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Evening star., 1923-07-15
JURY YHUNG.|NCAS
OF v|RG|N|APR|EST
Charge of Forgery Against
Rev. N. P. Denis Must
Be Renewed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

speclal Dispatch 10 The star.
RICHMOND, Va, July 1.-THE Rev.
Narcisse p. Denis, arrested on a
charge of alleged forgery, will have
to be tried second time. The jury
which heard the case for five days
disagreed today and was discharged.
The report is that the jury stood
eight for conviction.
This Is the case in which the
dreaming of a woman. Miss Veronica
Crump Of this city, caused the arrest
OF two priests, trained nurse and
the sending of Miss Crump to an in
sane asylum, where she is being
treated. She told a story of having
inherited millions of money from an
English relative, of her determine
ton to provide an orphanage for COL
ored children, to establish Il mission
and to engage in all sorts of good
works.
For several months she had law
yers and others drawing up papers,
looking over farms and lands which
she desired for her charities and she
engaged physicians and lawyers to
attend to all her business.
Father Denis, who had charge of a
colored Catholic mission became in
terested and says he believed the
story of the woman's death. and on
the strength of this he is said to have
tried to get a draft cashed for $1,000.
The loss so far reported has been 4
cents.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
C. R. AHALT is CANDIDATE
FOR STATES ATTORNEY
Announces Intention in Arlington
County Race-Warm Contest
for Other Offices.
special Dispatch to The Star.


CLARENDON, Va, July 14-Clar-
ence R. Ahalt, attorney of Arlington
county and Washington. D. c., has
announced his candidacy for COM
monwealth attorney for Arlington
county at the November election.
This is not the first time Mr.. Ahalt
has sought public office, as he served
as a member of the board Of super
visors from Washington district in
1919 and was reelected to that office,
but later moved from that district to
jefferson district and resigned the
Office, and has since resided there.
Most Offices Contested.
Although all county offices, with the
possible exception of that of clerk of
the court. are to be contested for at
the coming November elections, the
real interest of the voters at this
stage of the campaign seems to be
directed to another field-that which
is staging the race to determine who
shall be Arlington county'ss first dele
gate to the state Legislature. This
year. for the first time in the history
of the county, it will have a delegate
to represent it only, the redistricting
act passed at last session of the legfs-
lature having made Arlington a sepa-
rate district. Heretofore one delegate
has represented both Alexandria ind
the county.
That this race is uppermost in the
minds of the voters is evidenced by
the fact that hardly an evening goes
by that the five candidates-A. P.
Payne of Clarendon, Hugh Reid of
Thrifton village. Charles r. Jesse of
Fort Myer Heights, all subject to the
democratic primaries of August Z,
and Thomas d. Bailie, republican
are. not invited to some platform to
explain their views on questions of
which all citizens are interested.
Several Meetings Arranged.
Probably the best opportunities the
l.voters will have to hear these candi-
dates before the bell rings on the
first lap of the race August will be
next Friday evening and the Thurs
day evening following. On the for
mer day the candidates have been
invited by a committee of. citizens
Of Clarendon to appear before a mass
meeting at Clarendon Citizens Hall,
while on the latter date they will
address meeting at the Arlington
county courthouse, which has been
arranged by the Organized Women
Voters.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
VIENNA.

