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Evening star., 1923-08-17
KENTUCKY PROFITS
IN GASOLINE WAR
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. August 17.-Ken-
lucky motorists We're to profit further
today as result of the gasoline price
war d a reduction of / cent a gall
Ion having been announced for the
state by the Standard Oil Company OF
Kentucky. In making the announce
ment last night w. e. Violette, vice
president of the company. said the re-
duction would amount to 2 cents in
three or four points. Officials of in
dependent companies here indicated
the reduction of the Standard would
be met.
This reduction. the second l cent
cut this week brought the filling sta
tion price here to Il cents. including
"a | cent state tax. Florida. MlsSis-
sta tes in the territory of the Standard
Oil Company of Kentucky. were not
affected by the cut today, as was the
case in the instance of the first re-
duction.
NEW YORK, August 17.-Present
prices for gasoline can only be tenn
porary. although further cuts may
reasonably be expected If crude. oil
prices are again reduced. w. C. Tea,
gle, president of the Standard OIL
Company of New Jersey, declared in
formal statement.
He expressed the opinion that the
oil industry would weather the pres,
ent downward trend, which would
not last long.
THE present disrupted market. he
said, resulted from the pressing for
sale of a relatively small amount of
distress gasoline. The large over
, production of crude oil In recent
| months. together with the factor of
the higher naptha content and in
| creased refinery efficiency, has result
ed in piling up abnormally heavy
stocks of gasoline for this season
| of the year and forced liquidation by
some holders, regardless Of cost
Evening star., 1923-08-17
BARRETT COMPANY CITED
FORMALLY ON CHARGES
Requisition Filed for Removal Of
Brokers for Trial to Aiken
County, S. C.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 17.-For-
NAL request for requisition papers to
bring Frank Barrett and three other
members of the firm of Barrett g.
Co. of Augusta to face chages of OBJ
tanning property by false pretenses
in Aiken county. was made to the
attorney general of South Carolina
this morning by w. NJ. Smoak, Aiken
attorney. in person.
MIR. Smoak. who represents {. r..
Lybrand of Wagener. 5. c., the plain
tiff I'm the proceedings, went into
conference with John M Daniel. as
sistant attorney general. Immediately
after his arrival here. The attorney
introduced the affidavit of Lybrand,
sworn out August IL before Magis-
,trate w B. Raborn of Aiken. In sup
port of his petition for requisition
papers.
1t was not indicated at what time
the conference might be concluded,
or when the opinion of the attorney
generals office would be reached.
In the event that this office holds
that the defendants are subject TO
being returned to South Carolina TO
face criminal proceedings In the Ly-
brand complaint. the next step. 1t is
said. will be for the attorney gem
eral to recommend to Gov. Mcleod
that requisition papers be issued.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
WOOL DEMAND SLOW.
Boston Market Reported as in the
Buyers Favor.

BOSTON. August 1.-THE CONNER
cial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
THE demand for wool has been re-
stricted again this week. and the
market must again be reported as in
buyers favor. Attempts to buy good
combing merinos on the low side of
the market established week ago
have not been successful. however,
for the holders of these woods realize
their scarcity. Prices on the whole
are no more than slightly changed
from last weeks quotations.
THE goods market affords little
more encouragement to the trade
than il has for two or three weeks,
hut the trade hardly expects any i'm
provement in that direction until next
month.
"A little more buying is reported in
the west al around 80 TO 40 cents for
good to choice medium territories.
Mostly the new clip movement is on
a consignment basis
The foreign markets are steady
and Yorkshire looks for a steady
market at London at the colonial
series commencing September 4.
''Mohair is quiet and unchanged"
Evening star., 1923-08-17
BANK OF GERMANY REPORT

BERLIN. August 1.-THE weekly
statement of the Bank of Germany
as of August Z. shows the following
changes:
Total coin and bullion, increased
637,s17 900 marks.
Gold. unchanged.
Treasury and loan association
notes, decrease 1,41S.94S.SS9. 900.
Notes of other banks, 176.27l.0O0.
Bills of exchange and cheques, in
creased T.025.949. .057.000.
Discount and treasury bills. in
creased 25.S94.S5S. .0S5, 900.
Advanses. increased 6,071,024,352,
600
Investments. increased 32.651.9 .991,-
600.
Other assets, increased 3.025,226,-
$1,000
Notes in circulation. increased 49,
731.e5436S.00O.
Deposits, increased 10,1S6,446.644,-
other liabilities. increased 11,713,-
173,765,000.
Total gold holdings. 596.351 900
marks.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
w. u. BONUS TO WORKERS.
Company Announcement for En-
ployes' Benefit Expected Soon.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Her
aid today says: Early announcement
is expected Of bonus for employees
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company for the first half of 1923
under the employees income participa
tion plan. 1t is estimated that the
amount will he equivalent TO 25 per
cent of months salary and will be
paid to 10000 workers. Under the
plan in operation since 1920. after s
per cent on invested capital is de-
Quoted from net earnings for six
month period. the company and the
workers will divide the balance.
At present the annual amount de-
Quoted for the companys fixed return
is s12,000.000. Participation by the
employees is based on the length of
service with the company. In 1920
payments totaled S3.303.000 There
were no payments made in the fol-
lowing year. while for the last half
of last year the payments amounted
to Sl,1T11a6
Evening star., 1923-08-17
N. Y. RESERVE BANK REPORT,

