
s per cent, three to
fifteen year serial coupon bonds of
the Fifth Avenue and Forty-SiXth
Street Corporation, secured by the
land and sixteen STORY store. Office
and salesroom building at to S
West 46th street. New York city.
Coupons are payable February Is
and August -.
Names Aids for Convention.
Richard W. Hynson. chairman of
the hotel committee for the Invest
ment Bankers Association convention
to be held here october % to 81, has
named the following to aid him in
this work:
Evening star., 1923-08-26
INVESTORS TOLD TO Make OWN
PROBE INTO BANKsIN ANACOSTIA
Special Committee Reports Inability to
Learn Facts-Securities Prices-Aids' { for, %
Convention-Financial Local Notes. :.

Stockholders and subscribers TO
shares of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank OF .tnacostia have been advised
by committee which they appointed
to make personal investigation as to
their investment, according to state
ment made yesterday afternoon.
This committee, appointed on April
%. last. and consisting of W. Bernard
Duke. George J. Z. Maier and George
II. Harris. has been prepared to make
u report since May Is, but has been
frustrated from doing so owing to lack
of cooperation on the part of the
trustees of the common law trust COM
pany and their refusal TO call a stock
holders meeting.
The bank, which was organized
about two years ago, was forced to
operate under a common law declara-
tion of trust due TO the refusal of the
controller of the currency TO grant
permission for il TO open It's doors on ac-
count of insufficient paid-in capital.
Only lately The. paidin capital reached
the required amount. but permission
TO open was again refused the inStitu-
ton by Controller Dawes. who ruled
the affairs of the bank were such that
their application could not even be
considered.
keystone Bankers I'm Lead.
Pennsylvania has assumed the lead
in total memberships in the American
Bankers AsSocia ton with 1879. In
the last month Increased memberships
by banks in that commonwealth have.
resulted in moving from third to first
place. New York being second with
1907 and illinois third with 1881
This Il the first time in half a CEN
tury. bankers long affiliated with the
associat ion say. that Pennsylvania has
held top place in tho body. which now
has the largest membership IN its his
tory. o2.i.".
Unlisted SECURITIES. Prices
The following latest bid and
~ Sked' prices for securities on the
unlisted department of the local stock
exchange are printed for the guidance
OF holders Of these issues:
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-07-19
Ell LcDO. TIN IL b ANIaA

Sc nos ha infermado que nuestro
distingufdo amigo el Lcdo. Jose Mar
tfnez Daxila, quien ha estado enfer-
mo durante algunos dfas en- su resi-
dencia de Santurce, esta bastante me-
dorado, 10 que muy sinceramente cele-
bramos.
Es muy probable que tan pronto ell
Lcdo. Martinez Davila Sc restablezca
del todo ira a pasar una temporada
de descanso a unas de nuestras monta-
mas, por recommendation faeultativa.
En- noches pasadas una comisi6n de
la Asamblea Municipal de esta ciudad,
de la cual el forma parte, fue visi-
tarle, por un acuerdo de dicha Asam-
blea.
Ell IMPARCIAL hace votos fer
vientes por el mas pronto restableci-
miento del amigo enfermo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-07-19
NOMBRAMIENTOS. CONFIRMADOS
POR Ell SENADO

NJ - . .
En- la session ejecutiva del Senado,
aprobo aver los siguientes nombra-
mientos:
Gumersindo Roman, para Secretario
de la Corte Municipal de Arecibo.
Santiago Carreras Rodriguez, para
Marshal de la Corte Municipal de Fa-
jardo.
Jaime Llavina Aponte, para juez de
la Corte Municipal de Vieques.
Pedro Acosta Fores, para juez de
la Corte Municipal de Guayama.
Juan Navarro, para Marshal de la
Corte Municipal de Vega Baja.
Santiago Rodriguez Garcia, para
Secretario de la Corte Municipal de
.Fajardo.
Santiago Mariani, para juez de Paz
de Barceloneta.
Fabriciano Martinez, para Marshal
de la Corte Municipal de Camuy.
Francisco Gonzalez, para Marshal
de la Corte Municipal de Carolina.
Pablo Polo Ortiz, para Secretario
de Ia Corte Municipal de Guayama.
FL Senador socialista Sr. Iglesias,
|vot6 en- contra del nombramiento de
Acosta Fores, para juez municipal de
Fajafdo, por cuestiones politicas.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-07-19
DOCUMENTOS ARCHIvADos


