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Evening star., 1923-11-06
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gases or acidity of stomach: from
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The moment you chew few
"Pape's Diapepsin" tablets your
stomach feels fine. Correct your
digestion for a few gents. Pleas
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Evening star., 1923-11-06
Woo1Bouc1etteK KnittedSuits
Misses Section, Fourth floor.

show the new two-piece knitted
styles.
\ smart coat model with short
Jacket bound in fiber, $29.50.
An all-wool slip-over twQ.piece
suit is $35.
A smart wool tie-around jacket
style is $39.50.
In the smart tans-the browns,
and a new tile blue that's good
for Autumn.
Sportswear Section, Third floor.
Evening star., 1923-11-06
Fur trimmed Sport Suits

Feature the Birkie Suit-the
smartest suit to wear to the
game, now that the foot ball sea-
sons on, and demands a good
looking fur-trimmed suit for the
we'll dressed young woman.
Novelty imported fabrics-brilli-
ant-colored plaids-smart box
models-with badger. racoon or
caracul trimmings. SIS.
Sports Suits, $3.50 to sos.
Suit Section, Third floor
Evening star., 1923-01-04
Coal Fact Finders In Hunt
For Men Guilty of Gouging
Report January Is Viii Tt,ro,o Light on
Causes for Present Prices of Fuel.
Probe Is Thorough.

the basic facts of coal mining. 1t was
given by a group of practical men in
various branches, running the entire
gauntlet from mine to consumer. The
result was that big operators and
mine union leaders were surprised to
find themselves being asked astute
questions Of all kinds by commission
ers who showed themselves thorough
coal game. Not one of them has
emulated the historic bull of former
Senator William Alden Smith of
Michigan. who at the Titanic sena-
torial inquiry was anxious to know
IL transatlantic passengers travelled
in water-tight compartments.
: The commission feels It has gone to
the deepest roots OF the coal propo-
sition. Their probe has had as Its
central and all dominating objective
the ascertaining of the why and
wherefore for extortionate coal prices:
Commissioners had not been long al
work before they discovered that no
great industry In existence appears TO
be as uneconomically and unscien-
tiffically conducted as coal mining IN
the United States. II has been 1ouno
utterly systemless at numerous
points.
The irregularity of employment. the
paramount woe Of the miner, is one
of the evils which the commission
Ia inclined to attribute to sheer mis-
management. although the consuming
public's habit Of seasonal buying,
resulting in purchase rushes wltnin
a narrow period and consequent wide
ranges of slackness at other times,
is a contributory factor.
Operators Not United.
The unwillingness or inability OF
operators to pool interests for COM
mon benefit Is another revealed evil.
Compared to the solidarity of the
army of 100000 obeying unquestion-
inrIy the will of one man, the coal
operators are disjointed and leader
less. To their lack of unity. the com
mission thinks. is due In no small
degree the chaos chronic in the coal
industry, It has been easy, because
of It, for certain unscrupulous union
leaders to play group against group
of operators. with the consuming
public as the chief victim.
When the commissions findings are
complete, 1t is bent upon one primary
result-that no doubt shall any longer
Iinger in the public mind as to where
the blame for high coal prices be-
scrutinized, from the moment coal is
cut to the moment it reaches the
cellar of the householder or the yards
of the largest Industrial consumer.
Labor costs, railroad charges, whole
salers' prices and retailers schedules
have been studied in scrupulous de-
tail The coal gouger in consequence
will stand forth stripped for public
obloquy. Although it has not been
the function OF the commission to
control prices, Its activities on one
Evening star., 1923-01-04

street, were aroused by Miss Agnes
Carney, who ran through the halls
with shouts Of warning
Carl Kuhn. his wife and four chif-.
dren were trapped by smoke and fire
in their tourth-fioor apartment. Fire
men reached them after a perilous
climb over the roof of the adjoining
building and carried them down the
fire escape to safety. Kuhn said he
had difficulty in preventing Mrs. Kuhn
from jumping out of q window.
One hundred horses ana mules Gin
two stables which caught fire were
driven into the street. The fire oc-
CURED during the heavy snow storm
which continued through most of the
night, making difficult the work OF
the firemen.
Evening star., 1923-01-04

