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The Washington times., 1924-03-14
Commodity Market News,
BY COSMOPOLITAN News Service.
NEW YORK, March 14.-Recein

BY COSMOPOLITAN News Service
NEW YORK, March 14.-Receipts
! & - =. 90
in local markets have been in good
quantity since the middle of the
week, and demands from important
consuming and distributing centers
have been above the average. The
market for dressed veal calves and
hot house lambs ruled firm aut
slightly higher, with prices of the
latter group strongest on best
grades.
With smaller offerings of provis.
ions, hogs and pork products com.
manded better prices in the latter
part of the week, in comparison
with the opening Monday. Small
distributors were good buyers of
lard, and there was also some buy.
ing for investment and export due
to the promise of a higher quota.
ton for France exchange. Domes
tic cash demand was disappointing
Reports of fresh killed chickens
have not been up to market needs
and complaints heard relative to
quality. Prices ruled irregularly
but there was no difficulty in selling
high grade fowls at top prices
Capons in light supply; fresh tur
keys running down in quality and
prices irregular; fresh ducks and
geese in light supply; squads more
plentiful, with some stocks placed
In storage.
The Washington times., 1924-03-14
HEAVY SELLING
. FERTILIZER
BONDS
Industry Not Yet on a SUBJ
stantial. Foundation, In
Vestors Declare.
BY MUNROE ROBERTS
Copyright, 1924, by Cosmopolitan
News SerHiCel

NEW YORK, March 14.-Revela'
tons that the American fertilizer
industry has not yet been placed
on substantial foundation Is a
great disappointment to hundreds OF
investors today. 1t was generally
supposed that big companies in this
industry haA fully recovered from
the slump in business and prices
which threatened their solvency dur
ing 1921 and 1922.
Following announcement of re-
ceivership of Virginia Carolina Chem
ical Company, the outstanding bonds
received jolt in the listed market
but recovered good portion OF
their losses. Considering the strong
financial interests behind the com.
pany, and benefits to be derived
from capital reorganization, there is
no reason why this Company's bonds
should sell at panic prices.
Heavy selling of bonds of another
important fertilizer company. the
American Agricultural Chemical
Company, has resulted in a severe
drop in prices tor its most active
issue. the TVS of 1871, which on
Tuesday of this week sold at SO
Rumors Of competition in the fer,
tilizer business, through acquisition
of Muscle Shoals by Henry Ford
were partly responsible for this
weakness.
Since 1921 the American Agricul
tural Chemical Company reduced
its bonded debt from $50, 900, 900 to
$3S, 200. 900, practically extinguishing
its bank loans and miscellaneous
note issues in the aggregate of $15,.
100000.
Current earnings are sufficiently
above fixed charges to shift the
worry from bondholders to stock
holders. No dividends are being
paid on either common or preferred
stock.
Public offering was made today
of an issue Of 80 100000, w. F.
Hall Printing Company, first mort
gage 6h per cent sinking fund
gold bonds. due March /, 1899 at
9932 to yield about 6.55 per cent.
An offering Is expected early next
week of an issue of $4,000, 900
Southern California Edison Com
pany per cent bonds.
The Washington times., 1924-03-14
STRONG I ON {
. SHOWN BY
RAILS
MoE -me
High Priced Industrial Shares
Make Gains in Early
Trading.
BY H. j. DUIZEND,
Copyright, 1924, by Cosmopolitan
Coruina

News Service)
NEW YORK, March lathe
stock market displayed firmness
In the first two hours trading to-
day. Although the largest ad
Vances were again confined to high
priced Industrial shares, like Cen.
eral Electric, Dupont and Corn
Products, a more cheerful feeling
appeared to be gaining ground in
the general run Of stocks.
Professionals, who have been TAX.
ing their cue from operations con.
Quoted by bearish spectators So
1ourning in Palm Beach, seemed
to veer around the constructive
side influenced by the stubborn re
Sistance to pressure offered by the
list In recent sessions.
Signs of ret. 44...S confidence
were seen in upward tendency in
representative issues like U. S.
Steel, Baldwin, Studebaker and
American Can. No doubt the com.
plete change in the aspect of the
foreign situation had a pronounced
effect on speculative sentiment. OF
great Importance in this respect
was the continuance of the sensa-
tional recovery in the franc based
on the intelligence that the French
government would accept the Dawes
committee on reparations report.
An encouraging feature was the
renewed strength in the low and
medium priced railroad shares.
Wabash preferred "a" on belief
that directors will soon follow the
example of the Southern Railway
board by inaugurating dividends,
surged to new high for 1924. Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois preferred
for a similar reason advanced a
point. Buying was continued in
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
on expectation Of increased pros.
perity in the Alabama territory
through the development of Muscle
Shoals.
Steels, equipments and motors
became firm as trading progressed,
but oils were neglected. Heaviness
developed in Mexican Seaboard on
salt water invasion reports.
Market Street. Railway prior pre-
1erred was very weak due to pass
ing of dividend, and Famous Play.
ers broke three points. Persistent
strength in cast iron pipe was ex.
planned by the, figures in annual
reports showing earnings of almost
1922 against 'Sf.5f in 1922.
Call money renewed at 4 per cent.
The Washington times., 1924-03-14
Chicago Grain Markets.

