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Evening star., 1924-08-28
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ATLANTA. August 2s.-Severe
drought is injuring the top crop" of
cotton in Southern Georgia. Top cot
ton is that which fruits last on the
upper portion of the stalk and repre-
sents the most profitable part OF the
yield under boil weevil conditiors.
PITTSBURGH. August 2s.-Inde-
pendent blast furnace men are hope
full for the first time in months for
increased demand for pig iron. Or
ders are increasing also in wire prod
ucts and pipe, although most OF the
buying is for early delivery.
PHILADELPHIA. August 2s.-lo-
cal cigar manufacturers. feellnBq the
competition OF Manila and Porto RICO
cigars are starting movement 10
urge candidates for Congress In rem
sylvania, So of whom Will be electeu
in November, to pledge themselves IN
favor Of a tax on island-made cigars.
NEW ORLEANS August 2S-
Rough rice prices are high. WIN pest
grades bringing $40 to $o-sS par
rel Receipts so far have totaled oo'
600 bags. as compared with 22'0eo at
this time last year.
ST. PAUL august -o.--'ooiHo ="
harness by Twin Cities distributors
increased Is per cent in the last week
and were 10 per cent higher than
those for the corresponding week
year ago.
ST. LOUIS, August 2S.-The st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad es-
Inmates the Missouri and Arkansas
grape crop this year at 1922 cars. Inc
movement from Arkansas has already
begun.
CAMDEN y. j., August 2s.-foul-
try in this section is being fatteneo
on the Japanese beetle, which nave
done serious damage to plants OF ali
| descriptions in Pennsylvania, Della
| ware and New Jersey. Chlckens are
very fond of the beetles.
| PITTSBURGH, August 2S-Ihe
early demand for bituminous coal Tor
domestic use has brought prices as
low as $3.50 ton, although the dV-
erage now is about $2.I1.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
weekly OIL OUTPUT
STILL ON INCREASE
Imports Also Show Marked In
crease During Same
Period.
Ry the A Associated Press

BY the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, August 2s.-The daily
average gross crude oil production OF
the United States increased 5000 par
rels for the week ending August 20
totaling 2,O37,70O, according TO the
weekly summary of the American
Petroleum Institute.
The daily average production east
Of the Rocky Mountains was 1.424ooo
barrels. an increase of 1880. Cali
fornia production was $4,000 barrels,
a decrease Of 4750.
Daily average imports of petroleum
at principal ports for the week end
ing August % were 277.S57. compared
with 154.714 barrels for the previous
week. Daily average receipts OF
California oil at Atlantic and CUR
coast ports for the week ending Au-
gust % were 154,714 barrels, com
pared with 100 2S6.
Bradford, Pa. crude oil was re-
duced Is cents to $2.S5 barrel. the
Pennsylvania grade quotation re-
naming at s2.75. There were no other
changes reported in the major dis
tricts.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 2S tSpe-
| ciaD.-The New Cameron Alexandria
Southern Railway Yards, employing
100 men, will open for operations
Monday morning. The yard will take
the classification work of the South
ern out of Potomac Yards and will
be the terminal of the Southern in
| this city. They were completed only
recently at Cameron Run, three miles
South of the city. A. s. Andrews,
vice president of the Southern, in
charge of operations, said the yards
were built at a cost of more than
100000 in the interest of economy
in the handling of freight and eX
peditiousness. Herbert A. Griffith,
formerly yardmaster. has been pro-
NOTED to superintendent of terminals
to have complete charge of the yards
He will be assisted by Claude b.
Midkiff, Percy f. Wade and Hira A.
Lipscombe, who have been made yard
masters. Nj. f. Madden, division
superintendent of the Washington divi-
sion of the Southern will have general
supervision.
Selection of site for the George
Mason Hotel was again deferred yes
terday afternoon. The sites under
consideration of the local directors
were presented to one of the New
York directors, who was present at
| a meeting. Another meeting has been
set for today.
Tickets have been placed on sale
| for an athletic carnival to be held
| in Dreadnaught Park September ., for
| the benefit of George w. Whalen, boy
| fireman, who was injured while fight
ing fire August 2 at the plant of the
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation.
Whalen's condition has not improved,
and it is believed he has only a short
time to live.
John Neviser, 23 years old, truck
driver, Of Washington, was fined SIS
and costs when he was charged with
kicking MackeH Acheson, a small
boy, formerly employed by him.
Former Judge j. X. NJ. Norton,
charged with driving an automobile
under the influence of liquor, for
feited $50 in police court today.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
BUYING OF 4KATY
STOCK EXPLAINED
Broker Firm Denies Desire to
Capture Control of West
ern Railroad.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 2s.-Recent
stock market activity in the shares
of the reorganiZed Missouri, kansa $
& Texas Railroad was explained to-
day in an announcement by Swart-
wout & AppenZellar. members oS the
New York Stock Exchange. that they
had been acquiring the common stock
for clients and were still purchasing
it. 1t had been reported in the finan-
cial district that the interests repre-
sented by this brokerage firm had OBJ
tanned a working control of the road
through purchase of approximately
one-third of the stock in the open
market. which was said TO have cost
about s3.500,000.
Control of Road Not Sought.
These interests now own sub
stantial block of common stock the
official statement said, but it was
.acquired with no intention of obtain
ing control nor is control desired.
'Swartwout & AppenZellar and the in
.terest they represent desire only to
with the banking and
executive management of the COM
pany, and they have no present plans
for disposing of the stock they ac-
quired in the belief that it is worth
considerably more than the present
market quotation.
About a year ago the same firm ac
auired control of the International
Great Northern Railway. later selling
into the Gulf Coast lines at a large
profit. The Missouri Pacific since has
bought the Gulf Coast lines subject
to approval of the Interstate Com
merCe Commission.
Purchases of Katy" stock in the
last few months have carried the
price from 1012, the low of the year
to yesterdays high, at 1914. Recent
transactions chiefly have been in
blocks Of about 1000 shares, ranging
between IA and 10.
Extensive buying of the shares was
attributed in the financial district to
the roads earning and it's strategic
location in connection with proposed
rail consultations.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
CHEAPER POULTRY
: PRICES EXPECTED
Light Egg Receipts Hold Up
Rates-Peach Market
Reported Weaker.