or TWO occasions nave nau Indl pcne1-
cent result. Having heard that deal
ers in certain regions were sky
quietly dispatched Investigators to
the scene of robbery. Would-be
profiteers were automatically and
promptly brought to their senses.
Employment Problem.
Two of the most important witnesses
examined by the commission were
John NJ Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, and William
X. Field, president of the Pittsburgh
Coal Company, in which Mellon capital
is interested, and which, with an out
put of 25,000.000 tons of bituminous
year, Is one of the chief operators in.
the country. Both MeSSrS. Lewis and
Field were on the stand for many hours
and submitted to searching question:
ing The commission has been much
constrained to arrive at q solution OF
the elementary problem of irregular
employment for miners, with the CO.
related question of wages and gross
earnings. There is a fair consensus OF
opinion that some method will have to
be found of abolishing the present de-
moralizing system OF employing min
ers only 160 or $50 days a year at the
basic wage of $3.50 q day. leaving them
out of work the rest of the 139-edd
working days of the year. Reduction Of
the hlgn DaSlc-@dBe WIN SlnuhdHe-
ously more steady employment is seen
as one feasible solution of the irregu-
larity problem. OF no Jess Importance
is the curtailment of output--there are
admittedly too many mines and too
many miners. The commission may
feel called upon to recommend the
outright transfer of 100000 profession
al miners to other less overcrowded
industries. Senator Borah and Repre-
sentative Winslowi joint authors of the
act of Congress under which the coal
commission was established, both have
assured the commissioners of the nec-
essary sentiment in Congress to ex-
tend or strengthen the authority of the
commission on the basis of ELECTED
facts.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-01-04
100 FLEE Tenement
FIRE In SNOWSTORM
Family of Six Rescued From
Fourth-Floor Trap by Firemen in
Greenwich Street Flames.
nv the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 4.--Six per-
sons had narrow escapes from death
and more than g. hundred others.
scantily clad, were driven into the
snow covered streets early today dur
ing a fire which damaged several
tenement buildings on Greenwich
street and threatened for time to
spread over an entire block.
Starting in the two-story double
building at 543-545 Greenwich street.
occupied by a paper box factory. the
flames spread quickly to tenements on
both sides. Ali of the tenants, except
one family on the top floor of four
story structure at 566 Greenwich
Evening star., 1923-01-04
SLAIN MANS FAMILY
TO SUE WALTER WARD
Attorneys Announce 100000 Will
Be Asked for Death of C1ar-
ence Peters.

HAVERHILL, Mass, January A
civil suit seeking 100000 as DAM
ages for the death of Clarence Pc
ters of HaverhiIl, alleged to have been
shot by Walter s. Ward. wealthy
bakers son of New Rochelle. \. Y,
last spring, will be filed Immediately
against Ward in behalf OF the par
ents of Peters. according to an an
nouncement made by Frederick H
Magison, counsel for the Peters
family.
charge of murder. upon which
Ward was being held in connection
with the shooting of Peters, was dis
missed this week owing to failure of
the prosecution to bring the case to
trial. =
Evening star., 1923-01-04
G. A. r. CONVENTION DATE.

MILWAUKEE. wis. January. A.
The fifty-seventh national convention
of the Grand Army of the Republic
will be held here next September 2,
1T was decided by the national execu-
tive committee meeting here.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
Bone Ammunition.

Miss Hunter-A peace" adv oca =
declares that games which involve
shooting will soon be abolished.
Mr.. Chase-Where does he get thai
stuff ? There'fl be crap shooting for
ever.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
FINANCIAL.
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Federal Land Bank 4zzB Bonds.
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Alex. Brown & Sons Harris, Forbes 4 Co.
Brown Brothers & Co. Lee, HiggInson 4 Co.
National City Company Guaranty Company NewYor
A~A.-a -ta~r.
Evening star., 1923-04-07
COTTON SITUATION
WORRYING ENGLAND
Threatened Curtailment in Pro.
duction in April Affects 1OO.-
900 Workers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, April THE monthIy
review of business conditions in the
United Kingdom published by the
American chamber of commerce in
London notes that the Lanca shire
cotton industry is still depressed.
One hundred thousand operatives are
affected by the recommendation of
the Master Cotton Spinners' Fedora
tion for a curtailment of production
during April in the mills spinning
American cotton. The crop produced
in the United States gives employ
ment to two-thirds of the spinning
machinery.
A bill has been introduced in par
Lament compelling all Lanca shire
spinners to contribute a levy of six
pence per bale on all raw cotton used
in the United Kingdom. The money
thus collected would go to swell the
funds of the Empire Cotton Growing
Corporation, and would be used in ex-
panding the production of the raw
material in various parts of the en-
pire.
Referring to the new Irish import
duty of 3315 per cent the survey SAYS
those hardest hit are the motor man
ufacturers, who believe they will be
unable to meet American competi-
tion.
Continued progress in the British
iron and steel industries is noted.
Evening star., 1923-04-07
Results of Increased Wages
On Profits Causing Worry
Financial Experts No,o Fear Greater
Earnings May Be Largely Offset by
Growing E1penses--Railroad Outlook.