CHICAGO, March 14.-Grains raj
lied and were higher at the open
ing here today.
Wheat started n to "a cent
higher, with buying by shorts and
nouSes with seaboard connections
Offerings scattered.
Corn started Il to cent higher
with buying led by a prominent
local operator. Offerings scattered
and not pressing.
Oats started unchanged to 4
cent higher, with offerings light
and demand fair.
Opening prices were
Wheat, May, S1.O69s to Y; July
H.O7A to II; Sept, SLOTS to sc
Corn, May, sos to Nc; July
S1c.; Sept, 81 to 1ac.
Oats. May, Acc; July 44% to 45c
Sept, 42c.
Rye, May, 66ss to 1kc July, CSC
The Washington times., 1924-03-14
N, Y. Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Strength
was noted at the opening of the
cotton exchange today, options ad.
vancing from 10 to % points. Higher
Liverpool cables were of stimulating
influence.
May opened at 29.0O up 25 points;
July at 2S.2S, up rs points, and
October at $50, up 10 points.
Consumption figures for February
showed 507,876 bales Of lint cotton
consumed against 576,644 in
January.
The Washington times., 1924-03-14

Are you reading Helen RoWland's
witticisms on the magazine page?
Don't miss them today and every dav.
The Washington times., 1924-03-14
nF%D BUSINESS AND FINAN E AD a%9Sr gsae
Curb Stocks.

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The Washington times., 1924-03-14
Local Stocks.
SALES.

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Capital Traction IS, $1,OOO@96A
$5OO@96A, $1,OOO@96A.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred, ,10@73h.
Mutual NJ. and Insurance pre-
ferred, 1000. ~.
After call.
Capital Traction 5s, $1,OOO@96A
81, 00O@96K.
Mutual M. and Insurance prefer
red, 40@9.
*Capital Traction Company Ia
941s.
Capital Traction IS, $1,OOO@96N.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred, 1O@73A.
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 10Q71A, 10@71%, 100
Ms.
Money-Call loans, and per
cent.
Furnished by W. B. HSbbs & Coz
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The Washington times., 1924-03-14
Foreign Bonds.
Whitney Estate $2.s31 900.
BY COsmopOlitan News Service.

OTTAWA. March lathe will of
the late E. c. Whitney, lumber.
man, philanthropist and brother OF
the late Premier Whitney of On.
tario, was filed for probate. It
disposes of an estate valued at
1881 900, part Of which is in the
United States.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
'Denentia RADIO" Ne,U Genus Nut
Of the Great "PrO-BOnO PubLicOe
It's the Letter"W riting Kind: for Esan,pIe-W oman
Complains Broadcast WaUes Pass Through
Body and Keep Her From, Sleeping.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-The radio
has produced a brand-new genus nut
of the pro bono publico," or letter
writing kind. Indeed. the class has
become so large that Director Bean of
the local Department of Commerce
radio inspectors Office today estab-
lished special file for the letters
that pour in. 1t is labeled the nut
mentia radio" folder.
The letters. data and notes 1t con-
tainS are signed by congressman,
plain folks, Boarding house keepers
and religious fanatics Several con-
gresSmen actually have written ask
ing. rather peremptorily, that the di-
rector assign one of his expert radio
adJusters who incidentally do not ex-
lst-to call on so and So who is a
constituent, and help him set up and
adjust his receiving set
Radio Waves Disturb Sleep.
y woman at Omaha. ILL.,, has carried
on quite correspondence insisting
that Tor two years she has been so
annoyed by radio broadcastingS pass
ing through her body en- route from
broadcasting station TO receiving sets
that she can never sleep until after
the Elgin and Chicago stations have
signed off. around midnight The let
terS are lucid and, except for the pc
culiar mental slant of the chief III eme
by an otherwise perfectly sane per-
son. One plant of the writer was
that her body, being peculiarly recep-
tive to radio waves, was flashed into
light sometimes at night. in her home.
Some of the letters, of course
plainly show the state of mind of the
writer, but others are from men or
women who obviously are considered
Evening star., 1924-03-28

