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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
Purely Abstract

AYEW HAVEN, Conn.--Being
III a sheriff when there are
\ Y lions to handle IL no little
matter, as Thomas L. Reilly, e1-
Congressman and present high
sheriff for New Haven county,
can testify. Sheriff Reilly q year
ago had an order to attach q
den Of lions belonging TO a
woman animal trainer. He sent
out a deputy who looked at. the
lions and pronounced them at
tached, but left them as they
were. Later Sheriff Reilly sold
three lions. Then he was sued
on the ground that the person
against whom the attachment
was directed didn't own the lions.
Up through the courts the case
went until now the supreme court
decides Reilly shall settle the
suit as loser.
On top OF all that the court
informed the sheriff that his
deputy should have taken pos-
session of the lions when he at
tached them, and should not have
been content with merely telling
the world he had attached ther1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
Mouse Is Boss

ABERDEEN, Scotland.
"HE old Scottish proverb that
lone mickle makes a nue.
- kle" was amply confirmed
when a mouse crept between two
cables at the city's electric power
station here.
The consequences of the
mouse's escapaie included the
suspension OF the street car serv-
ices and electric lighting supply
through the breaking Of the cur
rent, the power station doors and
machinery were wrecked, all Gle.
vators were stopped, and Shipping
was held up because the electri-
cally operated swing bridge could
not be worked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
Thirteen Divorces
But They. Don't Mean Anything.

Mrs Cora Yates holds the United States divorce champion
ship with thirteen divorces One divorced twice
before making up her mind finally that he would NOT do
Inc number OF her husbands therefore only eleven
What wide experience" the average woman will say.
But It was not necessarily that There experience
more variety more knowledge Of life and individuality
ONE single person thoroughly known and studied than in
hundred brief, haphazard conjugal acquaintance.
It Is likely that Solomon with his thousand wives never
knew anything about any He died ignorant
Is he born of real life
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
Once-Overs
Copyright. 1928 Service Inc)
TRY TO BE FRIENDLY WITH THOSE NOT so
F0RTnNATE

In establishment the unattractive poorly dressed
girl gets enough be and snubs in outside associations
without having to suffer discomfort sorrow from her
daily business associates.
To put it directly, any plain homey girl gets good
many rebuffs and dsrespecful looks and words from
unthlnklng persons from all sorts of sources.
1t is particularly too bad when state of affairs exists
during her daily efforts for self-support.
You may be good looking dress attractively and have
charm.
Ii little attention from you would please the girl
who always overshadowed by her more pleasing com
panions.
Why not add bit of sunshine to the heart of the girl
who is stunned even by those with whom she works9
Did you ever think what it might mean to a girl who
about unnoced in other walks of life she might feel
assured that when she reaches home the place where she
works, that there would be some friendly greetngsS
Try to be a bit human than you are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
FoLLies of 1913 and I776.

JACQUES RICHEPIN interprets the Duke de Camestrab
refusal to pay free tickets to Madame Richepms
theater an implication that her show ism worth even
a few duel follows thrust or two poor
parry and drop Of blood Then the dab OF iodine on the
scratch and honor is satisfied
Why rapierss A pair of hat pins would have done as
we'll
Last wear Germany issued twenty-pfenng pieces repre-
sentnO currency value Of four cents These were
baked clay coins about the size Of penny Now dollars
worth might pave the Lincoln Highway from Chicago TO
the Pacific.
1t takes five billion marks to buy loaf OF bread IN
Berlin Straws to break bronze camels back! Inere
isn't another race phlegma enough to endure the ever
growing penalty Of Der Tag Give the deyll 1lS que
Lloyd George does He says English school BOOKS al
teach the fov Of the revolution Bank statements yonoer
and trade balance sheets admit the mistake too
Coming generations figuring the total cost OF wars won
understand how reasoning beings didn't every arsenal
and demolish the last cannon long ago.
Then they'll read about Raymond Poncare ana compfc
hand vhy the curse Of Cain wasn't abidingly laid.
KsuenaAl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
Spirit Counts
Not the Bones.

