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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
WHEAT CLOSES OFF
ON PROFIT-TAKING
IN LATE TRADING
Final Prices Fractionally
Loper-Corn Ends
Irregularly.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
Chicago. ILL.,. Sept. S.-Wheat gave
a good account of itself early today.
The WinniNeg Free Press crop es'
innate making the yield of the three
Western Canadian provinces a.
513.16 bushels was literally adver'
tised at the opening and as the fig
ures were decidedly bearish, being 40.
100000 bushels greater than antici
pated. it was expected that much sell
ing would develop as n result. There
was little pressure Oh the MARKET. how
ever. with just enough buying L
cause moderate advance.
A little selling developed and short
had TO bid up TO get their wheat back
Premiums for cash wheat Winnipel
were up IL cent and this offset thu
effect Of the bcarish crop report.
The market reacted under realizin:
sales in the last fifteen minutes. th,
close being IL and "a cents lower
Corn trade was slow and the mar
kct was affected by the action o.
wheat. September continued TO act in.
dependently and was higher on short
covering. Late months sold off under
local pressure early but rallied later
with wheat and OH commission houses
buying.
The market closed IA cent higher
to 3-S cents lower.
Oats closed is and IL cents lower
Lard closed , and 30 cents higher
and ribs > IL and IL cents higher
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
New Orleans. Sept. s.-New high

New Orleans. Sept. S.-New high levels
for the season again were made In the
cotton market today on a buying move
ment that started on the opening ard
which at the end of the first hour had
prices % TO SO points NJ. October was
sent TO 2S.ss. Rains in Texas that wefe
not expected. as well as moisture N
Oklahoma and in Central and Eastern
portions OF the belt. caused much OF the
buying. Liverpoors open on a Saturday
simultaneously with the American mar
kets for the first time IN years. was bet
ter than due and the effect Of other
hull:sh influences was increased by the
favorable tone OF weekend reviews %
the country's general commerce.
The first effect OF the ginning report.
placing the total output Of the south 10
the first Of September at i,itl.537 bales
and breaking all high records, was u
cause enough selling 10 practically wipe
out the early gains. 4 Ii.tlc later the
most determined buying came into the
market, apparently based on the fSct
that nearly all OF the ginning was done
In Texas. the total forathat state beinS
l,0SS,0s2 bales, while in other. states.
ginning WAS unusually small. The buy
ing swept everything before Il. sendlnS
prices 10 new high levels and putting
October 10 97.s3. where the list stood ~
net gains OF 1s1 to 1iS points. or nee-ly
$3.50 . bale on the strongest positions
The close was Is to fs7 points net higher
on the day with October at ss.iv 70
I27.lS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
SPECIALTIES RISE
WHILE MAJORITY OF
STOCKS STAND STILL
Rails, Sugars and Steels
Show Most Ac-
tiuity.
BY STUART Z. WEST

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
New York. Sept. S.-Today's brief
session on the stock market resulted
chiefly in another batch of speciality
movements while the main body of
stocks remained in the background
merely marking time.
The firmness of the railway issues
with q few outstanding points among
the low-priced members of the group,
renewed buying in the sugar stocks
toward the close, the steadiness OF
the steels, especially the shares of
the independent companies. few fea-
lures among stocks of the speciality
type-these comprise what business
was done.
Trading was rather unspirited and,
save for n moderate demand for the
stock of coal-carrying railroads, little
heed was paid to the outside news.
The best prices were reaching in the
last half-hour.
Early in the day there was fur
ther demand for stocks like Southern.
The other rails were generally firm.
Sugar stocks were bid up a bit on
the basis of a resumption Of the de-
mand for refined sugar and on ex-
pectation of favorable dividend ac-
ton in some instances.
The steeis responded to optimistic
statements regarding conditions in that
industry.
Continental Can continued its re-
markable advance TO new top while
Jones Tea was weak feature. The
active industrial leaders were strong
est at the close.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK.
Kansas CITY. No.. Ne