perfectly sane by their neighbors and
friends. One such, from a man who
gives his address as the Army and
Navy Club of Minneapolis. complain
ed that at times he can hear that odd
whistling that comes over a radio
which is imperfectly tuned in when
he is on the street at night, and that
one ear has been completely deaf
ened.
More than one boarding house
paying guest be stopped from
manipulating a radio receiving set in
his rooms, because he keeps the win
dows open for the waves to enter
and lit chills the whole house" Re-
iigiouS fanatics generally demand
that they be permitted to broadcast
prayers or sermons. Hundreds of
the@e requests arrived daily at the
various broadCasting stations around
Chicago.
is the similarity of the so-called
dementia radio affiiction. From the
most widely separated points have
come letters that might have been
written by the Same person, telling
minutely and in perfect accord how
shooting of broadcasting waves
through their bodies. a writer in
Pittsburgh and another in Kansas
wrote identical stories of how they
have suffered from disturbance of the
ether by radio waves.
And il is not only the letter write r
that piles troubles on Director Bean.
Several times daily apparently sane
visitors get past his door boy and
in the most normal manner pour into
his ears stories which are hard to
believe. But he smiles placidly as
he says, Yes, there is a lot yet to
learn about the mystery of radio and
it's all in the days work"
Evening star., 1924-03-28
World Known Banker Dies.

: TORONTO. March 2s.-Sir Edmund
Walker. internationally known, as a
banker, died yesterday Of pneumonia
He was in his seventy-six year.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
SURGEON DIES AT WORK.
DR.. Malone Collapses While Per-
forming Operation.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 2S.-Dr
William f. Malone, widely known
Milwaukee surgeon and member of
the American College of Surgeons,
died at Hanover Hospital while per
Evening star., 1924-03-28

Lake Michigan solely for purposes
for sanitation actually were used
largely in development of electric
power and in making the Mississippi
navigable.
Charles Stewart, minister of the
interior called the statements con-
tanned in the attacks very fair" and
declared IL was "a most serious thing"
for navigation and power that TO-
900 feet of water a second was being
diverted from the great lakes into
the Mississippi. He recalled that
the by-national treaty of 1909 had
given Chicago permission to tap Lake
Michigan at the rate of only 1000
to 5000 cubic feet of water per
second.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
RECALLS F0RETELLING
OF RADIO 78 YEARS AGO
Eminent Scientist Declared Best
Copper Wire impeachment to
Electricity Transmission.

Here is bit of ancient history
that may be of interest to radio fans,
said an oldtime Princeton graduate
TO a Star reporter.
II was student at Princeton In
the late SOS and in the fall of
81 | was taking a course in physics,
under Prof Cyrus Bracket, one of
the most learned men it has ever been
my privilege to know. I recall dis
tinctly that in one of his lectures he
referred to what really amounted to
prophecy made by Prof. Joseph
Henry, the inventor of the telegraph
and one of the most distinguished
physicists this country has ever
known. He told US that in one of
his lectures Prof. Henry made the
statement that he regarded even the
best copper wire as an impeachment
in the transmission of electricity.
Prof. Henry said that he did not know
how to dispense with the wire and
get results, but that he thought the
men in his class would live to see
the day of wireless telegraphy.
Il do not know whether Prof.
Bracket really ever listened in on q
radio The interesting thing about
this is that Prof. Henry came to the
Smithsonian in 1S46, so as near as
! can figure out, it is about four
score years since that eminent
scientist fcretold wireless and, you
might say, the radio
Evening star., 1924-03-28

The Art Workers Club for Women
in New York city is believed to be the
first and only club in the world for
artists models.
Evening star., 1924-03-28

American women smoke cigarette
to use UP their surplus energy, ac-
cording to a New York health expert.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
CHICAGO ATTACKED
FOR DRAINAGE CANAL
Canadians Score Taking Water
From Lake Michigan as "Mod-
ern Buccaneering."
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, March 28.-Chicago's prac-
tice of tapping Lake Michigan
to supply its drainage canal was at
tackled by speakers in the house of
commons as modern buccaneering,"
that was depriving the Great Lakes
of more water than flowed over Mag
ara Falls and that some day would
reduce Lake Erie and the st. Law
renee river to the level Of duck
pond.
The attack was led by T. L. Church
of North Toronto, with a resolution
the illegal diversion" of Great
Lakes waters through the Chicago
canal and into the Mississippi.
Government action also was de-
manded to prevent further waste
and secure specific enforcement of
the treaty between Canada and the
United States as to this matter"
States Join Protest.
AS evidence of the seriousness of
the situation, Mr.. Church pointed
out that the states of Wisconsin,
Michigan and New York had Joined
the provinces of Quebec and Ontario
in appealing TO Washington for pro-
lection from the growing menace to
dock property, harbor Developments
and navigation routes constituted by
the falling Great Lakes level.
J. +. White, member from London.
Ontar 10. added the words modern
buccaneering," with charges that the
water supposed to be diverted from
Evening star., 1924-03-28
STRkUS IN JERUSALEM
AFTER VISIT WITH KING
Confers With Hussein on Palestine
Conditions-Urges Hebrew
Christian Friendship.