NEW YORK, August 16.-The state
ment of the condition of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York at the
close of business August Is shows:
Total gold reserves: $966,070, ,135.04 {;
total reserves. s9S6.539, 199.04.
Bills discounted. secured by govern
ment war obligations: For members,
46.794O92.99: all others. s4S,S30,-
S16.66; bills bought in open market.
$31 31,910.237.52: total bills on hand.
s227.535.147.17; total earning assets,
s233.1S3.S97.17. uncollected items
S15S.T11.053.49
Due to members: Reserve account,
s66S. S.70l.105.11: total deposits. $780,
2O4 424J.11; federal reserve notes in
actual circulation. s496944.3S4 ratio
of total reserves to deposits and fed
eral reserve note liabilities combined,
S3.1 per cent
Evening star., 1923-08-17
TO CONFER ON GAS WAR.

Reports continued to arrive at the
Department of Justice today on the
gasoline inquiry. while it was report
ed that Assistant Attorney General
Seymour. who is in Ohio, would prob
ably confer with the governor of that
state today, at Columbus, on the
matter.
Attorney General DauSherty VIII
leave tonight for Columbus and there
was a possibility, il was under stood.
that there might be confer nee
later on. between the Attorney G.n-
eral, Mr.. Seymour, and the governor,
at Columbus.
The exact nature of reports to the
department today on the gasoline in
quiry was not revealed They will be
placed on file. however. for the i'm
mediate attention of Mr.. Seymour,
upon his return from Ohio.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
PLANS FOR EQUIPMENT.
Long Island Railway Would Issue
Sl.71O.OOO Trust Certificates.

The Long Island Railroad Company
asked the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today for authority to issue
$1.710.000 in equipment trust certif1-
Gates to finance the purchase of pas
senger equipment. The certificates
would run for fifteen years at 8 per
cent. The company proposes to buy
forty motor passenger cars. thirty
passenger cars, twenty trdilerS and
two combination mail and baggage
cars.
Evening star., 1923-08-17

PORTLAND. Greg. August 1.-THE
British steamship Ben Avon has just
completed loading the first cargo Of
new crop wheat shipped from the
coast to Europe this season. The
cargo totaled over 100000 bushels.
according to Kerr, Clifford & Co. ex-
porters
OKLAHOMA CITY. August IL
Jonn A. WhitehurSt, president of the
oklahoma state board of agriculture,
declared today that the acreage
| planted to wheat I'm this state next
season would be reduced at least 35
per cent.
DETROIT. August 17.-There has
peen slight decrease in the con-
dltion OF sugar beets in Michigan
because of insufficient moisture. ac-
cording to the state agricultural de-
partment today. but on the whole the
crop Is satisfactory. and will run
about 25 per cent above last year.
CLEVELAND. August IA new
paper tube plant to supply northern
ohio. western Pennsylvania. New
York, Indiana and Michigan will be
started here soon by the Crescent
Paper Tube Company of Cincinnati
The company has leased a factory
here.
WEST KEWAUNEE. Wis. August
1.-THE Western Lime and Cement
Company Will resume operations
shortly at the plant here, after being
shut down for several years. New
machinery for crushing stone for road
work will be installed.
ATLANTA. August 1.-THE state
department of entomology today
warned cotton planters that the COM
ing week would be crucial one for
the new crop. the lateness of which
requires thorough spraying to kill
the boil weeviI and leaf worm. The
lHtter pest has done Considera BILE
damage in north Georgia.
GRANBY. Col. August 1.-Two
cars of mountain head lettuce. the
first shipped this season from the
Cranky colony. brought SO crate
from Wichita purchasers. Each car
contained $50 crates. representing the
yield of two acres. About twelve hun
dred acres will be harvested this sea
son
ROCHESTER,. n. Y. August II
Filling stations using Standard Oil
gasoline are expected to pass along
the one-cent cut announced in the
wholesale price as soon as their pres
'Hb sio'hS are MS Will
bring the retail price to 81 or 90 cents
The +. h. Rae Company has announced
! that ii will cut its price at filing sta
tions to 20 cents.
BOSTON. August lin contrast
| with reports that heavy stocks of
leather were hanging over the mar
: ket. the report Is made today that a
shortage Of heavy feathers is in pros
pect before the year end. The sur
plus is said by prominent tanning
/ authority TO he composed largely of
inferior grades and middle and light
weight stocks.
ST LOUIS. August 17-Forty-nine
st. Louis meat packers and whole
salers shipped 5S.73i.600. pounds of
meat out last month. a gain of 6.lSs.-
900 pounds over last year. The bulk
/ went TO southern Illinois, Indiana.
Kentucky. Tennessee, and states far
| ther south.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, August II
Eighty-three Illinois mines in the
! field nearest st. Louis were active
27.0S per cent of the possible work
| ing time last month. against 20.69
| per cent in June, and yielded 10000
| tons more coal than in that month.
! CHICAGO. August Flew pig iron
sales have been made here for a week
although the market is active else
where Prices are generally un-
changed at So to $3.50 a ton, Chi
Cago.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
EFFECT COPPER MERGER.
Formal Approval by Stockholders
of Three Companies.