Kansas City. No.. sept. Seattle: Re-
ceipts. SOC; calves. 100: for week: bette"
grades abesf steers and yearlinRs, 10 10
a5c lower: other fed steers. including
westerns. IS to 40c lower: low price
Grassers. % TO Csc lower; others. so to
75c off: weeks ton: weighty steers,
SI2.5o: yeariings. $3.50; fed westerns.
si1.25; better grades she-stock and can
ners and cutters weak to csc lower; in
between grade cows. IS to soc off: grass
fed heifers. soc or more lower; bulls
Is TO sc off: veal calves, a5 TO soc
lower: heavies and mediums. so to Use
off! neshy feeders and better quality
stocks. Is TO 25c lower; palmer kinds, IS
to soc lower
Hogs: Receipts. 1900; steady to strong
with yesterdays average: bulk desirable
e10 to 270-pound averages TO hackers.
SS.5OGS.7O: ton. $50: bulk OF sales
sS.fOdS.70; bulk packing SOUS. $3.50 n
zoo; stock pigs demoralized: many UNI
sold.
sheep: Receipts. 1000: for week: lambs
% 10 soc lower: natives off: top west
ems. sI2.75; bulk. sf2.50Gl2.75: weeks
top: natives. S12.6O; closing top. si2;
sheep around 81 lower; Texas wethcrs,
$3.50: range ewes at weeks close. $40
u sos: native stocksr ewes mostly year
linE> and s-year- olds. 80: others largely
81 516s.50: Texas feeding lambs, $1,000
G12.sO, with supply accommodating at
weeks close.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
Wall Street Features
Southern Railway.

Copyright. 1923. by The s. A. Light.
New York. Sept. s.-Southern Rail
way was actively dealt in again today,
reaching a new high for the current
movement. and ADVANCING to within
three points OF its top for the year
Many read in the strength of this stock
a demand on the part OF persons rep
resenting what IL said TO be proxy
committee bent upon acquiring a ma
jorlty control and forcing the payment
OF dividends southern Railways earn
ings so far this year have been usually
satisfactory In the first half-year the
road reported net income of s13.432, as
against sSs77,426 in the corresponding
period OF 1899. But earnings. as in pre-
vious years. have been put back in the
property after allowance for all charges
and dividends on the preferred stock.
II Is argued by certain interests that
Southern Railway has been in n posi-
tion to pay something on its common
stock and now Is in a particularly IA
vorable position to do so. Officials Of
the company have deferred a declara-
tion on the common and 1t Is not at
All Illogical to infer that the buying
In the open market late this week has
repsesented the so-called proxy commit
tee effort at control majority conf
mon. stock interest would mean more
than 100000 OF the 100000 shares out
standing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
COTTON TRADING is
Widest IN YEARS;
PRICE SCARS A CENT
Confusion Reigns at Close
as List Ends Above
II Cents. - - !