JERUSALEM, March % (Jewish
Telegraphic Agency. Oscar S.
Straus, former American ambassador
4, TO Turkey. returned to Jerusalem yes
terday from Amman, where he con-
terred with King Hussein. He said
the situation in Palestine was gone
into thoroughly, and that he pointed
out to Hussein the importance of
maintaining friendship between the
Christians and the Jews.
Mr.. Straus said that he came to
Palestine at the invitation of Sir Her
bert Samuel, the British high COM
missioner, and DR.. Chain Weizmann
the Zionist leader. While maintain
ing that his mission was of an unoffi-
rial character he stated that he would
continue his efforts for conciliation
among the different communities in
Palestine, visiting the Greek Catholic
patriarch and the representa- of
the Pope in Palestine, Patriarch Bar
laSsina-
Evening star., 1924-03-28
kDKA TO BROADCAST
COLLEGE PROGRAMS
Substation Is Established on
Campus of University Of
of Pittsburgh.
SERVICE TO BE EDUCATIONAL
In Air for First Time Next
Monday.

With a former classroom in State
Hall padded with felt, draped with
monks cloth and sealed to the light
and noise of Parkman boulevard, the
University of Pittsburgh radio broad
casting Station is ready for its first
venture on the air.
AS link in it's chain of educational
opportunities to the public at large,
the university, by arrangement with
hDkA, has established its own sub
station on the campus, and will
broadcast educa tional programs twice
or three times a week. beginning
Monday evening. Radio lectures by
members of the University of Pitts
burgh faculty have been frequent
during the past three years. The first
'ollege foot ball game to be broad
cast play by play was the Pitt-La-
iayette game at Forbes Field. Oc-
tober l, 1921. Last year the home
concert Of the University Band,
broadcast from Carnegie Music Hall
was clearly heard in England.
Educational Service.
Now the university feels that the
time has come for Il more systematic
eouca ttonal service by wireless to
tne thousands of students on it's in
visible campus" The Westinghouse
company has assumed the responsi-
hittty Of installing and maintaining
INC technical equipment, while the
university, with q fulI-time radio
nAnager-NiSs Helen J. Ostrander
one of the only three woman radio
managers in the country-will pro-
vide the programs. largely from its
o"n Iaculty and student body.
inc opening program Monday will
consist OF addresses by DIR. John G.
bowman, chancellor of the uniyer-
sity; III. +. Davis, vice president of
lhe Westinghouse company, and Mar
Gus aaron, president Of the Pitts
ourgh board of public education. and
oL music by the Pitt Four" male
quartet of the University Glec Club.
IN IN. M3nday night, April Z. Miss
US;trirander ,,,;ti announces. the university
VIII begin the broadcasting of two
popular lecture courseS-ono on "Po.
:iucal Parties" by members of the
history and political science faculties.
ana one on The Contemporary Novel;
oy professors of the English depart
ncnt. The fiction course will consist
of lecture each week for ten weeks.
while the politics course will lead up
20 and interpret in a scientific, nom
@artlSan way the national republican n
and democratic conventions in June
Other courses will be announced
later.
Fifteen-Min Talks.
The talks will average fifteen min
utes in length and will not be techni-
ca! or academic. Printed leaflets Civ
ing outlines of the courses, questions
for study, and reading lists will be
distributed at a nominal cost to radio
fans who wish to follow the subjects
further. Each series of lectures will
be published later. Credit toward
University degrees will not be grant
ed, but some form Of recognition will
probably be provided for those who
do certain prescribed work in connec-
ton with the courses.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
PEDESTRIAN HAS RIGHT
TO ROAD, COURT RULES
Can Walk in Highway and Collect
Damages if Hit, California
Case Proves.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calf, March cS.-
Pedestrians have every right to walk
in the road and can collect damages
if injured. the third district court of
appeals ruled. The court held that
the old English common law for
the protection of pedestrians is in
force today in California. Charges of
negligence cannot be made against
the pedestrian for carelessness.
The ruling was made in the case of
a man who was hit from behind by
truck while walking on the road.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
ARMY FLYER BREAKS
MARK OF FRENCHMAN
Lieut.. H. R. Harris Ascends 28,411
Feet, Carrying 551 Pounds, at
McCook Field.
by the Associated Press.