Wholesale buying is reported as
being slow. the last week in August
being considered the worst selling
week of the year.
Recent rains are expected TO I'M
prove the condition and Increase the
quantities of vegetables from nearby
states Egg receipts have fallen off
during the past two weeks, and the
market is very firm, with no pros
poets of decreased prices this fall.
Poultry prices, increased last week,
are expected to take drop. Meat
prices remain unchanged
Fruits and Vegetables.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables. compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics. today says:
Cantaloupes-Supplie light; de-
mand light; market steady: Della :
ware. salmon tints. Jumbos. ASS, ASA
go standard. 45s. $50 ais; Cali
fornIa, Turlock section, standard
crates. honey dews, 2.25.
Onions - Supplies moderate. de-
mand light: market dull. Massa :
chusetts, and New York. l00-lb.
sacks, yellow varieties, No |, mostly
So.
Peach Market Weaker.
Peaches-Truck receipts moderate;
y
stock liberal: demand light, market
weaker Virginia skies. Elbertas,
large size. good color. 2.5oa2.75
wasty. 00a2.00: Bellies, poor color.
small size. some wasty, l.29alo 30;
bushei baskets. Elbertas, large size.
good color, few sales, 2.50a2.i3, few
800 poorer, 50a1.50: bushel baskets,
Hileys. 1.00a2.OO: Bellies. few sales,
2.25; poorer. l.50a2.00: Maryland,
SiZ color
2.2oa2.15: poorer, l.o0a1.50, bushel
baskets, Bellies small size, wasty.
100: Elbertas, best, large size, 2.5oa
500 poorer. l.5oa2.o0.
Watermelons Supplies moderate,
demand moderate. market dull. Dock
sales-VirGinIa, bulk per 100 melons,
Tom Watson and Irish Grays, mostly
small to medium size. culls, 5.00a
500 primes. 12.00a25.oo; selects. few
sales. 4000a60.0n
Sweet Potatoes Cheaper.
atoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market steady. New Jer-
sey, lJO-pound sacks Irish cobblerS,
L. 5. No. /, mostly around 80 per
sack.
Sweet potatoes-Supples moderate;
demand slow: market weaker. Eastern
Shore. Va, cloth top stave barrels,
yellow varieties, No. |, 7.00a7.50,
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market duh. Maryland, buShel
baskets. various varieties, l00a1.50
Lettuce-Supplies of good stock
light; demand slow: market weak.
New York, crates Big Boston type,
best fair quality. 2,00a2.50; Shiny.
poor headed. Sl.00a1.50.
Tomato Demand Light.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Virginia,
barrel crate. round type, wide range
quality. l.00a2 90; New York, bulk,
per ton, round type. $500.
Tomatoes Homegrown receipts
moderate: demand light; market dull
Homegrown, /. bushel hampers, No.
I, 50a75.
Pears-Supplies moderate: demand
slow: market dull. Oregon, boxes,
Bartletts, fancy, some ripe, 3.25a3.75.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
YACHT SMASHED IN STORM