VIENNA, Va, July IA (SpeciaD.-
An illustrated lecture on "Entomol-
ogy in the Daily Life of the CitizenA
will be given by Walter S. Abbott
of the Cnited States Department Of
Agriculture in the auditorium of the
new municipal building Monday eve
ming, July 16. under the auspices OF
Concord Lodge, F. A. A. NJ.
The Ladies' Aid and Missionary So
cieties of the Vienna Presbyterian
Church held an all-day meeting at
Bannockburn farm, the home of Mrs
Harry Blake. on Thursday. Contribu-
tions were sent to the mission school
at Flag Pond. Tenn.
The officers of the Northern Vir-
Ginia Christian Endeayor Association,
under the leadership of the president,
c. E Fowler of Ballston, Va, asI
sisted in the installation of officers at
the Beulah Methodist Protestant
Church last Sunday.
Circulating Library.
Plans are being made by the Vienna
Presbyterian Sunday school to send
the trunks containing their circulat-
ing library. together with additional
volumes, which will be donated to the
mountain missions in Tennessee The
school has recently sent SIS. the an
nual children's day offering, to the
board of home missions to be used
in such work.
Those taking the civil service ex-
animation and qualifying as eligible
for the postmastership at Vienna, ac-
cording TO the report of the civil
service commission. are: Charles =.
Jack son, J. Lowell Jeffries and Lesley
L. Thompson. The appointment will
be made from these three candidates
about August Is, at the expiration Of
the term of the present incumbent,
William H Maffett. Mr.. Maffett has
announced his candidacy for treas
urer of Fairfax county, subject TO
the democratic primary in August
and will not consider reappointment.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
DECLINES JUDGEsHIP.
j. Enos Ray to Be State Democratic
Committee Chairman.
,cial nisnatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July l4.-Fol-
lowing a conference with Democratic
leaders of the seventh judicial circuit
last night, ]. Enos Ray of Prince
Georges county declined to be a can
didate for one of the judgeships to be
filled this fall and will become the
chairman Of the state democratic
committee Mr.. Rays elimination of
himself as a candidate for the bench
leaves Ogle Marbury as the only
Prince Georges candidate. Whether
there will be another candidate from
that county has not been determined.
All that now remains to be done
is for DR.. j. Hubert Wade to call a
special meeting of the state central
committee, submit his resignation as
chairman and have the committee
elect Mr.. Ray. This. 1t is understood,
will be done before the end of this
month. By the middle of August the
democratic campaign is expected to
be in full swing.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
INF ANT PARALYSIS
OUTBREAK FOUGHT
Virginia Health Forces Seek
Cause of Disease Near
Fredericksburg.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatcn 10 Inc star.
RICHMOND. Va, July 14.-State
city and federal health officers arS
seeking to discover the cause of an
outbreak of infantile paralysis meas
Fredericksburg, where there are
nearly a score of victims at thil
time. An area, ten miles around
Fredericksburg is the territory where
the cases have appeared. The health
forces have nurses there and everJa
case is being quarantined Every
precaution possible is being taken to
suppress this outbreak.
Dysentery has attacked a strip of
territory between Madison and Greene
counties, five miles long and about
two miles wide, where one hundred
cases have appeared, and the deaths
are understood TO number ten. This
also is being investigated by the
health forces, and steps taken to ar
rest the epidemic.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
PUSH ". M. LOKER
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE
Citizens of st. Marys County
Show Unusual Interest
in Election.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, July 14.-The
citizens of ST. Marys county of which
Leonardtown is the county seat. are
manifesting more than ordinary in
terest in the election next November
for, aside from the naming of their
county officials, the indications now
point strongly to the nomination of
William Meverell Loker. a native of
Ieonardtown as one of the three
democratic nominees for judge of the
seventh judicial circuit, comprising
the counties of Prince Georges,
Charles, Calvert and st. Marys. Prince
Georges county will, in all proba-
bility, have but one democratic nom--
nee, Ogle Marbury of Laurel. formerly
chairman of the now defunct board of
prison CONTROL.
Ray Refuses to Run.
For several weeks it is known that
friends of J. Enos Ray of Chillum.
Prince Georges county, chairman of
the state tax commission, have been
urging him to throw his hat into the
judicial ring, but Mr.. Ray has just
made the positive statement that he
will not be a candidate. Mr.. Marbury
has already filed the necessary papers
to place his name on the official bal
lot as chief judge of the circuit. j..
Mitchell Diggs of La Plata, Charles
county, will probably be the other
democratic candidate.
Mr.. Loker is regarded as one of the
leading members of the Maryland
bar He was born in Leonardtown,
February IL. 1879, the son of William
A. Loker and Susie c. (Combs) Loker.
both deceased. He was admitted to
the bar in the court of appeals, jan
uary %. 1901. He practiced his pro-
fessional alone until July l. 1907. when
he became the partner of his uncle,
the late Robert C. Combs. whose mem
ory will ever be revered by St.
Marys countians, and this associa-
tion continued until the death of MIR.
Combs.
In 1911 Mr.. Loker was elected state 6
attorney for st. Marys county and
served in that capacity for four
years. He has since been, for the
greater part of the time, attorney
for the county commissioners ana
other boards and county institutions.
DECLINES JUDGESHIP.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
CHURCH SERVICE ON LAWN
,pecial Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BLADENSBURG, Md. July 14.-An
innovation here is the Sunday service
being held on the lawn of Mrs. Ed
ward Radtke, River road, at pm.
during July. The service takes the
place Of the regular evening service
in St. Luke's =. Z. Church and is
conducted by Rev. Charles L. Mon
roe, rector. Large congregations
have been the rule.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
EDMONSTON HEIGHTS