NEW YORK. August 17.-Formai
approval of the merger or the Mo
hawk. Wolverine and Michigan Cop
per mining companies was given to-
day by stockholders of the three
companies.
L. F. Yandell president of each or
the companies. announced That the
plan called for the exchange or all
the stock of the WolCcrine aud Michi-
gan companies for new additional
shares of the Mohawk company.
presently TO be issued. Details OF
the basis of exchange were not made
public.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
WEATHER AIDS BUSINESS,
Warm Spell Benefits Retail Trade
in Seattle.

SEATTLE, August II Especially -
Warmer weather here has apparently
furnished efficient support to retail
business In this section. Sales of
mems clothing for the first two weeks
or August show decided gains over
last year. Merchants expected drop
this month. but labor Is fully employ
ed at high wages and sales to tourists
have been exceptionally large.
Plasterers have notified contra ctors
they will demand an increase Of 81
to $12 a day within the next three
months. California contractors are
securing this region for plasterers.
offering S15 day. Many large con-
struction projects now are under way
here and plasterers are in keen de-
mand
Evening star., 1923-08-17
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES

Washington Gas 5s-S1 800 at 9oi2.
Washington Rwy. & Elpc. 4s-S2.0oO at a..
Capital Traction Cos az I01t4, 10 at
101h. 10 at l01I, 10 at 101H, 10 at 10lh
10 at 101k. 10 at lOlI..
Riggs National Bank Rights at 100.
Lanston Monotype-4 at a.. 10 at 81.
AFTER CALL
c. & r Telephone of Va 5s-Sl 900 at
92a4. 81 900 al 92A, 81, 900 at 9o& 5000 at
9oa.
Washington Gas 5s--s3. 600 at s2l2.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Departmental Bank-2J at 6i2.
Money-Call loans. and 8 per cent.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
DROP In RESERVES RATIO.
Richmond Federal Bank, However
Shows Larger Earning Assets.

The ratio of reserves of the Rich
mond Federal Reserve Bank for the
week ended Wednesday shows a drop
of almost l per cent. after record
ing advances for several weeks pre-
vious, though total reserves declined
only $4,000. Bills discounted Sc
cured by United States government
obligations increased more than So
100000, while other bills discounted
about s250.000.
Total earning assets increased from
S6S. .532. 600 to so, 900. while total
resources showed gain of s6,4S7,-
900.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
BANKRUPT CASE HELD.

SAVANNAH, Ga, August 17-Judge
Grubb of Birmingham. sitting in the
federal court here, after hearing evil
dence and arguments in the matter of
receivership of Barrett & Co. of Au-
gusta, alleged involuntary bankrupts,
took the matter under advisement
The matter before the court is
whether the receiver appointed by
the federal court shall take full
charge of affairs, including those af-
fairs In the hands of receiver ap-
pointed BY the state courts.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
August II. 1873.
rotations furnished by W. Il. Hibbs & Co..