Copyright. by the San Antonio hight.
New York, Sept. s.-After a rush
of selling on the large ginning figures,
the cotton market ran away i'll tie
last hour today. Some months jumped
Il cent a pound, sweeping the Whole
list - cents in the widest trading
witnessed in great many years.
The whole market was in the great
est confusion in the final trading.
Prices closed 81 to 106 points up.
Liverpool today resumed its Sat
urday session for the first time since
1914. Prices there advanced sharply.
bringing October to 15.2Jd. This
York cotton exchange. with October
touching - cents, which represented
an advance OF about 3 cents in little
more than Il week.
Two features were evident, first,
extensive trade calling which brought
heavy buying in near months, and sec
ond increased pressure of hedges
which appeared in distant position.
Similar developments were apparent
abroad where October rose % points
compared with Il ten point gain in jan
uary and March.
As result OF these operations, Oc.
tober sold 80 points over January with
quantity OF contracts for January,
March and May available.
An enormous amount of cotton
changed hands, profit-taking on one
side with new speculative and trade
buying on the other. Prices fluctuated
nervously within so point range
throughout the first hour.
At IL O'Clock the first census re-
port of the season showed 1,141,OU0
bales gnned to August 81. compared
with 100000 last year and 4so,OOU
two years ago. The figures were 50
large that heavy realizing followed
their receipt.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
CURB STOCKS FIRM
Prices Hold Up Well in Face Of Jap.
anese Disaster.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light
New York, Sept. S.-Considering de
velopments Of the past week in the
general business situation, stocks on
the curb markkt have held up remark
ably well. The japanese disaster con-
ing as it did, at the outset, served
to bring about considerable uncertain,
ty as TO how much effect it would
have upon conditions there.
This was reflected in a moderate
decline in the first half of the week
in the industrials, but the early losses
in many instances, were more than re-
traced as today's short session drew to
a close.
Acceptance by both operators and
miners Of the terms set forth by Gov
ernor Pinchot removed another de
pressing factor. Glen Alden. which
closed last week just above 80. was
selling four points higher today. Read
ing coal rights were more active, a
advancing prices and the ) per cent
bonds at 81. were slightly below theil
best prices for the week.
During the course of the week tive
new bond issues were admitted to
trading, namely, government of Argen'
tine 6 per cent notes and Union Pa.
cific first mortgage IS. Both issues
were offered at Oh and sold in
the market at a substantial premium
Trading, however, was on small scale
in both instances.
The new Park and Tilford stock
also made its appearance. opening
points above the subscription price
of %. but later losing a good part OF
the advance.
The right TO subscribe to the addi-
tional capital stock of international
Combustion Engineering under the
plans set forth in the notice issued
to stockholders were dealt in for thu
first time today, sales taking place al
80 cents.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
excited Trading Sends Cotton to New Highs for Present Movee

idge and Secretary Weeks and Henry
Ford regarding the Muscle Shoals
plant.
Business men in this section are
exceedingly DESTROYS of having Ford
develop the big project although they
say the operation of the property by
the Detroit manufacturer would
bring benefits more psychological
than real.
Two solid coaches filled with ne
groes have just reached Atlanta from
Ohio where they went in midsummer
to work in steel mills and industrial
plants.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08

nsrs, 1o915c iowr; light vealers, ESQ
soc higher stocker and feeder steers.
about steady: tops for week: Matured
steers. Sll.75; long yearings. ST.; heif-
ers. 1880: bulk for week, native steers,
sg.25G 1850; western steers. s5.50d SIS
light yearlings. s7.50G 500; beef COWS,
s3.75S soc; Gamers. s2.i5d 2.S5; bo-
logna bulls. S3.75T4.Oo.
sheep: Receipts. 500. Market for
week: Lambs. steady; sheep. sl.00 q l.5O
lower; closing top lambs. SIZES; bulk
weeks. sil.50T 1880; Gull lambs. $3.50;
good light mutton ewes around IS;
heavics, s3.5OGl.O0.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

New York, Sept. s.-Foreign exchange
Irregular
Great Britain: Demand si.5Sh. cables
s453ik GO-day bills on banks $3.50 y.
France: Demand 5.56. cables 5.56is.
Italy: Demand 432. cshcls 4.22 y.
Belgium: Demand ASH. cables SO.
Germany: Demand .000003h, cables
O00003&.
Hollands: Demand 1924, cables $3.50.
Norway: Demand 1870.
Sweden: Demand 1850.
Denmark: Demand 1920.
Switzerland: Demand 1881.
Spain: Demand l3t5.
Greece: Demand 1873.
Polsnd: Demand .OOOi.
Czechoslovakia: Demand e.es
Jugoslavia: Demand 1905.
Austria: Demand .O0l4.
Rumania: Demand any,.
Argentina: Demand 52.15.
Brazil: Demand 9.15.
Montreal: Demand 9ils.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
NEW YORK BONDS