said that any degree Of imitation We,
exists. So far as Wall street condf-
tlons are concerned, it Is true that
brokers' loans are pretty nearly a.
OF the infationary period. But this
does not imply, as it did then, over
extension of pools and individuals
1t is due principally, as the president
OF the stock exchange has pointed out
TO the vast increase in new security
issues and in the number of new
stocks and bonds listed upon the ex-
change: The total value Of listed
securities In November: 1919 was
1923, it was over $4,000, ,0000 900.
Record Freight Traffic Expected.
Possibly the most striking evidence
of what the feeling is toward tho
| business outlook was given this weeh
Dy the report of the Association OF
Railway Executives. setting forth
their expectations of a record d-break-
ing traftic movement in the autumn
ana their plans to meet it through
the purchase of new equipment
The March figures on car loadfncs
nave surpassed all previous totals for
that month. They We're only 10 per
cent under the maximum of October
1920. 1t is easy, therefore. to believe
that when, on top of the present un
usually heavy merchandise tonnage
the autumn crop movement begins
the heads of the carriers will fnd
thelr expectations realized.
The point of more immediate inn
poTtance is, however, that in adont
ing a program which calls for the q.
penditure OF over $1,000. 600 900. in ad
ditlon to the S440,000,000 spent las,
year. the rail executives are express
ing their confidence that the nresert
trade increase is no ephemeral thing
Profits in Some Doubt.
In the stock market the reason VIII
these anticipations of continued hip
business volume are not received
with more enthusiasm is simply tha;
there Is doubt regarding the ade-
| quacy In many cases of the profit
| margin. To handle the unusual traf
| nc now passing over the railroads
unusual expenditures must be made
on maintenance, and it is a question
| or how far highly favorable gross
| earnings results are going TO be OFF
| set by increased operating expenses
Misgivings on this score have heen
| showing recently in the market for
| railway shares.
In the same way, what seems to he
! holding copper and other metal
| stocks in check, is the doubt as r.
"hat extent the benefits of higher
prices for products will be diminish
ed by the higher wages which these
companies have had TO pay. In fact
! the problem Of labor scarcity-one
| OF the fruits of the new Immigration
| laws-is pretty certain TO grow in
| creasingly serious, especially when II
comes TO getting the extra supply. OF
| laoorers for the crop making.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-04-07
ARBITRATION URGED
IN EXPRESS ROW
Southeastern Company Complains
of Americans Lack of Co.
Operation to 7. G. c.

The Southeastern Express Company,
which operates over lines of the
Southern railway, declares that the
refusal of the American Railway Ex-
press Company, which operates over
eastern and western lines, to make
reasonable arrangements for CO.
operation in handling shipments con-
stitutes an unjust burden on southern
shippers and restricted development
of the Southeastern Express Com
panys business.
The commission today concluded
that the Southeastern company was
justified in it's complaint, and declared
that through routes and transfer
points should be established. The
commission suggested that an arbi-
tration committee be set up by the
two companies to fix the form of the
new arrangement, and declared that
in case of failure to agree the COM
mission itself would pass upon dis
putes which might be left unsettled
after arbitration.
Evening star., 1923-04-07
. mated. Election will occur at the May