CANSO, Nova Scotia. August 2S.-
r. d. Wells and c. Chapman, both of
New York. and three members of the
crew of Wells 40-foot auxiliary yacht
Shanghai had narrow escape from
drowning Tuesday night, when their
craft. en- route from Copenhagen,
Denmark. to New York. was smashed
on the rocks at Whitehead. near here.
The Shanghai was overtaken by
the storm that swept the Atlantic
coast Tuesday night and within a
short time the waves had sent the
yacht upon the jutting rocks The
five men crawled from rock to rock
through the darkness and reached the
shore in an exhausted condition.
There they were found at daybreak
by nearby residents, who sheltered
them.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
new PLAN REACHED
IN REORGANlZlNG FIRM
Addy Sales Company to Confer
With Creditors From 80 Cor
porations at Once.
Rr the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 2S.-
REORGANIZATION of the Matthew Addy
Co. one of the oldest pig iron, coke
and coal sales organizations in the
United States, was tentatively agreed
to last night after series of confer
enceS of the firms creditors, which
have been in progress here for sew
eral days.
Final acceptance of the plan prob
ably Will be made at a meeting Sep
tember 10, when the creditors. num-
bering upward of 80 corporations,
will meet here.
According to the plans, it is said
that $250,000 new capital will be
added to the organization to accom-
pliSh the payments of it's debts and
the company is to make settlements
with its major creditors at approx
mately ] per cent month. Every
creditor for an amount under 81 900
is to be paid in one installment.
One of the largest creditors j. p.
Bender, assistant treasurer of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, said that
"the situation is favorab BILE to a re-
organlza tion. Our company has
agreed to the proposition made"
Evening star., 1924-08-28
BY WILLIAM F.. HERRERNAN.

NEW YORK, August 2S.-Dealings
in the curb market today represented
for the most part desire to even ac-
counts in view of the coming holiday
A noteworthy incident was the con-
tinued demand for the new Jones
Radio shares, which carried them to
a new high well above s, as compared
with Z y, the price at which the issue
was recently offered for public sub
Scription.
Another outstanding point of
strength was United Bakeries COM
mon. which reached new high at 81,
compared with the previous close of
aSle Dividends on the preferred are
oeins paid at the quarterly rate of 81.
The demand for the Junior shares
foreshadows favorable action re-
SardinS dividends in the near future.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
MARYLAND RAILROADS
EARNINGS DECREASE
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, August 2S-The
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
reports a decrease of $12,349 in gross
operating revenue for July. The to-
tai for the month was $66,077. Oper-
ating expenses were $49,843, an in
crease of $571, while net operating
revenue was $16,234, a decline of $I2,-
500. After deductions for taxes and
hire of equipment, net railway oper-
ating income stood at $l0,S57, a de-
crease of $9,481 compared with the
same period last year.
Figures for the first seven months
of 1924 show total gross operating
revenues of $4S5,SS1, a decline of $3o,-
S45; operating expenses of $350,988.
an increase of $15,5s0: net operating
revenue, $134,S93, a decline of $52,-
4O5, and net railway operating in
come after taxes and equipment hire
of $S7,627, a decrease of $43,350.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star oAaee