The English get tired of digging up their graves
bring back bones for rebuia in American soil You can
hardly blame them. We might feel that way ourselves
First. it was Pocahontas Many middle GLASS Englshmen
were disturbed in their long sleep and their bones
around looking for hers Then that was dropped After
wards it was the brilliant oglethOrpe founder Of Georgia
The natural resting place for 0gethorpe would be in
Georgian soil But after all BONES Of good man don
amount to much It's the SPIRIT that counts Oglethorpes
spirit it comes back to earth is undoubtedly in
Georgia and quite content with the monument that it has
whole State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
Then Won't Get AlUay With 1T.

estries existence from the walls OF Versailles Each
Of these World-fAmous Gobelins measures fifteen by
twenty feet and weighs 40 pounds. spectacular but
futile crime.
One might well try dispose Of the Washington Mon
ument the King Of Slams sacred white elephant No
collector would dare acquire art treasures famiarzed to
mutudss by historical reference and encyclopedias illus
tratOns
transaction Poncare does Of getting away with proxy
seizure of all the allies indemnity security.
You'll note that Ambassador Herrick still sticks around
Washington Something's ID the wind. Cyrus Woods is
leaving Japan; Hugh Gibson is route from Poland
General Crowder hash returned to Cuba Richard Wash
burn Child is heading for the White House.
Mr.. Coolidge evidently doesn't to be caught in the
jaws of any foreign traps.
The Tickle Jade.
EQUINE hero pranced down the gangplank month
~ ago the music Of bands and the Haunt Of head
lines. beaten horse walked along empty
dock and was shipped to England yesterday.
Papyrus returning to defeat gets half dozen lines OF
reVOir mention To the victor belongs the space
Revolutionary outbreaks In Athens and the martial law
casually noted in the cables There Grotes to
celebrate the story of modern Greece.
Times have changed since Homer's blooming Tyre rang
through eternity The King depends press agents
and propagandsts to remind that his land still the
map. He must have of substitute for Ambas
sailors
Nations and thoroughbreds, alike, pass into obscurty
when they lose their pace.
Mrs Marcella Clark, dead in bare Los Angeles shanty
with only plying fruit peddler to shed tear and
lay handful Of faded flowers her breast also symbozes
the changefulness OF fortune.
batch of following press clippings, crumpled in her
stiff fingers, identify former social leader.
The advertising department Of any savings bank can
develop quite excellent piece of selling from the
episode
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
BLINDLY STUMBLING
THROUGH FOGS OF
VERBOSITY
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

0KLAHOMA legislators for twenty-four hours dolly
listening to the details Of charges against Governor
Walton Later, each countswn be discussed, debated
and voted upon
Imagine how much Of that tortuous rigamarole win be
clearly defined anybody mind when the dronng drool
ing deliberate Of the law has meandered through
days and days Of technica1ity.
Justice is gArruIous wench-an incurabIe wagter Of
minutes and motions We'd need half many courts and
confusing yernacuar Of medieval clerks and abbo pre-
sented literal briefs smped their phrases and expressed
themselves in plain concise sentences
Until then courthouses will continue to be temples Of
verbosity
The pcets the fence the better chance for the
fox to find d weak spot.
Crooks and shysters aren't favor Of the bar
cations campaign for condensng and expeding legal
procedure
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-24
"TEere Amt GOing to Be No Core.