mated. Election will occur at the May
meeting.
Council Of Jewish Women-A meet
ing of unusual interest to women,
especially as motherr of the present
generation. will be held Tuesday aft
ernoon ut 2:30 o'clock in the vestry
rooms of the Washington Hebrew
We'll. journalist. will speak on Pre-
paredness for War" while Pre-
paredness for Peace" will be present
ed by Arthur Deering Call, secretary
of the American Peace Society. All
are cordially invited to attend.
The short-story Club closed its
present season Tuesday evening at
the w. C. T. U. parlors. 522 9Th street.
with President Moneyway in the
chair.
The program was in charge of Mrs.
Stevenson, and the opening numbers
were three solos. Morning" Il Love
You" and Little Mother of Nine"
rendered by Mr.. Myers. Miss Myers
accompanying him; after which the
ings were read by Mrs. Metcalf and
Mrs. Hoff1iger.
Miss Ernest contributed a short
story. while the Curtain Waits"
and Fred Mclaughlin a talk on why
Can't We ?"-somewhat humor-
Gus in character.
After the intermission two numbers
were danced by Miss Alberta Ayers;
Miss Flagg read the concluding chap
ter of the composite story, and Miss
Holsaber sang The Morning Wind"
and "Lassie o. Nine" Mrs. Womack
accompanying her.
The concluding number of the pro-
gram was a story by Mrs. Stevenson.
Viola Pays the Rent"
District of Columbia Chapter
American War Mothers. will give
benefit concert for disabled war vet
Grams April 23 in the ballroom of
Franklin Square Hotel.
JOhnson-Powell MOthers' Club will
meet Wednesday at 2:30 pm. at the
clubroom. There will be an election
Of officers and all members are re-
quested to be present.
Evening star., 1923-04-07
ASKS R.R. UNDERSTANDING
s. H. Vulcain Urges Better Con-
canton of Railroad Problems.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 7.-An ap-
peal for better understanding Of rail-
road problems to the end that the
ably in the era Of prosperity upon
which, he said. the country has en-
barked was made tonight by Samuel
NJ vulcain. president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, in Philadelphia,
in an address before the Transporter
ton Club Of Louisville.
He urged his hearers to brush aside
the political demagogue whom he
characterized as the man who could
ness than you ever knew"
Mr.. Vulcain is making a swing
through the south and east. he an
nounced, with the "object of attract
ing business men and the people gen.
orally to the crisis impending in this
country and which must be met by
those who do the business that de-
pends upon transportation"
Evening star., 1923-04-07
News of the Clubs

Women's City Club.-Miss Helen
Nicolay and Miss Florence Spofford
will be joint hostesses at the tea to
be given this Sunday afternoon from
4:30 to 6. Assisting will be Mrs.
George Kicker. Miss Aida Henriques
and Miss Grace Semple.
The entertainment committee, as
sisted by the Monday Auction Club,
will give a card party Monday at
$50 pm There will be bridge and
FIVE hundred and a prize for each
table.
The monthly subscription dinner Of
the business and professional wom-
ems section will be held Wednesday.
$50 pm. Mrs. Otto l.. Veerhoff, pres
ident of the College Women's Club;
Miss Harlean James. president of the
Association of American University
Women. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe,
president of the Washington Club,
will be the speakers. Soprano solos
will be given by Miss Margaret CAL
tanLu, A.Iss Margaret ID. Grant sery-
ing as accompanist. Miss Gertrude b.
Leonard will preside. These dinners
are open to all members OF the club.
Owing to the absence from the city
OF Mrs. William Peugeot Bird, chair
man of the civics section. the civics
section conference announced for
April -. has been postponed until 4
later date.
Some Recent Arch theological Ex-
cavations" will be the subject of n
lecture to be given by DR.. Mitchell
Carroll. April 16. at $40 pm.
The Bible Study Class, DR.. O..
Josephine Baird, leader, will hold a
meeting Thursday from 10 $50 pm.
The French section meets Tuesday
evenings: The diners at the French
table in the grill at o'clock and the
members OF the Causeric at pm.
Club members interested in this
this activity will please communicate
with Miss H H. Arnold. chairman, 90
jackson place.
The circulating library is open
week days from to $3.50 pm. Regu-
lar subscribers are desired
Mrs. Nina Van Winkle chief of the
Evening star., 1923-04-07
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PITTSBURGH. April 7.-Shriner &
Co. of Philadelphia have purchased
.1.50O.0 pounds of iron vanadate from
the National vaEadium Products Com
pany and the order will be filled by
the Pittsburgh Radium Company. De-
liveries will begin in sixty days and
will cover eighteen months. This is
one of the largest single sales Of
vanadate of record.
CHICAGO, April Large indus
tries in the middle west are delaying
signing of contracts for coal. al
though present figures are believed
to be near rock bottom. Inquiries are
numerous. but buyers are waiting for
spot prices to even up more with con-
tract quotations.
SAN FRANCISCO, April THE
lumber demand from the orient today
is greater than ever In history. Ex-
ports Of that and other lines since
January 1 indicate the orient is MAX
ing up for at least a part of the
trade to central Europe lost through
chaotic conditions. Exports are 100
per cent above last year from this
port.
PHILADELPHIA. April THE Wis
cose Company, manufacturers of arti-
fetal silk, are preparing to start work
on a new plant at Holmesburg juno
tion which will cost S5,Oo0,00O.
NEW ORLEANS. April lizard
ware sales today are running 25 per
cent ahead of last year in this section
of the south. Jobbers say, however,
that there is reluctance on the part
of retailers to stock very heavily at
present prices.
PORTLAND. Ore. April 7.-Buying
of wool in Idaho and Oregon is pro-
ceeding on an extensive basis today,
but owing to the smallness of the lots
unsold In Washington little business
IS passing In that state Estimates
place the amount of wool contracted
for on the Sleeps back in Oregon at
2.00O,O0O pounds out of an expected
clip Of 100000 to 100000 pounds,
Evening star., 1923-04-07
LOCAL STOCK LIST
is QUIET, STEADY
Railway Common About the
Only Weakling-American
Security's Rapid Rise.
BY /. A. FLEMING.