Liquidation OF Commonwealth
Power common, which followed the
announcement a few days ago, that
the company will offer additional
common and preferred stock, appeared
to have been completed and a sub
stantial recovery set it.
The element working for higher
prices in the oil stocks found IL diff
hcult to attract an outside. follow
ing and no important changes took
place.
Engineers Gold lost almost a point
of the advance which accompanied re-
sumption of trading following the
suspension of dealings some time ago.
Canario Copper continued firm on re-
ports that the company had completed ID
its development campaign and that
work would be started on the pro-
posed rail line to Nacazari.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction $500 at 97a,
CITY & Suburban 5s-S1 900 al s2i..
Washington Ewy. & Flee. 4s-S5OU at 10.
Washington Rwy. Il Flee. K 4 r. is s3-
81 600 at 40. $1,000 al 30, S., 900 at 90.
Wardman Park Hotel 6s-S1n0 at %.
Capital Traction Co at 92i., 10 at 92i,
20 at 92i,. 10 at 92i., ) at S2i4.
Washington Rwy. & Flee. COM at 15i..
Ianston Monotype--10 at II. 20 at II.
AFTER CALL
Washington Gas is '33-$2.OOO at 1U2.
Mopey-Cal loans. and per cent.
Sotice-This exchange will stand adjourned
until Tuesday. September =.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
FARMING PROSPERITY
EXPECTED TO REMAIN
Chicago Land Bank Head Sees
Extra Goods Times for
Corn Belt.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO. August 2S.-Sound and
prosperous conditions are returning
to agriculture to stay, according to
members of the American Association
Of Joint Stock Land Banks now here.
These bankers, whose institutions
have a billion and half dollars
loaned to farmers with the land OF
the latter as security, all see move
ment toward permanent instead OF
a f1eeting revival of prosperity.
Guy Huston. president of the
Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank, de-
clared today the corn belt was in for
EXCEPTIONAL prosperity, owing to the
world demand.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
CLOTH PRICES LOWER.

NEW YORK, August 2s (SpeciaD.-
The cotton goods markets lapsed into
quiet again today, with prices frac-
tionally lowered in an effort to catch
trade. Print cloth quotations were
Sh cents for 81 by so, an eighth cent
reduction, and 10 cents for 68 by u,
unchanged. The raw silk market was
a little stronger, and prices of Japa-
nese grades rose ~ to cents q
pound.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
PILOT UPHOLDS FORD
IN DENYING STATEMENT
BY the Associated Press.


OGDENSBCRGH. \. y, August 2S
Henry Ford'S denial that he had
made a statement to a REPRESENTATIVE
of Canadian paper in support of the
ku klux klan yesterday was sub
stantiated by a river pilot aboard
Fords yacht at the time of the inter-
view. The pilot, Capt. George p.
Fleming of Ogdensburgh, said he dis
tinctly heard what was said between
Ford and the reporter.
THE reporter, after asking Mr.
Ford what he thought of President
Coolidge's chances for reelection,
questioned him on his attitude to-
ward the klan," sid Capt. Fleming.
MIR. Ford replied that he did not
know enough about the Khan to
make any statement concerning the
organization and this closed the in
terview.'
Evening star., 1924-08-28
BANK DECLARED SHORT.
Check Kiting Held to Blame fo,
$1S.5OO Deficiency.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, August %.
Bank examiners and officials of
the Commercial Savings Bank today
were Investigating a reported short
age of approximately $1S.500 in the
Division Avenue branch of the bank.
One report of the shortage is that
a patron of the bank developed an
overdraft, and through a system of
check kiting this steadily grew.
No statement of the shortage has
been made by officials of the bank, and
there have been no arrests. pending
the investigation.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
What Experts Buy

Trained investors always buy Sc
curities that have a substantial loan
value. One of the surest methods of
determining the value of any stock
is to seek a loan on it. If your banker
declines to consider it as collate raj
you can rest assured its marketability
does not amount to much.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
CANADIAN DOLLAR
SELLS ABOVE PAR
By the A Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 2s.-The Ca
madam dollar today commanded a
premium for the first time this year,
selling 1-16 of a cent above par. it's
highest quotation since December.
1922. Later the quotation eased back
to par. On March IL the years low
was established at a discount of ~
cents,
Evening star., 1924-08-28
WOOL BUYING LIGHT

BOSTON, August % Especially The
Summer street raw wool markets
were practically unchanged in tone
today, with buying light, but prices
firmly held. Some of the recent sales
are believed to indicate trend of the
goods market toward woolens rather
than WorStedS.
Evening star., 1924-08-28
RATES ON BAR SILVER,

LONDON. August 2S-Bar silver,
34Ad per ounce. Money, az per cent.
Discount rates. short bills, $751;
3 11-16 per cent. Three-month bills,
a3 1916 per cent
Evening star., 1924-08-28

Nearly all of the $500 passenger
autos in Santo Domingo have been
imported since the opening of per-
manent roads to the interior three
IeA<s AS0
Evening star., 1924-08-28