EDMoNSTON HEIGHTS. Md, July
II (Special.)-The July meeting of the
Edmonston Heights Association. held
Monday evening at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Miller, was well at
tended. Improvement of the Edmon-
ston road was among the topics dis
cuSSed.
Arrangements were made for a COM
munity lawn fete which was held to-
night and which drew large at
tendance
Evening star., 1923-07-15

Egyptian women are working for a
modification OF the Moslem law permit
ting husband to divorce his wife with
out cause. szt
Evening star., 1923-07-15

1t is estimated that more than half
the people in the world live In Asia.
Evening star., 1923-07-15

Pay for Street Damage.
AS result of damage alleged to
have been done to Prince street.
which is a macadam roadway, by
trucks belonging. to Littlef.eld.
company has placed in the hands of
the city manager certified check for
$500 to cover any damage that may
have resulted.
Heavy hauling over this street by
alleged had parts of an engine on
them, City Manager Rich declares,
caused a depression in the street.
Under the prevailing city ordinance,
a special permit Is required for heavy
hauling over the streets and certain
kinds of tires also are required.
A survey of the street was made by
City Manager Rich, City Engineer
E. C. Dunn and Director of Public
Safety Paul Morton and the three
age done would not exceed $500. That
amount was required before the
trucks and wagons of the company
were released, 1t Is stated.
Thomas l. Carter: auctioneer, today
sold at public, auction for Robinson
Moncure, trustee, house and lot
on the north side of Oronoco, be-
tween Columbus and Alfred streets.
1t was purchased by A. B. Nicol
for s1,125.
Council, No. g.. Order Fraternal
Americans, will attend the. excursion
next Thursday to Marshall Hall:
given by Star Spangled Council of
Washington. The afternoon and
night boat will stop here. but not the
morning boat. 3, - =.
The funeral of John Elroy will
take place at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon from his residence. Deiega-
tions of members Of the Moose and
Glassblowers' union will attend the
service.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
COTTON IN BREAK
OF 4 PER BALE
Tumble Follows Ginning Re-
port by Government-Re-
cent Drop of SIG.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
NEW YORK, December s.-Cotton
broke 81 bale in the local market to-
day upon publication of the govern
ment's ginning report. January fell
to 337S and March to 34.15, new low
levels for the present reactionary
movement This represents a decline
of SIS to SIG a bale from the seasons
high point.
There was covering and some trade
buying on a scale down, but the mar
ket was feverish and unsettled during
the early trading. Liverpool cables
made a relatively firm showing, but
the market was dominated by the GIN
ming returns, which seemed to be in
terpreted as pointing to a crop of
around slightly over 100000 bales
The market had been looking for gin
bales to December l.
Big Drop in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, December S.-Gin-
ming figures from the government to-
day were all together larger than
expected and the cotton market broke
wide open under them, losing II to So
points uuTlnS lIlC lldll VI lHt
short Saturday session. January fel
to 1875 cents pound. The tota
quantity of cotton ginned to the frs,
of December, 9,243,917 bales, was al
least 100000 bales larger than even
traders on the short side expected
Most of the selling was based on the
fact that during the sixth ginning
period production amounted to s75.234
bales, against S14,096 during the fifth
whereas general expectations were
for a falling off.
NEW YORK, December s.-Cottor
futures closed easy and irregular
December, 34.4Sa34.50: January. 80. S0a
3385; March, 34.2Oa34. %; May. S4.3Sa
34.43; July, 33.62a33.65. Cotton, spot
quiet; middling, $500.
NEW ORLEANS, December S.-Cot'
ton futures closed barely steady. De
cember, 33 67a33 20; January, 80. I5s
1878; March, 33.92a33.9S; May, S5'sla
1892; July. 33.40a33 43.
saIas on the spot. 994 bales; to arrive
916: low middling. 30.75; middling
32.45; good middling, 1881
Evening star., 1923-12-08
RAILROAD SHARES
FEATURE OF WEEK
Earnings, Merger Talk and Open.
ing of Congress Stir of
Stock Trading.
Rr the Associated preSa