FRANCE conveniently dsregards the Of the Yer
saes treaty which specifically forbids the maintenance
81 armies and building Qualifications the German
frontier contemplated by the Rhensh republic
ilegitimate child Of expediency and intrigue.
Did somebody mention scraps Of paper9'
Should the Qua Orsay succeed in keeping this mpudent
pawn on chesboard of diplomacy and thereby achieve
the prostration Of German commerce while
uniting Ruhr coke with French forge thereM be
one market in which the continent satisfy its steel
needs.
Poincare ID force nsGjewe mood thus informs the allies
that he intends hog the fruits Of victory and edUe
core.
If however, the United States q member Of the
League Of Nations mere word from Us would make him
forget command Of the largest military force EARTH
possession Of bombing noas able to PROSTATE empire
overnight and Immediately after expressed opinion
that the reparaion question should be left entirely to
jory decision he'd order his troops home, change his mind
about the establishment Of buffer state, and send
another wreath to Mt. Vernon.
r. van don II believe IT. ask Prof Irving Fisher
Evening star., 1923-08-18
|5S MILLIONS MADE
| BY GRAIN CONTROL
Secretary Hoover Reports
on Status of Wartime
Corporation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated fress.
SPOKANE. wash. August lS.-Op-
Grafton of the wartime government
grain corporation during the two and
a half years of its existence. netted
"A profit of approximately s5S,0O0.oO0.
Secretary Hoover declared in teie-
gram. made public here by United
States Senator Borah of Idaho. The
Secretary'S telegram was in response
to an inquiry by Senator Borah con-
cerning proposals that the funds re-
naming from the grain corporation
appropriation be used for the pur-
chase or wheat In the present si'ua-
ton.
With a capital of s500.000,o00, the
CORPORATION handled a turnover" of
approximately $4,000, 100000 in grain
products. Secretary Hover's telegram
said.
Except for some trivial outstand-
ing claims. il has today completely
liquidated and to date has returned
to the Treasury s4SS,000,00o in cash
of the original amount, and has in
addition expended S19,000,000 under
direction of Congress on Russian re-
lief as charity" it continued.
"It has likewise expended SS6.O00.-
600 in supplying foodstuffs to various
European countries on credit.
OF the profit earned. SS,000.000 was
realized through returns by flour
millers for earnings above regulated
margins and the remainder consisted
of profits from the sale of foodStuffs
to neutral countries, the telegram said,
Total overhead cost of operating the
corporation was estimated at $1,000
900, due to the fact that many execu-
tives donated their time in its service.
Evening star., 1923-08-18
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, August 18.-The cot
ton market was nervous and unset
tied during today's early trading. ow-
ing to private reports of showers in
Texas and the uncertainty of weather
conditions over Sunday The opening
was easy at decline of "a to SO
points and active months sold about
80 to 40 points net lower during the
early trading with October easing off
TO 240O and December to 1882. There
was good deal Of scattering liqui-
dation and rather more southern sell
ing. but a considerable easing off to
24O0 and December to 1892. There
was a. good deal of scattering liqulda-
tion and rather more southern selling.
but a considerable demand developed
around the 24-cent level and fuctua-
tions were irregular. Memphis firm
estimates the crop as of August 10
at 1O.544,000 bales, excluding linters.
Buying on the early decline was en-
couraged by this estimate and re-
ports of a gradually increasing de-
mand for cotton goods.
NEW ORLEANS, August 1S.-Scat-
tered showers in Texas and much
tliouidation of the long interest caused
a drop of 4S to so points in the price
of cotton during the first hour of
business today. October fell to 23:2S.
The census bureau. report. counting
consumption Of cotton In this coun-
try during July at 461,5lo bales,
against 542,166 in June, caused mod
crate selling.
The cotton exchange announced that
IL would close on Saturday, Septem-
ber 1 and Monday, September 3, the
usual holidays observed as Labor day.
LIVERPOOL. August 1S.--Effective
September / the Liverpool cotton ex-
change will reopen on Saturdays from
l1O am. until noon except the last
Saturday of each month. when II will
remain open until 1880 pm. The
market will then close at pm. on
Fridays instead of 4:30 as at present
| The exchange has been closed on
Saturday since the beginning OF the
tworld war in 1914.
Evening star., 1923-08-18
COTTON CONSUMED
IN JULY SHOWS DROP
Decrease Also in Amount on Hand
at Close of Month, Compared
With June.