New York. Sept. s.-Folowing is an
official list OF bonds traded in on the
New York Stock Exchange today with
prices up TO and including the close OF
the market Total sales today were sS.-
AZ 900 against s6.5si.000 Yesterday. 81
100000 week ago. s6.65s.0oO year
ago and s5.25s,000 two years ago.
From January l to date ss.9OS. 5S5. 000
against ss.90l.3 $50, coo a year ago and
s9,0is. $1,000 two years aso.
Quotations on all L. :. Liberty bonds
are in dollars and Sends OF n dolarl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
New York. sept. S.-The raw silk mar
ket assumed a more cheerful tone today
upon adVices from Japan that losses
there were not as heavy as had been
feared and that shipments probably
would be resumed within six weeks.
Dealers continued to withhold quotations
hut 1t was expected these would be re-
sumed next Tuesday. Italian silks ranged
around s11.00 and sl1.50 and Chinas, $40
and $3.50.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
LIVERPOOL CorroN.

Liverpool. Sept. s.-cot;on; Spot.
quiet: prices. firmer; sood middline.
15.ssd fully middling. 16.Ssd: middlins
1854: low middlins. 1884; good ouli !.
nary. i5.44d; ordinary. l5.t4d. sales seoa
bales. including $500 American. Receipts
Ia. zoo bales. Including 1900 American.
Futures closed steady; september. lS.std
October. IiIsd: nccemssr. lt.s5as jan =
uary. 1900: March, 1LssG; May. iiSa5 :
July. 1ii4d.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO CASH COMMODITIES.

Chicago, Sept. s.-Wheat: No. : red,
si.O5gI.O5Ik: No. red, si.0fi4; No. l
hard. ;l.16; No. : hard. ,i.07dl.11; No.
hard. ti.O5ls: No. { hard. s1.O2 q l.O3.
Corn: No. mixed, Ssis dss%c No. 5
mixed. Ssihc; No. l yellow, soc; No. ?
yellow, 90Ac; No. 1 white. S9ac; No. :
white. S9lS u soc.
oats: No. white. 40IiiiSc: No. ;
white. 37ss q 599sc; No. 1 white, SIC.
Rye: No. .. Use.
Barley: 55@67i9c.
Timothy seed: G%0G675.
clover seed: 1900 q 1900.
Lard: 1875.
Ribs: 9Gl0.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

Minneapolis. sept. s.-Flour. un-
changed to loo higher; family patents,
t6.55d6s5 a barrel. Shipments, S2,2s7
barrels.
Bran. ses.50d goo.
Wheat: Cash. No. 1 northern. sl.1sa
lee: No. l dark northern spring choice
TO fancy, sl..SlS 6II.33iS: good to choice.
si.s3is d1.s7is: ordinary to good. si.20S
E1l.22is; September, si.i6; December.
sI11h; May Sf.2O.
Corn: No. : yellow. 81 S3c.
Oats: No. white, 3SS a 35Bc.
Barley: i1Q5Sc.
Nye: No. .. 6Si.c.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
Galveston spot Cotton.

\ Galveston. Tex. sept. s.-Cotton: spot
up zoe points or s. per bale on the Cs--
weston cotton exchange overnight. clos
| ing at $3.50 today as compared with
$3.50 Friday. Texas has tempo0rp
monopoly on spot cotton in the opinion
OF local traders after viewing the federal
ginning report shoWtng Texas ginning OF
.OSS. 600 cut OF l.ii3.000 bales slnned IN
the United states.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
CHICAGO POTATOES.