NEW YORK. August 17.-Foreign
| exchanges easy. Quotations in
| cents:
| Great Britain, demand. 4.56L; ca
| bles, 4.56Lz.
France, demand, 5.51; cables,
5.51 T.
Italy. demand, 4.29E; cables, 4.30.
Belgium, demand, Al; cables,
4.411s.
Germany. demand, .oooo2s; cables.
.o0Oo30.
, Holland, demand. 1898; cables,
1886.
Norway. demand. 16.41; Sweden,
demand. 1855; Denmark. demand,
1885; Switzerland, demand, 1909;
Spain. demand. 1851; Greece. de-
mand. 1.73; Poland. demand. .0004:
| Czechoslovakia. demand. 2.92x; Ju-
goslavia, demand, .0106k; Austria, de-
| mand, .0014h; Rumania. demand,
.42A; Argentina, demand, 32.s7; Bra
| I'll. demand, 1000; Montreal. 81 27-3l.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
BUSINESS ITEMS BRIEFED.

LANCASTER. Pa. August 16.-The
leasing of 500 acres of land in Cecil
county. Md. adjacent to Lancaster
county. by the Chrome Products Com
Chrome mines in that section will
again be operated. Should this be
the case, it is probable that similar
deposits in Lancaster county also will
be worked.
DOVER. Del.-Farm bureaus of New
Castle. Kent and Sussex counties have
pooled orders for feed for the winter
comprising 5000 tons.
HUNTSVILLE. Ala.-Cotton farm
ers in the Tennessee valley of North
Alabama are engaged in fight to
save their. crop from threatened de-
struction by the army worm which
appeared suddenly in this section a
few years ago. The farmers are dust
ing their fields with calcium arsenate
ATLANTA, Ga.-The Mann bill in
creasing the state tax on gasoline
from ] cent to 3 cents a gallon, will
go into effect October i. Funds re-
ceived through the tax will-be used
to retire outstanding Western and At
lantic railroad bonds, for highway
improvement and one-third will be
divided among the various counties
of the state.
NEW YORK.-Frank w. Simmons
has been appointed deputy manager
of the American Bankers Association
to succeed George f.. Allen. who re-
tires August II after twenty years of
service.
HUNTINGTON. w. Vail E. Ira
Wis, Paul NJ Robinson and associates
will organize the American Sheet
Glass Company. with s350.000 capital
for building a plant to manufacture
fp1 he En1rpoItlf ~
ess Eight machines have been or
dered.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
BONDS FOR FINANCING
CELEBRATION IN 1926

Issue Announced to Raise Fund for
Honoring 15Oth Anniversary of
Independence Declaration.
PHILADELPHIA August IL
Bonds in denominations from $40 to
100000. bearing interest at 6 per
cent, will be issued to subscribers dur
ing the campaign starting October
to raise $5.000,000 as part of the cost
OF financing the proposed Sesqui-Cen-
tennial celebration in 1925. to mark
the 150th anniversary of the Decla-
ration Of Independence.
The city council recently declined
to authorize an exposition appropria-
on.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

NEW YORK. August 17.-Foilowing
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket TODAY
Evening star., 1923-08-17

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, August II
Eighty-three Illinois mines in the
field nearest st. Louis were active
ing time last month. against 20.69
per cent in June. and yielded 10000
tons more coal than in that month.
Evening star., 1923-08-17

ST. LOUIS. August 17.-Forty-nine
st. Louis meat packers and whole
salers shipped 5S.734,600. pounds OF
meat out last month. a gain of 6.1Ss.-
900 pounds over last year. The bulk
/ went TO southern Illinois, Indiana
, Kentucky. Tennessee, and states far
| ther south
Evening star., 1923-08-17

DETROIT. August 17-There has
dition OF sugar beets in Michigan
because of insufficient moisture. ac-
cording to the state agricultural de-
partment today. but on the whole the
crop Is satisfactory. and will run
about 25 per cent above last year.
Evening star., 1923-08-17

CHICAGO. August Flew pig iron
sales have been made here for week
although the market is active else
where. Prices are generally un-
changed at s21 to s21.5o a ton, Chi
Cago.
Evening star., 1923-08-17
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PORTLAND. Greg. August 1.-THE
British steamship Ben Avon has just
completed loading the first cargo of
new crop wheat shipped from the
coast to Europe this season. The
cargo totaled over 100000 bushels.
according to Kerr. Clifford & Co, ex-
porters.
Evening star., 1923-08-17

CLEVELAND. August IA new
paper tube plant to supply northern
Ohio. western Pennsylvania, New
York, Indiana and Michigan will be
, started here soon by the Crescent
Paper Tube Company of Cincinnati
The company has leased a factory
here.
Evening star., 1923-08-17

OKLAHOMA CITY, August IL
John A. Whitehurst, president Of the
oklahoma state board Of agriculture,
declared today that the acreage
planted to wheat I'm this state next
season would be reduced at least 35
per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02

From the Pearson Tribune.