Local securities continue decidedly
slow, despite the great activity on
Wall street, higher prices there and
the great amount of money to the
credit of depositors in the banks Of
the city.
Evidently It, is a case of the street
being afraid of the coming Congress,
though it will not come for eight
months, and it may not be half as
dangerous as anticipated.
Even if investigation of street rail-
ways are undertaken and Congress
passes a five-cent fare law, there still
remains the Supreme Court ruling
that corporations are entitled to earn
1 fair return, 6 per cent on their prop
erty and confiscation is impossible.
Yet one must admit that there is no
apparent uneasiness on the part OF
holders of shares, as would pc eVi-
denced by heavy unloading OF stock'
for there is no volume of selling In
anything.
hallway common was again lower
nominally, 63A asked and 62h oid,
while Capital Traction sold sparingly
at 99k. Railway preferred 1914
There was some little buying Of
American Security and Trust Com
pany shares, twelve shares all told,
but on this limited movement the
shares sold at $40, 81. 3l2 and 325,
I5-point advance in short order.
Lanston was up three-fourths of
point from the 76 OF yesterday.
washington Market Cold Storage 5s
sold at 9s, Railway general 6s at
100 and Washington Gas 5s at 94A
for a small bond.
Treasury Condition.
Though receipts from income and
profits tax last month were nearly
S73,000,000 more than in March, 1922,
for the first nine months of this
fiscal year receipts total about s507.-
600, 900 less than in the corresponding
period a year ago Refunds or GUS
toms and internal revenue have also
been much heavier than last year.
Postal deficiency for March was
s304.9s9. and for the past nine
months, SAT, ,526.914.
Treasury has received s1,156.907 on
account Of principal owed by foreign
governments and $130.023,763 inter-
est on funded debts this fiscal year.
coming somewhat less burdensome,
Expenditures on this account total
s55,365.42s, compared with 500, 1874
$40 for corresponding period last
year.
Public debt retirement out of sink
ing fund totals $266,S5S,5 500, leaving
s16,9S0,300 to be spent before June
80. Amount OF this fund increases
automatically each year. For 1924
it will be s2ss,S72.o00.
Cash balance Of $530,124,29S in the
general fund March 81 and a Treas
ury surplus of $214,S33,910 indicate
that the Treasury will end the fiscal
year with a much smaller deficit
than officially estimated in Decem-
Der. There may even be a small
surplus.
Evening star., 1923-04-07
$977, 7,233.48 BANK FRAUD
CHARGED TO EX-CASHIER
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indict.
ment of Twelve Counts-Con-
fession Claimed.
BY the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI. April THE arrest
last month. at Springfield. Ohio, of
August Penfield, former cashier of
the Springfield National Bank. cul-
minated here late yesterday in his
indictment by a federal grand Jury
on twelve counts, one OF which
charged him with having embezzled
s977,233.4S of the banks funds. Pen
field is said to have confessed he lost
the money specializing in the stock
and grain market.
At the time of his arrest 1t was
estimated Penfleld's alleged pecula-
tions would aggregate approximately
100000. Later this amount was
raised to $S00.00 and now 1t is fixed
by the grand jurors, on reports from
the bank examiners, at almost q mill
lion dollars.
DR.. Crissinger. controller OF the
currency, appointed a receiver for
the bank following the arrest of the
cashier.
Penfield will be brought to Gin
cinnati from Montgomery county jail,
at Dayton, next Tuesday for ar
raignment before Judge Smith Hick-
enlooper, in United States district
court.