Cotton consumed during July
amounted TO 461,575 bales of lint and
44.775 of linters. compared with 542.-
l66 of lint and 1866 OF lifters in
June this year and 45S.O02 of lint
and 55,502 of linters in July last year,
the census bureau announced today
Cotton on hand July 81 in consum-
ing establishments was I,0S9230 bales
of lint and 127,41S of linters. com
pared with 1.34s,06G of lint and 145.-
2Sj Of linters on June 30 this year
and 1.2IS3SS. Of lint and l3S523 of
linters on July 81 last year.
Stocks on hand in public storage
and at congresses were 93S,6S9 bales
of lint and 1886 'of linters, COM
pared with 1,232.Sss of lint and 42.014
1,4SS, 165 of lint and 54,5S7 Of linters
on July 81 last year.
Cotton spindles active during July
numbered 34231,sS7, compared with
S4,S43.421 in June this year and 3d.
051, $50 In July last year.
Imports during July totaled 6,356
bales, compared with 1857 in June
this year and S.5S7 in July last year
Exports during JuN totaled III ,469
bales. including 1861 bales of linters
compared with 214.S51, including .9O2
of linters in June this year, and 373,-
- u y
last year.
Statistics for cotton growing states
follow:
Consumed during July. 30S,1s bales.
compared with 350.967 in June this
year and 304. 1876 in July last year.
on hand July 81 in consuming es-
tablishments, 532.203 bales, compared
with 70S.602 on June 80 this year and
531,31o on July 81 last year.
On hand July 81 in public storage
and at congresses, 1852, ,SSS bales, COM
pared with $40 on June 80 this
year and 1,123,101 on July 81 last
year.
Cotton spindles active during July
numbered 1871, sos. compared with
16,O09615 in June this year and 15.
5SO.642 in July last year.
In a preliminary annual statement
on the domestic supply and distribu-
ton of cotton for the cotton year
which ended July 81. the census
bureau announced the aggregate sup
ply was 1361O,2lS bales. Consumption
for the year was 6.664,710 bales and
the carry over on July 81 was 2,0S1,
919 bales.
The years supply of cotton was
made up of stocks on August /. 1922,
aggregating 2,S31,553 bales, ginnings
totaling 9,729,306 bales, imports of
469,954 bales and quantity to balance
distribution. 579,405 bales.
The distribution was: Consumption,
6 664, 10 bales: exports, 4.S22,5 $50 bales;
burned. 5000 bales. and stocks on
hand July 81, 1928. 2,os7,s1s bales.
Evening star., 1923-08-18
D. c: AUDITORIUM
SECURITIES READY
deliveries to Subscribers TO
Be Made Upon Application.
Treasurer Announces.