Los siguientes documentos pertene-
.cientes la Association de Coseche-
ros de Tabaco de Puerto Rico" han
quedado archivados en- la Secretaria
|Ejecutiva:
Dos certifcados de election de
directories y oficiales, en- los cuales
figuran los nombres de los siguientes
senofes: Francisco M. Zeno, Presi-
dente; Baltasar Mendoza, Vicepresi-
dente; Arturo Baldrich, Tesorero;
Agustin Fernandez, Secretario, Y Luis
Benet, F. Pont Zayas, Manuel A. Pc
rezoy Joaquin Rivera, Vocales. To-
dos estos sefiores, menos ell secretario.
son tambien directories.
!, E1nforme annual correspondence
al iai1o 1922.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-07-19
ASOCIACION DE TENEDORES DE
LIBRos Z oFICINIsTAs DE
PUERTO RICO

FL domingo 10 del corriente Sc llev6
a efecto en- la bella ciudad de Arecibo
previa invitaci6n del Comit6 directive
de la Association, que Sc traslad6 a
aqnella poblaci6n, una reunion COM
puesta de los elementos nus valiosos
en- In Banca y ell Concrete de dicha
plaza. la que Sc llev0 cabo on uno
de los salones de la Alta Escuela.
La idea de la reunion era constituir
un comit6 de la Asociaci0n el que que
do tornado despu6s de haberse lefdo
la declaration de principles oir> a
yarios elementos en- ell uso de la pa
labra, donde qued6 demostrada la cul-
|tura ciyica de la poblaci6n arecibena.
El domite executive, aued6 satisfe-
cho del 6xito obtenido entire aquellos
compaiieres y muy agradecido por las
|atenciones que lie dispensaron.
Merecedor de todo encomio, es el en-
tusiasmo que reina en- aquella coleetivi-
dad, digna de que sea imitada por to-
dos los dennis pueblos de la Isla, en-
bien dc la empleomanfa Ell Pto. Rico.
DebemOs darnos cuenta dc que anda-
mos rezagados en- .comparaci6n con los
demas pueblos civilizados, en- ell espf-
ritu de association, Y todo joven que
piense en- SUI pQrvenir debe acojer con
y entusiasmo la idea re
dent0ra de formar un lazo fuerte que
nos una para constituir un bloque y
hacernos Dir en- nuestros derechos que
es el ideal de todos los pueblos to-
das las Observation-Disclosures aspirantes a
la libertad
La Association tiene en- mente formar
.comites EN- todos los importantes pue-
bios de la Isla, Y el pr6ximo que Sc
piensa constituir sera en- otra cabecera
de distrito.
Esperamos que todos los interesados,
acudan formar parte de esta gran
INSTITUTION para que el auge v el de-
sarrollo sea mas rapido eficaz:
Demos muestras de nuestra cultura
" civismo, y obtendremos 10 que nUr
derecho nos Corresponds.
Que IA idea de asoclaci0n nos ilumi-
me todos para el bien eomun.
Dn concipTente
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-07-19
LIEGO Ell NUEVO INSPECTOR
DE CORREOS

I En- el vapor del lunes lleg0 esta
isla, procedente de Washington, el nue.
vO Inspector general de correos Mr.
Thomas J. Rice, quien hasta hace po-
co tempo desempef6 Ell mismo cargo
en- Boston. Mr.. Rice provisionalmente
ha instalado su residencia en- ell Hotel
49, sssssF.-- -
Miramar. s..--.s-.--s---,-.
El inspector AbTey, qliieaa ha estado
eneargtrdo de la ofcina del inspector
tlesde haee salgdn tempo, pfobablemen-
tie iregresara al Norte an;iss adelante
pues actuaimente es fanto :el frabajjo,
que HAY por realikar ALT que Is leee.
saria la4presenefa az otfo inspector eli,
Puerto Rico. ss 4, u Il. ..l s..-. sssss n.
Ell Inspector Galuve Que estuvo en-
este disffitos aiglahos tneses, Ii,I sido
transferideaa d la division de Denver.
q ~
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-07-19
INF RMACI0N GENERAL
Visitan al Gobernador

Ell Attorney General Sr. Coats es-
tuvo de conferencia con ell Gobernador
sobre ciertos asuntos relatives a su
departamento
Ell Comandante Sr. Frank Adams,
de los Veteranos de la Guerra Hispa-
no-Americana, visito al Gobernador
en- relacion con Ell recibimicnto al Re-
gimiento de Ohio.
lei Auditor Sr. Kessinger, discu-
tio con ell Gobernador algunos asuntos
relatives su oficina.
Los Sres Drury, de Ponce, y Ja-
mes, de San German, visitaron al Co.
bernador.
El Gobernador y la Sra. Towner
Idieron anoche una comida los miem-
bros del Gabinete y sus respectivas
Eesposas.