Chicago. Sept. s.-Potatoes steady on
whites. dull in carly Ohios; receipts ~
cars: total United States shipments 521,
Minnesota sacked carly Ohios. parity
graded s125d1.40 hundredweight, poor
or as low as 81 hundredweisht. South
Dakota sacked early Ohios L. :. No. J,
s14pGi.5O hundredweight; few fancy
$3.50 hundredweight; Wisconsin sacked
and bulk round whites No. /, 5000 2.1i
hundredweight: few fancy s2.s5 hun
dredweight: Idaho sacked rurals s2.i5d
e.s5 hundredwelght.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
EAST st. LOUIS LIVESTOCK.

ceipts. 5000: market Is Q 2Oc higher; bulk
desirable light hogs. s9.e5a9.55; top.
1888; 30 70 250-pound butchers. $4,000
sa5: no heavies snld: pigs strOrT to sSc
higher; choice 100 pounds up to SS.75;
bulk hacker sows SI.e5.
cattle: Receipts. I5s: compared with
week ago. good native beef steers. grass
helfer. aud beef cows, Csc lower; medium
beef steers, soc lower; western steers.
IS 25c lower; fat light yearliugs and
bologna bulls, steady 10 strong; can
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
BOSTON WOOL.

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
Boston, Sept. S.-Continuance of high
prices at the London wool auctions has
caused dealers 10 slow up their efforts to
dispose OF their stocks at prices offered
by manufacturers The opinion appears
to be spreading that manufacturers will
be obliged to pay higher prices from now
on.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
LONDON MONEY.


London, sept. s.-Bar silver, 81 7-16d
per ounce.
Money. 2is per cent.
Discount rates. short bills. rs aSb per
cent
Three-nonth bills, y. q 5-ls per cent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
KANSAS cITY PRODUCE

Kansas City, sept. ss-eEgs ose
hisher. F-irsis ssc' ssissfed unchanktd.
Poultry unchsngsd . ere cen. -
hens seC. hroilcrs CSC. sprinEs -if. SO
ers UNCHANGED
Butter and psSAlees rscharge4
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
BOSTON FIRMS WORRIED
Have Had No Word From Interests
In Disaster District.

Boston. Sept. S.-Boston interests
engaged in large construction works
in Japan are still at sea as to the
situation which they must face in
that country.
The first reports received indicated
that the offices Of Stone and Webster
in Toxic had been destroyed, but no
further news has been received.
The firm is engaged in construction
projects for developing the power
site of the Shogowa Hydro Electric
company.
1t rs the belief here that the actual
work at the power site has probably
escaped damage.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.

New Orleans, L.. Sept. Spot cot
ton quiet IS points higher. Sales on
the spot IS. TO arrive 200; low middlinx
1918, middling 1875. sood middlins
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
Cotton Census Report.

ginned prior to September 1 amount
ed to 1.1i1,33T running bales, includ-
ing 51.707 round bales, counted as
half bales.
To September last year. according
10 the report issued by the census bu-
reau, ginnings were S06,1I9 running
bales. including 1925 round bales
counted as half bales.
Ginnings this year to September l,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
NEW YORK sPOTs.
NEW YORK FUTURES.

New York. Sept. s.-Cotton spot quiet.
Middling eS.e5.
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TODAY'S CURB MARKET

New York. Sept. s.-Following is an
official list of bonds and stocks traded
In on the New York curb market today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
NEW YORK SILVER.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York. sept. s.-Bar silver sax c
Mexican dollars 4Sssc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08

New York. sept. S.-cotton closed ex-
cited and Irregular.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08

W. L. 6ks '3s... . :. =. 1914
West. FL. IS 81 :! 3 E. =. 1915
". & Co. LIST 5s II s s5Ts $751;! Isl.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
BOSTON CURB MARKET

Boston, sept. s.-Following f. a list OF
today's highest, lowest and closing prices
for the most active stocks dealt in here:
High Low. Close.
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NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Previous

New Orleans. Sept. s.-Cotton futures
closed strong at net gains OF l:S 10 le7
points.
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SOUTHWEST Is INTERESTED
Await Developments After Ford
Conference With Coolidge.