Securities Of the Washington Aud +
torlum Corporation are now ready for
delivery at the trust department Of
the District National Bank. c. II
Gockeler. treasurer Of the concern
announced this morning. Subscribers
to this issue are requested TO call a.,
their early convenience and receive
certificates after proper Identification
has been made.
eooo'oo0' divided equally into 6 per
cent ponds. protected by A FIRST lien
on the entire project and q like
amount OF common stock This diyi-
,ton th ~ ma ndatory. For instance. in
the case OF a 800 subscriptinn thc
subscriber automatically become,
owner OF $50 bond and an eous1
amount OF common stock.
Inc sSOO,000 involved in the trans.
aSaioh represents every cent used n
said. AZ va
Plans 10 Handle Bonds.
Announcement of securities de
par tInent TO handle high-grada bord.
preferred stocks and real esrats g.
curItles was made yesterday after
noon by the Allen L. walker Invee,-
ment Company.
w. J. Kearnev of Rosto, ,,,z
1orK VIII be manager Of the reu. ~.
partment, he having had long 60.
rience In the investment field
large suite of offices ~, ~. f.,;
moor of the Southern huiidirs- !.
ment - -
hesources OF Local Banks
resources OF banks in tho nf....,.,.
OF CoIumbia increased s17.34O 0oa ,r
the nScal year ended June 30 1872
aSccoruing TO figures made public 81.
controller of the Currency ~ -
Dawes yesterday afternoon
j" nile the returns from harlxinr, n,
stitutions in the District on Iurc IN
the GATE OF the last call for Sta,c
inent or condition, show a reduction
IN resources since April 3. date OF th,.
previous call, of 1851 900. th,, total
resources of these banks AZ tho dat,
OF the last call were S25n.S2S 0no y,
Sl7,340.000 greater than on JuTa A.
last year.
These figures have refcrerca 10
forty-nine banks. Of which fuur+aeI
are national banks having total -
sources June 80. 1929. Of sI2s S2a n0p.
t"entE-elght savings banks with re
sources OF S34.931 900 and seven loar.
ana trust companies with resources cf
Sbf.O66,OO0. The returns from cars.
class OF banks show slight reductions
since April 3. but the resources 49,.
national banks show an increase dur
ing the year of $10,590. 600: trust com
Panles an increase of $9502. 900. 4rd
savings banks a reduction Of so-=n
600.
Evening star., 1923-08-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. August IS Omitted States
81 Agriculture Hogs

/ CHICAGO, August Is tCnlted states
Department ca Agriculture).-Hogs-
Receipts, 5000 head; fairly active:
good and choice kind. scarce, steady
to weak; mixed and packing grades.
steady to strong: bulk, good and
choice, 160 to 240 pound averages.
S.30aS.6o: top. 500: bulk, desirable
ESQ to 325 pound butchers, 5.Soas.25' ;
bulk, packing sows, o.3eaooo; es-
timated holdover, 1000.
Cattie-Receipts. 1.e0O head: COM
pared week ago; beef steers or value
to sell above 11.50; yearlings, above
100, and desirable fat she stock, Is
to % cents higher; others steady:
top, matured steers, 1870; best long
Searlings, 1850; Gamers and cutters
strong, to 10 cents higher; bulls and
vealers, steady: desirable stockers
and feeders. rs cents higher; others.
steady; bulk prices follow: Beef
steers, 9.35a11.25; butcher cows and
heifers, 4.75aS.75; Gamers and cut
tors, 2:S5a3.30; veal calves. 11.00a
i1175: stockers and feeders, 5.50a7.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head: gener-
ally steady; top. western lambs, 400; !;
medium 1Ntives. 11.5O; compared
week ago@fat lambs, LOO to 1.25
higher; culls. feeding lambs and
yearlings, as to 100 higher; aged
stockers, so to T5 higher; bulk. wes-
tern lambs, 13.00a13.75; top, 1900;
natives, 12.25a13.25; top, 1850; bulk,
fat yearlings, 10.00a11.o0; top. 11.50;
fat wethers, S.00a9.10: bulk, fat ewes,
| 5. 5Oa7 90: bulk feeding lambs, 12.75a
1880; top, 1915.
Evening star., 1923-08-18
EUR0PE'S WHEAT CROP
SHOWS GAIN OVER 1922
Figures Also Given on Rye. Oats.
Barley and Corn-Potato
Production Smaller.