The Tribune agrees with The Dawson
News that "if the legislature were under the
domination of the executive it would be a
worse than useless body" The Tribune has
already expressed an admiration of Gov.
Walkers determination to keep the two de-
partments of government separate from each
other, in accordance with the federal consti-
tuition. Hardwick learned that executive bull
Raging the legislature will get the governor
nowhere. Any effort on the part of the execu-
tive to force the general assembly to enact
laws at his dctation is a violation of the fed
era1 constitution, and should not be INDUCED
in at any time and under any condition or
circumstances. The wisdom of the fathers in
declaring the separateness of the three de-
partments of the government-the executive,
Legislative and judcialis sound doctrine and
should be guarded with jealous care. Gov.
Walker shows excellent judgment in keeping
within the inhibition of the constitution
which he swore at his inaugural to support
and defend. To do otherwise would be an
exhibition of self-conceit disgusting to all
right thinking men and women. Gov. Walk
er is right in staying the hand of usurpation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
RUDE RURAL RHY MES
WASHING DISHES.

This bard is much inclined to shirk and
sidestep certain jobs Of work. Among the
few that meet his wishes is not included
washing dishes. 1t is too careful, close and
fussv and most abominably mussy, A lot of
crockery he breaks, he makes lot of fool
mistakes. ought to know if had sense
that glass ware has the precedence. But be-
ing with bonehead cursed | do the greasy
dishes first Within the pan while | slosh
them, then likely with the sink cloth wash
them Yea if I'm running true to type | use
the dust cloth when | wipe. And, such is
now my reputation at the dish-slinging oc-
cupation my wife prefers that I should stack
the dishes up till she gets back This may
not seem the thing to debut it suits her
and suits me too She'd rather find them
whole and dirty than in clean fragments ten
TO thirty O if I swung, day in day out, as
Hannah does that old dish clout | should
demand this machine which washes
dishes slick and clean. They'd buy me one
to still my hollers cen though it costs a
hundred dollars. BOB ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
Freed to Aid Convicts.

Butler R. Storke, of Chicago, had a good
deal of ability in making money but he got
into trouble over bad checks, and was SEN
fenced at Toledo, Ohio, to two years in the
penitentiary He has now been freed on con-
ditional parole with the understanding that
he is to continue the work he instituted
among his fellow prisoners. That work is a
correspondence school for convcts, which en-
ab1es prisoner to obtain self-education and
equip himself for making a better start in
life when he is released In this connection
it may be stated by way of parenthesls that
prisoners in the Georgia penitentiary are re-
ceiving instruction, and number OF them
have been taught to read and write since
entering that institution. Moreover, they
have access to a large and well selected Ii
brary, and regularly employed chaplain,
who is a member of the South Georgia con-
feernce, constantly looks after their spiritual
welfare Three religious services a week are
held for both white and negro prisoners.
Storke will be paid $3.50 month for his
services, but Governor Donahey, of Ohio,
who freed him. stipulated that he had to con-
tnue the work indefinitely. Storke agreed,
and he was given the privilege of donning
citizens clothes again The movement has
been financed by Napoleon Hill, New
York magazine editor.
The action of Governor Donahey, which
shows that prisoners guilty of crime are not
necessarily down and out forever, ought to
encourage prisoners who are serving limited
terms for their wrongs. The contention has
been made frequently by persons engaged
in criminal court practice, in prison reform
and reclamation that men and women can
be rehabilitated if the proper methods are
employed Many of them, doubt, could
be restored to lives of usefulness. Some, no
doubt, are beyond redemption. The idea OF
reclamation is especially applicable to first
offenders like Storke. The idea of restoring
volators may prove its worth from time tc
time as successes are recorded, for individ
ual successes will have a greater influence or
the morale of prisoners than any other single
thing. That gives them the example
One misstep does not necessarily mean thai
the person who makes it is to be forever 'lost
to society The who fights his way
back against odds such as these is too gooc
fighter to be left out of life's conflicts thai
need the best brand of courage and endur
ance
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-02
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
In the good old days when dad was spark
ing mother he liked to have a dollar in his
pocket if he was going to spend the day
with her at a big celebration. Of course he
didn't expect to spend the entire dollar but
wanted to have that much so as to be on the
safe side no matter what happened. At about
II O'Clock in the morning when he saw that
she was uncomfortably warm he bought two
saucers of ice cream and early in the alter
noon he bought more ice cream and at least
two glasses of lemonade. Then they went to
the edge of the picnic grounds, where they
could hear only the high notes of the ora
tors, and talked over their plans for marry
ing the following May In those days the
total cost of winning girl wasn't more than
SIS, including jewelry.