Atlanta, Sept S-The whole South
east is intensely interested in the
negotiations between President Cool
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
NEW YORK STOCKS
Total Sales 951.10o.
STOCK MARKET AVERAGES.

Close Close Week Days
Today. Yesterday. Ago.Ch'ge
20 railroads =. s0.2s so.i7 59si Ma
40 stocks...... 1888 1918 1922 x.is
New York. Sept. s.-Following is a
complete list of stock sales today. To-
tai sales of each stock and the high,
low and closing prices are given:
Evening star., 1923-04-17
AMERICAN DEMAND
DEADLOCKS ALLIES
WadSW0rth Insists on Prior.
ity to Pay for Costs of
RhineIand Army.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 17.-An American de-
mand for absolute priority on Ger
man reparations to pay the costs Of
the American Army of occupation on
the Rhine was continuing today to
deadlock the conference here over
this question. it was stated in we'll
informed quarters. Eliot Wadsworth.
assistant secretary Of the Treasury,
representing the United States. was
awaiting a call for another confer
ence session from the representatives
of the allies, who meanwhile were
awaiting instructions from their gov
ernments. Mr.. Wadsworth declared
there was no warrant for the state
ment that the conference had broken
up.
The allied delegates assert that II
absolute priority were given the
United States the first effect would
be to block German shipments Of
coal to Italy and also to force the
British government to pay the costs
of It's army on the Rhine or else with
draw 1t. This latter point is disputed
in informed circles. where 1t is as
serted that the British now are get
ting more from the Germans than the
cost of their army through the re-
covery act which in straight receipts
is yielding annually f6.S00,o00, 1t Is
stated.
Evening star., 1923-04-17
UP rs HOURS
SET SPEED RECORD

DAYTON, Ohio, April 17.-Lieuts
John A. MacReady and Oakley Kelly,
McCook Field pilots, are still in the
air. aboard the giant To. in their ef-
fort to set an endurance record Of
forty hours.
At o'clock this morning they had
been up for approximately twenty
hours. and had covered forty-six laps,
distance of 1926 miles, at an aver
age speed OF seventy-three miles an
hour.
Winging their way through the
night. MacReady and K,lly at 2:3O
this morning had flown more than
1900 miles, and had set a new sneed
record for 1.5oo kilometers (s31.75
miles).
The new speed record for tbis dis
tance Is twelve hours and thirty-nine
minutes. an average of seventy-four
miles an hour. The former record Of
sixty-two miles an hour was held by
The low-compression Liberty motor
In the T-2 was working perfectly,
said, as droning sound OF the motor
came to their ears. as 1t passed over
tude Of about $500 feet. The fifers
are negotiating thirty-one-miIe
rectangular course, marked at night
by piercing lights.
In addition to the endurance record
the aviators are seeking to establish
records for other distances and for
nonstop distance mileage.
The huge plane took of at Wilbur
Wright Field at 9:51 am. yesterday.
in plotting the plane. In event they
are successful in setting the endur-
ance record, they will not land until
early tomorrow morning,
Evening star., 1923-04-17
80 Dry Officers
Haue Been Killed
Since Prohibition

Thirty-three federal prohibition
agents have been killed since
prohibition became effective. ac-
cording to statement today by
Federal Commissioner Haynes, in
commenting on the killing of
J. Leroy Youmans. prohibition
agent at Hyattsville. N. C.
agent Youmans gave his life
for his country as truly as though
he had died on the field of bat
tle," said Commissioner Haynes.
when an officer of the law Is
killed by moonshiner, bootleg
ger or rum-runner, the verdict
should be such as to strike chaos
to the heart of such slayers. All
murderers should be punished.
but the people themselves should
extend the fullest protection to
the officers who risk their lives
in the enforcement of law, for it
Is the people themselves who
benefit through law enforce
ment"