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 8-Chief
interest in this weeks stock mark
centered In the brisk advance of the
railroad shares, particularly the low
priced issues. Standard industrials
showed few important changes, al
resumed in a select list of automo-
tive and tobacco issues and special
ties.
Buying Of the railroad stocks was
influenced by high current earnings
and car loadings, rumors of mergers
and accumulation by powerful A.
nancial interests and President
Coolidge's declaration In favor of
consultations and freight rates that
will yield a fair return on the in
the foreground, reaching the highest
prices in nearly four years.
Another sharp reduction in do
mestic crude oil production helped the
oil shares. but the gains were modi-
fed later by reports of new financing
by the Pure Oil and other companies
and the revolutionary disturbances in
Mexico. The sharp run-up in the au-
tomotive issues was based on record
November output and speculative ex-
peCtatlOn Oh ble sdles dt lHe winter
shows which begin this month.
Steel chares were rather heavy on
reports of q reduction in operations
and indications of another sharp
drop in untitled orders.
Another flock of extra and in
creased dividend announcements gave
promise of unusually large Christmas
distributions to stockholders this
year.
Money rates were relatively easy,
more time funds being available at
| 5 per cent. Business in the time
money and commercial paper mar
kets was rather quiet.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
COMMERCE BANK
VOTES DIVIDEND
Seml-AnnuaI q Per Cent Pay
ment 0rdered-Local Stock
Trading Dull Today.

AT meeting of directors of the
Bank Of Commerce and Savings held
yesterday afternoon the regular semi
annual dividend Of 4 per cent on the
capital stock Of the institution was
declared. payable on January 1 to
stockholders OF record December 20
while the amount of 10000 was
voted to the surplus account,
The current disbursement main
tains without interruption the animal
payment of per cent to stockholders
which has been paid for the last four
years. Deposits of the institution are
approximately $500. 900, with 5000
OF surplus and s24,3S7 Of undivided
profits
I'VE are at present in the midst 81
the most prosperous period IN the
history of the bank" said John NJ
itiordon, cashier OF the institution.
| and our deposits yesterday reached
| the highest figure yet attained. Tho
future looks equally as bright" he
concluded.
War Savings Exchanged.
| The Federal Reserve banks are now
accepting war savings stamps ana
| certificates of the 1919 series for ex
! change or redemption 1t is announc
| ed by the Treasury Department tha-
| initial sales OF the new issue OF sav
ings certificates have been exception
! ally large.
No figures were obtainable as t.
! the total subscriptions nor was com
| parison with the experience a yea
! ago available. but the popularity O.
! the issue was regarded as demon
strating that this method of saving
! has made strong appeal to tn
| public. II took some time 10 es-
/ tabllSh this system Of savings, but 4
! is now apparently on Il sound footing
lncrease I'm Failures.
An increase in the number Of com
J mercial failures is reported this week
! compared with last week, but the
/ gain is partly due to the fact that
! last week had but five business days
/ Mortalities reported 10 r. G. Dur
/ ~ co. this week numbered 422. againsg
1889 last week. and with 4S4 in the same
week last year. OF the current weeks
failures 6O.4 per cent had liabilities OF
I $4,000 or more each, while the ratio
/ last week was COS per cent and In thu
same week last year was COS per cent
! Local Exchange Dull.
I One Of the dullest sessions of the
! year was held on the Washington
Stock Exchange today. when but three
! issues We're traded in. all at weak
prices. Capital Traction maintained
| It's previous close, 20, on odd lot sales
I IotaiIng twenty shares. but Capita
traction 5s were lower at a4A as Were
Washington Gas 6s at 100A.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
1923 MOTOR CAR OUTPUT
WILL TOTAL 100000