European wheat crops are iarzsr-
than last year, but potato productio..
Is smaller. according t. latest est
mates of the International Institute
OF Agriculture at Rome. as received
here by the Department Of Agricu,-
ture.
Wheat forecasts are: Rumania
lo6. .556,000 bushels, or % per cent
more than last year: Netherlands.
o:339.OO0 bushels, or slightly 1arger
than last year; Portugal. 1870 GOO
pusheIs, 81 per cent larger.
Potato forecasts are: Netherlands
SlS3S,000 bushels, or 81 per cent les
than last year; Belgium. 99.94o 600
bushels, or 80 per cent less
Oats forecasts are: Rumania, GS-
SS4,0O bushels, or 20 per cent less
than last year; Belgium 36.376.0ou
bushels. or about 600. 600 bushels
more: Netherlands. 25.994 900 bushels.
or 100000 bushels more.
Rye forecasts are: Portugal. 5254
600 bushels, or more than double last
years crop; Latyia, 11.S10.0GQ bush
els, or 50 per cent more; Netherlands.
25,404,000 bushels: or almost double
last years figures.
barley forecasts arc: Rumania
S2.67S. 900 bushels, a decrease of >
per cent; Netherlands. S.19S. 900 bush :
els. an increase Of 100000 bushels
An estimated corn crop in Bulgaria
OF 22,O07s00D bushels is i per cent
under last years crop.
Evening star., 1923-08-18
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, August 18.-Owing large
ly to an unexpected advance in Liver
pool quotations, the wheat market here
showed an upward tendency today
during the early dealings. Ffrnness of
the New York stock market counted
also as a bullish factor. On the other
hand. notice Of French government regu-
lations to continue restricting imports
of wheat into France acted somewhat
as a check on buyers. Opening prices
here, which varied from unchanged
figures 10 Is higher, with September
1.001. TO 1.00as and December 1.0414
TO 1.042s. were followed by a slight
sag and then new upturn.
Corn and oats were ffrmer with wheat,
and as a result of smallness of receipts
After opening Il to Il higher. December
63a4 to 637s. the corn market eased
little, but remained above yesterdays
finish,
Oats started unchanged to Il up,
December 39l4a392s to $685., and later
held near to the initial range.
Provisions reflected f1rmness of hog
VaInpG
Evening star., 1923-08-18
MUCH STRONGER TONE
is SHOWN IN STOCKS
Series of Favorable Domestic De.
velopments Increase the
Volume of Sales. I.
BY the Associated Tress.

| BF IN" Associated Press.
NE" YORK August 1S.-AIl sspecu-
lative markets showed marked I'M
provement in this weeks trading
stock prices. particularly. displayed a
much stronger tone with the volume
OF sales measurabIy increased While
short interests continued to furnish
| the bulk Of the buying power. com
mission houses reported a siZable in
crease in public participation.
Speculative sentiment WAS cheered
by series of favorable domestic de-
Velopmeuts. These included the dec
laration of President Coolidges poll
ctes. official assurance that no extra
ed, signing of the Mexican confer
ence minutes with the prospect of
early recognition of Mexico, an
nouncement that the July trade bal
ance was favorable for the first time
since February, publication Of sew
eral excellent earnings statements,
and the reopening of the discus
sion of the miners wage demands.
Overthrow of the Cuno ministry in
Berlin and publication of the Brit
iSh note were the principal develop
mcntS abroad. but they failed 10 have
any appreciable effect on stock prices,
although French and Belgian bonds
were depressed as a result. French
foreign exchange also established a
new low for all time.
ting war to the eastern seaboard
caused intermittent selling of the oil
shares during the week. practically
all of the low-priced issues selling
+ at their lowest prices of the year. A
very heavy short interest, founded on
the huge overproduction of crude
oil. already had been built up in these
shares with the result thai when the
rest of the list began to move upward
1t induced extensive short covering
in the oils.
Public offering of s20,000,00 Nor
wegian government loan during the
week indicated that American bank
ers were still in a position to sue
cessfuIly compete with those of Lon
don and the continent for lucrative
foreign business.
Considerable significance also was
attached in the financial district TO
the $40. 600 900 loan made 10 the Texas
Farm Bureau Cotton Association by
a New York banking syndicate as
giving approval to the cooperative
marketing plan for certain commodi-
ties when the cooperative associa-
tions, are properly organized. for 4
legitimate purpose.