BY the AsSociat ted Press.
DAYTON. Ohio, March 2S.--Lieut t.
Harold r. Harris of McCook Field es-
tablished Snew unofficial altitude
record yesterday for airplanes carry
ing a load of 551 pounds. Instru-
ments on this plane showed that he
reached q height of 2S,41i feet. Lit
tie change is expected on final official
celebration.
The former record was held by Ad-
jutant Bury and was established in
Bourget. France, June l. 1923. Ad-
jutant Bury went 27,76S feet.
Evening star., 1924-03-28

forming major operation on a patient
saw his hand falter, and as they
rushed to his aid, he fell to the floor.
An assisting physician completed
the operation. At the hospital it was
said that the operation on the patient
had been a success.
The Dolores star., 1924-03-21
Here and There

London has 90 electric light and
power companies competing for the
business Of the largest city In the
world. Chicago. with less population
than London. has massed production
and one company in the former city
generates and sells twice as much
electricity as London's co companies.
Chicago's per capita consumption q
six times that of London. and the price
of current In Chicago Is only trifiS
more than half Of the cost of LonS
don's electricity.
The Dolores star., 1924-03-21
In Training

The baby was bawling. Pa stood II
as long rs he could and then ventured
to make inquiry.
"What does the baby wantr'
He Is like most men," snapped ma.
''How Is that. my dear7"
Doesn't know what he wants. but
keeps yelling for i'll" she returned.
He will make a great statesman"
said pa, dlscreetly.
The Dolores star., 1924-03-21
Tongue Shows II
Bilious. Constipated

Hurry Mother Even fretful. peevish
child loves the pleasant taste Of Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" and 1t never fails to
open the bowels A teaspoonful today
Ask your druggist for genuine Call
fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions
for babies and children Of all ages
printed on bottle. Motherl You must
say california" or you may get an
imitation fig syrup.
The Dolores star., 1924-03-21
Green's August Flower

he remedy with record Of fifty -sevea
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suffer with nervoss dyspepsis. sour ssom-
sch. constipstioa, indig estion. tospid lives,
dissiness, hesdaehes. coming.up Of food.
wind on stomach, palpltstioa sad othes
indications Of digestive disorder, WIN flnd
GREEN'S AUGUST Flown sn effective
and efficient remedy. For fiity-ssvea yssrs
this medicine has been Successfully used
10 mlllions Of households an over the civil
lsed world. Beesme Of its merit and poo-
ulsfity CkI1NS AUGUST PLOwEA can Be-
found todsy wherever medicines are cold,
30 and 20 cent bottles.
The Dolores star., 1924-03-21
WASHINGTON

The Mckenzie bill providing for ac-
Muscle Shoals, passed by the House,
is now in the hands of the Senate.
House Republican leaders definitely
turned down the request of President
Coolidge for a resolution making effec-
tive Immediately the proposed % per
cent reduction in income taxes payable
this year.
Senator LenroOt of Wisconsin has
resigned as chairman and member of
the public lands committee, which is
Investigating oil deals involving gov
ernment lands.
The new soldier bonus bill providing
for pald-up life insurance policies and
cash payments to veterans not entitled
to more than $50 was ordered favorn-
bly, reported by the House ways and
means committee.
The Senate refused by vote of "a
tC % TO approve an appropriation of
S5,OOO000 to be loaned to farmers to
finance purchases of fertilizers. 1t
was the first record vote of the ses-
sion upon farm relief measure.
Attorney General Daugherty ad-
vised the Senate that the packer dis
solution consent decree of 1920 had
been fully carried out except for the
clauses dealing with unrelated COM
modities and to the stockyards. and
that these provisions had been carried
out "in spirit" Only one of the big
five" group has not discontinued dis
tributiOn of unrelated lines, he said,
while considerable progress has been
made in disposing of stockyard mar
keting companies.
The House passed the Senate bill
which would authorize coinage of q
100000 5O-cent pieces to commemor-
ate the beginning of work in 1918 of
the carving of a memorial to Southern
soldiers on Stone mountain, Georgia.
With five-wOrd message to Alnav-
the whole naval establishment-Sec
retary of the Navy DENLY stepped out
of office and back to private life. His
farewell to the navy was: "Goodby
and God bless you" 1t was broad
cast to every ship at sea and in port,
to all American naval stations through
out The world