NEW YORK, August 2S.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-17
Tuesday VIII be "POinseffia
Day" in Brownsville; Cuttings
Will be Supplied to All Corners

homes IN the ity. The paintings on
vacant lots will be under the supervision
Of the Roard Of City development. but
home owners are expected to SET cut
their own plants. the secretary or oun'y
agent extending assistance II necessary.
The slogan in Brownsville Tuesday
will ~ Make brownsville the City a
poinSettaS'.~ and hy Tuesday night ~
least one pninseitia should be planted -
every lot in the city.
II seems that the poin~ettia will soon
become the most popular flower in the
Valley County Agent Alsmeyer stated.
All over Cameron and Villa county
there j. very steady demand for cut
ting~ cf this famous flower.
In order to help this work the county
agent has announced that this week viii
devote most of hs time to securing and
distributing cuttings. NJ lnday will he
.Pninseifia Day at san Eenito and the
various clubs in that city have promised
10 assist in every way possible.
Tuesday is the big
ville.~ he stated. land the Beard os City
Development u cooperating 20 the fullest
extent in this matter. Cuttings vii be
CONTINUED on Page 3D.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-17
COLBY REJECTED
RETAINER FROM
HARRY SINCLAIR

NEW YORK. Feb. lG Bainhridra
Colby, former secretary of statr and
INV partner of former President Wood
TOW Wilson. rejected retainer offered
hy Harry ". Sinclair to obtain the SER
vices NJ thl law firm in the Teapot
Dome OIL lease investigation. II was re-
vealed today in Wa hineton dispatch
to the Evening Worli which obtained
confirmation cf the story from Mr.
Colby.
"Ii is true that Mr. Sinclair offered
mc retainer ta represent him in the
Teapot Dome investigation and | re-
icctrd thc employment. NV was quoted
as saying. II sec no reason to dis
cuss the matter further.
When first shown the dispatch which
asserted when the proposal first was
mace il was referred To Nh Wilson who
Immediately rcjcctc it. Mr.. Colby de
clarrd ~ had n0 comment to make.
Nh. Sinciar's offer. the dispatch rdi
VA was made in the spring af 1922 ant
wa on condition that the firm repre-
sent the Sinclair interests IN any liti-
raiicn that might result from the Tea
pot lease Tn, offere was mace. the dis
p.tch said, after senators Kcndrick and
LaFollctte had offered resolutions for
an ilvc tigation into the leases.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-17
OKLHOMAN SAYS BROWNSVILLE
CANNOT AFFORD TO DELAY IN
SECURING HOTEL FACILITIES

tclry the city may feel proud of but ~
will not be large enough to accommo-
date the throngs that will head for
Brownsville next autumn.
California and Florida never at
iractcd tourists until they mada provi-
sions To accommodate thcm." he con
tinued. -and Brownsville cannot expect
to yet the maximum benefits from H.
fine winter climate until N provides
suitable hotel facilities. III this city is
70 get tine tourists next winter u must
get behind a hotel proposition and put
it over right now. Every week of deisy
next a~.umn in opening a tourist hotel
will mean loss Of thousands Of dol
lars 20 this city"
Mr. AnAcrFon hhs made several trips
10 the Valley and is sc well impressed
with ~. that last week he decided to
purchase laad IN the Brownsville sec
tion and make this city his permanent
Nc me. bringing his family here from
Oklahoma He has not decided definitely
where he will purchase land, but
states il will be in the immediate W
cinity OF Brownsville. ~ he is conti-
dent this is destined 40 become one ~
the most important tourist resorts ana
trade canters in he South.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-17
HERRlN AGAIN
TENSE AWAITS
HOSTILITIES
Prompt Interference of Ma
tional Guardsmen Prevents
Another Shooting. Faction
Reported Arming

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-17
AguiIar Captures Train

FRONTERA. Tabas co. Feb l6.--Gen-
cral High lio Aguilar today captured an
other railroad train bearing supplies
and merchandise. between Alta Luz and
Maltrata. according to Otilio GonzalcE.
publicity director of the a. IN Huerta
headquarters here.
Steamer service will be resumed next
week between ports dominated By the
rcvolutionists and Progreso, Payo Obi
20. Campeche, Laguna del Carmea A..
Puerto Mexico, Tuxpam and other ports.
Gonzales announced
Federal forces attacking the revolu-
tionists' positions between Los Naran-
jos and Paso IN la Muertn. near Tam
pico. were driven of with great losses.
the de Ia Hucrta headquarters have
been advi ed.
The revolutionists in Tamaulipas are
gaining strength. * was reported here.
and activity on their part IN expected
during the coming week In the vicinity
WI san Pedro. C0nhuila. the troops 0f
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