NEW YORK, December 8.-Pro-
duction of motor cars and trucks
n November. according to the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber OF Com
meFce, was 325. 135, against 365,107 ir
october and 2S7,3o1 in November
1922. The output for eleven months
was 3,7l7709, against 2,356.412 in tn,
1922 period.
Comment ting upon the present situa
tion in the industry. the chaulber
says:
Eleven months output Indicate
the years total will reach 1000, ,O0a
vehicles, gain Of more than so pc
cent over 1922, which was in itself q
record year.
Dealers throughout the country
predict motor car sales in the next
Few months will exceed last winters
The Improvement in the motor trucE
market also is expected in the large.
cities"
Evening star., 1923-12-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, December S.-tUnited
States Department of Agricultural
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; mostly
steady; spots weak to slightly lower;
bulk good and choice 200 to 300
pounds averages 6.90a7.o5: top. 710;
desirable 160 to 100 pound averages
mostly 6.65a6.S5; packing sows large
ly 6.5Oa6.65; few desirable weighty
slaughter pigs around 600; estimated
hold-over, 5000 head
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; un-
evenly higher; top yearlings, 12.85;
Weighty matured steers, l2.25; bulls,
25 to SO up; vealers strong to so hi gh-
er: weeks bulk prices follow: Beef
steers. S.25a1O.50; stockers and feed
ers. 5.5Oa6 SO; beef cows and heiters,
i. .50a6.75: Gamers and cutters, 2.50a
so: vealers, 9.00a9.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; strong
to is higher: top natives and fed
western lambs, 13.40; weeks bulk
prices follow: Fat lambs IL. 50a1 325
yearling wethers, 9.50a11 90; wethers.
(. .OOaS.25; ewes, 5.50a7.25; feeding
lambs, 11.50a12.50.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
ADVANCES SCORED
In WHEAT MARKET
Cut in Acreage, Less Worry Over
Germany and Congress News
Weeks Factors.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 8.-Helped by
a decrease of the United States and
Canadian visible supply totals and
by a large reduction of winter crop
acreage in Kansas, as we'll as by les
sened tension about Germany, the
wheat market this week has scored
a material advance in price. Com
pared with a week ago, wheat this
morning was 1 n IS to 1Na2 higher.
with corn rs to 17s up, oats showing
ss to 1Aa1as gain. and provisions at
a rise of Is to 60.
Gossip that some development at
Washington would be helpful toward
a higher range of values served to
prevent any decided reaction in the
wheat market until after the delivery
of President Coolidge's message to
Congress. However, wheat declined
in price Immediately the Presidents 8
views concerning agriculture became
known and the next day also wit
messed a setback. Neither decline,
though, was sufficient to Offset pre-
vious gains.
Abnormally small receipts gave
strength to corn and oats.
Excellent shipping demand lifted
the provision market
Evening star., 1923-12-08
MANY STOCKS ACTIVE.
Motor Accessories in Extra Good
: Damand-Notes.
by STUART p. WEST.
BY STUART y. v
t,,.lal Dirnatch 10 the Star

Special Dispatch to the Star.
NEW YORK, December S.--fhe
leaders in today's market were some
OF the motors and motor parts stocks.
a few Of the steels and oils. and the
shares of the electric manufacturing
companies. Studebaker above 10b.
General Motors at Is and Chandler
above SO were some of the accom-
nlishments in the motor group
later in the session the demand shift
cd more to the motor accessories
like Stewart Warner and American
Bosch Magnetic. The contention mere
was that these stocks were entitled
60 more recognition than they had
snR, especially with the Ford Motor
tics on the automobile trade ana the
optimistic predictions regarding the
early months of 1924.
Tobacco stocks appeared, for. the
time being at any rate. TO nave dis
counted the news that a new COM
pany had been formed. details of
which are expected to be made pub
lie on Monday. Schultz and Tobacco
Products were both actively sold in
the last hour after having made new
highs at the start. If Tobacco Prod
ucts parts with its interest of United
Cigar Stores. after having leased
nearly all It's manufacturing plants
TO American Tobacco. It will become
almost entirely holding company.
The campaign in the shares of no
eCr LrUCR anu w i4le
was helped today by a news story
quoting Thomas A. Edison in favor of
motor transportation by railroads.
Both Mr. Edison and a prominent rail-
road banker have declared that the
motor car running on rails for branch
line passenger service would save the
railways of the country s60,000,00 or
more annually.
The idea has been put into practice
by several railway systems in the
east, and officials of the leading truck
companies have stressed in their opin-
ions regarding the outlook for the in
dustry.
1t is reported that early in 1924
Martin Parry stock will go on a 81
annual dividend basis. an increase OF
81 over the present rate of distribu-
tion. Earnings for 1923 have been
estimated at approximately s6 per
share Basis for the talk of higher
dividends and increased profits Is the
business which Martin Parry is book
ing. especially with the Fort Motor
Company. One of the largest orders
for commercial bodies ever placed was
reported in October by this company
an assignment of 1000 commercial!
bodies to Japan.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
SOME STOCKS UP
NEARLY IS POINTS
Short Saturday Market
Sees Soaring in Special
Issues.
gy the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December S.--Strength
and activity of high-priced invest
ment shares was the feature or to-
days brief but active session or the
stock market. Resumption of pool
operations also was noted In a num-
ber of ow-priced industrials, but the
top quotations were shaded by
wave of selling in the final hour.
A temporary show of strength in
the railroad group resulted in New
York Central and Baltimore and ONO
touching new 1928 tops, but their
gains were reduced later by the heavy
ceiling of the northwestern carriers.
several of which dropped l to :
points.
Liggett & Myers, General Electric,
Atlantic Refining. Fisher Body ana
American Ice were the outstanding
strong spots of the industrial list.
selling to nearly 13 points above
yesterdays closing levels.
The closing was Irregular. Sales
approximated 100000 shares.